Worked examples, in plain English

What buying and holding Dubai property actually costs, worked through on real numbers rather than brochure figures.

• 23 October 2026Dubai property market, Q3 2026: a steadier quarter in primeRegistered sales fell for a third quarter, but apartment prices in the same buildings held in the prime areas, lettings rose 66% and DIFC appears for the first time. Price per square foot, villas, yields and the top of the market, with the full report as a PDF.Read the article →
• 3 October 2026Palm Jebel Ali: two villa plots of the same size, AED 6.3 million apart279 registered plot sales on Palm Jebel Ali in twelve months. The frond and the size of the plot move the price far more than the island does, and the register counts the villa as land.Read the article →
• 17 September 2026Off plan or ready? In Business Bay, new apartments cost 42% more per square metreRegistered sales in Business Bay show off plan apartments at a median of AED 29,192 per square metre against AED 20,548 for ready apartments. What the gap pays for, and what it does to your yield.Read the article →
• 2 September 2026Why a 6.5% brochure yield is really 4.9%How a 6.5% gross yield on an AED 2,000,000 Dubai apartment becomes 4.9% once the service charge and one empty month are taken off.Read the article →
• 19 August 2026What an AED 2,000,000 apartment (USD 545,000) really costs youThe fees on an AED 2,000,000 Dubai apartment, taken from the Land Department schedule and set out line by line, so you know what you owe on transfer day.Read the article →