Off-Plan Offices in Dubai: Paying More for a Building That Is Not There Yet
Off-plan offices in Dubai’s Business Bay sell at AED 4,870 per sq ft against AED 2,099 for ready space. Prices, delays, VAT, refunds and who each suits.
Market Insights · Dubai and Abu Dhabi
What I am working on, written up.
My Dubai and Abu Dhabi property market analysis starts on my desk. It comes from the buildings, launches and questions my clients bring me. I build it from official data: what actually sold and what actually rented. Each piece shows its method.
Mina Rashid Bedroom Comparison: 1-Bed vs 2-Bed vs 3-Bed, What the Sales Show
Mina Rashid bedroom comparison built on every resale registered to July 2026. 2-bed made the most money. 3-bed made the least, and has no rental record at all.
Office Rental Yields in Dubai: The Real Number, With the Method
Office rental yields in Dubai run about 7% gross in 2026, down from 9 to 10% in 2021. Built from registered rents and sales in Business Bay and JLT.
The Best Building to Buy in Mina Rashid Ranked by Data
The best buildings to buy in Mina Rashid, ranked on DLD resale data. Only 8 of 21 projects have enough resales to rank, and some have no sales yet.
Studio vs 1 Bedroom in Business Bay: Which Should You Buy?
Studio vs 1 bedroom in Business Bay: about AED 950,000 against AED 1.48 million, and how long each sits empty between tenants. Registered data.
3 Bedroom Apartment Dubai Creek Harbour: How the Most Expensive Foot Became the Cheapest
3 bedroom apartment Dubai Creek Harbour costs about AED 4m for 1,648 sqft. Registered prices, the five-year trend, service charges and the school gap.
O1NE District Dawn: District Play, Priced and Tested
O1NE District Dawn in Motor City is phase one of a planned office district. What it costs, what is contracted, what the district could be worth.
Motor City Offices: Prices, Rents and a Doubling Pipeline
What Motor City offices cost to buy and rent in 2026, how full the district is, and why its office pipeline is 43 times the Dubai-wide ratio.
Mina Rashid Property Prices: What 4,400 Transactions Show, 2020 to 2026
Every registered Mina Rashid sale since 2020. 4,412 apartments, show the launch base, the 2024 boom, and the 2026 turn to resales.
Buying a Tenanted Apartment in Business Bay or Dubai Creek Harbour: What Do You Actually Get?
Buying a tenanted apartment in Business Bay or Creek Harbour: rent from day one, sitting rents 9 to 14% below market, the rent cap and the notice rule.
Dubai Office Market 2026: Rents, Vacancy and Supply, With Sources
Dubai office market 2026: rents still up year on year but turning in two areas, prime space full, and a 2027 to 2028 supply wave in Business Bay.
Mina Rashid Resale at Original Price: Why 87 Prints Carry No Price Information
87 of 355 Mina Rashid resales register at exactly the developer’s price. What a resale at original price is, and how to check a comparable sale.
Dubai Apartment Resale: Do Sellers Actually Make Money in Business Bay and Dubai Creek Harbour?
Dubai apartment resale, measured from registered transactions: who got their money back, who covered costs, and why 2026 reads harder. Method inside.
La Tilia handover date: three published dates, one answer
August 2028, September 2028 or Q3 2028? Where each La Tilia handover date comes from, which one your contract follows, and DLD construction progress.
Valia Dubai Creek Harbour: What Emaar’s Newest Launch Really Costs
Valia Dubai Creek Harbour tested against 26,871 recorded sales: the launch premium, real rents and yields, the 2029 to 2030 supply, and price ceilings.
Seagate Mina Rashid: What Buyers and Tenants Actually Pay
Seagate is the only completed building in Mina Rashid. Here is what owners made, what tenants signed, and how many units are for sale.
Dubai Apartment Vacancy: How Long a Home Sits Empty in Business Bay and Dubai Creek Harbour
Dubai apartment vacancy, measured: in 220,000 registered rentals the wait between tenants runs 97 to 152 days and lengthens every year.
Selling Your Villa in Villanova Dubai: The Complete Guide
How to sell your villa in Villanova: closed DLD values by bedroom type, Form A and Trakheesi, real selling costs and realistic timelines.
Dubai property market analysis, by area and project
Most of what I publish here starts as work for a client. A seller needs a price, a buyer is comparing two projects, or a family is deciding how to hold property. When the answer helps other owners and buyers too, I write it up here. The questions come up again and again. Why has my listing not sold? How much cheaper should off-plan be? Should I own the property myself or through a company?
What you will find here
Most articles look at one area or one project in Dubai, with Abu Dhabi alongside. I cover prices, rents and new supply. I also track how long homes take to sell or rent. Other articles deal with ownership, such as inheritance, family offices and holding property through a company. Owners will find help on when to sell and how to price. Buyers will see where the value sits today and what is being built next door.
Where to start
Interested in one area or project? My Dubai property guides bring together selected articles on the areas and projects I cover most, with the key facts on each. For everything else, the full list is above, newest first.
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