The UAE Real Estate Market – Q3 2023
UAE’s commercial real estate sector thrives amidst strong supply and demand factors
- Faraz Ahmed
- Muhammad Aijaz
- Sara Alameddine
Dubai witnessed a 11% year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase in average Grade A rents within the Central Business District (CBD), with rates reaching AED 2,300 per sq. m. per annum. Furthermore, the office vacancy within the CBD remained steady at 10%. Occupiers in the emirate encountered increasingly stringent lease terms, leaving limited room for negotiations and necessitating prompt decision-making to avoid losing out to competing tenants. In the capital, average vacancy dropped to 22% which in turn pushed up rental rates. Abu Dhabi experienced a 13% Y-o-Y rise in average city-wide Grade A rents, amounting to AED 2,000 per sq. m. per annum.
In Abu Dhabi, government and semi-government entities played a pivotal role in driving office demand as they remained key occupiers in the capital city. Abu Dhabi’s total office stock stood at 3.9 million sq. m. in the third quarter; however, the capital city is anticipated to see the addition of 41,000 sq. m. of office space during the rest of this year.
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