Dubai property, explained on camera

A branded golf community above Muscat with beach access, an 18-hole championship course and villas from AED 8.5m. What the numbers mean, who Oman actually suits, and the question nobody asks until they want to sell.

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.

Vida Residence Downtown by Emaar: hotel-branded apartments a few minutes from Burj Khalifa. What the branding buys you, what it costs in service charge, and how it performs as a short-let asset.

Address Sky View is the most photographed residential address in Downtown after the Burj itself. A detailed look at the two towers, the sky bridge, the service charge reality and how the units actually perform.

Thirty five-bedroom villas in Meydan D11, 682 m² each, from AED 13.2 million. A 100-metre lagoon, a lazy river, four-metre ceilings and twelve corner plots — ten minutes from Downtown.

Baccarat Dubai by H&H sits on Sheikh Zayed Road beside Downtown. What a crystal-house brand actually delivers in a residence, and how to assess branded ultra-luxury in a market that is now full of it.

Why the Saadiyat Nobu launch caused such a stir, why the Ras Al Khaimah one is the better investment case, where Nobu already operates in Dubai, what Wynn is and where — and which RAK segments will actually grow.

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.

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.

A branded tower from Damac with de GRISOGONO interiors in Maritime City, next to Mina Rashid. One, two and three-bedroom pricing at launch — and an honest look at what a jewellery brand adds to an apartment.

Three mansions — Earth, Water and Sky — from USD 46.5 million to USD 54.7 million on the Dubai Creek, with Keturah Resort apartments from USD 2.2 million. What ultra-prime actually buys and how this segment behaves.

Four and five-bedroom townhouses from USD 3.27m to USD 5.47m with plots to 400 m², plus apartments from USD 740,000. The Meydan location, the Charles Wu architecture and the Toshiko Macadam playgrounds.