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Residents cash in on Dubai real estate cooldown amid Mideast war

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People sit in a fishing boat sailing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off of Yemen's southern Taiz province on July 25, 2026. [AFP]

Just over a year after moving to Dubai, Steve found himself moving unexpectedly up the property ladder, taking advantage of a cooling real estate market amid the Middle East war.

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