For years, the story of UAE real estate was told in superlatives. Record transactions. Record prices. Record launches. It was a market that seemed to run on adrenaline, and plenty of people wondered how long that could last. Yet, what is happening in the UAE real estate market in 2026 does not seem to be a short-lived boom with an impending expiry date, but a market finding its footing as a genuine, long-term destination for global capital and for people who simply want to live here. According to Nagham Hassan ...