Real Estate

Dubai Real Estate’s Resilience May Signal End of Boom-Bust Cycle

  • Home values in the city have risen for 15 consecutive quarters
  • Average rents for single-family homes have shot up to $96,000
Illustration of the Palm Jebel Ali island in Dubai.Source: Nakheel

Dubai’s red-hot real estate market is defying predictions of a slowdown, in a sign that the Middle Eastern business hub might be breaking free from its boom-and-bust cycles.

“Prices are continuing to rise and the transient nature of Dubai seems to be well and truly over,” Taimur Khan, the head of research at global property advisory firm CBRE Group Inc., said. “Whether new or long-standing residents, most are buying for occupancy now and as a result we’re seeing prices remain resilient.”