Twenty years in property across London and Dubai teaches you things no textbook covers. These are my unfiltered takes — on markets, on building businesses, and on what it actually takes to last.
The Dubai off-plan market in 2026 is running hot. But underneath the noise, I'm seeing the same mistakes repeat — buyers who confuse momentum with fundamentals, and developers who are pricing for a market that doesn't quite exist yet. Here's what I'd actually be looking at right now.
The smart money leaving London is the story everyone's telling. I'm not sure that's the full picture. Here's my read on where the real opportunity is — and who it's actually for.
Everyone talks about hiring the right people. The real problem is keeping the wrong ones out of the right roles. Twenty years of team-building across two markets — here's what I've actually learned.
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"The market doesn't reward the smartest person in the room. It rewards the one who stayed in the room long enough."— Saied Nazemi, 20 years in
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