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ADCB and Dubai Holding Real Estate Launch Off-Plan Home Financing in Dubai: From 3.49% Once 50% of the Price Is Paid
ADCB and Dubai Holding Real Estate opened off-plan home financing across Nakheel, Meraas and Dubai Properties: from 3.49% fixed for three years once 50% is paid to the deve…
Published September 15, 2026
Etihad Rail Opens Its First Dubai Station on 30 September: 57 Minutes to Abu Dhabi and a Direct Metro Link
Dubai Al Yalayis Station opens on 30 September 2026: Abu Dhabi is 57 minutes away and a 400 metre walkway leads to the Metro Red Line. Fares are not published yet.
Published September 14, 2026
Dubai Metro to Grow 80% to 162 km: AED 55 Billion for the Blue and Gold Lines, Gold Line Tender by End of 2026
RTA puts the Blue and Gold Lines at about AED 55 billion: Dubai Metro grows from 90 km to 162 km by 2032, and the Gold Line tender is due by the end of 2026.
Published September 14, 2026
Dubai Healthcare City Breaks Ground on AED 3 Billion Dubai Creek Gardens: More Than 1,400 Residences on Dubai Creek, 70% Open Space and Completion in 2030
Dubai Healthcare City broke ground on Dubai Creek Gardens on 10 September 2026: AED 3 billion, more than 1,400 homes, 70% open space and completion in 2030.
Published September 11, 2026
Palm Jebel Ali to Get Its First Retail Hub in 2027: Dubai Retail Unveils The Yard With 26 Concepts, Waitrose and American Hospital for About 20,000 Residents
Dubai Retail will open The Yard, the first retail hub on Palm Jebel Ali, in 2027: about 70,000 sq ft, 26 concepts and brands including Waitrose and American Hospital.
Published September 10, 2026
Rakbank and RAK Properties Launch Exclusive Off-Plan Home Financing in Ras Al Khaimah: 12 Projects, About 3,585 Homes, Handovers Running to Q1 2029
RAK Properties and Rakbank launched exclusive off-plan home financing in Ras Al Khaimah on 8 September 2026: 12 named projects, about 3,585 homes, terms not yet published.
Published September 10, 2026
Azizi Enters Sharjah With the AED 30 Billion Azizi Florence: 1,130 Villas, More Than 6,000 Townhouses and 3,500 Apartments Around a 1.7 Million Square Foot Park in Um Fanain, Three-Bedroom Townhouses From AED 1.89 Million
Azizi Florence, first Azizi project in Sharjah: AED 30 billion, 1,130 villas, 6,000+ townhouses and 3,500 apartments around a 1.7 million sq ft park, townhouses from AED 1….
Published September 9, 2026
Dubai Holding Awards Its Largest Contract Ever: AED 5 Billion to CSCEC Middle East for a Circular SOM-Designed Headquarters Opening in 2029 and 754 Jumeirah Residences Emirates Towers Due in 2030
Dubai Holding awards its largest contract: AED 5 billion to CSCEC Middle East for a circular SOM-designed HQ opening in 2029 and 754 Jumeirah Residences Emirates Towers due…
Published September 9, 2026
Record Lease in Dubai’s District One: An Eight-Bedroom Crystal Lagoon Mansion Rented for AED 21 Million Over Three Years, AED 7 Million a Year, and What Tenants and Landlords Need to Know Before Signing a Multi-Year Lease
Record lease in District One: an eight-bedroom Crystal Lagoon mansion rented for AED 21 million over three years, AED 7 million a year. What tenants and landlords in Dubai …
Published September 9, 2026
Selling Sunset’s Oppenheim Group Opens Its Fifth Office in Dubai: 7,000 Square Feet on Bluewaters Facing Ain Dubai, About 20 Agents Under Omar Abaza, and What a Foreign Brokerage Needs in a Market That Paid AED 13.59 Billion in Commissions in 2025
Selling Sunset brokerage The Oppenheim Group opens its fifth office in Dubai: 7,000 sq ft on Bluewaters, about 20 agents under Omar Abaza. What it means for UAE business.
Published September 9, 2026
Meraas Awards an AED 590 Million Main Construction Contract for City Walk Crestlane Phase 3: Parkway International Contracting to Deliver 394 Apartments in Four Buildings in Central Dubai by Q3 2028
Meraas awarded Parkway International Contracting a main contract worth over AED 590 million for 394 apartments at City Walk Crestlane Phase 3, due Q3 2028.
Published September 8, 2026
IPS 2026 Opens in Dubai: 300 Exhibitors, 30,000 Participants, the AED 700 Million Tréppan Vision With Robots on Every Floor and the Dubai Land Department Roadmap to 2033
IPS 2026 at Dubai World Trade Centre, 7 to 9 September: 300 exhibitors, 30,000 participants, AED 700 million Tréppan Vision with robots, DLD roadmap to 2033.
Published September 8, 2026
Aldar Launches Sei Saadiyat: 778 Wellness Residences in Six Buildings in Saadiyat Cultural District, First Phase of 265 Apartments and Lofts on Sale From 16 September 2026
Aldar launches Sei Saadiyat: 778 wellness homes in six buildings in Saadiyat Cultural District, first phase of 265 apartments and lofts on sale from 16 September 2026.
Published September 7, 2026
Dubai Short-Term Rentals in 2026: Revenue per Listing Up 172% to AED 136,600, Occupancy 69% and 18,902 Active Units as Supply Shrinks 65.6% (AirDNA)
AirDNA data to August 2026: 18,902 short-term rentals in Dubai, 69% occupancy, USD 178 a night and AED 136,600 revenue per unit, up 172%, while listings fell 65.6%.
Published September 5, 2026
Abu Dhabi Opens Mortgages on Off-Plan Homes: After 50% Is Paid, the Bank Funds the Remaining Instalments Before Handover, First Deal Completed by Aldar and ADCB
Abu Dhabi now registers mortgages on off-plan homes: a buyer who paid 50% gets bank funding for the remaining instalments before handover. First deal: Aldar and ADCB.
Published September 4, 2026
Dubai Land Department Launches the AI-Powered Initial Registration Platform: Developer Transactions in Under 5 Minutes Instead of 30, Manual Data Entry Cut by up to 80%, More Than 1,500 Developers to Migrate in Phases
DLD's AI platform Initial Registration, launched 3 September 2026, registers developer deals in under 5 minutes instead of 30 and cuts manual data entry by up to 80%.
Published September 4, 2026
Dubai and Abu Dhabi Office Vacancy Falls to Record Lows of 6.1% and 1.4% as Grade B Rents Rise 31.5%: JLL Q2 2026
JLL Q2 2026: Dubai office vacancy 6.1%, Abu Dhabi 1.4%, prime availability under 1%, Grade B rents up 31.5%, registrations up 24.6%. What tenants should plan for.
Published August 30, 2026
Dubai Shared Housing Law Now in Force: Owners and Operators Have Until 26 August 2027 to Get Dubai Municipality Permits
Law No. 4 of 2026 took effect on 26 August 2026: permits from Dubai Municipality, no subletting, fines up to AED 1 million and a one-year transition to 26 August 2027.
Published August 27, 2026
Dubai Property Market Set for Strong H2 2026 on Population Growth and Visa Reforms
Dubai logged AED 286 billion in property sales and 24,800 new homes in H1 2026. Population growth and visa reforms set the tone for the second half.
Published August 23, 2026
DIB Launches Off-Plan Home Finance Across the UAE, Open to Non-Residents
DIB now finances up to 50% of off-plan freehold homes across the UAE. During construction buyers pay only the profit component; non-residents are eligible.
Published August 22, 2026
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