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Featured · InsightDubai's Off-Plan Launch Pipeline Is Reopening — Inside August 2026's New Phases
The most quoted number in Dubai real estate this summer was a fall: off-plan launches dropped by roughly 90% between the first and second quarters of...
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InsightDubai Off-Plan Is a Buyer's Market Right Now — What You Can Actually Negotiate
For most of the last three years, buying off plan in Dubai meant competing. Launches sold out in days, the good units we
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InsightNaia Island: Dh377m Land Deal and What It Signals
Dubai's ultra-prime land market has a new focal point. A single beachfront plot on Naia Island recently changed hands fo
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InsightAl Maktoum Airport: What Dh55bn Means for Dubai South
More than Dh55 billion in strategic contracts are set to be awarded in 2026 for Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC),
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InsightUAE Certifies the World's First Air-Taxi Vertiport in Dubai
The United Arab Emirates has become the first country in the world to certify a purpose-built commercial vertiport for e
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InsightWynn Al Marjan Bridge Passes 48%: RAK Property Impact
Ras Al Khaimah's most-watched development just took another visible step forward. The bridge that will carry visitors to
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InsightDubai Property Market H1 2026: What the Numbers Say
Dubai's property market entered a new phase in the first half of 2026: one of moderation rather than momentum. After an
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InsightRas Al Khaimah Off-Plan: A Real Alternative to Dubai?
For years Dubai has been the default destination for UAE off-plan investment. Ras Al Khaimah, an hour's drive north, is
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Insight296 Dubai Homes Sold Above $10m in H1 2026
Dubai recorded 296 home sales above $10 million in the first half of 2026, the highest number the city has ever register
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InsightOff-Plan Mortgages in Dubai: How the New 2026 Loans Work
For years, buying off plan in Dubai came with a catch that priced people out: you needed a lot of cash. Off-plan purchas
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InsightDubai H2 2026: 100,000+ Units and What Buyers Can Ask For
Well over 100,000 additional units sit on announced schedules for the rest of 2026. That number gets reported as a warni
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InsightDIFC Heights: AED 3bn Tower on DIFC's Final Plot
Dubai International Financial Centre has awarded the main construction contract for DIFC Heights, an AED 3 billion (abou
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InsightDubai Mortgage Rates From 3.75%: Should You Fix in 2026?
Major UAE banks are advertising one-year fixed-rate mortgages from as low as 3.75%, with two-year deals around 3.78% and
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InsightDAMAC 2026 Branded Residences: Lilic, Tropics and Sorrento
DAMAC enters 2026 extending its reputation for record-setting branded residences with a new wave of Dubai launches. Thre
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InsightDubai Off-Plan Office Sales Hit AED 13.1bn in H1 2026
Dubai's off-plan office market booked AED 13.1 billion across 1,668 transactions in the first half of 2026. The comparis
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InsightEmaar's 2026 Launch Wave: 11 New Off-Plan Communities
Few developers shape Dubai's skyline the way Emaar does, and 2026 underlined that reputation with a busy release calenda
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InsightEmaar Valia at Dubai Creek Harbour: New Launch 2026
Emaar Properties has unveiled Valia at Dubai Creek Harbour, and it is already shaping up to be one of the district's mos
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InsightPalm Jebel Ali 2026: First Villa Handovers Approach
Dubai's second, larger palm-shaped island is no longer just a render. In 2026 Nakheel's Palm Jebel Ali moved decisively
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InsightDubai Property Tokenisation Phase 2: How PRYPCO Mint Resale Works
The Dubai Land Department activated Phase 2 of its Real Estate Tokenisation Project on 20 February 2026, opening a regul
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InsightDubai Passes 4 Million Residents: What It Means for Housing
Dubai has crossed a symbolic threshold. City authorities reported the resident population passing the four-million mark
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Dubai's citywide average transacted price for off-plan homes reached AED 2,030 per square foot in Q1 2026, up 12.22% yea
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InsightDubai Off-Plan Market Report 2026: What the Numbers Say
Dubai's off-plan market carried its record momentum into 2026, and the reported figures are large enough that they get q
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InsightEtihad Rail Passenger Service: What It Means for Dubai Property
The UAE's long-awaited Etihad Rail passenger service has begun operating, opening a new chapter for inter-emirate travel
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InsightGolden Visa Service at Meraas and Nakheel Sales Centres
Dubai Holding Real Estate has launched a dedicated Golden Visa and investor-residency facilitation service at its Meraas
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Dubai has entered the largest half-year cycle of new real-estate launches in its history. The value of new projects has
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InsightEmaar's AED 200 Billion Dubai Megaproject: What We Know
Emaar Properties has announced the most ambitious development in its history: a new Dubai megaproject with an estimated
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InsightDubai Off-Plan Launches, June 2026: The Projects That Matter
Dubai's launch calendar stayed busy in June 2026, with a strong mix of residential and commercial projects from establis
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InsightDubai Property Q1 2026: AED 176.7bn and 74% Off-Plan
Dubai's property market opened 2026 at record pace. Total property sales reached AED 176.7 billion across nearly 48,000
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InsightDubai Islands: What Nakheel Rebranding Deira Islands Means
Master developer Nakheel has rebranded the megaproject off the coast of Deira as Dubai Islands, with plans to transform
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