Dubai Market Brief | Resales Rise as Tenants Gain Leverage | Week Ending 31 October 2026

Dubai, UAE and Bali Property | The Global Investor Podcast | Strategy • Capital Allocation • Wealth · Oct 30, 2026 · 7m

Dubai’s selective phase is developing into a measurable shift from launch-led activity towards resales, tenants and financed end users.

In this week’s Dubai Market Brief, we examine:

• AED 4.76 billion in residential sales across 2,233 transactions

• Resale transactions rising 18.5% from the previous quarter

• Off-plan registrations declining for a fourth consecutive quarter

• Dubai’s first annual residential price-index decline since the pandemic

• Why the market appears to be stabilising rather than falling sharply

• Lease renewals declining as tenants shop around for better terms

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