Real Brief

The 2026 Off-Plan Playbook

How to underwrite resale risk before buying into the next launch.

Jun 30 • Zakee

5

The Way Real Estate Firms Find Comparables Is About to Change

AI agents won’t replace analysts, valuers, or brokers. But they will take over much of the groundwork behind market research and valuation evidence.

Jun 10 • Zakee

1

Dubai’s Coliving Law Is Official.

Now the Real Estate Opportunity Starts.

Jun 2 • Zakee

1

May 2026

Dubai real estate isn’t crashing. But the private conversations have changed.

An insiders guide to what developers, brokers, consultants and investors are all dealing with.

May 26 • Zakee

2

Dubai Is Moving to AI Agents. Real Estate Is Still Sending PDFs.

The death of brochure-led real estate is coming. What replaces it isn't another PDF.

May 18 • Zakee

2

Dubai Real Estate is entering the "who’s buying?"

The boom was about product. The next phase is now here.

May 12 • Zakee

2

1

March 2026

What Happens to Dubai Real Estate When the Missiles Stop

Here’s what developers, investors, and operators should actually be watching - and doing.

Mar 31 • Zakee

5

1

I built an AI research platform for Dubai real estate. Here’s what most firms still get wrong.

Last month, I sat across from a Dubai-based developer - 2,000+ units under development, solid portfolio — and asked a simple question:

Mar 4 • Zakee

5

February 2026

The Next Palm Isn’t an Island. It’s a District.

DIFC’s $27B “Zabeel District” is a master-developer playbook upgrade.

Feb 2 • Zakee

6

3

January 2026

Dubai's Land Crunch Is Now the Story (Not Demand)

2025 just printed a record year - the next bottleneck is buildable land, not buyers.

Jan 20 • Zakee

5

Saudi Real Estate 2026: What Changes (and What Doesn’t)

Foreign ownership begins - but only where the state draws the lines.

Jan 2 • Zakee

6

1

1

November 2025

The FIVE Model: How a Party Hotel Empire Built a $3 Billion Real Estate Machine

From 140 days in a Dubai jail cell to Pacha Ibiza. The playbook behind the Gulf's most unconventional hospitality company.

Nov 28, 2025 • Zakee

1