When people budget for buying a property in Dubai, they think about the price, the mortgage, and the upfront fees. What almost everyone forgets, until it lands, is the service charge. And over the years you own a property, it's one of the most important numbers of all. So let's give it the attention it deserves, because understanding service charges properly can be the difference between a great...
Dubai is on course for a record year in rentals. In the first seven months of 2026, more than 214,000 tenancy contracts were registered across the city, keeping it on track to beat last year's all-time high. In July alone, over 38,000 contracts were signed, split fairly evenly between brand-new tenancies and renewals. Dubai's record rental year, so far: the headline numbers. That's a lot of movement....
Here's a number that should stop anyone wondering whether Dubai's market is about to slow down. In the first seven months of 2026, developers spent AED 125 billion buying land in Dubai. That's nearly 39% of all real estate sales in the emirate over that period, land alone accounting for almost four in every ten dirhams spent on property. AED 125 billion — land's share of all Dubai real estate sales,...
Selling a property is one of the biggest financial decisions most people make, and in Dubai, the agent you choose to handle it makes an enormous difference to the result. Get it right and the process is smooth, well-managed and delivers a strong price. Get it wrong and you can spend months on the market, watching your property go stale while better-run listings sell around you. So how do you actually...
