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Investing / Analysis

DLD Valuation Guide: what a useful report should show

Dubai Land Department's published valuation guide turns one headline estimate into a more useful set of questions: what is being valued, for which purpose and date, using which evidence and assumptions?

Investing / Analysis

Dubai Metro commercial property: a location test beyond distance

Dubai Municipality’s TOD Manual makes proximity only the starting point. Commercial occupiers and investors should test the walking route, access, activity mix and operating fit before treating a metro label as decision evidence.

Policy / Analysis

DLD Initial Registration: what buyers should still verify

Dubai Land Department’s connected developer platform improves registration and oversight workflows. Buyers still need to verify the specific project, escrow and contract evidence behind a purchase decision.

Investing / Analysis

WGES 2026: how buyers can test a green-building claim

As the World Green Economy Summit runs in Dubai, buyers and occupiers need a practical way to separate design language from certification, measured operation and decision-ready evidence.

Markets / Analysis

The commercial brief: evidence before an offer

This week’s reading brings together project delivery, leasing and registration. Each signal answers a different question about a commercial property.

Investing / Analysis

The office cost that headline rent leaves out

A worked comparison of fitted and shell-and-core offices shows why the first-year cash requirement and the annual rent can point to different choices.