Cross-border property demand report, August 2026

Where in the world are people looking to buy property, and which countries are those buyers coming from? This is our own measurement, published free, covering 61 destinations. We update it every month.

The ranking

All 61 destinations measured against at least 10 origin countries. Index 100 is the strongest market in this edition.

Markets restricted to foreign buyers

These markets are measured like every other, but their foreign-purchase lane is closed or heavily restricted by law. Ranking them against open markets on cross-border demand would be misleading, so they are reported here with the constraint that actually governs them, and with their domestic demand, which is the market a developer can sell into today.

Where buyers from each country are looking

The same measurement read the other way round: pick an origin country and see which destinations its buyers are most drawn to.

Where buyers from India are looking

• 1. dubai index 100
• 2. london index 88
• 3. ras al khaimah index 85
• 4. sharjah index 78
• 5. abu dhabi index 71
• 6. maldives index 70

Where buyers from United Arab Emirates are looking

• 1. london index 100
• 2. marrakech index 86
• 3. bengaluru index 79
• 4. durban index 79
• 5. lisbon index 79
• 6. cape town index 77

Where buyers from United Kingdom are looking

• 1. buenos aires index 100
• 2. marrakech index 100
• 3. dubai index 99
• 4. miami index 96
• 5. bucharest index 94
• 6. porto index 93

Where buyers from United States are looking

• 1. buenos aires index 100
• 2. tokyo index 100
• 3. dubai index 99
• 4. london index 85
• 5. porto index 81
• 6. bucharest index 78

Where buyers from Saudi Arabia are looking

• 1. doha index 100
• 2. london index 94
• 3. dubai index 79
• 4. istanbul index 74
• 5. bengaluru index 67
• 6. abu dhabi index 65

Where buyers from Pakistan are looking

• 1. dubai index 100
• 2. london index 88
• 3. sharjah index 82
• 4. lisbon index 54
• 5. abu dhabi index 53
• 6. porto index 51

Method, in plain language

We measure how strongly people in one country are looking at buying property in another, using aggregated public interest signals, and we combine those into a single country-level score per corridor. The scores are then rebased so the strongest destination in the edition reads 100, which is what makes markets comparable at a glance.

Two deliberate limits. Demand is reported at country level on the buyer side: we name the countries buyers are searching from, not the cities within them (destinations themselves are named as the city or market being bought into). And it is directional: it shows relative standing and movement, not an absolute volume and not a forecast.

Coverage is honest rather than flattering. A destination only appears if it was measured against at least 10 origin countries, because ranking a market measured against a handful of countries beside one measured against dozens would be a false comparison. No destination was excluded from this edition: every market measured met the coverage floor.

Measurement period ending 2026-08-26. Figures move between editions, which is the point of publishing it monthly.

What this is not

• It is not a price forecast. Strong interest does not mean prices will rise.
• It is not a transaction count. People look far more often than they buy.
• It is not a recommendation to buy anywhere. We sell nothing and earn no commission.

Frequently asked questions

Educational and informational only, not financial advice and not a recommendation to buy property in any market. Figures are a directional measure of interest, not a forecast of prices or returns, and they change between editions. Property investment carries risk including the loss of capital. Consider speaking with a licensed advisor about your own circumstances.