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View AllMeraki Developers enters Dubai South with Celeste, as its Dubai pipeline reaches seven projects worth nearly US$1 billion
Meraki Group, the UAE and Singapore-based conglomerate, is taking its real estate business into Dubai South…
Dubai Land Department to host fourth Real Estate Day for Emirati Employment on 29 October
Emirati jobseekers, students and graduates will meet real estate companies face to face at Address Sky…
Two leaders behind AED 30 billion in real estate activity launch BRDG House in Dubai
Founded by Wissam Breidy and Paula Gambrell, BRDG House has launched in Dubai as a strategic…
Rentify launches Ally, an AI maintenance agent for UAE property managers, landlords and tenants
Ally, the fourth agent in Rentify's Earn AI workforce, connects tenant requests, maintenance contract checks, approvals,…
Two booking patterns, one season: Who is actually booking Dubai this winter?
Frank Porter’s upcoming winter reservations suggest Dubai has no single “typical” guest this season. UAE residents…
SAMANA launches SAMANA COLLECTA, debuting with an AED 4 billion-plus flagship at The World Islands
New premium brand will develop lifestyle-led destinations in Dubai and internationally, debuting with an AED 4…
From the Newsroom
H&H launches Water Gardens, reimagining public space in the heart of DIFC
Water Gardens marks a new chapter in the district's evolution, a place to work, live and spend time, with landscape and water at its heart. Construction is well underway, with completion scheduled for 2028.
TARAF and Marriott International sign agreement to launch JW Marriott Residences Abu Dhabi, Yas Island
The new beachfront residences are set to bring JW Marriott's mindful approach to luxury living to one of Abu Dhabi's most dynamic destinations.
From vision to value: how Dubai Land Department pitched the emirate to institutional investors at RISE 2026
Opening the inaugural RISE summit at Dubai World Trade Centre, DLD Director General Omar Hamad BuShehab put delivery at the centre of Dubai's pitch to sovereign funds and institutional investors: 104 projects completed in the first half of 2026, worth more than AED 111 billion.
UAE approves AED 292.5 billion federal budget for 2027 to 2029, up 28.3%
The UAE Cabinet has approved federal spending of AED 292.5 billion for 2027 to 2029, 28.3 per cent more than the previous three years. The 2027 budget alone is AED 90.1 billion, with social development and pensions the largest single line.
AED 313,000 a year for a one-bed: what Dubai’s highest asking rents really earn landlords
A one-bedroom apartment on Bluewaters Island is advertised at an average AED 313,000 a year, the highest among Dubai’s most-searched communities. Property Times set rents against asking prices and registered contracts to show what each of the seven leading areas offers investors.
From investor to developer: Tokyo-listed Kasumigaseki brings a Japanese rulebook to UAE homebuilding
The UAE development arm of Kasumigaseki Capital, a Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime-listed group, will now build its own projects in the Emirates rather than only invest in them. It is promising Japanese standards of quality, evidence-led design and after-sales care. Its first project has not yet been named.
Dubai property clocks AED 574 billion in nine months as sales post second-best year to date on record
Dubai registered AED 574.12 billion of property deals between January and September 2026. Sales alone reached AED 379.4 billion, behind only last year's record, while mortgages and gifts rose year on year.
Inside an AED 8 million Palm Jumeirah villa redesign as Dubai’s luxury buyers put location first
Design consultancy Imperium Group says buyers are increasingly securing the location first and then redesigning almost every part of the villa, from structure and building systems to wellness and entertaining spaces.
