Notes on the UAE property market.
Plain, evidence-led writing on investing in Dubai and the wider Emirates, the thinking behind the research, without the hype.
How to invest in Dubai property: a disciplined approach
A step-by-step walk through how I evaluate a Dubai purchase (from the brief, to the developer, to the exit) and the tests a deal has to pass before it earns a recommendation.
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Emaar’s Dh200 billion masterplan: what it signals, and what I’d wait for
My read on the 150,000-resident megaproject, why the scale matters, and the detail I’d want before it changes anything for a client.
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Escrow, RERA and Oqood: how buyers are protected
The chain your money passes through when you buy in Dubai, and exactly what each protection does and does not cover.
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Off-plan or ready: which fits your objective
The one honest trade-off that decides it, how your money is protected, and the risks the brochures leave out.
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The case for Dubai property, without the hype
Record tourism, population against the 2040 target, the real tax position, and why the cooler cycle is maturing, not breaking.
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Reading an off-plan payment plan properly
Booking deposits, 60/40 and 1%-a-month plans, and what a staged plan really commits you to.
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The developer question: telling delivery from marketing
Draft in preparation. The single best guide to whether an off-plan promise will be kept.
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What ‘prime’ actually means in Dubai
Draft in preparation. The word used loosely, and what actually holds value when sentiment turns.
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