The Invisible Utility Driving Up Dubai Real Estate Prices in 2025
Living in the Gulf, you know air conditioning is not a luxury; it is essential. But the system cooling your building is probably also making it more valuable. There is a quiet powerhouse at work. District cooling systems are cutting energy use for AC by nearl…
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ALEC Holdings' Profit Skyrockets 116%; Here's What’s Driving the Dubai Construction Giant
If you needed more proof that Dubai's economy is running hot in 2025, construction giant ALEC Holdings just delivered it. As a key subsidiary of the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), the company's first major financ…
Dubai’s Property Market Soars on Off-Plan Sales; A Smart Slowdown Signals a Stable Future
Dubai's real estate market just had a huge quarter, with transaction values clearing AED 100 billion. While the headline numbers are exciting, the real story for investors is a bit more nuanced. It’s a tale of two market…
Dubai's 20-Minute City Plan Is Creating a New Real Estate Gold Rush
Dubai plans for 60% of its landscape to be walkable or cyclable by 2040. In a city built around highways and defined by extreme heat, that sounds like a fantasy. But it’s the core of a very real plan that’s already chang…
Salik's 2025 Profit Surge is Reshaping How Dubai Drives, Lives, and Invests
Since Salik first appeared on Dubai’s roads in 2007, the city has added more than 1.5 million people. That incredible growth isn't just about new skyscrapers; it's also fueling a powerful economic engine that most of us…
Dubai's DMCC Is Attracting 2,000 New Companies in 2025 and It's Igniting the Real Estate Market
Trade accounts for over a fifth of Dubai's entire economy, and the powerhouse behind much of that activity is the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC). This economic engine is now accelerating, and it’s creating a clear…
The UAE Just Launched the Digital Dirham; Here’s What It Means for Your Money in 2025
The way you use money in the UAE has officially changed. This isn't a pilot program or a test run. The Central Bank just announced that the Digital Dirham is here, and it's now legal tender. It has the exact same value a…
Dubai's Crypto Play Is Reshaping How We Buy Property and Travel in 2025
Dubai is making a big statement to the rest of the world: the future of finance is here, and it's being built right in the UAE. The emirate is going all-in on crypto, weaving it into its luxury economy. We're talking abo…
DAMAC Islands 2 Arrives as Dubai's Property Sales Break Half a Trillion Dirhams in 2025
Dubai's property market is on an absolute tear. We're not even through 2025, and real estate sales have already blown past an incredible AED 525 billion, surpassing the entire total for last year. It’s clear the global a…
Forget $40 Billion: The UAE-Türkiye Trade Boom Is Years Ahead of Schedule and Reshaping Dubai
The original goal for UAE-Türkiye trade was $40 billion over five years. It turns out, that was thinking too small. Even before the two countries signed their big trade deal, non-oil trade had already doubled in just th…
DEWA's Record $6.8 Billion Year is About More Than Just Power; It's About Dubai's Future
If you want a real-time measure of Dubai’s growth, you don't have to look much further than the city's power grid. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) just dropped its financial results for 2025, and they sh…
Dubai Just Cut a 65-Day Wait for Business Bank Accounts to Five Days: Here’s What It Means for Investors in 2025.
Anyone who has set up a business in Dubai knows the process. The paperwork and the waiting, especially for a business bank account, could stretch on for what felt like an eternity. Well, that just changed. Dramatically.…
Dubai's Air Taxis Have Flown; Your Commute Will Never Be the Same
Dubai has a bold target: make a quarter of all its transport trips driverless by 2030. That vision always felt a bit like science fiction. Until now. The city just pulled off the first-ever crewed flight of its electric…
Dubai Built a Gold Empire on Sand; It Is Reshaping Global Finance in 2025.
Here’s a simple fact: you can fly from Dubai and reach two-thirds of the world's population in under eight hours. Using this geographic trump card, the emirate has built itself into the world's second-biggest gold hub as…
Dubai Overtook New York as the World's Top Billionaire Destination in 2025
Year after year, Dubai's luxury property market smashes records. We're talking about a constant stream of deals over $10 million. This isn't just a hot streak; it’s a global signal. The world's wealthiest are moving thei…
Dubai Just Made a Big Bet on Film and Gaming: Here’s What It Means for Real Estate
Dubai is making a serious play for the global film and gaming industries, and for investors, this is news you’ll want to watch closely. Today, Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum kicked off a new initiative…
Dubai's Blue Line is already 10% finished, and it's set to reshape the city's property map by 2029.
Dubai is building for a future where its population hits nearly 6 million, and the Metro's new Blue Line is at the heart of that plan. Just five months after breaking ground in June 2025, the project is already 10 percen…
Dubai's Dh1 Billion Cavalli Tower Just Hit Its Full Height; Here is What Makes It Different
A new icon has officially topped out in Dubai Marina. DAMAC Properties' Dh1 billion Cavalli Tower has reached its final height, permanently changing the city's famous skyline and marking a major milestone on its way to a…
Dubai's Property Boom Is Over: What 69,000 New Homes Mean for Buyers in 2026
For the past few years, Dubai's real estate market has been on a tear. The population grew by over 100,000 people in just nine months back in 2023, and property prices kept climbing. If you've been on the sidelines feeli…
Emaar’s Massive Dh150 Billion Backlog Reveals Its Global Strategy for Dominance
In a Dubai property market where prices jumped over 20% in 2024, Emaar Properties did more than just keep pace. The real estate giant just released financial results for 2025 that show a company in complete control, and…