Market insights
Market insights
Off-plan
- Off-plan
Off-Plan or Completed Home? The Comparison We Walk Every Buyer Through
Our side-by-side review of off-plan versus completed homes in Dubai: payments, bank lending limits, legal protections and the questions we ask first.
4 min read - Off-plan
Reading an Off-Plan Payment Schedule: What We Check Before You Commit
How we review Dubai off-plan and post-handover payment plans: escrow, plan types, the timing of each instalment and a worked present-value comparison.
5 min read - Off-plan
Your Off-Plan Project Is Running Late: A Practical Action Plan
What Dubai off-plan buyers should do when handover slips: escrow protection, why you keep paying, checking official progress and when cancellation is possible.
5 min read
Costs & fees
- Costs & fees
Budgeting Beyond the Price: Every Fee on a Dubai Home Purchase
A fee-by-fee budget for buying a home in Dubai: DLD registration, agency, trustee, mortgage and valuation costs, with a worked cash-buyer example.
4 min read - Costs & fees
Developer-Paid DLD Fee Offers: How We Judge Whether They Add Up
When a Dubai developer offers to cover the 4% DLD fee, here is how we test the deal: price, payment plan, present value and the conditions attached.
5 min read - Costs & fees
Dubai Mortgage Limits and the Cash You Will Really Need
UAE Central Bank loan-to-value limits for expats and nationals, the income and term rules, and why the bank's valuation decides your deposit.
4 min read
Overseas buyers & visas
- Overseas buyers & visas
Buying for a Golden Visa in Dubai: what we check before you commit
The AED 2 million property route to a 10-year UAE Golden Visa: the value test, joint ownership, the lien on sale, and the checks we run first.
4 min read - Overseas buyers & visas
Golden Visa on a mortgaged home: the cash we budget for with buyers
A mortgaged Dubai home can still back a Golden Visa. Our worked budget for an AED 2M purchase with an 80% loan, plus the checks before you apply.
4 min read - Overseas buyers & visas
Indian residents buying in Dubai: our LRS, TCS and reporting checklist
Living in India and buying in Dubai? The LRS limit, the 20% TCS, the no-foreign-loan rule and yearly Schedule FA reporting, set out as a checklist.
5 min read
Market & infrastructure
- Market & infrastructure
Buying off-plan along the 2029 Blue Line: a practical checklist
The RTA's 30 km Blue Line targets a 9 September 2029 opening. What off-plan buyers in the areas it serves should check first.
4 min read - Market & infrastructure
Etihad Rail reaches Dubai: separating rail evidence from sales talk
Dubai's Etihad Rail station opened on 30 September 2026. What the CBRE Metro evidence does and does not tell off-plan buyers about homes near rail.
6 min read - Market & infrastructure
Record completions, falling launches: reading Dubai's supply cycle as an off-plan buyer
Dubai completions rose about 38% in H1 2026 as launches fell to about 28,000 homes. What the reports mean for off-plan buyers.
6 min read - Market & infrastructure
Two markets, one headline: what 2026 Dubai price data means for off-plan buyers
Resale apartments fell about 5–6% like for like in 2026, while developer prices mostly held. What the split means if you are buying off-plan.
5 min read