Villas for sale in Abu Dhabi
Villas in Abu Dhabi: on the market now
Showing 12 of 81, deepest price cuts first. I will send the rest as a shortlist to your budget.
How to buy a villa in Abu Dhabi
Villas in Abu Dhabi mean Saadiyat, Yas, Al Jubail Island, Al Reef and Aldar’s new projects. All of these are investment zones, so the buyer holds full title. Saadiyat, with its beaches and museum district, is the top of the market; Al Reef and the outlying communities are the way into the house market.
A villa is a detached house on its own plot, almost always inside a gated community with security, schools and a park. This is a market for living in rather than trading: villas are rarely let by the night and almost never bought to resell six months later. Budget for more than the entry price — the community service charge, cooling, the garden and the pool all have to be carried. The land under a villa is part of the title, and it is the land that holds the price over the long run.
Our database currently holds 81 villas in Abu Dhabi: the entry price is AED 1.9M and the middle of the sample is AED 6.5M. On 81 properties the seller has already cut the price, the deepest cut being 50%. Most of the listings right now are in Fay Al Reeman 1, Toledo, The Dunes, Nawayef East. 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 a villa cost in Abu Dhabi?
In our database — from AED 1.9M, with a median of AED 6.5M across 81 villas. The figures are recomputed every night from the lots shown on this page, not taken from reports.
Can a foreigner buy a villa in Abu Dhabi?
Villas in Abu Dhabi mean Saadiyat, Yas, Al Jubail Island, Al Reef and Aldar’s new projects. All of these are investment zones, so the buyer holds full title. Saadiyat, with its beaches and museum district, is the top of the market; Al Reef and the outlying communities are the way into the house market.
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 a villa 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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