Dubai Land Department has removed the AED 750,000 minimum property threshold for two-year investor residency visas, allowing any sole property owner to qualify.

A 52,866 sq ft beachfront plot on Naïa Island sold for AED377 million, marking one of Dubai’s largest single residential land deals and the second-highest transaction of 2026.

Nakheel, part of Dubai Holding Real Estate, has awarded over AED 3.5 billion in contracts to build 544 villas on Palm Jebel Ali.

Aldar Properties and Mubadala Investment Company have acquired The Link at Masdar City for AED 654 million, expanding their joint real estate portfolio.

Abu Dhabi’s Department of Municipalities and Transport has partnered with Aldar to deliver 9,000 rental homes across two major communities in Mohamed bin Zayed City and Baniyas.

Dubai’s commercial property market recorded AED 37.9 billion (USD 10.3 billion) in sales during Q1 2026, up 30% year-on-year, despite a modest 3% dip in transaction volumes.

Dubai-based Sobha Realty has launched a AED 40 billion residential project in Abu Dhabi, signalling sustained confidence in the emirate’s long-term property market.

Al Habtoor Group will invest more than AED 5 billion (USD 1.36 billion) in a new commercial tower at Al Habtoor City, signalling strong confidence in Dubai’s economic outlook.

Abu Dhabi's real estate market recorded its strongest quarter on record in Q1 2026, with transactions reaching AED 66 billion across 13,518 deals – a 160.7% increase in value year-on-year, according to the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre.

Dubai's property market recorded AED 176.7 billion in sales across nearly 48,000 transactions in Q1 2026, a 23.4% year-on-year increase in value and 5.5% rise in volume, according to fäm Properties.