Welcome to Episode 5 of Dubai Daily - your Week Ahead Preview for the Dubai real estate market.

**THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS:**

📊 **Current Week Recap (Oct 27-30):**

- AED 2B+ in transactions on Oct 28

- Off-plan: 69% of total value

- YTD: AED 525.87B (already exceeding all of 2024)

🏆 **Q3 2025 Record:**

- AED 170.7B across 59,228 transactions

- Dubai Hills Estate: 14.3% price growth

- Palm Jumeirah: 18.2% appreciation

🎯 **MAJOR: Golden Visa Policy Change**

- AED 1M down payment requirement REMOVED

- Eligibility now based solely on AED 2M+ property value

- Off-plan qualifies with 20% paid

💰 **Mortgage Rates (Oct 2025):**

- Fixed: 3.7-5.0%

- Variable: 3.8-5.4%

🏗️ **November Launches:**

- Emaar: Palace Residences, Dubai Mansions (AED 100B project)

- Damac: DAMAC Island 2 (from AED 2.75M)

- Nakheel: Palm Central Private Residences

🚇 **Infrastructure:**

- Dubai Metro Blue Line: Sept 2029 launch

- Al Maktoum Airport: AED 128B expansion

Hosted by Parag Kundalwal, Founder & CEO of Consultaa.