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News & stories.

Notes from the ground in Dubai Creek Harbour — the market, the community and how to live here well.

Ready or off-plan in Dubai Creek Harbour: how the district splits

Creek Harbour is two markets sharing one postcode — completed towers with real residents, and off-plan launches sold on renderings. The choice between them is less about taste than about what you can verify.

How to check a Dubai property listing is real, in under a minute

Every legitimate property advert in Dubai carries a permit number and a QR code that resolves to the Land Department's own record. Most buyers never scan it. Here is how, and what a missing permit tells you.

Dubai Metro Blue Line: what the Creek Harbour station actually changes

The Blue Line puts a metro station inside Dubai Creek Harbour — and it is being built as the tallest metro station in the world. Here is what is confirmed, what it means for residents, and why 2029 is the date that matters.

Creek Beach handovers in 2026: Cedar, Mangrove and Savanna

Three Creek Beach buildings reach handover through 2026. What to check before you collect keys, and what changes for the neighbourhood when several hundred apartments fill up at once.

Dubai Creek Tower in 2026: where the project actually stands

The tower is the district's founding promise and its longest-running question. In January 2026 Emaar's founder said the construction tender would be issued within three months. Here is what that does and does not tell us.