Villas for sale in Sharjah

Villas in Sharjah are above all the master-planned communities: Arada’s forested Masaar, Al Zahia and Tilal City. A house here costs what a mid-market apartment does in Dubai, and Dubai’s business districts are half an hour away — provided you miss the queue at the border. Drive the rush-hour route yourself before you buy.

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.

Right now our database holds no villas in Sharjah — the market is thin, and properties like these change hands without being advertised. That does not mean there is nothing to buy: send your budget and your brief, and I will put together a shortlist from developers and private sellers. In the meantime, below is what is available in Dubai.

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.