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Dubai Square Business District: The Address Of Ambition

The world has seen business districts. It has never seen this. Rising beside Dubai Square in the heart of Dubai Creek Harbour, a new commercial and office district of 300,000 square metres, with a total development value of AED 12 billion, is set to become the most connected, most coveted and most extraordinary place to work on the planet. The new Dubai Creek Tower, envisioned as an iconic global landmark, will give this address a defining presence on the world stage. Two metro stations at the site. Offices plugged straight into them. A mall unlike any ever built at the […]

Arabian Gulf Properties: New Unit Deliveries Reinforce Maturity And Diversity Of Dubai’s Residential Market

Arabian Gulf Properties said the anticipated increase in new residential unit deliveries in Dubai during the final quarter of the year reflects the continued expansion and maturity of the emirate’s real estate market, while providing buyers and investors with a broader range of options and placing greater emphasis on project quality, long-term value and developers’ ability to meet construction and delivery timelines. The comments follow a recent REIDIN report on Dubai’s real estate market performance during the third quarter of 2026, which indicated that developers are targeting the delivery of approximately 58,581 new residential units between October and December 2026, […]

Dubai Residential Partners With Rentify To Offer Residents Greater Flexibility In Rent Payments

Dubai Residential, the owner and operator of one of the city’s largest and most diversified residential leasing portfolios, has partnered with Rentify, a UAE-based fintech and proptech platform, to introduce a new rental payment option for eligible new and renewing residents. Available across Dubai Residential’s 22 communities, the service will extend to a portfolio home to more than 146,000 residents. The partnership expands the range of rental payment options available to eligible residents, offering greater flexibility in how they manage their rent and monthly finances. Residents whose rent is structured across four equal instalments can also use Rentify to break […]

Proptech Association And Changer Club To Invest In Technologies Behind Dubai’s Real Estate Next Chapter

Dubai has already demonstrated how quickly a city can transform its physical landscape. Its next ambition is to become a global centre for the technology powering real estate, from artificial intelligence and building automation to digital property infrastructure. That ambition is now attracting a different kind of investor. Changer Club, an international private investment and family development community whose members represent a reported $25 billion in combined wealth, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Dubai PropTech Business Group, becoming its official investment partner. The agreement connects Changer’s international network of entrepreneurs and private investors with one of Dubai’s […]

Emaar’s Net Profit Before Tax Increased By 18% To AED 19.8bln ($5.4bln) In The First Nine Months Of 2026

Emaar Properties PJSC (DFM: EMAAR) reported revenue of AED 37.5 billion (US$ 10.2 billion), up 13% year-on-year, EBITDA of AED 19.7 billion (US$ 5.4 billion), up 19%, and net profit before tax of AED 19.8 billion (US$ 5.4 billion), up 18%, for the nine months ended 30 September 2026. Performance during the period was driven by project execution across the Group’s businesses and the recognition of revenue from its existing backlog, with Dubai’s economic fundamentals providing a supportive operating environment. While global economic and geopolitical conditions remained uncertain, the UAE’s open and diversified economy continued to support confidence in Emaar’s […]

Ellington Properties Recognised Across Design And Development With Seven Wins At 2026 International Property Awards

Ellington Properties, Dubai’s design-led real estate developer, has secured seven awards at the 2026 International Property Awards (Arabia), with recognition spanning interior design, residential, mixed-use and office development categories. Shortlisted across nine categories, Ellington went on to secure awards for seven different projects, reflecting the strength and diversity of its design-led portfolio. The International Property Awards are a well-established programme recognising achievements across the global real estate industry. Judged by a panel of leading experts in design, development and architecture, the awards are widely regarded as a benchmark of quality. According to the awards team, the 2026 edition received a […]

DECA Launches Lorévia Collection, Unveils First Signature Address And Announces AED 3bln Development Pipeline

DECA Developments has marked a significant milestone in its growth with the official launch of Lorévia Collection, a selective series of premium residential developments, with its first ten destinations spanning the UAE and beyond. The occasion also marked the unveiling of the collection’s first signature address, a premium waterfront residential development in Al Zorah, UAE. DECA further announced plans to launch more than AED 3 billion worth of new developments over the next six months. The milestone was celebrated at The Grand Unveiling, an exclusive event in Dubai attended by real estate agency owners and industry leaders, who gained an exclusive first […]

Investor Interest In UAE Property Gathers Pace As Dubai Records AED 73.8bn In Residential Sales Despite Months Of Regional Uncertainty

Since March, regional uncertainty has tested confidence across the Middle East, and Dubai, one of the world’s most closely watched property markets, has been at the centre of that attention. Yet the city’s appeal to buyers, tenants and international investors has held firm, and demand is now reaching new highs. Enquiries recorded by betterhomes, Dubai’s longest-standing independent brokerage, rose sharply between March and September 2026, when they reached the highest monthly total since January 2024. Across the wider market, Dubai recorded AED 73.8bn in residential sales in Q3 2026, with more than 34,600 homes sold between July and September. The city […]

Azizi Developments Acquires AED 2.1bln In Construction Assets And Machinery

Azizi Developments, a leading private developer in the UAE, has finalized the acquisition of a massive fleet of machinery, industrial equipment, and operational assets valued at AED 2.1 billion. The sweeping procurement covers thousands of assets distributed across its primary operating entities, including Gardenia Contracting, Freesia Electromechanical Works Contracting, Royal Infra Contracting, and Azizi’s dedicated manufacturing factories. Managed by Azizi’s Asset, Plant & Stores Department, the investment includes major capital expenditures such as 113 tower cranes, 13 luffing jib cranes, 77 passenger hoists, 229 suspension cradles, 70 heavy transport prime movers, and over 500 passenger buses. By building its own […]