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Abu Dhabi's office market remained exceptionally tight in Q2 2026, with rents rising 15% QoQ and 33% YoY, as constrained supply and record occupancy continue to favour landlords.

Prathyusha Gurrapu • David Short • 2026-07-29

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Abu Dhabi's residential market recorded 1,396 units delivered in Q2 2026, with sales prices and rents beginning to ease as strong supply pipelines and a new rental freeze bring early signs of rebalancing.

Spoorthi Badari • Prathyusha Gurrapu • 2026-07-29

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Dubai's office market recorded its first quarterly rent decline in nearly five years, as softer leasing activity and a gradual release of secondary stock bring healthy relief to a long-tight market.

Robert Thomas • Prathyusha Gurrapu • 2026-07-24

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Dubai's residential market recorded over 13,200 units delivered in Q2 2026, keeping completions broadly on track, while sale prices and rents began to soften as the market entered a more measured phase.

Spoorthi Badari • Prathyusha Gurrapu • 2026-07-24

Thought Leadership

Cushman & Wakefield’s latest global occupier survey reveals how real estate priorities are evolving in response to cost pressure, workforce strategy, and operational resilience.

Prathyusha Gurrapu • Mohamed Makhlouf • 2026-07-15

Thought Leadership

UAE’s growth story is often told through multinationals and sovereign capital. But much of the country’s industrial depth sits with small and medium-sized enterprises. These firms fabricate, assemble, process and distribute. They are rarely headline names, yet they form the connective tissue of supply chains.

Robert Thomas • Prathyusha Gurrapu • 2026-06-25

Thought Leadership

Cushman & Wakefield's 2026 Waypoint report which surveyed 135 logistics and industrial markets globally, has one very clear finding: conditions are broadly tenant-favourable in 52% of markets, as uncertainty has slowed occupier decision-making and, in many regions, allowed vacancy to rise.

Prathyusha Gurrapu • David Abood • 2026-06-17

Thought Leadership

Dubai's residential market has long offered investors one primary route: buy a unit, rent it out, and realise value on sale.

Prathyusha Gurrapu • David Abood • 2026-06-04

Thought Leadership

Dubai's AED 34 billion metro expansion will alter the city's accessibility map and, with it, the price of land in places that have never had a station.

Prathyusha Gurrapu • 2026-06-01

Market Beats

The definitive reference for occupiers, landlords and investors navigating the UAE office market this year. Whether you're negotiating your first UAE lease, renewing in a tightening market, or assessing a portfolio acquisition, the guide gives you the standards, ranges and rules that drive every conversation at the table.

Prathyusha Gurrapu • 2026-05-14