Research & Analysis
Immigration coverage of a 20 February 2026 circular says the 50% paid-equity test is gone — eligibility is DLD-assessed value of AED 2 million, with a bank NOC still typical. How to confirm it before you buy.
Every first-page listicle ranks communities with a composite score nobody can audit. Here is how to use those lists as a starting map — then underwrite the unit.
An independent read on where Dubai property stands mid-year — demand, yields, off-plan vs ready, and what we are watching next.
The index is down 10% since February and villas are up 2% while apartments are down 3%. Both are true. What it means for what you are being shown.
Five checks in order — project registration, escrow, broker licence, title stage, and red flags — with the actual DLD e-service URLs and what each field means.
Read a Dubai off-plan payment plan as a risk document: DLD 4%, Oqood, 1%-per-month schedules, post-handover tails, backloading, and fees brokers leave out of the headline.
8% gross can be real — here are the five deductions between that and what lands in your account, plus DLD service-charge benchmarks by area.
How we think about sub-market rotation when institutional and family-office capital moves — and the supply–demand signals we monitor before advising on entry.
A practical framework for scoring delivery risk off-plan: timelines, quality signals at handover, defect handling, and post-handover service — before price and yield.
How overseas, foreign, and NRI investors buy Dubai property remotely — freehold zones, costs, non-resident mortgages, Golden Visa, repatriation, and tax basics.
Holiday lets can post eye-catching gross yields, but the net picture is more nuanced. How to choose between short-term and long-term letting for your Dubai property.
Freehold or leasehold in Dubai? January 2025 conversion rules, title deed vs Oqood, and what foreign buyers should verify — updated August 2026.
Service charges are the most overlooked line in a Dubai investment — and they vary wildly between buildings. Here is how they work and what to check before you buy.
The purchase price is only the start. Plan for the transaction costs on top of it so your return calculations — and your cash — are not caught short.
About to sign a Dubai off-plan contract? 12 checks: RERA & escrow, developer track record, payment-plan shape, and all-in cost — before you pay.
Why gross yields fall in established districts — and how we separate healthy maturation from scenarios that deserve more caution.
A plain-English checklist on the property-linked long-term residence pathway: thresholds, title realities, and why brochure language is not legal advice.
How deferred and post-handover plans translate into implied financing cost — and how different investor types should think about trade-offs.
Using one high-visibility Dubai master plan as a template: how we read supply waves, product mix, and rental differentiation — without publishing a buy recommendation.
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