Dubai Holding Real Estate, ADCB enter into off-plan financing deal

Dubai Holding Real Estate and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) have entered into a strategic partnership to introduce bespoke off-plan financing solutions for clients of Nakheel/ Meraas/ Dubai Properties, thus providing greater certainty throughout the property purchase journey. ...

DHG completes 430-unit Helvetia Residences project in Dubai

DHG Properties, a part of Swiss real estate group DHG, has announced the completion of its prime project - Helvetia Residences - at Jumeirah Village Circle in Dubai, thus delivering its first UAE residential development. The project features 430 apartments spread across 25 floors with more than 73,000 sq m built-up area. ...

Dubai gears up for debut RailX Conference and Exhibition next year

Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will host the first RailX Dubai Conference and Exhibition next year, bringing together over 5,000 participants, including government officials, industry executives and investors, to discuss rail infrastructure, investment and emerging mobility technologies. ...

AI native real estate firm Huspy acquires Dubai brokerage LuxuryX

Huspy, a leading AI-native real estate company in the Middle East and Europe, has acquired Dubai-based luxury real estate brokerage LuxuryX, thus marking a significant expansion of its UAE real estate business. The strategic buy supports the upcoming launch of Huspy Signature, its new luxury real estate brand, next month. ...

Mediclinic unveils $114m Dubai hospital expansion plans

Mediclinic Middle East, one of the leading private healthcare providers in the UAE, has announced plans to invest AED420 million ($114 million) in the expansion of its Parkview Hospital in Dubai. The expansion work will begin shortly and is due for completion next year. ...

Dubai freehold rental pace continues towards new record

The pace of new and renewed rental contracts recorded in Dubai’s freehold areas continued to increase in August, says a new report....

Majid Al Futtaim delivers record H1 EBITDA of $680.74 million, up 11%

Majid Al Futtaim, a leading shopping malls, communities, retail, and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia, reported a record first-half EBITDA of AED2.5 billion ($680.74 million), a 11% increase year-on-year....

Dubai completes realty projects worth $30.22bn in H1 2026

Dubai completed 104 real estate projects worth AED111 billion ($30.22 billion) in the first half (H1) of 2026, adding 24,537 units to the market. ...

Dubai house prices see first annual decline in 5.5 years: Cavendish Maxwell

The average cost of a home has dropped year-on-year in Dubai for the first time since February 2021 – the peak of the Covid 19 pandemic – according to leading real estate advisory and property consultancy, Cavendish Maxwell. ...

Dubai's Salik Company renews deal with TransCore for tolling system

Salik Company, the exclusive operator of Dubai’s road toll gates, has renewed its five-year contract with TransCore, a leading US-based tolling company, strengthening the continued strategic partnership between the two parties and supporting the ongoing efficiency and technological development of Dubai’s tolling system....

EmiratesGBC spotlights female leadership, low-carbon construction

Emirates Green Building Council is set to bring together industry leaders, policymakers, innovators and students for World Green Building Week, with its UAE programme focused on spotlighting female leadership in the sector as well as accelerating the shift towards low-carbon construction. ...

Dubai data shows August property deals down 37%; market now more selective

Dubai Land Department (DLD) figures for August show transaction volumes were down 37% and sale values down 44% year-on-year in the month. Taken alone, the headline numbers describe a market in decline. ...

RTA announces upgrade of key Dubai-Sharjah traffic corridor

Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has completed traffic improvements at Al Qiyadah Intersection in a bid to boost traffic towards Abu Hail and Salah Al Din streets. The works include a left-turn lane onto Abu Hail Street alongside upgrades to the intersection layout and traffic signals. ...

Main structure of first hotel in Dubai's R1029 Island project topped out

The main structure of the first hotel in the R1029 Island Project in Dubai, built by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), was recently topped out....

Damac achieves handover of 50,000 homes, $2.72bn contracts awarded in H1

Damac Properties, the largest private real estate developer in the UAE and the Middle East, is currently celebrating the handover of more than 50,000 homes. ...

Nikki Bisiker Design Studio unveils African inspired luxury villa in Tilal Al Ghaf

Nikki Bisiker Design Studio has completed the design of a new Elysian Mansion villa in Tilal Al Ghaf in Dubai, with the project now into the interior execution phase. ...

DEWA deploys world-first X-ray technology as it advances distribution network

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is deploying artificial intelligence, advanced analytics and a world-first X-ray inspection technology as it moves to make Dubai’s electricity distribution network more predictive, reliable and resilient....

RTA awards $316m contracts for Al Meydan Street Development Project

RTA announces Emirates Road expansion with two new lanes

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that it will open a 5-km-long expansion of Emirates Road on August 30, adding two new lanes for traffic flowing from Sharjah towards Wadi Al Amardi Area. ...

Market uncertainty 'creates long-term investment opportunities in Dubai real estate'

Periods of market uncertainty have historically created some of the strongest long-term investment opportunities in Dubai's real estate market, according to Nisus Finance, which believes the UAE's strong macro-economic fundamentals, resilient regulatory environment and sustained population growth continue to support long-term investor confidence....