Expert commentary on UAE finance, property markets, and the evolving business of advisory — written by the Oakstone partners and trusted contributors.
For those newly arrived to the Emirates, the first eighteen months matter disproportionately. A reflection on the structural decisions worth making early — and the ones better deferred until the picture clarifies.
A measured read on price formation, supply, and the districts likely to absorb the next wave of capital.
Lender appetite, rate movement, and the structural changes shaping mortgage decisions this quarter.
A closer look at second-tier neighbourhoods quietly outperforming, and the structural reasons it should continue.
Reflections from building, scaling, and exiting a mortgage business — the decisions that compounded and the ones that did not.
Three anonymised examples of cases other brokers turned away — and the route that ultimately closed each one.
Why the advisor relationship deserves the same scrutiny as the assets it surrounds.