By a Senior Broker at Cielo Properties You’re comparing two homes in Abu Dhabi. One has the view. The other has the better commute. Then you see a headline about a global investment manager expanding into the city, and you wonder whether that should change your thinking. It’s a fair question. Especially when the firm manages $3.6 trillion. Capital Group’s move gives us something concrete...
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By a senior broker at Cielo Properties You know that moment when you find a home you really like, then open the map and start doing the maths? The sea view looks lovely. The layout works. But what happens at eight on a Tuesday morning, when you need to get to work? That’s why Abu Dhabi’s Mid-Island Parkway deserves a closer look. Its first phase is scheduled for completion in 2027, with the...
By a senior broker at Cielo Properties You’re looking at a beachfront apartment, and you can already picture yourself there. Coffee on the balcony. A quiet weekend by the water. Then you get to the price, and a different question comes up. What will make this place worth owning five years from now? That’s why Wynn Al Marjan Island’s latest announcement deserves a closer look. Its planned...
Dubai property sales have crossed $103 billion in the first nine months of 2026, making it the second-highest nine-month sales total on record. Big number. No question. But the interesting part isn't really the $103 billion. It's what happened underneath it. Because if you're thinking about buying property in Dubai right now, whether it's an off-plan apartment, a villa for the family, or...
There’s a moment when a city stops feeling like it’s trying to become a global destination and starts feeling like it already is one. I think Abu Dhabi is somewhere around that moment right now. Not because of one new tower. Not because another luxury hotel has opened. And not even because property prices are moving. Look at what’s being built around the city instead. Disney is coming to...
You know that moment when a property price gets so big that you read it twice? $135 million. For one home. That’s roughly AED 496 million. And no, we’re not talking about a hotel, an apartment tower or an entire residential development. We’re talking about a single beachfront mansion in Dubai. Palace Group is progressing a collection of just 12 bespoke beachfront mansions across Jumeirah...
By a Senior Broker at Cielo Properties Dubai has changed quickly over the past few years. More people have moved here. More businesses have opened. New neighbourhoods have appeared almost overnight. And along with all that growth, housing costs have become a much bigger part of the conversation. For people already living here, that conversation is usually pretty simple. Can I still afford to live...
A new financing arrangement between Dubai Holding Real Estate and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB). Eligible buyers at Palm Jebel Ali, The Acres and Nad Al Sheba Gardens can now potentially access home financing once they've paid 50% of the property value to the developer, regardless of how far construction has progressed. What actually changed? You're buying an off-plan home and following the...
By a Senior Broker at Cielo Properties | September 24, 2026 Dubai’s first passenger station at Al Yalayis is scheduled to open on September 30, 2026, connecting Dubai with Abu Dhabi and the wider national passenger network. The Dubai–Abu Dhabi journey is expected to take about 57 minutes station to station. But that’s only the beginning. Dubai is also working on Metro integration, another Etihad...
By a Senior Broker at Cielo Properties | September 23, 2026 This week, bookings for the new Dubai–Abu Dhabi passenger service began appearing, with one-way fares starting from AED 39 in Comfort Class and AED 109 in Premium Class. The trip from Dubai’s new Al Yalayis Station to Mohamed bin Zayed City Station in Abu Dhabi is expected to take about 57 minutes, with Dubai passenger services...