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Abu Dhabi’s framework allows qualifying contractual rights in registered off-plan units to be mortgaged toward the purchase price. ADCB advertises eligible customers financing of up to 50% of a property’s value, with final approval and financing following once 50% has been paid or at handover.
Alstom has signed an approximately €460 million contract with the Royal Commission for Riyadh City to supply and integrate additional driverless trains for Riyadh Metro Lines 3, 4 and 6.
Official ADREC / DARI data for October 2025–September 2026 (1 October 2025–18 September 2026) sets average sale prices alongside average annual rents, while the wider sales record shows 60,295 transactions and a median rate of AED 17,476.6100463257 per m².
Aldar announced more than AED 5 billion in sales across Talay and Yas Riva Reserve. Expatriate residents and overseas buyers accounted for 69% of sales across the two developments.
Etihad Rail’s Dubai–Abu Dhabi passenger link began on September 30, 2026. Its first reported journey connected Al Yalayis Station with Mohamed Bin Zayed City Station, marking an expansion of the UAE passenger network.
Dubai property sales exceeded AED 378 billion in the first nine months of 2026, equivalent to more than $103 billion. The reported total ranks second for the period, behind 2025, and offers a measure of transaction value but not of market-wide price growth or returns.
Ras Al Khaimah apartment sales values increased by approximately 18.0% year on year in H1 2026 to AED 2,298 per square foot, while rents rose 14.3%. More than 34,000 residential units are expected to be delivered between 2026 and 2030, including around 10,000 branded residences.
Al Moammar Information Systems Company has signed an agreement with HUMAIN to increase planned AI data-centre capacity in Saudi Arabia from 50 MW to 250 MW. The programme will be delivered through additional facilities and work orders, while the precise contract value, execution period and financial impact remain undisclosed.
Al Moammar Information Systems has expanded its artificial-intelligence data-centre project for HUMAIN fivefold, from 50 MW to 250 MW. The agreement value exceeds 689% of MIS’s 2025 revenue and is equivalent to approximately SAR 8.76 billion based on reported revenue of about SAR 1.27 billion.
Qatar recorded QR805.42 million in mortgage contracts during September 13-19, 2026, up 184.6% week-on-week and 54.2% year-on-year. Property sales reached QR430.7 million across 120 contracts, creating a notable divergence between financing values and transaction volumes.
Work is underway on the first phase of Marjan Beach, an approximately 85 million-square-foot mixed-use waterfront masterplan on Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah. With plots secured by Wasl, Omniyat and Beyond, the project broadens the development pipeline surrounding Wynn Al Marjan Island.
The licence moves Wynn Al Marjan Island from a major resort proposal to a formally licensed commercial gaming development.
Qatar has outlined more than USD 60 billion of infrastructure, real estate and hospitality opportunities over the next five years, alongside the launch of Doha Investment to expand private-sector participation in domestic assets.
NEOM has invited consultants to express interest in feasibility, concept design and route-alignment work for a proposed freight rail connection of more than 400 kilometres between Oxagon’s Port of NEOM and Saudi Arabia Railways’ North Railway network.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has approved implementation of Dubai’s fourth strategic road corridor, an approximately 80-kilometre route featuring 12 lanes in both directions, 72 bridges and 17 tunnels. Its AED 3.5 billion first phase is expected to cut travel time between Al Shanouf Street and Dubai-Al Ain Road from 35 minutes to 14 minutes.
Dubai’s mortgage market is showing a marked shift in borrower activity. Mortgage refinancing and equity-release enquiries grew 2.5 times year on year, while mortgage-backed property purchase volumes declined approximately 35% in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the same period of 2025.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority and Dubai Airports are reviewing future road and public transport projects serving Al Maktoum International Airport and Dubai South, reinforcing connectivity as a key factor in the area’s long-term development outlook.
Dubai Holding Real Estate and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank have partnered on off-plan home financing for selected Dubai developments, with advertised pricing starting at 3.49% per annum and fixed for three years.
Atheel KAFD Hotel has opened in Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District with 214 rooms and suites. Located in The Leaf area, the hotel was developed by King Abdullah Financial District Development and Management Company and is operated by Adeera Hospitality Company.
Marjan says the first phase of earthwork at Marjan Beach is expected to be completed within two months, marking an early milestone for its approximately 85 million-square-foot mixed-use waterfront development in Ras Al Khaimah.
