It’s been a telling few months for the Dubai real estate market - but where pressure really shows up first isn’t in pricing or data… it’s in people.

In this episode, Silvia Eldawi is joined by Jodi Thompson, Kameron Hutchinson, and Nathan Kearney to break down what’s really happening across the talent layer — hiring patterns, movement, expectations, and the shifting balance of power between candidates and brokerages.

This is not theory.
This is real-time.

🔍 What we cover:

• whether Dubai is still a candidate-led market
• the slowdown in agent movement vs perceived activity
• why top performers are still transacting — and staying loyal
• defensive vs aggressive hiring strategies
• the growing importance of experience over hype
• candidate expectations vs market reality
• salary pressure, commissions, and hiring appetite
• the quality problem in recruitment

🧠 Core frameworks:

• Talent Cycle vs Market Cycle
• Candidate Power vs Brokerage Control
• Behaviour vs Headline Narrative

🎯 Who this is for:
Agents. Founders. Recruiters. Operators.
Anyone trying to understand what’s actually happening beneath the surface of Dubai’s real estate market.

🎙️ Featuring:
Silvia Eldawi - https://www.linkedin.com/in/silviaeldawi/
Jodi Thompson (Recruitment Director, White & Co) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodi-thompson-dubai/
Kameron Hutchinson (Director of Strategic Talent Acquisition, Allsopp & Allsopp) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kameronwithak/
Nathan Kearney (Managing Director, Executive Search) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-kearney-580153bb/

🔗 Resources:
White & Co – https://whiteandco.com
Allsopp & Allsopp – https://allsoppandallsopp.com
Executive Search - https://executivesearch.ae/

💬 Watch, then decide for yourself —
is the market still being driven by candidates… or are brokerages taking back control?