UNITED ARAB EMIRATES EDITION · DUBAI BRANCH
Research and consultancy, made for the Emirates.
AssetsUnion's Dubai branch brings the firm's economic and business research and consultancy practice to clients in the United Arab Emirates — with coverage of the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the wider Gulf, and global context behind every view.
Valuation services are provided in Saudi Arabia under Taqeem accreditation and IVS standards.
The UAE market, in numbers
The figures we track across the Emirates' property, listed and monetary markets — each drawn from its official source and dated. These are the latest official releases, each dated to its official source — not live market prices.
DUBAI · DUBAI LAND DEPARTMENT
Total transactions
AED 917bn
+20% YoY
2025 · DLD
Total transactions
AED 252bn
+31% YoY
Q1 2026 · DLD
Foreign investment
AED 148bn
+26% YoY
Q1 2026 · DLD
Population
4.25m
2024 · DSC
ABU DHABI · ADREC / SCAD
Total transactions
AED 142bn
+44% YoY
2025 · ADREC
Total transactions
AED 66bn
+160.7% YoY
Q1 2026 · ADREC
Foreign investment
AED 8.2bn
+13% YoY
2025 · ADREC
Population
4.14m
2024 · SCAD
LISTED INDICES · DFM / ADX
DFM General Index
6,046
+17.2%
2025 close · DFM
DFM General Index
−10.1%
Q1 2026 · DFM
ADX General Index
9,992
+6.1%
2025 close · ADX
DFM market cap
AED 992bn
2025 · DFM
DEVELOPERS & MONETARY · EMAAR · ALDAR · CBUAE
Emaar revenue
AED 49.6bn
+40% YoY
FY2025 · Emaar
Aldar revenue
AED 33.8bn
+47% YoY
FY2025 · Aldar
CBUAE Base Rate
3.65%
Q1 2026 · CBUAE
AED / USD peg
3.6725
fixed
since 1997 · CBUAE
Sources: Dubai Land Department (DLD), Dubai Statistics Center (DSC), Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (ADREC), Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi (SCAD), Dubai Financial Market (DFM), Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), Emaar & Aldar disclosures, Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE). Each figure is dated to its official release.
The UAE market, in view
The United Arab Emirates runs one of the most open, transaction-rich real estate markets in the region — a freehold market with deep international participation, institutional landlords, and a regulatory record published in the open. Our Dubai branch reads it the way our research center reads every market: on official releases and verifiable evidence, with Gulf and global context behind every view.
DUBAI
Residential & the off-plan cycle
Sales momentum, off-plan launch pipelines, handover and absorption risk, and the shifting balance between established districts and emerging masterplans.
ABU DHABI
The institutional core
Government-anchored demand, disciplined prime supply, and sovereign-linked development programmes shaping the capital's office and residential markets.
SECTORS
Hospitality, retail & industrial
Tourism-led hospitality performance, retail repositioning, and logistics demand along the Emirates' trade and free-zone corridors.
CAPITAL & REGULATION
Ownership, visas & cross-border flows
Freehold zones, residency-linked investment demand, and the capital that moves between the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the wider Gulf.
What the Dubai branch delivers
RESEARCH
UAE market research & briefings
Commissioned research on UAE cities, sectors and districts — built on official releases and verifiable sources, delivered to your investment committee.
CONSULTANCY
Feasibility & highest and best use
Independent studies for UAE development and investment decisions — evidence first, conclusions second.
STRATEGY
Portfolio & market-entry advisory
For investors weighing UAE exposure alongside Saudi Arabia and the wider Gulf — one desk, the whole region.
VALUATION
Valuation — in Saudi Arabia
Valuation instructions are delivered in Saudi Arabia by our Taqeem-accredited appraisal department under IVS standards; the Dubai branch coordinates by email.
