Dubai’s property market is increasingly being supported by people who live, work and operate businesses in the city—not simply by investors moving from one launch to the next.

In this week’s Dubai Market Brief, we examine the market for the week ending 10 October 2026, including:

• AED 6.01 billion in weekly off-plan and ready-property transactions, excluding land
• Why completed property narrowly overtook off-plan during the latest complete reporting week
• The growing influence of mortgage-financed end users
• Dubai’s exceptionally tight—but highly concentrated—office market
• The potential impact of a 20% increase in residential inventory through 2028
• What Dubai’s expanding retail pipeline could mean for existing commercial property

Dubai’s underlying economic platform remains strong, but transaction volumes, future supply and changing buyer behaviour mean investors must become increasingly selective.

This week’s SOVRAN Principle:

“Demand is only valuable when you can identify who is creating it, what they can afford and why they will choose your asset.”

Dubai Market Brief is presented by Poseidon Real Estate International as part of SOVRAN Strategy’s The Global Investor Podcast.

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