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Construction & Real Estate

Gulf luxury homes need redesign to cope with extreme heat, says expert

Thu, 02 Jul 2026

Developers across the Gulf region need to fundamentally rethink how luxury homes are designed and built, as rising heat stress exposes the limitations of construction materials and methods that were never engineered for this climate, said a top industry expert.

Construction & Real Estate

Dubai's luxury off-plan homes bring $1.36bn May sales

Fri, 12 Jun 2026

Dubai's luxury real estate market continued to attract strong investment in May, with developers recording almost AED5 billion ($1.36 billion) in off-plan sales for homes priced above AED5 million.