UAE property research library

Live market

• Market Pulse

  Verified launches, price and plan changes, offers and sell-outs as recorded.

  Live market

Research in progress — new launches detected from official developer sources, shown before any price or assessment is confirmed.

Market intelligence

• Dubai Property Market — August 2026

  Market report · Data: July 2026 (monthly), Q2 2026 (quarterly) · 25 Aug 2026 · 9 min read read

  Where Dubai residential stands in August 2026: transaction volume and value well below 2025 on CBRE's Q2 basis, sale prices still above year-earlier levels, rents falling, and July modestly up on June across DLD-derived trackers.

  Market intelligence

• Is the Dubai Property Market Slowing Down in 2026?

  Market question · Data: Q2 2026 and July 2026 · 25 Aug 2026 · 8 min read read

  Yes on activity, no on price. Transaction volume fell 29% year-on-year in Q2 2026 while sale prices rose 1.9% — this page separates volume, value, prices and off-plan activity so the four are not confused.

  Market intelligence

• How to Buy Property in Dubai as a Foreigner

  Explainer · Data: Evergreen — reviewed August 2026 · 25 Aug 2026 · 10 min read read

  What overseas buyers can legally own in Dubai, how the purchase and registration process works, which costs to confirm in writing, and where widely repeated figures could not be verified against a primary source.

  Market intelligence

Market insights

• Dubai South and Al Maktoum Airport: a real catalyst on an unconfirmed timetable

  Market Analysis · 18 Aug 2026 · 7 min read read

  The AED128bn airport expansion is officially approved and under construction. What is not published is when any phase opens — and that gap is the whole investment question.

  Market insights

• How to evaluate a UAE off-plan launch: the regulatory anchors that actually protect you

  Buyer Guide · 18 Aug 2026 · 9 min read read

  Escrow, project registration, NOC on resale, Central Bank loan limits and the Golden Visa threshold. What each one does, what it does not do, and where developers overstate it.

  Market insights

• Dubai vs Abu Dhabi in 2026: two markets moving in different directions

  Market Analysis · 18 Aug 2026 · 8 min read read

  Dubai set records in 2025. Private indices from ValuStrat and Betterhomes show prices and volumes easing through 2026, while Abu Dhabi grows fast from a much smaller base. The two are not interchangeable.

  Market insights

• Ras Al Khaimah: record tourism, one anchor project, and a slipping date

  Market Analysis · 18 Aug 2026 · 7 min read read

  RAK's 2025 tourism numbers, as reported by RAKTDA, are genuinely strong. A large share of the current investment narrative, though, rests on one anchor resort that has just moved to September 2027.

  Market insights

Buying rules, costs & fundamentals

• Dubai property investment

  The pillar guide: how the market works, what drives returns, where the risks sit.

  Fundamentals

• Dubai off-plan property investment

  Payment milestones, escrow, handover risk and how to read a launch.

  Fundamentals

• Ready vs off-plan property in Dubai

  What each route really costs, and what resale before handover requires.

  Fundamentals

• Apartment or townhouse in Dubai?

  Yields, service charges and exit demand compared for investors.

  Fundamentals

• Dubai property under AED 2 million

  What this budget reaches today, and where the trade-offs sit.

  Fundamentals

• Business Bay vs Jumeirah Village Circle

  Two investment profiles compared on evidence, not opinion.

  Fundamentals

• How to buy property in Dubai as a foreigner

  Freehold ownership, registration, escrow and the costs to confirm in writing.

  Fundamentals

Tools & services

• Compare projects

  Place up to three projects side by side, with verified facts and gaps shown.

  Tools & services

• Guided Investor Journey

  Answer a few questions and RAYDOR narrows the field around your brief.

  Tools & services

• Renovation & fit-out

  Costs, permits and timelines for investors upgrading a unit.

  Tools & services

• Find an expert

  Vetted brokers, mortgage and legal professionals for the next step.

  Tools & services

• List your service

  For professionals who want to be reachable through RAYDOR.

  Tools & services