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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
With piling complete, New System Engineering (NSE) takes on the main construction contract for the 68-home waterfront building, signed on 25 September 2026.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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