The OffPlan Insider newsdesk reports UAE off-plan launches, developer offers, payment-plan changes and regulation. Every story is checked against the developer's own release, price list or sales terms before it is published, and each one names its sources.
Arada's proposed fund management arm and Alya, a GCC residential platform backed by Brookfield and Lunate, will look first at two developments with a combined value of about AED 6 billion.
Work has begun on the second phase of the AED 5 billion Serenia District, including the 25-floor East Residence 2 and the 23-storey East Residence 3. Foundations are complete at West Residence, the first tower.
Ardee has launched its brand with Ardee Downtown, a 3.5 million sq ft district on Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah. Its first residential phase, Ardee Views, is a pair of towers with 652 homes, and delivery is phased from 2030.
H&H has launched sales of Rosewood Residences Dubai, beachfront homes and five villas within its AED 30 billion Dubai Peninsula development, where more than 3,500 workers are now on site.
Dubai South has signed with UK hospitality group Cheval Collection to launch Cheval South Bay, a 193-unit development on the South Bay lagoon, connected to South Bay Mall and due to open in 2030.
DAMAC Properties has signed a land acquisition agreement with Al Zorah Development Company for a 1.4 million sq ft creekside community. The first phase, two towers of studios to three-bedroom lofts, is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2027.
Ajman registered 1,140 real estate transactions in October 2026, including AED 1.22 billion of sales and AED 373 million of mortgages. Emirates City was the most traded major project.
Dubai's Executive Council has approved a 3 km Route 2020 extension with two stations, due in 2031, and an AED 9.59bn plan for community services to 2040. A Dubai Land Department study puts residential occupancy at 97%.
Nakheel has unveiled the Palm Springs masterplan in southern Dubai: 15 neighbourhoods of villas, townhouses and apartments, with two schools, a hospital, a country club and about 593,000 sq m of open space.
Emaar has announced about 300,000 sq m of office and commercial space around Dubai Square, with office towers linked to two metro stations. The district sits within a masterplan Emaar says will hold about 75,500 homes.
The Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre recorded 38,483 transactions worth AED 171.26 billion to the end of September. Sales value more than doubled to AED 119.33 billion, and foreign investment in the investment zones rose 131%.
RAK Properties made AED 809.72 million of revenue in the first nine months of 2026 and lifted its sales backlog to AED 3.18 billion. Its update also gives build progress on each Mina Al Arab project.
Modon Holding has signed its largest financing to date: a AED 4.7 billion five-year term loan and a AED 9 billion revolving facility. It will refinance existing debt and fund development projects.
Eligible buyers of Wasl's off-plan homes get a dedicated Emirates NBD home finance team. In the same week, Wasl agreed a three-year framework with Ssangyong E&C covering about AED 10 billion of homes, hotels and mixed-use projects.
Emaar Properties reported AED 34.7 billion of property sales and a revenue backlog of AED 158.8 billion for the first nine months of 2026. Its board also approved a one-off special dividend of 50 fils a share.
The first phase opened on 4 November with a partial opening of Al Taawun Interchange and new bridges from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road towards Expo Centre Sharjah. The full project covers about 9.2 km of road.
Emaar Properties told the Dubai Financial Market on 4 November that it intends to make a voluntary cash offer for the Emaar Development shares it does not already own. Its board approved the offer on 5 November.
Dubai Municipality has updated Al Satwa's planning rules. Plots that were mainly for attached villas can now take apartments, and larger or combined plots can go to a ground floor plus eight floors.
The Dubai Land Department has moved the full tenancy contract journey onto DubaiNow, with the DEWA security deposit paid in the same process. Dubai registered nearly 254,000 rental contracts in Q1 2026.
Mortgages still funded 56% of the brokerage's deals. The Central Bank raised its base rate to 3.90% in September and held it in October.
Off-plan made up 72.2% of Q3 sales. About 291,800 homes are scheduled for 2027 and 2028, and new contracts outpaced renewals.
Ready homes took the larger share of value at AED 20.99 billion, while off-plan led by number of deals. The 10-month sales total is about AED 412 billion.
Residential plots made up 61% of the value to 26 October, with Me'aisem 2 and Al Yelayiss 5 the top areas and Palm Jebel Ali third.
The fourth Real Estate Day for Emirati Employment brought together more than 80 companies, with interviews held on the spot.
Metropolitan Capital Real Estate expects roughly one new residential project every three days. More than AED 40 billion of homes have sold in Abu Dhabi since January, about 82% of deals off-plan.
The Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department's new office handles title deeds, mortgages, valuations and contract attestation in one of the emirate's busiest property districts.
ValuStrat's third-quarter review puts annual growth at 24% for apartments, 10.2% for villas and 16.8% across the residential market. Rents were stable under the emirate's rent-increase freeze.
ValuStrat's third-quarter review counts 9,491 ready-home sales worth about AED 25 billion and 24,375 off-plan registrations. Its citywide price index stood at 218.6 points, and monthly moves had slowed by September.
Most affordable and mid-tier communities moved by less than 3% in the quarter. Al Barari villas and Palm Jumeirah apartments were among the few that rose more, and estimated yields reach 9.5% in Dubai Investments Park.
On appeal, the centre ruled that a tenant company hid a record of unpaid rent and bounced cheques. Either landlord or tenant can now point to the ruling if they are misled before a lease starts.
The AED 185 million building has 183 studios, one- and two-bedroom homes beside Jumeirah Golf Estates, with studios from AED 595,000. Zimaya says it is planning a beachfront project on Dubai Islands next.
Sobha Realty's September 2026 update covers 22 Dubai phases, from Creek Vista Heights at 88% overall to the first Sobha Central towers, where piling is complete.
Bayut's third-quarter report shows the biggest gains in affordable and mid-market areas. Rents were broadly stable, and estimated yields reach 11.5% for mid-tier villas in Al Dhafrah.
The four-building scheme on Gate Avenue brings two hotels, residences, a 132-home Eden House and Grade A offices to DIFC. Branded homes are reported at more than AED 8,000 per sq ft.
Select Indian taxpayers with homes in the UAE have been asked to confirm their foreign assets are reported. The one-time FAST-DS window to correct past omissions closes on 31 December 2026.
The Executive Council's Urban Centres Development Plan aims to add AED 20 billion to property values in the targeted areas by 2040 and raise the share of residents living near a Metro station from 52% to 74%.
Three new restaurant and café openings at Mina Al Arab follow Bar Du Port Beach and Ladurée earlier this year, as RAK Properties fills in the everyday amenities around its Hayat Island homes.
Sobha Realty's sales team will present its UAE projects to buyers and agents at the Hyatt Regency Sydney over two days, 31 October and 1 November 2026.
Aldar sold AED 18.9 billion of property in the first nine months of 2026 and handed over almost 2,000 homes. Its AED 71.6 billion backlog covers the next two to three years of revenue.
Parkway International Contracting will build Phases 2 and 4, due in late 2028 and the second quarter of 2029. All 1,154 homes in the 15-building community now have a main contractor.
Dubai South recorded 12,428 home sales worth AED 15.9 billion from January to August 2026, 27% more than in the whole of 2025. Anarock counts 38,116 homes due for handover between 2027 and 2029, peaking in 2028.
About 20,200 office leases were signed in Dubai in the third quarter, two in three of them for units under 1,000 sq ft. Savills expects 20.4 million sq ft of new office space by 2030, most of it arriving from 2028.
The Dubai developer's revenue grew 5% to AED 1.52 billion to the end of September, and its third-quarter profit rose 29%. Three of its current projects in Dubai and Umm Al Quwain are due for handover in 2027.
Al Hamad Building Contracting will build the Luxury Collection resort and its 447 branded residences in Ras Al Khaimah. Piling is finished and the resort is due to open in the fourth quarter of 2028.
A new report from Global Branded Residences counts 31 branded projects in the emirate, and 92% of those coming are standalone buildings rather than homes attached to a hotel.
The Grade A tower is the first building to carry the Christian A. Rockefeller name. It has four office collections, five amenity floors and a business centre on Level 87.
The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has asked consultants to bid for the design of a 68 km road with 12 to 16 lanes and an 8 km link to Emirates Road in Umm Al Quwain. Bids close on 23 October.
The Italian fashion house will design the interiors of a marina-front building by Tomorrow World Properties in Dubai and a 250-home beachfront tower by Emirates Developments in Abu Dhabi, its first homes in the capital.
Knight Frank counts AED 5.77 billion of $10m-plus sales in the third quarter, down from 103 deals a year earlier. The year so far is still ahead of 2025, with 412 sales in nine months.
The RTA is procuring the corridor on a design-and-build basis. Approved in July, it will serve Al Barsha, Al Quoz, Business Bay and Meydan, with construction from the third quarter of 2027 to the end of 2030.
The AED 1.2 billion project of five buildings, three on the beach, drew expressions of interest equal to 150% of its homes within an hour of launch. Completion is due in September 2030.
Dubai Investments will sell 20% of DIP Holding on the Dubai Financial Market, with subscriptions from 27 October to 3 November and trading expected from 11 November.
Real estate made up 11.8% of Dubai's economy in H1 2026, according to the Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment. Overall real GDP fell 2.3% to about AED 473 billion.
Savills counts 6,085 residential sales worth AED 21.5 billion in the third quarter. Volumes fell, but value rose 32% on a year earlier as buyers moved to larger off-plan and luxury homes.
Arada KSA, formed with Saudi investor Xtopia, will build 3,500 villas and townhouses in Al Rimal, north-east Riyadh, modelled on Masaar in Sharjah. Construction starts in mid-2027.
Abu Dhabi's first JW Marriott Residences will sit on the beach beside a golf course on Yas Island. It is TARAF's second branded project with Marriott, after the sold-out W Residences on Al Maryah Island.
The forward purchase covers more than 1,100 homes for rent, delivered by Arada in the fourth quarter of 2029, and lifts Aldar's develop-to-hold pipeline to AED 21 billion.
The cricketer announced the purchase on Instagram. Shahrukhz Residences is Danube's 60-floor waterfront tower in Dubai Maritime City, with furnished homes from AED 1.65 million.
Its first project has 840 branded residences, seven floating villas and two tree villas, from studios to four bedrooms, with entry prices below AED 2 million and a four-year delivery commitment.
At RISE Summit 2026, Emaar's founder said buyers are keeping up with payments at 2025 levels and that Emaar holds its prices and payment terms when sales slow.
It will be Aldar's fourth Dubai community, after Haven, Athlon and The Wilds, on the route of the Metro Blue Line extension. Aldar also expects to hand over more than 3,000 homes this year and up to 4,500 in 2027.
Sheikh Mohammed set out the pipeline at the Mohammed bin Rashid Leadership Forum: homes to 2030, Al Maktoum International, the Blue and Gold Metro lines, DIFC Phase 2 and new drainage and power networks.
Project value rose 52% on a year earlier, and more than 24,000 homes were added, according to the Dubai Land Department. The count has since passed 150 projects.
Buyers from 130 nationalities invested in Sharjah property in the first nine months of 2026, and almost 10,000 were buying there for the first time.
New street signs and house number plates will be rolled out across 186 areas, starting this quarter in Za'abeel, Nad Al Sheba, Al Khawaneej 1 and Nazwa.
Savills' third-quarter report shows rents lower than a year ago in most communities it tracks, a busier leasing market, and far fewer new launches than in 2025.
The Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department recorded 91,560 transactions from January to September 2026. Muwaileh Commercial led on both number and value.
Dubai Municipality has set out how Law No. 4 of 2026 works: who may rent out shared homes, where, how many people a room can hold and what a breach costs.
The centre closed 2,350 cases by agreement between landlord and tenant in the first nine months of 2026, worth AED 401 million together.
London Place in Campsie will have 156 apartments over 33 storeys, with construction due to start in 2027. It is the first of five projects the Sharjah developer plans in Sydney's Inner Southwest.
The French footballer has bought several residences in the tallest tower of Binghatti's Nad Al Sheba masterplan. Former Morocco captain Medhi Amine has bought at Eywa Tree of Life.
The marine works on Island B include new breakwaters and 320 metres of new beach beside Bay Villas. Completion is due in the fourth quarter of 2027.
Al Mamzar, Al Nabba and Al Mahatah led apartment rents over the past year. Villa rents rose fastest in Al Mansoura. Sharjah's property sales reached AED 29.5 billion in the first half.
The mall will have 1.3 million sq ft of shops, dining and entertainment, and sits beside Jumeirah Village Triangle, Jumeirah Islands and The Springs.
The ratings agency expects lower sales and softer apartment prices as new homes complete in 2027 and 2028. It says the four Dubai developers it rates have large sales backlogs and few late payers.
Buyers registered 3,695 office sales between January and September. Business Bay took almost half the money, and September was up 54 per cent on a year earlier.
Sobha Central, Sobha Hartland II, Sobha Solis and Sobha Orbis are on a 20 per cent on booking, 80 per cent on completion plan from 7 to 16 October. More than 2,900 homes are on the offer list.
The two September launches, 351 villas at Marsa Al Saadiyat and 292 on Yas Island, brought in AED 5 billion between them. UAE nationals were 31 per cent of buyers.
The Dubai developer has secured two sites north of Dallas and two in Queensland. About 700 homes are planned in Texas, with the first 34 on sale in 2027 from USD 1 million.
Of 717 projects launched since mid-2023, 44 have reduced prices by at least 5 per cent and 28 are selling below their launch price. Studios are the one size selling faster than last year.
The 73 beachfront residences beside Wynn Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah open for sale this month, with one to five-bedroom homes, five Marina Villas and a penthouse.
The second phase of Shahrukhz by Danube brings furnished studios to three-bedroom apartments from AED 1.7 million, on a 30/70 plan with handover in December 2029. Priority booking is open.
Sobha Realty has won Luxury Real Estate Developer of the Year 2026 at the Global Brand Awards, received by its sales and development chiefs on the company's behalf.
Azizi Developments has set out its October 2026 offers: a month-long 10/90 payment plan, the Azizi Florence sales event on 14 October and a one-day 4 per cent discount at Azizi Venice on 26 October.
The commercial hub of The Yards goes on sale on Wednesday 7 October 2026 at the BEYOND Sales Gallery: 272 shell-and-core offices and 50 retail and F&B units across four blocks.
Announced in September 2026, the UAE's fourth inter-emirate road axis will be built in two phases. Reportage says it has a 750,000 sqm site near the route with about 3,800 homes in design.
Mubadala and TARAF have partnered with Kerzner International for a 44-storey One&Only residential tower connected to The Galleria, announced at LIVEX 2026.
With piling complete, New System Engineering (NSE) takes on the main construction contract for the 68-home waterfront building, signed on 25 September 2026.
In JLL and LaSalle's 2026 Global Real Estate Transparency Index, Dubai climbs 11 places to 17th, first in the Arab world, and Abu Dhabi rises eight places to 33rd as the world's leading improver.
Launched at LIVEX 2026 with Marriott International: 165 branded homes on Al Maryah Island's waterfront canal in Abu Dhabi, with construction under way and handover expected in Q2 2030.
Construction has started on the world's first Manchester City-branded residential community on Yas Canal, Abu Dhabi, and buyers can now visit the new Experience Centre on site.
Rove Hotels and IRTH Group have agreed an exclusive multi-year partnership for standalone Rove Home residences across the UAE. The first, Rove Home The Greens, goes on sale before the end of 2026.
Signed at LIVEX 2026 on 30 September, the MoU covers 10 waterfront plots and about 5.4 million sq ft of floor area for apartments, penthouses, offices, shops and restaurants in Abu Dhabi.
Imtiaz Developments unveils Kore, its Project No. 12, at the Imtiaz Experience Centre on Sheikh Zayed Road on 8 October 2026: about 350 furnished apartments built around wellness, longevity and human performance.
Azizi Developments launches Clusters 1 and 2 of Azizi Florence at its Sharjah sales centre on 14 October 2026, with a show villa and a show townhouse open on the day.
Sobha Realty topped Dubai's developer sales by value in September 2026, ahead of Emaar and Binghatti at AED 1.2 billion each, according to registered sales data.
Sobha Realty and Minor Hotels are bringing an Anantara Hotels & Resorts property to Sobha Siniya Island in Umm Al Quwain.
Announced on 30 September 2026, the deal is Arada's first development in Abu Dhabi: a joint venture on up to 1.5 million sqm at Seih Sdeirah and three residential plots on Yas Island.
Announced on 29 September 2026 at FHS World, the Meydan Horizon project brings 282 Pullman residences and Accor's first branded offices for sale, opening in 2029.
Passenger trains between Dubai's Al Yalayis Station and Abu Dhabi's Mohamed Bin Zayed City began on 30 September 2026, with five daily services and fares from AED 39.
Six buildings by Jacobs with interiors by Kettle Collective, released in phases from a first 265 homes, on a 50/50 plan with 5 per cent down and handover from Q4 2030.
The near-complete Dubai Sports City tower is on a 30/70 plan this month, with completion anticipated on 30 September and the handover payment due on 5 October.
From 6 PM UAE time on 21 September, all Imtiaz Developments projects are sold on 35 per cent during construction and 65 per cent on handover, with 5 per cent off the price. The offer has no end date.
The gated community opposite Yas Riva went on sale on 26 September. 45 of the villas front the waterway; sizes, the payment plan and the handover date are on request.