Property markets outside the UAE

A walkthrough of Al Marjan Island as it is being built: current infrastructure, the resort plots still under construction, and the architectural vision for the hotels going up around Oceano. What a hospitality-led island means for somebody buying a residential unit on it.

A branded golf community above Muscat with beach access, an 18-hole championship course and villas from AED 8.5m. What the numbers mean, who Oman actually suits, and the question nobody asks until they want to sell.

Mira, a UAE developer known for branded furnished residences, has launched Mira Verde at Tbilisi Hills — 20 minutes from Tbilisi airport, on an 18-hole golf estate. What Georgia offers a buyer and where the risk actually is.

At this budget you are not buying a villa in Bali — that is often the cost of the land alone. What you are buying is 35–50 m² of managed apartment, and the ownership structure is the part that decides whether it works.

MGM has confirmed that the island carrying the MGM Grand, Bellagio and Aria brands is officially under construction — 1,400 luxury rooms on ten hectares, with villas and an 800-seat theatre. What it would mean for property.

Why the Saadiyat Nobu launch caused such a stir, why the Ras Al Khaimah one is the better investment case, where Nobu already operates in Dubai, what Wynn is and where — and which RAK segments will actually grow.

Missoni, Address, Nikki Beach and Nobu are all landing on Al Marjan. What the islands consist of, how construction is progressing, why the island format changed, who is buying the land — and which RAK segment I think actually works.

Abu Dhabi is a different emirate with a different regulator and different ownership rules. A look at Saadiyat Island — the Louvre, the Guggenheim — and the Aldar launch pricing from studio to three-bedroom.