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Hotel occupancy levels across Dubai reached more than 81 per cent – up 4.5 per cent year-on-year- with the number of international visitors climbing 6.1 per cent to almost 10 million between January and June 2025, according to new research and insight from leading real estate advisory group, Cavendish Maxwell. Cavendish Maxwell’s H1 2025 Dubai hospitality sector market performance analysis […]

Hotel occupancy in Dubai reached more than 81 per cent in the first half of 2025, marking a 4.5 per cent year-on-year rise, according to new research from real estate advisory firm Cavendish Maxwell. The emirate also welcomed nearly 10 million international visitors during the period, up 6.1 per cent compared to the same time last year. Cavendish Maxwell’s H1 […]

Abu Dhabi’s residential market continued its shift towards ready properties in the first half of 2025, with approximately 3,300 sales transactions, including around 2,300 ready sales and just over 1,000 off-plan sales. The real estate brokerage and consultancy firm Cavendish Maxwell reported that off-plan activity declined in the first half of 2025, falling by 49.5 per cent from the second […]

Sales volumes for ready villas and townhouses in Abu Dhabi have risen 72% year-on-year to reach their highest levels since 2021, according to leading real estate advisory and property consultant Cavendish Maxwell. Some 700 ready villas and townhouses were bought between January and June this year, with end-users seeking larger, family-oriented homes and investors drawn to attractive rental yields and […]

Prices and rental rates in Abu Dhabi’s residential market continued their upward climb in the first half of 2025, underscoring the resilience of demand against a backdrop of constrained supply, according to the latest report by real estate consultancy Cavendish Maxwell. Citywide property prices rose 8.5% compared with the second half of 2024 and 14.4% year-on-year, with apartments leading the […]

Dubai’s office market recorded a surge in sales values and transaction volumes in the first half of 2025, with investors increasingly favouring ESG-aligned assets and modern, high-quality office space. According to a new report by Cavendish Maxwell, office sales values rose 84 per cent year-on-year to AED 5.4 billion across 1,900 deals, marking the highest half-year activity since 2014. Transaction volumes were up […]

Dubai – Dubai’s office market sales values have soared by 84% year-on-year, with AED5.4 billion worth of transactions across 1,900 deals, according to new insight and analysis by leading real estate advisory and property consultant, Cavendish Maxwell. Sales transactions were up 22% on the same period last year, amid unprecedented demand for commercial space – particularly in the prime office and […]

Dubai’s office market sales values for the first six months of the year have soared by 84% year-on-year with AED5.4 billion ($1.47 billion) worth of transactions across 1,900 deals, according to leading real estate advisory and property consultant, Cavendish Maxwell. Sales transactions were up 22% on the same period last year, amid unprecedented demand for commercial space – particularly in […]

Dubai’s rental market delivered mixed performance during the first half of 2025, with luxury waterfront communities posting steep increases whilst budget-friendly neighbourhoods experienced significant declines, according to industry experts and market data. The biggest winners were prime areas like Business Bay and Dubai Marina, where rental rates surged driven by young professionals seeking proximity to Dubai’s financial districts. Meanwhile, areas like […]

Tenants are successfully using Dubai’s Smart Rental Index to challenge unjustified rent hikes, leading to fairer rental agreements and reduced conflicts with landlords, as the regulatory tool delivers on its promise to moderate extreme rental increases seven months after its introduction. The Index, launched by the Dubai Land Department (DLD) in January 2025, has shifted bargaining power towards tenants and created […]