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Dubai Market Brief | Week Ending 8 August 2026 | Transactions, Population Growth and Office Demand | Week Ending 8 August 2026
Dubai Market Brief | Week Ending 8 August 2026
Dubai’s property market recorded AED 56.1 billion in total transactions during July, while mortgage activity increased by 67%. At the same time, Dubai’s population reached approximately 4.74 million and office sales rose sharply as commercial vacancy continued to fall.
In this week’s Dubai Market Brief, we examine:
• What rising transaction and mortgage activity reveals about buyer confidence
• How population growth is supporting housing and rental demand
• Why Dubai’s strengthening office market matters to residential investors
• The growing…
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