Buyer’s market: Dubai residents cash in on real estate cooldown as prices fall up to 20pc amid Middle East war
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DUBAI, July 26 — Just over a year after moving to Dubai, Steve found himself moving unexpectedly up the property ladder, taking advantage of a cooling real estate market amid the...
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His new apartment is larger and closer to work than his previous resident, but the rent is nonetheless 15 per cent cheaper, he said, using a pseudonym due to Dubai’s sensitivity on the matter.
When he arrived in Dubai in 2025, “it was really difficult to get a place in this area and the rents had gone up by a lot”, said the 35-year-old, who works in the media sector.
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- Jul 26, 2026
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