In our debut episode of the Purple Cow Podcast,Abdullah Alajaji, CEO of Driven | Forbes Global Properties, sits down with Michael Lahyani, founder and CEO of Property Finder, for a candid dive into Dubai real estate.

Michael unpacks Property Finder’s journey, hints at a possible IPO, and shares fresh search-data insights every buyer, seller, and broker should know. Together they weigh Dubai’s chances of joining tier-1 cities like New York and London, and discuss where rental yields could head next.

Want the deep dive? For further details on Dubai’s path to become a tier 1 city, check out Driven | Forbes’ latest research report, Dubai on the Verge of Tier-1 City Recognition here