More than 70 developers are showcasing 400+ live projects at the Cityscape Qatar 2026, which opened in Doha on Tuesday under the theme ‘Where Vision Meets Investment’.
This year's edition of Cityscape Global, one of the world’s most influential real estate events, which was scheduled to be held next month (November 16) in Saudi capital Riyadh has now been postponed to February 1 to 4, 2027 amid ongoing regional tensions, said the event organisers.
Two real estate industry veterans - Wissam Breidy and Paula Gambrell - have joined hands to launch BRDG House, a new strategic development company based in Dubai, bringing together the duo's years of international expertise in real estate development, brand leadership and commercial growth.
Sobha Realty has announced a contribution of AED500 million ($136.15 million) for an endowment supporting the Arab Reading Challenge initiative.
Meraki Group, a UAE and Singapore-based business conglomerate, has announced its expansion into Dubai South, with plans to launch a new mixed-use development in the district. It has seven projects worth nearly $1 billion in its development pipeline with 2,400 residential units currently under construction.
UAE developer Arada has launched Arada KSA, marking its entry into Saudi Arabia with a AED14 billion ($3.8 billion) residential development in Riyadh. Spanning 2.5 million sq m, it will boast 3,500 villas and townhouses surrounded by 100,000 trees, with top-class amenities including a school, retail and sporting facilities.
Sobha Realty has commenced operations in the United States and Australia, securing land for its initial residential projects in North Dallas, Texas, and Southeast Queensland.
In a major move, Dubai Land Department (DLD) has sealed a strategic collaboration with Google Cloud in bid to help transform artificial intelligence (AI) from a supportive tool into a driving force for investment decision-making.
The value of Dubai's real estate investments has grown steadily over the past few years, rising nearly five-fold from AED148 billion ($40.2 billion) in 2021 to more than AED680 billion ($185 billion) in 2025, said a leading UAE brokerage, adding the number of investments have jumped from 72,000 to 259,000 over the period.
The International Real Estate and Investment Show (IREIS) 2026 will be back in Abu Dhabi next month bringing together leading property developers, investors, real estate experts and homebuyers as the emirate's real estate transaction value for the first nine months soared to AED175.7 billion ($48 billion).
