DEWA Details AED1.76bn Hassyan Water Expansion
DEWA’s November 6 update details Hassyan Phase 2 agreements and 60 MIGD of planned water capacity. Read the infrastructure implications for Dubai.
Emaar Reports 4,800+ UAE Home Handovers
Emaar reports over 4,800 UAE home handovers in the first nine months of 2026, alongside new construction contracts and AED158.8bn in group backlog.
CBRE: Dubai Housing Growth Moderates in Q3
CBRE’s Q3 2026 review reports moderating Dubai housing activity and roughly 95% office occupancy. Read the findings and property-level implications.
DubaiNow Adds Integrated Ejari Services
Dubai Land Department announced an enhanced Ejari service in the DubaiNow app on 2 November 2026, bringing tenancy administration and a key utility-payment step into one digital journey. The change is relevant to landlords managing their own homes and tenants preparing to move. It connects contract creation and registration, renewal and cancellation, with electronic signing […]
Al Satwa Planning Rules Expand Development
Dubai Municipality announced updated Al Satwa planning rules on 1 November 2026, widening the development options available to landowners. The announcement describes different permissions according to a site's characteristics, rather than a uniform height entitlement across the neighbourhood. What the announcement says Internal-road plots can accommodate a ground floor plus two residential floors. External-road plots […]
Dubai Housing and Office Markets Diverge in Q3
New Q3 research shows different trends in Dubai housing and offices. Explore reported prices, rents, supply and the limits of market averages.
Dubai Office Rents Steady as Leasing Eases
Dubai office rents remained steady in the third quarter of 2026, even as leasing activity slowed, according to a Savills report published on 15 October. The consultancy put average market rent at AED241 per square foot. Approximately 20,200 office rental transactions were recorded between July and September, compared with 21,900 in the preceding quarter. Savills […]
Aldar Plans New Dubai Villa Launch by End-2026
Aldar plans to introduce a large villa and townhouse community in Dubai before the end of 2026, according to an interview with Aldar Development chief executive Jonathan Emery published by The National on October 14. The scheme will be developed with Dubai Holding and would follow Haven, Athlon and The Wilds. The interview provides an […]
Rove Home Meydan Horizon Breaks Ground in Dubai
Construction has started on Rove Home Meydan Horizon in Dubai, bringing a 190-home branded residential project into its construction phase. ALAIN announced the groundbreaking in a report published by Emirates News Agency on October 13, 2026. The project sits in Meydan Horizon, within Mohammed bin Rashid City, and marks the first residential collaboration between ALAIN […]
Savills: Dubai Home Launches Fall 64%
Dubai developers launched about 50,000 homes in the first nine months of 2026, roughly 64% fewer than in the same period a year earlier, according to Savills’ Q3 residential report, published on October 12. Only around 5,000 units were launched during the third quarter. Launches measure homes brought to market. They are distinct from registered […]
Allsopp Dubai Q3 Sales: Why Deal Mix Matters
Allsopp & Allsopp’s Q3 report shows a higher average deal value as luxury sales gain share. Here is what its Dubai sample can and cannot show.
Dubai Islands Shoreline Works Contract Awarded
Dubai Islands shoreline works will upgrade 3km of coast and add 320m of beach near Bay Villas. Nakheel targets completion in Q4 2027.