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25 March 2025

Abu Dhabi Residential Market Performance 2024

Executive Summary Abu Dhabi’s economy has experienced solid growth, with a 3.9% GDP increase in the first nine months of 2024, largely driven by the non-oil sector, which now contributes more than half of the economy. With growth projected at 5.0-6.0% in 2025 and inflation remaining stable, the outlook remains optimistic, supporting confidence in the real estate market as well. […]
17 March 2025

Dubai Hospitality Sector – Market Performance 2024

Dubai Tourism Overview In 2024, Dubai set a new tourism record, welcoming 18.7 million overnight guests—a 9.1% increase from the 17.1 million visitors recorded the previous year. This growth aligns with the strategic vision of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, as outlined in the Dubai Economic Agenda D33, which aims to position Dubai among the world’s top three global […]
26 February 2025

Dubai Residential Market Performance 2024

he Gulf’s macroeconomic performance remains impressive, with the UAE leading the charge. While macroeconomic cycles have not disappeared, investors can take confidence in the fact that their impact has been significantly less in the past decades. The positive macro signals correlated strongly with exceptional real estate performance.
8 January 2025

Dubai’s Residential Market Performance – Autumn 2024

Dubai’s Residential Market Performance Dubai’s residential real estate market continued to see a remarkable surge in activity throughout the first nine months of 2024. Both transaction volume and value have reached new highs, surpassing previous records. This unprecedented growth can be attributed to several factors, including increased investor confidence, economic stability, and a favourable regulatory environment. In this report, we […]
11 November 2024

Dubai’s Office Market Performance – Autumn 2024

Quality of office real estate driving occupancy In the third quarter of 2024, strong demand and heightened leasing activity drove rents higher in Dubai’s office market. City-wide office rents increased by 21% compared to the previous year. Notably, average Grade A rents in DIFC experienced a 20% annual increase, reaching AED 317 per sqft per annum. In nearby Downtown Dubai, […]
30 September 2024

Dubai’s Hospitality Sector – Market Performance in H1 2024

Dubai Tourism Overview Despite or perhaps even partly because of ongoing geopolitical tensions, Dubai remains a leading tourist destination. In the first half of 2024, the city welcomed a record 9.31 million overnight guests, marking a 9% increase from the 8.55 million visitors during the same period last year. This impressive performance reflects the strategic vision outlined by Sheikh Mohammed […]
28 March 2024

Dubai’s Hospitality Sector Market Performance in 2023

Setting the Stage for Growth: Demand Dubai Tourism in 2023: Recovery and Resilience Despite global conflicts and recent regional unrest, Dubai’s economy, driven by key sectors, remained steadfast in its recovery. The performance of the tourism sector reflects as much. In 2023, the city welcomed 17.15 million overnight visitors, surpassing its previous high of 16.73 million in 2019 and the […]
8 February 2024

2024 Real estate Market Update

A yearly review of the Dubai real estate market, highlighting the key trends and market forecast.
14 February 2021

The Residential Investor Jigsaw Part Three: Total Returns

The two previous white papers in this series tackled yields and capital values for villas and apartments in the districts of Dubai. The task now, made straightforward by the homogeneity of the Property Monitor database, is to put the two sets of data together to calculate total returns.
1 February 2021

Q4 2020 UAE Property Market Report

Our latest publication assesses the performance of the property market in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the northern emirates in 2020 with a focus on the last quarter, across residential, commercial, retail, hospitality and industrial sectors.
15 December 2020

2020 Bahrain Property Market Report

In our latest report we take a look at the performance of Bahrain’s real estate market with a focus on the measures introduced to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 contagion. The analysis provides a comprehensive overview of the residential, commercial, retail, hospitality and industrial sectors.
18 November 2020

Q3 2020 UAE Property Market Report

In our latest report, we analyse the performance of the UAE real estate market in the six months since March when movement restrictions were put in place followed by the subsequent easing of measures. The analysis provides a comprehensive overview of the residential, office, retail, hospitality and industrial sectors in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the northern emirates.

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