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Watchlist 0
Select up to 5 communities for quick market monitoring.
- Click Watchlist in menu to open the selection.
- Select communities and development projects you want to track.
- Selected items will appear here in the rates overview.
Historical Volatility (%)
Liquidity of Property
Estimated Rental Vacancy
Choose location level
Choose vacancy metric
Forecasts
Recommendation
Forecasts in PPI Terminal represent a statistical forecasting model based on the published Smart Indexes methodology. The model evaluates historical market dynamics, recent momentum, volatility and variability of observations to estimate the next-period value and its forecast confidence range.
Forecast results should be interpreted as analytical estimates rather than guaranteed future market values.
For analytical use, recommend evaluating the forecast together with the selected historical period, volatility level and current market context.
For your attention:
- Recommend using shorter periods when the objective is to assess recent market momentum.
- Longer periods are recommended when a broader historical trend and market cycle are more relevant to the analysis.
- Forecasts depend directly on the selected historical period and may change when the period is adjusted.
- A longer historical period should not be interpreted as automatically providing higher forecast accuracy.
1. Open Choose period
2. Choose Fixed periods or Custom period
3. Set the historical period
4. Adjust the period to your analytical objective
5. Apply the selected period
Choose property type
Choose property subtype
Choose communities
Choose metrics
Charts
Recommendation
For new users, recommend starting with the analysis period and chart targeting settings.
First, choose a period for visual market analysis.
Second, set the chart filters:
- Choose property type.
- Choose market structure.
- Choose property subtypes.
- Choose segmentation metric: total area or units.
You can change how the requested analytics are presented:
- Switch between Chart and Table views.
- Choose an available visualization: donut chart, bar chart or line chart.
After reviewing the Period Overview, you can continue the analysis using:
- Segmentation — for a more detailed breakdown by property subtypes.
- A-B Comparison — to compare the start and end months of the selected period.
Choose property type
Choose analysis category
Choose chart function
Choose segmentation metric
Property subtypes
A-B comparison
Select chart parameters to calculate comparison.
Comparative Market Analysis › August 2026
Strategy-based selection of community, building and unit type.
Recommendation
Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) helps identify the most suitable investment option based on the selected investment strategy and available Dubai property market data.
Start by choosing one of three investment strategies:
- Short-term: focus on market momentum, price and rent growth, transaction activity and current market trend.
- Long-term: sustainable growth, market stability and longer-term potential.
- Max-yield: focus on rental return, cap rate and financial entry point.
Then define the comparison scope:
- Choose property type and subtype.
- Select up to 3 communities for optimal comparison.
- Select up to 3 projects within the selected communities.
- Choose the unit type to complete the CMA analysis.
CMA evaluates the selected alternatives according to the chosen investment strategy and ranks the available options.
1. Open CMA Analysis
2. Choose investment strategy
3. Choose property type
4. Choose communities
5. Select communities for comparison
6. Confirm selected communities
7. Choose projects
8. Choose unit type and complete analysis
Choose investment strategy
Choose property type
Choose property subtype
Choose communities 0 / 3
Choose projects 0 / 3
Choose unit type
Stock of Market Property
Choose property subtype
Choose stock metric
Choose market scope
Choose location level
Choose location
Choose stock metric
Choose market scope
Property Market Periodical Dynamics
Property Price Rent Index by periods
Commercial / Offices
- Current: —
- Average, 4 periods: —
- Trend: —
- Linear trend: —
Disclaimer: PPI Terminal is provided for informational and analytical purposes only. The data, indexes and estimates shown in the Terminal do not constitute an offer, investment advice, financial recommendation or a basis for making investment decisions. Smart Indexes is not responsible for any investment, financial or business decisions made based on this information.
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