Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT) has upgraded the emirate's holiday home regulatory system, reducing approval times and introducing new digital tools for monitoring, inspections and compliance tracking.

Dubai's freehold rental market continued its record-breaking momentum in August 2026, with 39,645 rental contracts registered across the emirate's freehold areas, a 3.79% month-on-month increase.

Dubai rental searches surged 44% year-on-year between June and late August 2026, with Bayut data showing residents actively comparing communities across price points and lifestyle criteria rather than pausing activity over the summer.

Abu Dhabi's real estate market has recorded AED 155 billion in transactions through August 2026, already exceeding the AED 142 billion registered across all of 2025.

Ras Al Khaimah's residential property market recorded sustained annual price and rent growth in the first half of 2026, even as quarterly figures signal early moderation.

Dubai is set to receive approximately 56,600 additional residential units by the end of 2026, according to Colliers' UAE Real Estate Market Report for Q2 2026.

The UAE's real estate sector recorded robust growth across all major emirates in H1 2026, underpinned by rising foreign investment, expanding development pipelines, and strengthened regulatory frameworks.

Emirati women invested AED 2.7 billion in Sharjah's real estate market between January and August 2026, spanning 3,385 properties and involving 3,737 investors

Dubai's real estate sector completed 104 projects in the first half of 2026, a 38.7% jump from 75 in the same period last year, according to Dubai Land Department data.

Dubai's residential market is set to complete approximately 55,600 units in 2026 – the highest annual handover volume since 2008 – with around 32,000 of those expected in the second half of the year