1 Dubai, United Arab Emirate

More is more in Dubai, a city known for its unabashed opulence.

After all, where else would you find a state-of-the-art sky slope despite the blazing heat or a lush garden in the middle of the desert? And now the local property market is even hotter than the weather. Growth in the second half of last year reached dizzying heights, helped in part by a well-established vaccination programme, but also by international buyers’ appetite for local homes. Prices are expected to keep rising, albeit perhaps in a more measured manner.

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