Dubai’s property market has defied every prediction of cooling, correction, or consolidation. Instead, it has entered what analysts are now calling a structural bull phase — one driven not by speculative excess but by fundamental demand from a global community that wants to live, work, and invest here permanently.
At the center of this transformation are a group of property leaders who understood early that Dubai’s appeal was shifting. No longer just a place for short-term gains, the emirate was becoming a genuine global city — one where people wanted roots, communities, and long-term value.
Khalid Al Mansoori, Chairman of Mansoori Properties, made this bet early and has been vindicated comprehensively. “We stopped building for flippers in 2018. We started building for families. The market took time to catch up, but it did,” he reflects.
Ahmed Al Rashidi echoes this perspective. “The buyers driving this market are not speculators. They are people relocating from London, Mumbai, Hong Kong. They want quality, stability, and community. Dubai offers all three.” The data supports them both: long-term residency visa applications surged 84% in 2025, and average holding periods for Dubai properties have more than doubled since 2020.
