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Insights

What we are watching.

Short, specific notes from the group office on property markets, applied intelligence, and the partnerships shaping our next decade.

Real EstateMarch 2026

Why Marsa Dubai waterfront yields are holding

Supply discipline on the Marina front has kept prime rents firm while inland districts absorb new stock. What that means for acquisition timing this year.

AI TechnologyFebruary 2026

The gap between a working model and a working system

Most AI programmes stall after the prototype. The difference is rarely the model — it is data ownership, monitoring and the operator who has to trust the output.

GroupJanuary 2026

The Gulf–Japan corridor for applied technology

Engineering partnerships between the UAE and East Asia are maturing past pilots. Where the durable joint ventures are forming, and why patience is the entry fee.

GroupDecember 2025

Underwriting property with machine intelligence

Bringing our analytics practice into real estate diligence changed which deals we passed on. A short note on the discipline of modelling downside first.

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