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Oleg Svyatenko
RERA-licensed · ORN 11899

Oleg Svyatenko

I sell property in Dubai and I make videos about it. Those two things are connected: the videos exist because almost everything published about this market is written by people trying to sell you a specific building, and I wanted a body of work that survives being checked.

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How I work

I represent the buyer. That sounds obvious and in this market it is not: a very large share of Dubai brokerage is developer-led, which means the agent is paid by whoever is selling and the shortlist you receive reflects that. When I show you three projects, the reason those three are on the list is that they fit what you told me — and I will tell you which of them I would not buy myself.

Every recommendation comes with the evidence attached. Registered transaction history from the Dubai Land Department, the actual service charge rather than the developer’s estimate, the assignment fee if the unit is under construction, and a written note of what could go wrong. If a projection depends on an assumption, I will name the assumption.

I do not use artificial urgency. If a unit genuinely has competing interest I will say so and you can verify it; if it does not, there is no reason to decide today. The deals worth doing survive a week of thinking.

What I actually transact

Off-plan from the tier-one developers — Emaar, Select Group, Meraas, Omniyat — where the payment plan and the launch allocation matter more than the brochure. Resale in Peninsula, Madinat Jumeirah Living, Dubai Hills, Creek Harbour and Downtown, where the work is finding the seller with a deadline. Off-market units for buyers who want a real discount rather than a repriced listing. And increasingly commercial: offices around DIFC and Business Bay, where the yields have been better than residential for several years and almost nobody is looking.

I also work outside Dubai when it makes sense for the client — Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, and occasionally further afield. There is a section of the channel on Oman, Georgia, Bali and Saudi Arabia, mostly written to explain why the UAE is usually still the right answer.

Credentials

The route here

  1. 2022

    Moved to Dubai — The Capital Real Estate

    Started as an agent, learned the market the slow way: viewings, cold calls, and every district in the emirate on foot and by car.

  2. 2023

    AX Capital

    Moved to a larger brokerage and started specialising in off-plan from the tier-one developers alongside secondary market resale.

  3. 2024

    Team leader

    Promoted to team leader at AX Capital, running a team and taking on the transactions that needed the most structuring.

  4. 2025

    Insider Real Estate — own practice

    Started my own brokerage practice under the Insider Real Estate brand, ORN 11899, with Metropolitan Premium Properties.

  5. 2026

    English channel

    Launched the English YouTube channel and this section of the site, covering the same market for international buyers.

Contact

Everything on this site is general information from a licensed broker, not individual investment, legal or tax advice. Property returns are not guaranteed and past performance is no guide to future results.