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Buying property in the UAE with data-backed decisions.
Published buying guides
How to Buy Property in Dubai as a Foreigner
A complete, honest walkthrough of buying property in Dubai as a foreign national: freehold zones, the DLD process, costs, mortgages, due diligence and what happens after you buy.
10 minRead guide
Dubai Property Purchase Costs and Fees
Every cost beyond the price when you buy property in Dubai: the DLD transfer fee, agency commission, trustee and mortgage costs, plus the ongoing service charges and fees to budget for.
9 minRead guideHow to Choose the Right Off-Plan Payment Plan
A practical framework for comparing off-plan payment plans in Dubai: construction-linked versus date-based schedules, post-handover instalments, the real price of flexibility, default clauses, and how to match a plan to your own cash flow.
13 minRead guide
Making an Offer: Negotiation and the MOU (Form F) Process
How to negotiate a Dubai property purchase and what happens when you sign the MOU: preparing with real DLD comparables, offer tactics, RERA’s Form F, the deposit cheque, conditions to include and the path to transfer.
13 minRead guidePut the guide into practice
Move from reading into the market, area intelligence, valuation and real DLD transaction data.