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Dubai’s residential market recorded about 8,100 units delivered in Q1 2026, keeping completions broadly on track.

Spoorthi Badari • Prathyusha Gurrapu • 2026-04-27

Market Beats

Dubai’s office market continues to face a structural shortage of institutional-grade space, following a prolonged period of muted completions over the past four years.

Prathyusha Gurrapu • Robert Thomas • 2026-04-27

Market Beats

Abu Dhabi's residential pipeline is entering a stronger delivery phase, with 7,562 units expected across 2026. Q1 completions were limited to Ohana by the Sea's 75 luxury villas, with the schedule heavily backloaded toward the remainder of the year.

Spoorthi Badari • Prathyusha Gurrapu • 2026-04-27

Market Beats

Abu Dhabi's office market remains structurally undersupplied, with just 48,000 sqm delivered in Q1 2026, all of which was fully pre-let, and a further 25,500 sqm anticipated over the remainder of the year.

Prathyusha Gurrapu • David Short • 2026-04-27

Thought Leadership

Developers who have already committed capital to a project cannot wait for certainty. We laid out a framework for protecting your position while the market resolves.

Craig Rooney • 2026-04-21

Thought Leadership

The UAE's real estate markets are operating against a geopolitical backdrop that few would have predicted twelve months ago.

Edward Macura • 2026-04-02

Market Beats

Dubai’s office market has experienced a prolonged period of muted new supply, with annual completions remaining under 1.0 million sqft per annum over the last four years, reflecting delayed handovers and limited speculative single-owned institutional-grade stock.

Prathyusha Gurrapu • Robert Thomas • 2026-03-16

Market Beats

In 2025, approximately 46,700 units were delivered, in line with prior forecasts.

Spoorthi Badari • Prathyusha Gurrapu • 2026-03-16

Market Beats

Just 90,000 sqm, barely 2% of stock was handed over in 2025 and another 73,500 sqm is expected to be completed in 2026, limiting any upward drift in vacancy.

David Short • 2026-03-16

Market Beats

Abu Dhabi’s residential supply pipeline continued to expand through 2025, with launches accelerating in the second half of the year as developer confidence improved.

Spoorthi Badari • Prathyusha Gurrapu • 2026-03-16