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The Times of India
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TOI World Desk

Dubai’s new property resale rule 2026: What UAE residents, expats should know about tokenised assets, secondary market activation

Long known for its dynamism, transparency and global investor appeal, Dubai’s property market has taken another step toward modernisation and liquidity with the rollout of a new resale rule aimed at activating the secondary property market. This rule, part of the Dubai Land Department’s (DLD) real estate innovation agenda, has the potential to reshape how residents and expatriates invest, sell and trade real estate in the emirate.

At its core, the rule targets the secondary market where off-plan or newly built units are resold to buyers and is tied to Dubai’s broader digital transformation and tokenisation efforts in real estate.

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