More Dubai homebuyers pay cash as interest rates rise, but mortgages still fund most deals
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This report is about real estate and the UAE.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- XLRE Real Estate Select Sector SPDR+2.7% 30d
Real Estate Select Sector SPDR: it holds property and homebuilding stocks. Linked by “mortgage” (real estate) in this story.
- XHB SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF+5.0% 30d
SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF: it holds property and homebuilding stocks. Linked by “mortgage” (real estate) in this story.
- UAE iShares MSCI UAE ETF
iShares MSCI UAE ETF holds stocks listed in the UAE, which this story is about (“dubai”).
- CEW WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund
WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund holds emerging-market currencies, which move on news like this from the UAE.
- EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF-2.6% 8d
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF holds emerging-market government bonds, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in the UAE
- EMLC VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF-2.9% 30d
VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF holds emerging-market bonds in local currencies, which move with rate and currency news like this from the UAE.
- EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-1.7% 19d
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a broad fund of emerging-market stocks that includes the UAE
- PLD Prologis-3.7% 30d
Prologis (real estate investment trusts): housing and property firms move with mortgage rates and demand. Linked by “mortgage” (real estate) in this story.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLRE | -0.86% | -2.42% | base | +1.11% | +1.17% | +4.49% | after close |
| XHB | -3.02% | -2.98% | base | +3.50% | +0.95% | +6.49% | after close |
| UAE | +1.24% | +2.85% | base | +1.51% | +1.37% | +6.44% | after close |
| CEW | +0.00% | +0.00% | base | +0.00% | +0.00% | — | after close |
| EMB | -0.61% | -0.30% | base | -0.29% | -0.56% | +0.36% | after close |
| EMLC | +0.08% | +0.20% | base | -0.10% | -0.43% | +0.51% | after close |
| EEM | +1.28% | +4.10% | base | +0.15% | +0.13% | +0.96% | after close |
| PLD | -1.36% | -2.14% | base | +1.29% | +0.83% | +2.62% | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
More Dubai homebuyers pay cash as interest rates rise, but mortgages still fund most deals Khaleej Times
Source: Khaleej Times
This story
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEW | that day | 0.00% | final price |
| CEW | the next day | 0.00% | final price |
| CEW | three days earlier | 0.00% | final price |
| CEW | five days earlier | 0.00% | final price |
| EEM | that day | +0.15% | final price |
| EEM | the next day | +0.13% | final price |
| EEM | two days later | +0.96% | final price |
| EEM | three days earlier | +4.10% | final price |
| EEM | five days earlier | +1.28% | final price |
| EMB | that day | -0.29% | final price |
| EMB | the next day | -0.56% | final price |
| EMB | two days later | +0.36% | final price |
| EMB | three days earlier | -0.30% | final price |
| EMB | five days earlier | -0.61% | final price |
| EMLC | that day | -0.10% | final price |
| EMLC | the next day | -0.43% | final price |
| EMLC | two days later | +0.51% | final price |
| EMLC | three days earlier | +0.20% | final price |
| EMLC | five days earlier | +0.08% | final price |
| PLD | that day | +1.29% | final price |
| PLD | the next day | +0.83% | final price |
| PLD | two days later | +2.62% | final price |
| PLD | three days earlier | -2.14% | final price |
| PLD | five days earlier | -1.36% | final price |
| UAE | that day | +1.51% | final price |
| UAE | the next day | +1.37% | final price |
| UAE | two days later | +6.44% | final price |
| UAE | three days earlier | +2.85% | final price |
| UAE | five days earlier | +1.24% | final price |
| XHB | that day | +3.50% | final price |
| XHB | the next day | +0.95% | final price |
| XHB | two days later | +6.49% | final price |
| XHB | three days earlier | -2.98% | final price |
| XHB | five days earlier | -3.02% | final price |
| XLRE | that day | +1.11% | final price |
| XLRE | the next day | +1.17% | final price |
| XLRE | two days later | +4.49% | final price |
| XLRE | three days earlier | -2.42% | final price |
| XLRE | five days earlier | -0.86% | final price |
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- Rep. David J. Taylor bought Prologis (PLD), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 15 Oct 2026. That is 18 days before publication. Filed 29 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Prologis (PLD) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 38 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Prologis (PLD) (held by a dependent child), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 11 Sep 2026. That is 52 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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12 out of 100
“More Dubai homebuyers pay cash as interest rates rise, but mortgages still fund most deals” scores 12 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources.