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The research desk · Issue No. 14

Notes from the desk,
without the salesmanship.

Long-form audits, market reads, and the projects we'd quietly tell a friend to ignore. Free to read. Email Sundays.

Photo · Business Bay · April 2026
Lead brief · Apr 24
Binghatti Skyrise
VerifiedBuy band · A−

Skyrise vs. the comp set: a 7% discount, and the catch.

At AED 2,180 per square foot, Skyrise sits 7% below comparable Business Bay launches. Construction is at 42%, escrow active, and the developer's last six handovers averaged 23 days early.

Note by WealthIQ Research Team · 8 min readRead the brief ↗
Project audit · Business BayApr 24

Skyrise vs. the comp set: a 7% discount, and the catch.

8 min readA−
Editor's note · Palm JumeirahApr 22

Why Omniyat's rumoured Frond M tower is missing from our index.

5 min read
Market read · Dubai HillsApr 19

Emaar's pricing discipline is finally cracking. Here's where.

11 min readA
Watchlist · JVCApr 17

The eight projects we're recommending you avoid this quarter.

14 min readD
Project audit · MBR CityApr 14

Sobha's Hartland II: oversold, on schedule, fairly priced.

9 min readA
Regulation · MarinaApr 11

A buyer's guide to short-let permitting after the new ruling.

7 min read