A library on Dubai property
38 pieces on ownership, cost, yield and letting, each written for a buyer weighing a purchase in Dubai from abroad.
Insights
How ownership, costs and the rules work in practice.
Is now a good time to buy property in Dubai? The numbers published in September 2026 describe an active market in which most prices have held. Dubai recorded 11,601 property sales in…
Dubai's property market operates under a defined regulatory structure that has developed considerably over the past two decades, built specifically around protecting buyers, particularly…
DAMAC Properties is one of Dubai’s larger developers, known for branded residences built in partnership with fashion and design houses, and for master communities such as DAMAC Hills and…
Emaar Properties is a major, publicly listed developer in Dubai, responsible for Downtown Dubai, built around the Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Mall, and Dubai Hills Estate, developed as a…
Dubai is one of the few markets in the Middle East where foreign nationals can acquire full ownership, known as freehold, of real estate. Law No. 7 of 2006 on Real Property Registration…
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