Real Estate

Off-plan apartments purchased in 2021-23 and now reselling near completion are trading 10-15 per cent below original investor prices in supply-heavy Dubai communities — creating a genuine buyer opportunity alongside the removal of the AED 750,000 residency visa threshold and a 65,000-unit pipeline being delayed to 2027.

Kuwait's South Saad Al-Abdullah New City — a 64 square kilometre development for up to 400,000 residents across 23,551 plots — has $863 million in contracts underway, with main roads at 55.6 per cent complete as Kuwait's largest housing programme accelerates under Vision 2035.

Riyadh has quietly become one of the world's most compelling real estate investment markets. While Dubai has dominated GCC property headlines for the past...

Abu Dhabi real estate in 2026 is outperforming Dubai's property market on four key metrics: transaction volume growth of 39 per cent year-on-year, lower supply overhang, government-backed mega-development projects, and rising population supported by new visa categories driving sustained demand.

Off-plan property — buying a unit before it is built, directly from the developer — has been one of the most consistent wealth-creation strategies...