Homevy Monthly Index

Dubai's short-term rental market went up again in September.  Occupancy across Dubai was at 64.6%, up from 59.94% in August. Homevy reached 87.5%, down from 89.58%, which still leaves us 22.9 points ahead of the market. Every index, we put...

A guest booked one of our Dubai homes two days before check in. By the end of August...it became the standard. Dubai's short-term rental market went up in August. Occupancy across the city was at 59.94%, up from 57% in...

A guest booked one of our Dubai homes two days before check-in. The next reservation was even closer. By the end of July, that was the whole city: guests deciding late, booking fast, planning almost nothing ahead. Dubai's short-term rental...

Dubai spent June easing into summer, and the market moved the way summer usually moves it: a little slower, a little later, a little longer. We moved differently. While the city's occupancy went down to 55.9%, Homevy closed June at...

Three months ago, we wrote the hardest Homevy Monthly index we've ever published. March 2026 nearly broke Dubai's hospitality market. The US-Iran conflict crashed Dubai’s Airbnb market occupancy to 43.2%, and we were honest about every bit of it. We...

If you read last month's index, you know the story.  March 2026 was brutal…not just for us; for every business in Dubai. The US-Iran conflict got worse, airspace closed across the Gulf, tourism dropped overnight. Bookings cancelled, new reservations dried...