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01 AI When the Mortgage Instalment Looks Like the Rent: The Full… Oct 9
02 AI Buying in Dubai's Secondary Market With a Mortgage: The Valuation… Oct 7
03 AI The October Close: Why a Household Should Shut Its Books… Oct 4
04 AI Mortgage Payment Deferment in the UAE: How Temporary Relief Works,… Oct 2
05 AI Handover Year in Dubai: Moving From an Off-Plan Payment Plan… Sep 30
06 AI The Price of Staying Put: What Dubai's Tenants Just Taught… Sep 27
07 AI Mortgaged Rental Property in the UAE: What to Do When… Sep 25
08 AI Single-Income Households and UAE Mortgages: How to Stress-Test for an… Sep 23
01 AI When the Mortgage Instalment Looks Like the Rent: The Full… Oct 9
02 AI Buying in Dubai's Secondary Market With a Mortgage: The Valuation… Oct 7
03 AI The October Close: Why a Household Should Shut Its Books… Oct 4
04 AI Mortgage Payment Deferment in the UAE: How Temporary Relief Works,… Oct 2
05 AI Handover Year in Dubai: Moving From an Off-Plan Payment Plan… Sep 30
06 AI The Price of Staying Put: What Dubai's Tenants Just Taught… Sep 27
07 AI Mortgaged Rental Property in the UAE: What to Do When… Sep 25
08 AI Single-Income Households and UAE Mortgages: How to Stress-Test for an… Sep 23
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09 Oct 2026
Digital Banking
When the Mortgage Instalment Looks Like the Rent: The Full Rent-vs-Buy Comparison UAE Renters Should Run Before They Switch
Nearly half of UAE renters surveyed this month have considered buying, and a third of those comparing say the mortgage payment and…
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07 Oct 2026
Digital Banking
Buying in Dubai’s Secondary Market With a Mortgage: The Valuation Gap, the Cash You Cannot Borrow, and the Test to Run Before You Sign
Secondary-market sales in Dubai rose more than 20% quarter on quarter in Q3 2026, and most resale buyers borrow. This deep dive…
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04 Oct 2026
Digital Banking
The October Close: Why a Household Should Shut Its Books in the First Month of Q4, Not the Last
Every treasury desk I worked on treated the first weeks of Q4 as the real year-end: reconcile, decide what cannot roll on…
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02 Oct 2026
Digital Banking
Mortgage Payment Deferment in the UAE: How Temporary Relief Works, What It Really Costs, and When to Ask
With the UAE Base Rate at 3.90% and the fourth quarter's heaviest bills arriving together, more households are asking banks for breathing…
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30 Sep 2026
Digital Banking
Handover Year in Dubai: Moving From an Off-Plan Payment Plan to a Mortgage Without a Cash-Flow Shock
Tens of thousands of Dubai homes are due to be handed over while average prices have just recorded their first annual decline…
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27 Sep 2026
Digital Banking
The Price of Staying Put: What Dubai’s Tenants Just Taught Us About Inertia
This summer, Dubai tenants did something the data had never recorded before: more of them signed new leases than renewed old ones,…
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25 Sep 2026
Digital Banking
Mortgaged Rental Property in the UAE: What to Do When the Rent No Longer Covers the Instalment
Many UAE landlords bought on the assumption that the rent would carry the mortgage. With the UAE Base Rate at 3.90% and…
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23 Sep 2026
Digital Banking
Single-Income Households and UAE Mortgages: How to Stress-Test for an Income Interruption
In the UAE, a mortgage is usually carried by one salary, one employer and one visa. That is a concentration risk most…
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20 Sep 2026
Digital Banking
The Week After the Headline: What a Treasury Desk Knows That Most Households Don’t
Rates moved on Tuesday and the headlines moved on by Thursday. In this Sunday Editorial, Mirza Ashraf Beg draws on his years…
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18 Sep 2026
Digital Banking
After a UAE Rate Rise: Overpay the Mortgage or Hold the Cash? A Liquidity-First Framework
This week's 25 basis point increase in the CBUAE Base Rate has revived a familiar question at UAE dinner tables: should spare…
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