The story so far

48% of Dubai’s 2026 budget has been allocated to infrastructure, but why is that such a powerful signal for real estate? Government spending on this scale doesn’t create short bursts of activity; it sets the foundation for steady, long term growth, better communities and a city b ...  Show more

Grade A offices in Dubai are now 95% occupied, and a 30% year-on-year growth in Q3 clearly points to sustained demand. In this bonus episode, Gary Stevenson, Head of Commercial at haus & haus, joins Charlie Bannan to unpack how commercial has become the fastest-growing sector in ...  Show more

19 Sep 2025. We’re live from Aldar’s latest Dubai launch party as Cecilia Reinaldo takes us inside the developer’s newest project and what it means for the city’s property market. Plus, Deloitte has been crunching the numbers on UAE hiring, we get the latest from their human capi ...  Show more

Britney, 23, shares how Dubai wasn’t on her radar until she found our podcast. Now she’s asking: what challenges do young Americans face when moving from the U.S. to Dubai? Mario and Craig also talk about Victory Heights, one of Dubai’s premier villa communities in Sports City ...

In this episode of The Real Estate Majlis, we sit down with Abdullah Alajaji, Founder and Managing Director of Driven Properties, to uncover the real strategies behind thriving in Dubai’s ultra-competitive real estate market.From building a winning company culture to leveraging A ...  Show more

I sat down with Charlie Wright, Founder & CEO of Humantra, the fastest-growing electrolytes brand in the UAE, now eyeing global expansion after a successful UK launch. Charlie’s journey to Dubai began straight out of college, where a sales job quickly showed him that he craved mo ...  Show more