Dubai
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Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has approved implementation of Dubai’s fourth strategic road corridor, an approximately 80-kilometre route featuring 12 lanes in both directions, 72 bridges and 17 tunnels. Its AED 3.5 billion first phase is expected to cut travel time between Al Shanouf Street and Dubai-Al Ain Road from 35 minutes to 14 minutes.
Dubai’s mortgage market is showing a marked shift in borrower activity. Mortgage refinancing and equity-release enquiries grew 2.5 times year on year, while mortgage-backed property purchase volumes declined approximately 35% in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the same period of 2025.
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June’s project table puts ELTIERA VIEWS and AZIZI VENICE 14 side by side on transaction value, with ELTIERA VIEWS recording AED 698.6M across 254 unit and villa transactions and AZIZI VENICE 14 posting AED 557.7M across 731. The comparison is useful because the two projects show very different count-and-value profiles, while the remaining metrics in this slice are not part of the project comparison.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority and Dubai Airports are reviewing future road and public transport projects serving Al Maktoum International Airport and Dubai South, reinforcing connectivity as a key factor in the area’s long-term development outlook.
Dubai Holding Real Estate and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank have partnered on off-plan home financing for selected Dubai developments, with advertised pricing starting at 3.49% per annum and fixed for three years.
Dubai’s retail real-estate sales value reached AED3.8 billion in the first half of 2026, up 176.7% year-on-year. Off-plan retail premises represented nearly 60% of transactions and almost 70% of sales value, while Jumeirah Village Circle recorded more than 12% of off-plan retail transactions.
Dubai has begun studying a potential Metro connection between Dubai International Airport and Al Maktoum International Airport, with the work expected to take about one year. The study comes as the 30-kilometre Blue Line is under construction and the AED34 billion Gold Line moves forward with an inauguration target of September 9, 2032.
Dubai retail property rents increased 5.9% year on year during the first half of 2026, moving from AED 238 to AED 252 per square foot. The performance reinforces the importance of location, leasing quality and tenant retention for owners and investors assessing the emirate’s retail assets.
Al Maktoum International Airport is being developed as Dubai’s future major aviation hub, with its first major phase targeted for operations in 2032. Its planned queue-free security model could strengthen Dubai South’s long-term appeal for hospitality, logistics and mixed-use investment.
Dubai International Airport expects to handle around 70 million passengers in 2026 after regional disruption and UAE airspace restrictions reduced capacity and passenger volumes. With Dubai Airports also targeting 100 million annual passengers by the end of 2027, the forecast reinforces the airport’s importance to Dubai’s tourism and real-estate investment environment.
Etihad Rail has scheduled the opening of its Dubai passenger station in Jumeirah Golf Estates for September 30, 2026. The planned Abu Dhabi-Dubai-Fujairah connection adds a new intercity mobility layer with potential implications for accessibility, development activity and investment analysis around the station.
Prestige One Developments reportedly plans to invest AED3 billion to AED4 billion, equivalent to approximately $817 million to $1.09 billion, while pursuing seven to eight additional project launches in Dubai after four launches during 2026.
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