28 September 2026 · Market
Dubai's commercial market is entering a more selective phase.
Demand remains substantial, but scarcity, pricing and the quality of stock are beginning to matter more than the market's headline momentum.
U.A.E, Dubai · Commercial Real Estate · Journal
The market,
considered.
A weekly journal on the buildings, capital, businesses and transactions shaping Dubai’s commercial property market, seen from inside the market itself.
01 · Babar Ahmed
Looking at the market from inside it.
Dubai is a market I have spent years learning to read, not only through its numbers, but through its buildings, businesses, transactions, and the people behind them.
As Founder & CEO of Ahmed & Ahmed, I focus exclusively on commercial real estate and on understanding what lies beneath the surface: where demand is forming, where capital is moving, and what transactions reveal about the wider market.
This journal is an extension of that perspective, looking beyond the headlines and sharing what I see from close to the ground.
02 · Journal
Recent thinking.
21 September 2026 · Business
Dubai is building an unusually aggressive business environment.
Company formation, capital, infrastructure and policy are changing where commercial demand comes from, and how quickly it can move.
14 September 2026 · Liquidity
Liquidity is not prestige. It is the ability to transact.
A building can look excellent and still be difficult to sell. Buyer depth, ticket size, floor plates and demand often tell a different story.
03 · Global View
Three markets. One lens.
United Kingdom · Comparison
UAE / United Kingdom
A comparison of tax, operating structure, capital and commercial property demand across two mature but very different business environments.
United States · Comparison
UAE / United States
Market scale, capital depth and domestic demand set against Dubai’s role as an international base for regional expansion and cross-border business.
Singapore · Comparison
UAE / Singapore
Two international hubs examined through tax, talent, capital and connectivity — each serving a different geographic corridor.
04 · The week
Where commercial demand is actually moving.
Dubai's office story is no longer simply about rising rents. It is increasingly about the relationship between business formation, occupier requirements, the scarcity of quality stock and the places where companies can actually operate.
05 · Current Projects
Building what comes next.
Alongside my work at Ahmed & Ahmed, I am developing tools that bring a deeper layer of intelligence to commercial real estate. The aim is simple: take information that is fragmented across the market and bring it into one considered view.
Still being built. The thinking is already underway.
06 · Weekly note
One note.
Every week.
A short, considered view of what is changing across Dubai's commercial real estate market. No daily noise. Just one useful note.