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A 96-Unit Project That Didn't Stay on the Market Long NORD Real Estate Development has announced the complete sell-out of all 96 residential units at NOVAYAS, its contemporary eight-floor mixed-use development on Yas Island, a milestone reached within record time following the project's launch. For a AED 300 million development, that pace of absorption is a genuinely strong signal of buyer confidence,...

Hudayriyat Golf Estates Villas is a premium residential collection by Modon on Hudayriyat Island, Abu Dhabi, bringing large five- and six-bedroom villas and golf mansions into one of the capital's most ambitious new lifestyle destinations. Set beside sweeping fairways, landscaped green spaces and water channels, the community has been designed around privacy, space, wellbeing and a strong connection to...

Bab Al Qasr Sea View Residence 51 is a new branded waterfront residential development by Burtville Developments at Al Raha Beach, Abu Dhabi. Designed as a refined coastal address, the development brings together three sculpted residential towers, sea-facing apartments, duplex residences, Sky Villas and a limited collection of five-bedroom waterfront townhouses. The project combines the privacy of a...

Infinity Island at Ramhan Island is a premium waterfront villa development in Abu Dhabi, forming part of the wider Ramhan Island master community by Eagle Hills. Designed around privacy, coastal views and island living, Infinity Island features a limited collection of standalone villas surrounded by the natural waterfront environment of Ramhan Island. According to the registered project information...

A Single Island Carrying More Than a Quarter of the Market Al Hudayriyat Island has topped Abu Dhabi's real estate sales in the first half of 2026, in a clear sign of the property market's continued resilience through a genuinely difficult regional period. Sales on the island in the six months to the end of June hit Dh19 billion, equating to roughly 27% of total residential units sold across the entire...

A Planning Rule That Doubles as an Investment Signal The Department of Municipalities and Transport has introduced the Livability by Design Framework, a master planning assessment framework that places livability at the centre of every major urban development in Abu Dhabi. Overseen by the Urban Planning and Permits Centre, the framework applies to new and updated master plans accommodating more than...

A Debate About Off-Plan Sales, With Abu Dhabi Sitting Apart From It AGBI's editor James Drummond recently posed a genuinely uncomfortable question for the region's developers: is the days of the off-plan sale, as currently configured in the Gulf, coming to an end? The argument rests on a straightforward observation. Off-plan buyers in the Gulf are tied into a fixed payment schedule, while elsewhere in...

Al Ghadeer is continuing to develop as one of Abu Dhabi’s most strategically located residential communities, positioned directly along the Abu Dhabi–Dubai border. The upcoming Al Ghadeer Parks opportunity adds further attention to this established Aldar community, with the focus expected to remain on family-oriented living, green surroundings and convenient connectivity between the two...

A Warning From Inside the Industry The Gulf's model of off-plan property sales faces a fundamental shake-up, and developers will no longer be able to rely on buyers' money to finance projects, according to Dar Global chief executive Ziad El Chaar, speaking to AGBI. He expects the Gulf to move closer to mature European markets, where developers shoulder more of the construction cost before collecting...

Reading the Market Beyond the Headline Numbers The Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre has released its Real Estate Market Report for the first half of 2026, and this edition goes considerably deeper than the transaction totals that have already made headlines throughout the year. As an affiliate of the Department of Municipalities and Transport and custodian and regulator of Abu Dhabi's real estate sector,...