Market brief
March 2026
What the Q1 transaction data is — and isn't — telling us.
Headline volumes are up 14%. Beneath the surface, a quieter story about where capital is rotating across the seven emirates.
8 min read
Field notes
Quiet thinking on a noisy market.
A few times a quarter we publish what we're actually seeing — yields, inventory, capital flows — without the press-release sheen.
Neighborhood
February 2026
Al Barari: why we still recommend the original phases.
A walkthrough of the trees, the floorplates, and the resale data that explains why early Al Barari villas remain the steadier hold.
6 min read
Strategy
January 2026
On holding through a cycle — three lessons from 2014.
We've watched two corrections from inside the market. The clients who held — and the ones who refinanced — both did better than those who sold.
11 min read
Family office
December 2025
Golden visa, structured well: a quiet decade of returns.
The visa is an outcome, not a strategy. Here's how we structure property-led residency to also serve generational planning.
9 min read