The real estate markets of Dubai and Abu Dhabi have also been recognised as the top global improvers in 2022

Many JLT and Marina residents are looking for areas with open green spaces.

Properties priced below AED1.5m are driving transactions in the Dubai real estate market, according to new research

Property Finder report finds that changing market dynamics have made property in Dubai more affordable

Savills has ranked Dubai as the third most affordable major global city for purchasing prime residential property.

Dubai's approval of a low-income housing policy was an important moment. But questions remain about what constitutes affordable housing and how the policy will be implemented.

For well over a decade now, Dubai has been synonymous with luxury villas, upmarket apartments and property prices comparable to the most expensive cities in Europe, Asia and North America – a playground, essentially, for the conspicuously wealthy and the unapologetically aspirational. But now, the emirate is embracing the concept of affordable housing.