November 2026

Dubai market news · 5 November 2026 Emaar Properties, Dubai's largest listed developer, intends to buy out the rest of Emaar Development, the company that builds and sells its off-plan homes. On 4 November 2026 it announced a voluntary cash offer of AED 15 a share for every Emaar Development share it does not already own, subject to its board's approval. Here is what the deal is, what it values the...

Dubai market news · 4 November 2026 Dubai's rental market has turned. In the third quarter of 2026, 21.4% of rental contracts were signed at a lower rent than the tenant's previous contract, up from just 4.8% in the first quarter. Rents are still higher than a year ago, but they are rising far more slowly, because record handovers are giving tenants more choice. Here is what changed, where yields are...

Dubai market news · 2 November 2026 Renting out a Dubai home just got simpler. From 2 November 2026, landlords and tenants can create, register, renew and cancel Ejari tenancy contracts in the DubaiNow app, sign them with UAE PASS, get the Ejari certificate the moment the contract is approved, and pay the DEWA security deposit in the same journey. For investors who let their own units, it removes most...

Dubai market news · 2 November 2026 More Dubai home buyers are paying cash. At one of the city's major brokerages, cash purchases rose to 44% of residential sales in the third quarter of 2026, up from 36% in the second quarter, after the UAE Central Bank raised its Base Rate to 3.90% in September. Mortgages still fund most of that brokerage's deals, but banks are expected to tighten how they test...

Dubai market news · 1 November 2026 Dubai Municipality has updated the planning regulations for Al Satwa, one of the city's oldest central neighbourhoods. The new rules replace a framework built mainly around attached villas with apartment buildings, mixed-use options on the main roads and, for plots of 1,000 square metres or more, up to a ground floor and eight residential floors. It is the clearest...

Dubai market news · 1 November 2026 Dubai has AED 2.1 trillion of projects under way across housing, aviation, transport, utilities and finance, with more to be announced. Real estate is the largest single piece: AED 1.1 trillion of projects through 2030, delivering about 350,000 homes. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, set out the...