Apartments for sale in Abu Dhabi
Apartments in Abu Dhabi: on the market now
Showing 12 of 148, deepest price cuts first. I will send the rest as a shortlist to your budget.
How to buy an apartment in Abu Dhabi
In Abu Dhabi a foreign buyer gets freehold title only inside the investment zones: Al Reem, Yas, Saadiyat, Al Raha, Masdar and a few others. The most liquid of them is Al Reem Island, densely built and rented by people who work in the city. Yields here usually run above Dubai’s, while prices move more evenly.
Apartments are the most liquid segment of the UAE market: more of them are built than anything else, they are the usual choice for a rental investment and they resell fastest. An apartment here is an ordinary flat held in the buyer’s own name, with the right to let it, sell it and pass it on to heirs. Three things decide the outcome: the district, the stage of construction and the payment plan. A completed flat starts earning rent straight away; one still under construction costs less and is paid for in instalments up to handover.
Our database currently holds 148 apartments in Abu Dhabi: the entry price is AED 1.4M and the middle of the sample is AED 2.45M. On 148 properties the seller has already cut the price, the deepest cut being 33%. Most of the listings right now are in Yas Island, Shams Abu Dhabi, City of Lights, Saadiyat Cultural District. The list is rebuilt every night, and the figures on this page are computed from the very lots shown below.
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The stock is anonymised: the exact address, the floor and the documents for a property are sent on request via WhatsApp or Telegram. I check the developer, the form of title and the price history before you pay a deposit.
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Common questions
How much does an apartment cost in Abu Dhabi?
In our database — from AED 1.4M, with a median of AED 2.45M across 148 apartments. The figures are recomputed every night from the lots shown on this page, not taken from reports.
Can a foreigner buy an apartment in Abu Dhabi?
In Abu Dhabi a foreign buyer gets freehold title only inside the investment zones: Al Reem, Yas, Saadiyat, Al Raha, Masdar and a few others. The most liquid of them is Al Reem Island, densely built and rented by people who work in the city. Yields here usually run above Dubai’s, while prices move more evenly.
Does the purchase qualify for the Golden Visa?
Yes, if the property is worth AED 2 million or more — about $545 000. The visa is federal, runs for ten years and works identically in every emirate; properties in different emirates do not add up towards the threshold.
How does the transaction work?
A reservation and a contract with the seller or the developer, a deposit, then registration with the emirate’s land department in the buyer’s name. You do not have to be there in person — the deal can be completed under a power of attorney. Before the deposit I check the developer, the form of title and that the property really is for sale at the stated price.
Find an apartment in Abu Dhabi
Send your budget, your timing and the purpose — to live in, to let or to resell. I will send a shortlist from the database and from off-market stock, and say plainly where a neighbouring emirate is the better deal.
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