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Dubai real estate sector saw $2.6bn of transactions and 2,850 sales last week, including luxury Palm Jumeirah apartment
The first quarterly reporting deadline under the new rules passed on August 7 but many property owners may not realise they are affected
Qatar real estate transactions reached QR377.22m ($103.6m) from August 2-6, with sales across Doha, Lusail, The Pearl and other key locations
First-quarter sales hit a whopping $10.4 billion across the city.
Young Emiratis aged 18-35 have invested $1.2bn in Sharjah real estate, with 5,314 investors trading 7,052 properties as of August 2026
Ras Al Khaimah real estate transactions reached $787m in H1 2026, including $369m of property sales and $316m of mortgages
Dubai property attracted $40.4bn in foreign investment in Q1 2026, up 26 per cent, as 29,312 new investors entered the booming real estate market
Qatar's amended property rental law takes effect September 3, cutting lease registration fees to $69 and changing rules for landlords and tenants
UAE industrial rents continued to rise in Q2 2026 as near-full occupancy, strong tenant demand and a AED1bn ($272m) resilience fund support the sector
Dubai ready home sales jumped almost 20% in July to more than 3,400 properties worth AED9bn, reaching their highest monthly level since February
Qatar residential property sales jumped 23.6 per cent in Q2 2026 as buyers targeted higher-value homes, while prices and rents remained broadly stable
Dubai real estate sector saw $3.8bn of transactions and 3,206 sales last week, including luxury Jumeirah apartment
Saudi Arabia wants to generate $85 billion a year from overseas investment in their real estate market by 2030.
Dubai office rents jumped by up to 31.5 per cent in Q2 2026 as low vacancies and strong demand drove UAE commercial property market growth, JLL says
The rules apply to landlords, property owners, real estate operators and other parties responsible for managing buildings across the emirate
Sharjah’s real estate market recorded AED7bn ($1.91bn) in July transactions, up 61.8 per cent month-on-month, with 9,376 deals across 129 areas
Ajman recorded AED1.65bn ($449m) in real estate transactions across 1,517 deals in July, with Ajman Uptown leading the emirate's most-traded projects
Dubai recorded 320 home sales worth more than $10m in H1 2026, up 23 per cent year-on-year, with ultra-prime transactions reaching $6bn
Dubai's residential property market recorded AED25.95bn ($7.1bn) in July sales, with off-plan homes accounting for more than 70 per cent of transactions
Meraas has awarded a contract for groundworks at Nourelle in Madinat Jumeirah Living, advancing the delivery of its latest premium Dubai residential project
Abu Dhabi home prices climbed 17.8 per cent in Q2 2026 as office rents surged 27.3 per cent and apartment demand continued to outpace villas
Saudi Arabia's real estate market remains one of the world's most active, with Riyadh offices booming and new foreign property rules boosting investment, CBRE says
Dubai’s residential rental market remained resilient despite recent regional developments, supported by population growth, leasing demand and the emirate’s wider economic performance
Sharjah property sales more than doubled in H1 2026 as the emirate's AED29.5bn ($8bn) real estate market expanded despite a seasonal Q2 slowdown
Residential property valued above about $545,000 (AED2 million) can qualify investors for a UAE Golden Visa
Dubai's property market recorded $15.3bn of transactions in July, up 17 per cent from June, led by a $45.2m luxury apartment sale
Qatar real estate deals reached $205.6m from July 12 to 23, with sales recorded across Doha, Lusail, The Pearl and other key locations
Dubai recorded 12.3 million sq ft of industrial and logistics demand in H1 2026 as businesses adapted supply chains despite regional disruption
Dubai real estate sector saw $3.2bn of transactions and 3,531 sales last week, including luxury Jumeirah apartment
Dubai completed 24,800 new homes in H1 2026 as deliveries jumped 38 per cent, while sales slowed and developers launched fewer projects, says Cavendish Maxwell
Dubai's real estate tokenisation model is emerging as a global benchmark by linking digital ownership to the official property registry, says Arabian Gulf Properties
Oman's property market recorded OR1.434bn ($3.73bn) in real estate transactions in H1 2026 as foreign investment and demand remained resilient
Dubai's record first-half property market is expected to maintain momentum through 2026, with experts pointing to seven key drivers of demand
CBRE says UAE real estate remained resilient in Q2 2026, with Dubai office rents up 13 per cent, Abu Dhabi occupancy at 96 per cent and strong industrial demand
UAE investors made up more than half of Sharjah's $8bn real estate trade in 2026, with women increasing their presence
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