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Considered commentary on UAE real estate for serious investors.
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In-depth pieces from Samuel Sindell and the RCA team, filtered by theme.
Dubai’s H1 2026: Reading Past the Headline
Dubai recorded AED 286.44bn in property sales in the first half — the second-highest H1 on record. An honest read of what the year-on-year dip does, and does not, mean for serious investors.
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Two Quarters of War: What Dubai Property Actually Did
Two quarters into a conflict on Dubai's doorstep: values down about a tenth, then steady, with sales near 37,000 a quarter. What the data shows, and what comes next.
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Dubai 2040: The Plan Beneath the Market
The emirate’s 20-year master plan, read as an investment document, where Dubai is directing density, amenity and managed scarcity.
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D33: Dubai’s Economic Agenda for Investors
The demand side of the Dubai case. How the D33 agenda’s plan to double the economy translates into property demand.
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The 2026 Investment Guide
Where capital should go in Dubai in 2026, and why: the market, the Three Pillars, off-plan or ready, timing, risks, costs and tax.
Investor GuideUAE Property Tax Guide
Ownership costs, UK interactions, and the structuring questions every international investor should ask before allocating.
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Straight answers to the questions HNW investors actually ask: costs, safety, visas, mortgages, and returns.
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