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...