Dubai property as an investment

Distressed property in Dubai: how a deal is defined, a townhouse resold 26% up in six weeks, a AED 57m villa sold at AED 48m, and why an urgent sale takes about 2 weeks.

A Dubai building manager explains the master-lease model: one owner, a three-year lease, Ejari sublets — and a DIP block leased at about AED 3.2m a year that grosses AED 5.4m.

Sharing in Dubai is not banned, but Law No. 4 of 2026 puts it under one permit from Dubai Municipality, caps occupancy at about 5 sq m per person and ends bed-space sublets.

Spain's digital nomad visa, Portugal after the golden visa, startup visas on the Riviera, Turkey at USD 400,000 and Greece at EUR 400,000: what a property buyer should do first.

Australia vs Dubai for a property investor: a 10% deposit and nothing until completion, a 4% yield on the Gold Coast, tax on profit and a AUD 1 million case.

Southern Cyprus property after two weeks on the island: one-bedrooms from EUR 1.2 million on the Limassol seafront, 3% net rent and EUR 300,000 for residency.

Land plots and joint ventures in Dubai: a plot bought for AED 15 million and sold for 30, the 50/50 split, the 20% escrow rule and where land deals go wrong.

AI in Dubai real estate: former top broker Artashes on why brokers will not vanish but thin out within 3 years, and how investors should check advice.

Office investment in Dubai explained for residential buyers: how commercial yields compare, how tenants and leases differ, what the risks are, and where DIFC-adjacent stock sits in the market.

Fitted and furnished offices change the commercial investment case entirely: faster letting, smaller tenants, higher rent per square foot. A full look at the model through Rove HQ in Business Bay.

Mira, a UAE developer known for branded furnished residences, has launched Mira Verde at Tbilisi Hills — 20 minutes from Tbilisi airport, on an 18-hole golf estate. What Georgia offers a buyer and where the risk actually is.

Small retail and office units in Jumeirah Village Circle offer the lowest entry point into Dubai commercial property. What that segment actually delivers, and the specific traps in community retail.

At this budget you are not buying a villa in Bali — that is often the cost of the land alone. What you are buying is 35–50 m² of managed apartment, and the ownership structure is the part that decides whether it works.

1Wood in Jumeirah Village Circle, District 14, handover Q3 2025, from AED 700 000. Studios from 374 sq ft, one-beds from 758 sq ft. A masterclass from Object 1's development director on the long-let case.

MJL sits across from Madinat Jumeirah — two five-star hotels, a souk, a theatre and forty restaurants on a kilometre of private beach — with the Burj Al Arab and Mall of the Emirates nearby. What that neighbourhood does to a residential purchase.

MGM has confirmed that the island carrying the MGM Grand, Bellagio and Aria brands is officially under construction — 1 400 luxury rooms on ten hectares, with villas and an 800-seat theatre. What it would mean for property.

Missoni, Address, Nikki Beach and Nobu are all landing on Al Marjan. What the islands consist of, how construction is progressing, why the island format changed, who is buying the land — and which RAK segment I think actually works.

Better quality than the standard Dubai Hills townhouse clusters, further from the centre, with more varied infrastructure — cafés, restaurants, two schools, nurseries, wake surfing and a huge central park.

Whether the two-bedroom units in Nautica work as an investment, what a master community actually is in the Dubai context, and the continuing Maritime City versus Mina Rashid comparison — which area suits which type of investor.

What Dubai Hills actually offers — the park, two schools, a nursery, a hospital, a mall and dog-walking areas — what finished apartments look like inside, and how to earn more than the standard 6–7% long-let ROI.

The history of Dubai Maritime City, the Nautica launch by Select Group, and an honest forecast: where 1-bedroom pricing can realistically go, what I think of the 2 and 3-bedroom units, and how branded towers change the maths.

DIFC is Dubai's most successful free zone and the leading financial centre between Europe and Singapore. What it means to own residential inside it, and why the rental yield story here is different from the rest of the city.

From the first Biltmore in Los Angeles to Tbilisi to Dubai, the Millennium hotel chain behind it, and then the part that matters: the statistics and an honest calculation of what a Biltmore Residences unit earns.

Abu Dhabi is a different emirate with a different regulator and different ownership rules. A look at Saadiyat Island — the Louvre, the Guggenheim — and the Aldar launch pricing from studio to three-bedroom.