{"id":31325,"date":"2026-10-12T06:57:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T06:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/?page_id=31325"},"modified":"2026-10-12T07:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T07:10:13","slug":"dubai-real-estate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/dubai-real-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Real Estate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"31325\" class=\"elementor elementor-31325 elementor-31292\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be1adc3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be1adc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:31309,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\\\/cb:81Px.100f\\\/w:auto\\\/h:auto\\\/q:mauto\\\/f:best\\\/https:\\\/\\\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/dubai-real-estate-the-skyline-with-the-burj-khalifa-at-sunset.webp&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:31310,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\\\/cb:5gBz.1010\\\/w:auto\\\/h:auto\\\/q:mauto\\\/f:best\\\/https:\\\/\\\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/dubai-real-estate-an-emirates-hills-lake-with-the-city-towers-in-the-background.webp&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:31311,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\\\/cb:QduQ.1011\\\/w:auto\\\/h:auto\\\/q:mauto\\\/f:best\\\/https:\\\/\\\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/dubai-real-estate-palm-jumeirah-seen-from-above.webp&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-204af37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"204af37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ELRE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e11c4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e11c4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dubai Real Estate: Homes, Villas and Apartments<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e93d9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e93d9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Registered sale prices, areas, costs and buying rules: Dubai real estate read with official data and through the eyes of an architecture studio.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62bee02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"62bee02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#guida\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03546f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03546f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b447f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19b447f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e8e67a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e8e67a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"guida\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dubai real estate in 2026: what you will find on this page<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d3617 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6d3617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dubai real estate<\/strong> attracts buyers from all over the world every year, and more and more Europeans ask how to find their way between apartments, villas, off-plan projects and ready homes. This page sets out what you need to know before choosing: how much is really bought, at what prices, in which areas, under which rules and with which costs on top of the price.<\/p><p>The figures do not come from listings but from the official sales register of the Dubai Land Department, the authority that records every change of ownership: 108,562 apartment and villa sales registered from 1 January to 10 October 2026. For each figure we say what it measures and what it does not.<\/p><p>The Dubai real estate we follow directly is presented by the Real Estate team of Elite Luxury Real Estate: in Dubai our contact is Tatiana Juma. The founder, architect Federico Cappellina, guarantees the method we use to read it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c65635 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c65635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dubai real estate: five questions before you search<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47870e0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47870e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before looking at Dubai real estate listings, it is worth answering five questions. We ask them of everyone who writes to us, because they change the search more than the budget does.<\/p><ol><li><strong>What is the home for?<\/strong> Living in it, spending the winter there, renting it out: three answers, three different searches through Dubai real estate.<\/li><li><strong>Ready or off-plan?<\/strong> If you need it soon, the choice is among Dubai real estate already built; if you can wait, the off-plan market offers more choice and payment in instalments.<\/li><li><strong>Apartment or villa?<\/strong> Shared amenities and simple maintenance, or space, garden and privacy.<\/li><li><strong>Which area?<\/strong> City centre, coast, islands or villa communities: each part of Dubai has a different rhythm.<\/li><li><strong>How much can you spend in total?<\/strong> Price, registration fee, commission, furnishing and annual charges: a Dubai real estate budget must be made on the total.<\/li><\/ol><p>With these answers the search narrows to a few areas and a few projects, and it becomes possible to really compare Dubai real estate instead of scrolling through hundreds of listings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dce3f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4dce3f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c98538 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c98538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1179700316  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-travel-boats-in-dubai-marina.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-29732\" alt=\"Luxury travel: boats in Dubai Marina\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-travel-boats-in-dubai-marina.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-travel-boats-in-dubai-marina.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-travel-boats-in-dubai-marina.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo: Rados\u0142aw Botev \u00b7 CC BY 3.0 pl \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105b28b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"105b28b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1695880520  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-the-museum-of-the-future.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-29618\" alt=\"Dubai travel: the Museum of the Future\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-the-museum-of-the-future.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-the-museum-of-the-future.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-the-museum-of-the-future.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo: EditQ \u00b7 CC0 \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7133846 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7133846\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd3fa47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd3fa47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=228133884  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:QduQ.1011\/w:775\/h:968\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-real-estate-villas-along-the-fronds-of-palm-jumeirah.webp\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"968\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20775%20968%22%20width%3D%22775%22%20height%3D%22968%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22775%22%20height%3D%22968%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31312\" alt=\"Dubai real estate: villas along the fronds of Palm Jumeirah\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:QduQ.1011\/w:775\/h:968\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-real-estate-villas-along-the-fronds-of-palm-jumeirah.webp 775w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:QduQ.1011\/w:775\/h:968\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-real-estate-villas-along-the-fronds-of-palm-jumeirah.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0fe2c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e0fe2c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Villas for sale<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">The international selection<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/dubai-real-estate\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; font-weight:600; text-decoration:none;\">Dubai real estate<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Market, areas, prices<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Buying off-plan<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">10 checks before signing<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-villas-in-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Luxury villas in Dubai<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Palm Jumeirah and Emirates Hills<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/dubai-villa-prices\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Dubai villa prices<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Registered sales<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">The method<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">How we read a property<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Contact<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Write to us<\/span>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae684e3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae684e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background:#1a1a1a; padding:25px; border-radius:4px; margin-top:20px;\">\n\n<p style=\"font-size:11px; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#999; margin-bottom:12px;\">Private Service<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"color:#ffffff; font-size:16px; font-weight:600; margin-bottom:12px;\">Private Consultation<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"color:#aaaaaa; font-size:13px; line-height:1.6; margin-bottom:20px;\">Considering a property in Dubai?<\/p>\n\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center; border:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; padding:12px 20px; text-decoration:none; font-size:11px; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase;\">Contact us<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6eb51e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6eb51e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=383920530  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:QMGu.1012\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-real-estate-the-city-from-above-with-the-burj-khalifa.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31313\" alt=\"Dubai real estate: the city from above with the Burj Khalifa\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:QMGu.1012\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-real-estate-the-city-from-above-with-the-burj-khalifa.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:QMGu.1012\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-real-estate-the-city-from-above-with-the-burj-khalifa.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:QMGu.1012\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-real-estate-the-city-from-above-with-the-burj-khalifa.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: Tim Reckmann from Hamm, Deutschland \u00b7 CC BY-SA 3.0 \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c8600 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33c8600\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df7edc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df7edc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5221e4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5221e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Dubai real estate market in figures<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e36d2d4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e36d2d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2026 the register counted 98,693 apartment sales and 9,869 villa sales, considering only residential sales above 300,000 dirhams (AED). It is a market made mostly of apartments, and mostly of Dubai real estate bought off-plan, before it is built.<\/p><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:18px 0\"><thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #8C6A3F\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\"><\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">Apartments<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">Villas<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>Registered sales<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">98,693<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">9,869<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>Median price<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a01.22m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.30m<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a03.30m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.80m<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>Off-plan<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">76%<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">72%<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>Ready: median price<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a01.16m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.28m<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a03.64m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.88m<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>Off-plan: median price<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a01.24m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.30m<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a02.98m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.72m<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>The median price is the one in the middle: half of the sales cost less, half cost more. It is more reliable than the average, which a few very expensive homes push upwards. Euro figures are indicative: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecb.europa.eu\/stats\/policy_and_exchange_rates\/euro_reference_exchange_rates\/html\/eurofxref-graph-usd.en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ECB reference rate<\/a> and the dirham&#8217;s fixed rate to the dollar; contracts are paid in dirhams.<\/p><p>The most important figure is the off-plan share: 76% of apartments and 72% of villas. Anyone looking at Dubai real estate today is largely looking at projects, renderings and payment plans: this is why checks on the project matter more than elsewhere.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b20a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36b20a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0388cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0388cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1891004070  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-at-night-from-above-the-city-s-residential-towers.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30398\" alt=\"Dubai at night from above: the city\u2019s residential towers\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1659\/h:1106\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-at-night-from-above-the-city-s-residential-towers.webp 1659w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-at-night-from-above-the-city-s-residential-towers.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1659\/h:1106\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-at-night-from-above-the-city-s-residential-towers.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: Khari Ascutia \u00b7 CC BY 3.0 \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef0e7a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef0e7a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1355878726  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-sea-from-jumeira-bay-in-dubai.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30399\" alt=\"Sunset over the sea from Jumeira Bay in Dubai\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-sea-from-jumeira-bay-in-dubai.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-sea-from-jumeira-bay-in-dubai.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-sea-from-jumeira-bay-in-dubai.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0e8cea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0e8cea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf52b73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf52b73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f33567 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f33567\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai\/\">Buy Off-Plan Property in Dubai: the Essential Guide in 10 Checks<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a43a14d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a43a14d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Buy off-plan property in Dubai with the right checks: escrow account, Oqood registration, payment\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb3c9c elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"feb3c9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5180a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f5180a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9983dd3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9983dd3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e43cf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89e43cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What price it is, and what the register does not say<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f50ca elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47f50ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The value we use is the one written in the contract and registered by the Dubai Land Department. It is not the asking price in a listing, which can be higher. The register gives a single amount per sale: it does not show the payment plan, registration fees, commissions or the level of finish.<\/p><p>For villas the registered area is the plot, not the house, as we verified by comparing the register with project sheets: this is why our villa tables do not show a price per square metre of house. The full source is the <a href=\"https:\/\/dubailand.gov.ae\/en\/open-data\/real-estate-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai Land Department open data portal<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-331ccce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"331ccce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f7047 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1f7047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=2087716499  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/villas-close-together-on-a-frond-of-palm-jumeirah.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%201280%22%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-30902\" alt=\"Villas close together on a frond of Palm Jumeirah\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/villas-close-together-on-a-frond-of-palm-jumeirah.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/villas-close-together-on-a-frond-of-palm-jumeirah.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/villas-close-together-on-a-frond-of-palm-jumeirah.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: Diego Delso \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0 \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d632a4b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d632a4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=269266207  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-palm-lined-street-on-frond-e-of-palm-jumeirah.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%201280%22%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-30473\" alt=\"A palm-lined street on Frond E of Palm Jumeirah\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-palm-lined-street-on-frond-e-of-palm-jumeirah.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-palm-lined-street-on-frond-e-of-palm-jumeirah.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-palm-lined-street-on-frond-e-of-palm-jumeirah.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: Ahsan Younas \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0 \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56fe0f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56fe0f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2832c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2832c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e3d8f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e3d8f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Property<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b0a81f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b0a81f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/property\/damac-island-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=862640130  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:460\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/V11-scaled.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20460%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22460%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22460%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" title=\"\" alt=\"DAMAC ISLAND 2\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d62357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d62357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/property\/damac-island-2\/\">DAMAC ISLAND 2<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a11a00 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a11a00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba8998d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba8998d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a54017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a54017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-in-dubai\/\">Luxury Villas in Dubai in 2026: Palm Jumeirah and Emirates Hills<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-541a483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"541a483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury villas in Dubai: Palm Jumeirah and Emirates Hills compared by an architect. Light\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b69ddbf elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b69ddbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-in-dubai\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d0cf9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d0cf9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5439cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5439cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d23d839 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d23d839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026 month by month<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2fa3a1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2fa3a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How many Dubai real estate sales does the Dubai Land Department register each month? Here are the 2026 figures, apartments and villas separately. October is partial: the data run to the 10th.<\/p><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:18px 0\"><thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #8C6A3F\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">Month<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">Apartments<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">Villas<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>January<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">12,217<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">2,115<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>February<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">12,700<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">1,553<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>March<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">10,504<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">1,267<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>April<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">11,163<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">1,063<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>May<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">8,357<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">600<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>June<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">11,102<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">774<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>July<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">11,444<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">760<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>August<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">9,577<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">700<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>September<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">8,806<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">788<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>October<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">2,823<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">249<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Apartments move between about 8.4 and 12.7 thousand sales a month, with a fairly regular pattern. Villas fell from 2,115 sales in January to between 600 and 788 a month from May onwards.<\/p><p>Be careful not to read these numbers as a price trend: they count sales, not their value. Among villas, a few large off-plan projects sold in blocks can move a whole month. To understand how Dubai real estate prices are moving you need the same homes compared over time, not volumes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b70a81b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b70a81b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c0c4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15c0c4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1225011127  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-at-night-from-above.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30476\" alt=\"Dubai at night from above\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1659\/h:1106\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-at-night-from-above.webp 1659w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-at-night-from-above.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1659\/h:1106\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-at-night-from-above.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: Khari Ascutia \u00b7 CC BY 3.0 \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ba1857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ba1857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1885561348  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/an-abra-with-passengers-on-dubai-creek.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31049\" alt=\"\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/an-abra-with-passengers-on-dubai-creek.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/an-abra-with-passengers-on-dubai-creek.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/an-abra-with-passengers-on-dubai-creek.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e3b871 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e3b871\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa703fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa703fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c80c67e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c80c67e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/dubai-villa-prices\/\">Dubai Villa Prices 2026: Essential Data from 9,869 Sales<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f8d588 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f8d588\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dubai villa prices from Dubai Land Department registers: 9,869 sales in 2026, median prices by\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9244df5 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9244df5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/dubai-villa-prices\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aac9c0b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aac9c0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f0ad9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7f0ad9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3c898c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3c898c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Apartments for sale in Dubai: prices by type<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d10a4ea elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d10a4ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Apartments make up most Dubai real estate for sale. Studios and one-bedroom apartments together account for almost three sales in four: it is the market of people buying to rent out or to have a base in the city. The median price of an apartment sold in 2026 is AED 1.22 million (about \u20ac0.30 million).<\/p><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:18px 0\"><thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #8C6A3F\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">Apartment<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">Sales<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">Median price<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>1 bedroom<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">39,896<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a01.24m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.30m<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>Studio<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">30,380<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a00.68m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.17m<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>2 bedrooms<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">22,338<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a02.18m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.53m<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>3 bedrooms<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">5,353<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a03.86m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.94m<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>4 bedrooms<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">621<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a010.21m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac2.48m<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>For apartments the registered area is the unit itself: the median is 71 m\u00b2, with a median price of AED 18,442 per m\u00b2 (about \u20ac4,481 per m\u00b2). Ready apartments have a lower price per square metre (AED 15,128 per m\u00b2 (about \u20ac3,676 per m\u00b2)) than off-plan ones (AED 19,052 per m\u00b2 (about \u20ac4,629 per m\u00b2)): new projects cost more, but are paid in instalments during construction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db389f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7db389f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b02299 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b02299\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1953719731  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:OYVz.1013\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-real-estate-apartments-on-the-dubai-marina-harbour.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31314\" alt=\"Dubai real estate: apartments on the Dubai Marina harbour\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:OYVz.1013\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-real-estate-apartments-on-the-dubai-marina-harbour.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:OYVz.1013\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-real-estate-apartments-on-the-dubai-marina-harbour.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:OYVz.1013\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-real-estate-apartments-on-the-dubai-marina-harbour.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: Rados\u0142aw Botev \u00b7 CC BY 3.0 pl \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b7bbe7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b7bbe7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddce7e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddce7e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c7a34a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c7a34a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/golden-visa-real-estate-2026-best-countries-for-residency-by-investment\/\">Golden Visa 2026: Which Countries Still Qualify<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29635b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29635b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2026 only Greece and Dubai still grant residency through direct real estate purchase. Portugal\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9331a4 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d9331a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/golden-visa-real-estate-2026-best-countries-for-residency-by-investment\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d882518 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d882518\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf4001b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf4001b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3696b37 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3696b37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where most apartments are sold<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a774c42 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a774c42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The register uses cadastral district names, which do not always match the marketing names of communities: Madinat Al Mataar, for example, is the area around Al Maktoum airport in Dubai South. These are the ten districts with the most apartment sales in 2026.<\/p><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:18px 0\"><thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #8C6A3F\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">District in the registry<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">Apartment sales<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">Median price<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">Off-plan<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>Madinat Al Mataar<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">11,410<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a00.77m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.19m<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">100%<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>Jumeirah Village Circle<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">7,418<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a01.00m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.24m<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">59%<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>Dubai Land Residence Complex<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">4,862<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a00.81m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.20m<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">91%<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>Majan<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">4,087<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a00.72m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.17m<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">84%<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>Business Bay<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">3,413<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a02.01m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.49m<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">51%<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>Palm Deira<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">2,938<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a02.88m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.70m<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">100%<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>City Of Arabia<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">2,574<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a00.61m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.15m<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">99%<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>Arjan<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">2,516<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a00.94m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.23m<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">64%<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>Dubai Production City<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">2,362<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a00.96m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.23m<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">76%<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>Jabal Ali First<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">2,334<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a01.66m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.40m<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">98%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Prices vary a lot from one district to another: Business Bay, next to the centre, has a median price about double that of Jumeirah Village Circle. The number of sales shows where new supply is concentrated, not where it is best to buy: in Dubai real estate the choice depends on use, exposure, project and developer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba3f711 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba3f711\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fef589 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9fef589\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1437802162  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-travel-the-museum-of-the-future-in-dubai.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%201280%22%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-29736\" alt=\"Luxury travel: the Museum of the Future in Dubai\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-travel-the-museum-of-the-future-in-dubai.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-travel-the-museum-of-the-future-in-dubai.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-travel-the-museum-of-the-future-in-dubai.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo: EditQ \u00b7 CC0 \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba4304 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ba4304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=2026803272  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1660\/h:1107\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-the-city-at-night-from-above.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1660\" height=\"1107\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201660%201107%22%20width%3D%221660%22%20height%3D%221107%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221660%22%20height%3D%221107%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-29621\" alt=\"Dubai travel: the city at night from above\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1660\/h:1107\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-the-city-at-night-from-above.webp 1660w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-the-city-at-night-from-above.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1660\/h:1107\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-the-city-at-night-from-above.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo: Khari Ascutia \u00b7 CC BY 3.0 \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-765e039 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"765e039\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9031a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9031a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68fefb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68fefb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Travel<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa03bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8aa03bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-travel\/dubai-travel\/\">Dubai Travel Guide: the City, the Creek and the Desert<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1b444b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1b444b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dubai travel beyond the skyscrapers: the Al Fahidi historic district, abras on the Creek, the\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c03646 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5c03646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-travel\/dubai-travel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1fffcf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1fffcf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6794ae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6794ae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c63fc78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c63fc78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\">The ELRE Method in 3 Checks: Architectural Assessment of a Luxury Villa<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf8ae5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf8ae5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architectural assessment of a villa before buying: three checks, declared sources, what is observed\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46461eb elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"46461eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d41929d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d41929d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33223da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33223da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e1356 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55e1356\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/made-in-italy-luxury\/\">Made in Italy Luxury 2026: The Complete Guide to 7 Fields<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79c136a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79c136a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Made in Italy chosen by an architect: verified Italian brands, districts and real villas by the\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdfb5a8 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fdfb5a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/made-in-italy-luxury\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e9d977 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e9d977\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f222e0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f222e0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-990ef74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"990ef74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/about\/\">About Us \u2014 Luxury Real Estate Agency<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f73d2bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f73d2bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elite Luxury Real Estate is a premier luxury real estate agency specializing in exclusive\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d37f1b1 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d37f1b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/about\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff5c05 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fff5c05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7dff74 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7dff74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e5ec4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27e5ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dubai real estate by area: how to read the city<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6208685 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6208685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dubai is not one city but a set of very different parts, built at different times. Before looking at individual Dubai real estate it is worth understanding which part of the city you want to live or invest in, because the area decides the type of home, the price and everyday life.<\/p><ul><li><strong>The centre: Downtown and Business Bay.<\/strong> Residential towers around the Burj Khalifa and along the Dubai Canal, offices, shops, restaurants. Here Dubai real estate is almost all apartments, with some of the highest prices in the city.<\/li><li><strong>The coast: Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Beach Residence.<\/strong> Towers on the harbour and the sea, life on foot between beach and promenade. Many buyers choose this Dubai real estate for renting out.<\/li><li><strong>The islands: Palm Jumeirah and Jumeira Bay.<\/strong> Seafront villas and apartments, with small numbers and very high prices: each home must be read on its own.<\/li><li><strong>Villa communities: Emirates Hills, Dubai Hills, Arabian Ranches.<\/strong> Neighbourhoods designed around golf courses, lakes and parks, with shared rules on fa\u00e7ades and gardens.<\/li><li><strong>New inland communities: Dubailand, Dubai South, Jumeirah Village Circle.<\/strong> This is where most off-plan sales and the most affordable Dubai real estate are concentrated.<\/li><\/ul><p>Each area has its own community rules, service charges and delivery times. This is why, before comparing Dubai real estate in different areas, it is worth comparing the way of life each area allows.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc42b0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc42b0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d71e4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74d71e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1605839238  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/residences-on-the-dubai-marina-harbour.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%201280%22%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-30605\" alt=\"Residences on the Dubai Marina harbour\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/residences-on-the-dubai-marina-harbour.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/residences-on-the-dubai-marina-harbour.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/residences-on-the-dubai-marina-harbour.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: Rados\u0142aw Botev \u00b7 CC BY 3.0 pl \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0fc76b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0fc76b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1941717259  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1453\/h:969\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-villas-in-dubai-palm-jumeirah-from-above-with-the-villas-along-the-fronds.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1453\" height=\"969\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201453%20969%22%20width%3D%221453%22%20height%3D%22969%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221453%22%20height%3D%22969%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-30519\" alt=\"Luxury villas in Dubai: Palm Jumeirah from above, with the villas along the fronds\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1453\/h:969\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-villas-in-dubai-palm-jumeirah-from-above-with-the-villas-along-the-fronds.webp 1453w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1453\/h:969\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-villas-in-dubai-palm-jumeirah-from-above-with-the-villas-along-the-fronds.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: giggel, CC BY 3.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e3ce2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1e3ce2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87b9df9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87b9df9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cff7656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cff7656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f9707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4f9707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/\">Luxury Villas for Sale \u2014 An International UHNW Selection<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa68c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fa68c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury villas for sale in Italy, the Dominican Republic and Dubai, read with an architect&#8217;s method\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39bc1e7 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"39bc1e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72331bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72331bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-980213e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"980213e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4cae95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4cae95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/new-luxury-developments\/\">Luxury Off-Plan Property: 6 Checks Before Buying a New Development<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad4d17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ad4d17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury off-plan property in Italy, the Dominican Republic, Zanzibar and Dubai: risks\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a4a35 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"74a4a35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/new-luxury-developments\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402a422 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"402a422\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c5085f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c5085f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac9dbc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eac9dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Houses and villas for sale in Dubai<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7957b1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7957b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Villas are fewer than one in ten Dubai real estate sales, but they are the segment we know best, because it speaks the language of the architecture studio. The median price of a villa sold in 2026 is AED 3.30 million (about \u20ac0.80 million); for ready villas it rises to AED 3.64 million (about \u20ac0.88 million).<\/p><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:18px 0\"><thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #8C6A3F\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">Villa<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">Sales<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">Median price<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>2 bedrooms<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">608<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a01.55m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.38m<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>3 bedrooms<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">2,595<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a03.13m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.76m<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>4 bedrooms<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">4,820<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a02.90m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac0.70m<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>5 bedrooms<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">1,627<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">AED\u00a04.49m<br>=\u00a0\u20ac1.09m<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>The district with the most villa sales is Al Yelayiss 1, home to DAMAC Islands 2: 3,478 sales, all off-plan, with a median price of AED 2.90 million (about \u20ac0.70 million). It is one of the projects we follow, and we present it below, disclosing our relationship with the developer.<\/p><p>Top-end villas on Palm Jumeirah and Emirates Hills have small numbers and very different prices: we describe them in our guide to <a href=\"\/en\/luxury-villas-in-dubai\/\">luxury villas in Dubai<\/a>, while community-by-community prices are in our article on <a href=\"\/en\/dubai-villa-prices\/\">Dubai villa prices<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85a0294 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85a0294\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a88b71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a88b71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1059049693  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:iC1j.1014\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-real-estate-villas-along-a-frond-of-palm-jumeirah.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31315\" alt=\"Dubai real estate: villas along a frond of Palm Jumeirah\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:iC1j.1014\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-real-estate-villas-along-a-frond-of-palm-jumeirah.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:iC1j.1014\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-real-estate-villas-along-a-frond-of-palm-jumeirah.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:iC1j.1014\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-real-estate-villas-along-a-frond-of-palm-jumeirah.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: Diego Delso \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0 \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35fc35d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35fc35d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68857b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68857b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b09f7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b09f7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/iron-villa\/\">Iron Villa \u2014 A Contemporary Villa Design for Dubai<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d32c584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d32c584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Iron Villa: a contemporary villa design for Dubai by Federico Cappellina &#038; Partners Architects \u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b73d53 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4b73d53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/iron-villa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9bb4ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c9bb4ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c10023 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c10023\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c760a9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c760a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How much does a home in Dubai cost: price bands<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e119302 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e119302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To the question \u00abhow much does a home in Dubai cost\u00bb the register answers with a distribution, not a number. Here is how 2026 sales split by price band. 74% of apartments are under 2 million dirhams; 86% of villas sit between 2 and 10 million.<\/p><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:18px 0\"><thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #8C6A3F\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">Price band<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">In euros (approx.)<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">Apartments<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">Villas<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>under AED 1 million<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">under ~\u20ac243,000<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">37,075 (38%)<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">142 (1%)<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>AED 1 to 2 million<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">~\u20ac243,000\u2013486,000<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">36,143 (37%)<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">893 (9%)<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>AED 2 to 5 million<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">~\u20ac486,000\u20131.2m<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">21,851 (22%)<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">7,034 (71%)<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>AED 5 to 10 million<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">~\u20ac1.2\u20132.4m<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">2,599 (3%)<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">1,489 (15%)<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>over AED 10 million<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">over ~\u20ac2.4m<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">1,025 (1%)<\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">311 (3%)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>For a European buyer, the band from 2 to 5 million dirhams, roughly half a million to 1.2 million euros, is where Dubai real estate offers the widest choice of villas and large apartments. Above 10 million the market consists of a few very different homes, each of which must be read on its own.<\/p><p>The price, however, is only part of the cost. Before comparing two Dubai real estate options it is worth adding up purchase costs and annual charges, which we cover below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-847892c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"847892c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137cc5d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"137cc5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1477713780  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-villa-prices-the-emirates-hills-golf-course-with-the-dubai-marina-towers.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%201280%22%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-30603\" alt=\"Dubai villa prices: the Emirates Hills golf course with the Dubai Marina towers\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-villa-prices-the-emirates-hills-golf-course-with-the-dubai-marina-towers.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-villa-prices-the-emirates-hills-golf-course-with-the-dubai-marina-towers.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-villa-prices-the-emirates-hills-golf-course-with-the-dubai-marina-towers.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: giggel \u00b7 CC BY 3.0 \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ac2a8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69ac2a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1291698577  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1453\/h:968\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-villa-prices-palm-jumeirah-from-above.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1453\" height=\"968\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201453%20968%22%20width%3D%221453%22%20height%3D%22968%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221453%22%20height%3D%22968%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-30600\" alt=\"Dubai villa prices: Palm Jumeirah from above\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1453\/h:968\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-villa-prices-palm-jumeirah-from-above.webp 1453w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1453\/h:968\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-villa-prices-palm-jumeirah-from-above.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: giggel, CC BY 3.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37bebcd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37bebcd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36806b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36806b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d1e4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11d1e4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a2a6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70a2a6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/rock-house\/\">Rock House \u2014 A Futuristic Villa Concept for Dubai<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93c7795 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93c7795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rock House: a sculptural villa concept for Dubai by Federico Cappellina &#038; Partners Architects, to\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06689c9 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"06689c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/rock-house\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae3a23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cae3a23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f618193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f618193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c72395d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c72395d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">Buying a Luxury Villa: the Preliminary Reading in 5 Points Before You Sign<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa96ab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa96ab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before buying a luxury villa in Italy, the Dominican Republic, Zanzibar or Dubai: send us the\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1087ec4 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1087ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c96f24 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c96f24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ef186 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17ef186\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Travel<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9d9a8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9d9a8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-travel\/\">Travel Hub \u2014 UHNW Luxury Destinations &amp; Exclusive Retreats<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2d7296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2d7296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Travel Hub for UHNW clients: curated destinations, investment-grade guides and exclusive retreats\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea773a5 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ea773a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-travel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45e36d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45e36d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188722b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"188722b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a7cdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3a7cdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/best-countries-for-real-estate-investment-in-2026-dominican-republic-dubai-or-zanzibar\/\">Best Countries for Real Estate Investment 2026: DR, Dubai &amp; Zanzibar<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08ca1f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08ca1f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Compare Dominican Republic, Dubai and Zanzibar for 2026: verified gross yields, tax rates and entry\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de40f2 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7de40f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/best-countries-for-real-estate-investment-in-2026-dominican-republic-dubai-or-zanzibar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d7c83 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62d7c83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec51f48 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec51f48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4edd0e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4edd0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Apartment or villa: how to choose<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad3d113 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad3d113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Dubai real estate, the choice between apartment and villa is not just about budget. They are two different ways of living in the city.<\/p><p>A tower apartment offers shared amenities (pool, gym, concierge, security), simpler maintenance and often a central location. In return you share spaces and rules with many neighbours, and service charges depend on how the building is managed. It is the most common choice for people who spend part of the year in Dubai or buy to rent out.<\/p><p>A villa offers space, a garden, a private pool and more privacy, but it needs more care: garden, pool, building services, security while you are away. In villa communities the rules on exterior changes are precise, and it is worth reading them before buying if you plan to extend or rebuild.<\/p><p>For a home to live in for a long time, a villa allows more; for Dubai real estate used little or rented out, an apartment is often simpler. In both cases the quality of the design matters more than the category.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a434d1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a434d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ready or off-plan: the choice that matters most<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f3b58 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37f3b58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With three sales in four off-plan, the first choice for anyone looking at Dubai real estate is between a home that exists and one that will be built. A ready home can be visited, measured and rented at once; an off-plan one costs less at first, is paid in instalments and lets you choose among more units, but requires trust in the project and the developer.<\/p><p>Dubai law protects off-plan buyers precisely: under Law No. 8 of 2007 payments go into the project&#8217;s escrow account and, if the project is cancelled, must be refunded. The contract is registered with the Dubai Land Department (off-plan registration is called Oqood). Outside the escrow account the protection is lost.<\/p><p>The ten checks we make before signing are in our guide to <a href=\"\/en\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai\/\">buying off-plan property in Dubai<\/a>: escrow account, contract, payment plan, delivery date, specifications, drawings, service charges and termination.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f207d2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f207d2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d4a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9d4a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1524640479  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-villas-in-dubai-closely-spaced-houses-on-a-frond-of-palm-jumeirah.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30468\" alt=\"Luxury villas in Dubai: closely spaced houses on a frond of Palm Jumeirah\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-villas-in-dubai-closely-spaced-houses-on-a-frond-of-palm-jumeirah.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-villas-in-dubai-closely-spaced-houses-on-a-frond-of-palm-jumeirah.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-villas-in-dubai-closely-spaced-houses-on-a-frond-of-palm-jumeirah.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: Diego Delso \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0 \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aa5d65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6aa5d65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=169290846  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai-the-skyline-with-the-burj-khalifa-at-sunset.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30392\" alt=\"Buy off-plan property in Dubai: the skyline with the Burj Khalifa at sunset\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai-the-skyline-with-the-burj-khalifa-at-sunset.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai-the-skyline-with-the-burj-khalifa-at-sunset.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai-the-skyline-with-the-burj-khalifa-at-sunset.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: Sergei Gussev \u00b7 CC BY 2.0 \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c7d068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c7d068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=709117257  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wind-tower-in-the-historic-al-fahidi-district-of-dubai.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31047\" alt=\"Wind tower in the historic Al Fahidi district of Dubai\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wind-tower-in-the-historic-al-fahidi-district-of-dubai.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wind-tower-in-the-historic-al-fahidi-district-of-dubai.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wind-tower-in-the-historic-al-fahidi-district-of-dubai.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a1d299 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a1d299\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d30dec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d30dec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77fd907 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77fd907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Buying a home in Dubai as a foreigner: how it works<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50fd67d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50fd67d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Foreigners can buy Dubai real estate freehold in the areas where ownership by non-residents is allowed, which include most new neighbourhoods. The contract is registered with the Dubai Land Department as for an Emirati buyer, and the property is held in the buyer&#8217;s name.<\/p><p>In short, the process is this:<\/p><ol><li><strong>Choosing the property<\/strong> and checking the documents: title, project status, community rules, service charges.<\/li><li><strong>Agreement and reservation<\/strong>: for a ready home, a preliminary contract between the parties; for an off-plan property, the reservation with the developer.<\/li><li><strong>Payments<\/strong>: for off-plan homes into the project&#8217;s escrow account, never into third-party accounts.<\/li><li><strong>Registration<\/strong> with the Dubai Land Department and payment of the registration fee.<\/li><li><strong>Handover<\/strong>: for off-plan homes, an inspection before taking the keys and a list of defects.<\/li><\/ol><p>For buyers abroad, many steps can be done through a power of attorney, but signing it and choosing who receives it should be done with a lawyer. A complete guide to buying a home in Dubai, with questions and costs step by step, is in preparation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ed52b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31ed52b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36feeeb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36feeeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=68034280  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:_rty.1015\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jumeirah-burj-al-arab-on-the-sea-dubai.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%201280%22%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31317\" alt=\"Jumeirah Burj Al Arab on the sea, Dubai\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:_rty.1015\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jumeirah-burj-al-arab-on-the-sea-dubai.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:_rty.1015\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jumeirah-burj-al-arab-on-the-sea-dubai.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:_rty.1015\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jumeirah-burj-al-arab-on-the-sea-dubai.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Jumeirah Burj Al Arab \u2014 foto: Marco Becerra from Lewisville, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55150ac elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55150ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=570226151  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:XCHF.1016\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-from-the-bulgari-resort-on-jumeira-bay-dubai.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%201280%22%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31319\" alt=\"Sunset from the Bulgari Resort on Jumeira Bay, Dubai\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:XCHF.1016\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-from-the-bulgari-resort-on-jumeira-bay-dubai.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:XCHF.1016\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-from-the-bulgari-resort-on-jumeira-bay-dubai.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:XCHF.1016\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-from-the-bulgari-resort-on-jumeira-bay-dubai.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Bulgari Resort Dubai \u2014 foto: Ahsan Younas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-681ec48 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"681ec48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edef29a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edef29a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=2117203379  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-street-in-the-historic-al-bastakiya-district-of-dubai.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31048\" alt=\"A street in the historic Al Bastakiya district of Dubai\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-street-in-the-historic-al-bastakiya-district-of-dubai.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-street-in-the-historic-al-bastakiya-district-of-dubai.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-street-in-the-historic-al-bastakiya-district-of-dubai.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1596475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1596475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=557754169  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-palm-lined-street-on-frond-e-of-palm-jumeirah-1.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30606\" alt=\"A palm-lined street on Frond E of Palm Jumeirah\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-palm-lined-street-on-frond-e-of-palm-jumeirah-1.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-palm-lined-street-on-frond-e-of-palm-jumeirah-1.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-palm-lined-street-on-frond-e-of-palm-jumeirah-1.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39677e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39677e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b43021 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b43021\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d21bb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3d21bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Buying to live in or to rent out<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d641db elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d641db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dubai real estate is bought for three reasons: to live in, to spend part of the year in, to rent out. They are different choices that lead to different homes.<\/p><p>People buying to live there look at space, light, nearby schools or offices, and the quality of the community. People buying for part of the year look at how easily the home can be closed and reopened, security, and who looks after it. People buying to rent out look at rental demand in the area and at the costs that reduce the yield.<\/p><p>Short-term rentals to tourists in Dubai require a permit from the tourism authority and the home must be registered as a holiday home; many buildings and communities have their own rules. It must be checked before buying, not after: Dubai real estate intended for short lets in a building that does not allow them becomes a different investment from the one imagined.<\/p><p>In every case, service charges, air-conditioning maintenance and management of the home while you are away must be included before calculating Dubai real estate yields.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5795227 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5795227\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714e63c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"714e63c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1231617485  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1454\/h:1038\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/one-only-the-palm-palm-jumeirah.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1454\" height=\"1038\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201454%201038%22%20width%3D%221454%22%20height%3D%221038%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221454%22%20height%3D%221038%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-29628\" alt=\"One&amp;Only The Palm \u2014 Palm Jumeirah\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1454\/h:1038\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/one-only-the-palm-palm-jumeirah.webp 1454w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1454\/h:1038\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/one-only-the-palm-palm-jumeirah.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo: giggel, CC BY 3.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a8defd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a8defd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1608927324  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1919\/h:1371\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bulgari-resort-dubai-the-sunset-seen-from-the-resort.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1371\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201919%201371%22%20width%3D%221919%22%20height%3D%221371%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221919%22%20height%3D%221371%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-29629\" alt=\"Bulgari Resort Dubai \u2014 the sunset seen from the resort\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1919\/h:1371\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bulgari-resort-dubai-the-sunset-seen-from-the-resort.webp 1919w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1097\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bulgari-resort-dubai-the-sunset-seen-from-the-resort.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1919\/h:1371\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bulgari-resort-dubai-the-sunset-seen-from-the-resort.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo: Ahsan Younas, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9283665 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9283665\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f82c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53f82c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=596389813  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-desert-dunes-near-dubai.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31031\" alt=\"Sunset over the desert dunes near Dubai\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-desert-dunes-near-dubai.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-desert-dunes-near-dubai.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-desert-dunes-near-dubai.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91cd93a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91cd93a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=299610650  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-arabian-oryx-in-the-desert.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20819%201024%22%20width%3D%22819%22%20height%3D%221024%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22819%22%20height%3D%221024%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29613\" alt=\"Dubai travel: Arabian oryx in the desert\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1151\/h:1439\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-arabian-oryx-in-the-desert.webp 1151w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1151\/h:1439\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-arabian-oryx-in-the-desert.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd150ac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd150ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5692459 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5692459\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf14f34 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf14f34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The documents for a purchase in Dubai<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9e1327 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9e1327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Buying Dubai real estate requires few documents, but they should be prepared in time, especially when buying from abroad.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Valid passport<\/strong> of the buyer; for companies, the corporate documents required by the Dubai Land Department.<\/li><li><strong>Preliminary contract<\/strong> or reservation form, with price, deposit, timing and conditions.<\/li><li><strong>Developer&#8217;s no-objection certificate<\/strong> for reselling a home in a community: it confirms there are no outstanding service charges.<\/li><li><strong>Proof of payments<\/strong>, for off-plan homes all into the project&#8217;s escrow account.<\/li><li><strong>Power of attorney<\/strong>, if you are not present at signing: prepared with a lawyer and, if signed abroad, legalised according to UAE rules.<\/li><\/ul><p>A local lawyer checks the contract and the legal steps; an architect reads drawings, specifications and the state of the property. For off-plan Dubai real estate the second check is often the one that is missing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2602182 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2602182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Currency, transfers and taxes at home<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cee90b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cee90b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The UAE dirham has a fixed exchange rate with the US dollar: AED 3.6725 to one dollar. For anyone buying Dubai real estate with savings in euros, the currency risk is therefore between the euro and the dollar, to be considered especially for off-plan homes paid in instalments over several years.<\/p><p>Your home country may tax property abroad. A resident of Italy, for example, must declare it in the RW section of the tax return and, as a rule, pays the Italian tax on the value of property abroad (IVIE); any rents are taxed under Italian rules. This is not tax advice: before buying Dubai real estate, talk to your own tax adviser, who knows your situation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28b56f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28b56f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4b39cf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4b39cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1349954299  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1659\/h:1106\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-at-night-from-above-1.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1659\" height=\"1106\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201659%201106%22%20width%3D%221659%22%20height%3D%221106%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221659%22%20height%3D%221106%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-30608\" alt=\"Dubai at night from above\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1659\/h:1106\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-at-night-from-above-1.webp 1659w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-at-night-from-above-1.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1659\/h:1106\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-at-night-from-above-1.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: Khari Ascutia \u00b7 CC BY 3.0 \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5d2dd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b5d2dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=16450739  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-museum-of-the-future-in-dubai-an-example-of-the-city-s-contemporary-architec.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%201280%22%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-30400\" alt=\"The Museum of the Future in Dubai, an example of the city\u2019s contemporary architecture\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-museum-of-the-future-in-dubai-an-example-of-the-city-s-contemporary-architec.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-museum-of-the-future-in-dubai-an-example-of-the-city-s-contemporary-architec.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-museum-of-the-future-in-dubai-an-example-of-the-city-s-contemporary-architec.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: EditQ \u00b7 CC0 \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58dff40 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58dff40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21e948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e21e948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1214769649  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai-the-city-from-above-with-the-burj-khalifa.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30393\" alt=\"Buy off-plan property in Dubai: the city from above with the Burj Khalifa\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai-the-city-from-above-with-the-burj-khalifa.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai-the-city-from-above-with-the-burj-khalifa.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai-the-city-from-above-with-the-burj-khalifa.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: Tim Reckmann from Hamm, Deutschland \u00b7 CC BY-SA 3.0 \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df38aef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df38aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1996816343  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-sea-from-jumeira-bay-in-dubai-1.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30474\" alt=\"Sunset over the sea from Jumeira Bay in Dubai\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-sea-from-jumeira-bay-in-dubai-1.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-sea-from-jumeira-bay-in-dubai-1.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-sea-from-jumeira-bay-in-dubai-1.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32fdbc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32fdbc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=776283105  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-sea-from-jumeira-bay-in-dubai-2.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30607\" alt=\"Sunset over the sea from Jumeira Bay in Dubai\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-sea-from-jumeira-bay-in-dubai-2.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-sea-from-jumeira-bay-in-dubai-2.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-sea-from-jumeira-bay-in-dubai-2.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dafaed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5dafaed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f16809 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f16809\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f35a46d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f35a46d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The most common mistakes when buying Dubai real estate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c097a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38c097a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many problems with Dubai real estate come from a few repeated mistakes. We list them because they are easy to avoid if you know them in advance.<\/p><ol><li><strong>Paying outside the escrow account<\/strong> because \u00abit is faster\u00bb: for off-plan homes it is the only payment protected by law.<\/li><li><strong>Choosing from the rendering alone.<\/strong> Exposure, shade, building services and layout are read in the drawings, not in the images.<\/li><li><strong>Ignoring service charges.<\/strong> They vary a lot from one building to another and weigh on the yield every year.<\/li><li><strong>Buying only for the visa threshold.<\/strong> The visa can be obtained with the right home too; choosing only for the threshold often leads to the wrong home.<\/li><li><strong>Not checking the agent.<\/strong> Every agent must be registered: it is a two-minute check.<\/li><li><strong>Forgetting the handover.<\/strong> The inspection before taking the keys, with a list of defects, should always be done, even for Dubai real estate by the big developers.<\/li><\/ol><p>Avoiding them does not require becoming an expert: it is enough to ask the right questions at the right moment, before signing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6f80e9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6f80e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Costs on top of the price<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77007c6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77007c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dubai real estate has no annual property tax like many European countries, but it does have purchase and annual costs that should be budgeted from the start.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Dubai Land Department fee:<\/strong> 4% of the price, plus administrative fees; in off-plan sales it is usually paid by the buyer. Always have the exact amount calculated.<\/li><li><strong>Agency commission:<\/strong> agreed in writing before the viewing, with who pays it and when.<\/li><li><strong>Mortgage:<\/strong> if there is one, it has its own registration and valuation fees.<\/li><li><strong>Annual service charges:<\/strong> paid per square metre and varying widely between buildings; approved rates can be checked in the official index.<\/li><li><strong>Maintenance and utilities:<\/strong> air conditioning runs most of the year, and a badly oriented home costs more for its whole life.<\/li><\/ul><p>Adding up these costs often changes the comparison between two Dubai real estate options: a cheaper apartment with high service charges can cost more over ten years than a more expensive one in a well-managed building.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07d2602 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07d2602\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c2cae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c2cae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=788736199  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-villas-in-dubai-the-emirates-hills-golf-course-with-the-dubai-marina-towe.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30470\" alt=\"Luxury villas in Dubai: the Emirates Hills golf course with the Dubai Marina towers\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-villas-in-dubai-the-emirates-hills-golf-course-with-the-dubai-marina-towe.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-villas-in-dubai-the-emirates-hills-golf-course-with-the-dubai-marina-towe.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-villas-in-dubai-the-emirates-hills-golf-course-with-the-dubai-marina-towe.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: giggel \u00b7 CC BY 3.0 \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b9dd25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b9dd25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1534144617  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-boats-in-dubai-marina.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29620\" alt=\"Dubai travel: boats in Dubai Marina\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-boats-in-dubai-marina.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-boats-in-dubai-marina.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-boats-in-dubai-marina.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo: Rados\u0142aw Botev \u00b7 CC BY 3.0 pl \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59e4564 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"59e4564\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cee3ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cee3ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a79e2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70a79e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Dubai properties we follow<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c63d93 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c63d93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elite Luxury Real Estate does not publish hundreds of listings: it presents a selection of Dubai real estate that the team knows and can explain. We work with DAMAC as an agent, and we disclose it on every page where we present its projects.<\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"\/en\/property\/damac-island-2\/\">DAMAC Islands 2<\/a><\/strong>, Dubailand: villas and townhouses in a water-themed community, the project with the most villa sales in 2026; 4-bedroom homes from AED 2,824,000 according to the developer&#8217;s price list.<\/li><li><strong>Altitude by de GRISOGONO<\/strong>, Business Bay: a residential tower on the Dubai Canal; January 2024 price list from AED 1,180,000 for a studio to AED 6,280,000 for three bedrooms.<\/li><li><strong>Canal Crown by de GRISOGONO<\/strong>, Business Bay: Altitude&#8217;s twin tower, with its own interiors and units; price on request.<\/li><li><strong>Canal Heights 2 by de GRISOGONO<\/strong>, Business Bay: canal-side residences in the same language.<\/li><\/ul><p>List prices change and must always be confirmed with the developer at the time of the enquiry. For each project we ask in writing for the escrow account, payment plan, delivery date and specifications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c16879d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c16879d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What we ask the developer for every project<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2457a6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2457a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For all off-plan Dubai real estate we present, before proposing it we ask in writing for some information. It is the same we advise anyone to ask for.<\/p><ul><li>Number of the project&#8217;s escrow account and the bank that manages it.<\/li><li>Full payment plan, with instalments linked to construction progress and not only to the calendar.<\/li><li>Expected delivery date and consequences of delay, as written in the contract.<\/li><li>Specifications of finishes, kitchens, bathrooms and building services, with the brands.<\/li><li>Plans, sections and orientation of the unit, not only of the complex.<\/li><li>Estimate of annual service charges and the community or building rules.<\/li><\/ul><p>When a piece of information is missing, we say so. Dubai real estate without these answers is not necessarily a bad deal, but it is a purchase with more unknowns.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa429b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efa429b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92bd439 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92bd439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=361845104  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-museum-of-the-future-in-dubai.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%201280%22%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-30835\" alt=\"The Museum of the Future in Dubai\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-museum-of-the-future-in-dubai.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-museum-of-the-future-in-dubai.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-museum-of-the-future-in-dubai.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: EditQ \u00b7 CC0 \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-536e2d7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"536e2d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1947613399  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai-palm-jumeirah-seen-from-space.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%201280%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-30514\" alt=\"Buy off-plan property in Dubai: Palm Jumeirah seen from space\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai-palm-jumeirah-seen-from-space.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai-palm-jumeirah-seen-from-space.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: Commander Leroy Chiao \u00b7 Public domain \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-304e52b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"304e52b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82cdba2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82cdba2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=144111268  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-the-city-from-above-with-the-burj-khalifa.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29619\" alt=\"Dubai travel: the city from above with the Burj Khalifa\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-the-city-from-above-with-the-burj-khalifa.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-the-city-from-above-with-the-burj-khalifa.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-the-city-from-above-with-the-burj-khalifa.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a96019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a96019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1737591017  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-travel-sunset-over-the-dubai-desert-dunes.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29738\" alt=\"Luxury travel: sunset over the Dubai desert dunes\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-travel-sunset-over-the-dubai-desert-dunes.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-travel-sunset-over-the-dubai-desert-dunes.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-travel-sunset-over-the-dubai-desert-dunes.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ffa0d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ffa0d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd91fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"abd91fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-199bf3a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"199bf3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two signature villas designed for Dubai<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6cb6bf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6cb6bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alongside developers&#8217; Dubai real estate, the architecture studio has designed two villa projects for Dubai&#8217;s climate and landscape: <a href=\"\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/iron-villa\/\">Iron Villa<\/a> and <a href=\"\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/rock-house\/\">Rock House<\/a>. They are designs, not built houses: they show how a villa can respond to the sun, heat and light of the Gulf with a contemporary Italian language.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d4cbfb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d4cbfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5908aa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5908aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=977271943  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-villas-in-dubai-palm-jumeirah-seen-from-space-with-the-trunk-the-fronds-a.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%201280%22%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-30461\" alt=\"Luxury villas in Dubai: Palm Jumeirah seen from space, with the trunk, the fronds and the crescent\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-villas-in-dubai-palm-jumeirah-seen-from-space-with-the-trunk-the-fronds-a.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-villas-in-dubai-palm-jumeirah-seen-from-space-with-the-trunk-the-fronds-a.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-villas-in-dubai-palm-jumeirah-seen-from-space-with-the-trunk-the-fronds-a.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: Commander Leroy Chiao \u00b7 Public domain \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc4cadc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc4cadc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1762383140  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-villas-in-dubai-the-emirates-hills-golf-course-with-the-dubai-marina-towe.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%201280%22%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-30470\" alt=\"Luxury villas in Dubai: the Emirates Hills golf course with the Dubai Marina towers\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-villas-in-dubai-the-emirates-hills-golf-course-with-the-dubai-marina-towe.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-villas-in-dubai-the-emirates-hills-golf-course-with-the-dubai-marina-towe.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/luxury-villas-in-dubai-the-emirates-hills-golf-course-with-the-dubai-marina-towe.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: giggel \u00b7 CC BY 3.0 \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97652b9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97652b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An architect's eye on Dubai real estate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c160c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84c160c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A rendering shows a house at sunset with the curtains open. An architect reads the drawings to understand what it will be like at noon in August. In Dubai real estate there are five things we always check, even before the price.<\/p><ol><li><strong>Exposure.<\/strong> A west-facing glass fa\u00e7ade without shading gets the strongest sun in the hottest hours: you pay for it in air conditioning for the life of the building.<\/li><li><strong>Shade.<\/strong> Deep loggias, overhangs and screens are worth more than any finish: they make terraces and living rooms usable.<\/li><li><strong>Building services.<\/strong> Where the plant is, how it is reached for maintenance, how much noise it makes near the bedrooms.<\/li><li><strong>Materials.<\/strong> Sand, sun and humidity near the sea wear finishes and metals: better a few robust materials than many delicate ones.<\/li><li><strong>Layout.<\/strong> Daily routes, the relationship between served and service spaces, privacy from neighbours in close-set villa communities.<\/li><\/ol><p>It is the same method the studio uses to design its villas in Italy, described on <a href=\"\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\">The method<\/a> page. Applied to Dubai real estate it helps tell a home that is pleasant to live in from one that is merely easy to sell.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b611e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b611e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a03cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01a03cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=573395449  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-burj-al-arab-on-the-sea-at-jumeirah-dubai.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30836\" alt=\"The Burj Al Arab on the sea at Jumeirah, Dubai\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-burj-al-arab-on-the-sea-at-jumeirah-dubai.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-burj-al-arab-on-the-sea-at-jumeirah-dubai.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-burj-al-arab-on-the-sea-at-jumeirah-dubai.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Jumeirah Burj Al Arab \u2014 foto: Marco Becerra from Lewisville, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e229fc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e229fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1285198824  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:731\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jumeirah-burj-al-arab-photo-3.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20731%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22731%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22731%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29627\" alt=\"Jumeirah Burj Al Arab \u2014 photo 3\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1790\/h:1278\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jumeirah-burj-al-arab-photo-3.webp 1790w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1097\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jumeirah-burj-al-arab-photo-3.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1790\/h:1278\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jumeirah-burj-al-arab-photo-3.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c405ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c405ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9b9841 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9b9841\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25605ac elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25605ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Real estate agency in Dubai: how to choose one<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0113d01 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0113d01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Dubai, real estate agents must be registered with the sector regulator, and every proper listing shows the registration numbers of the agency and the agent. It is the first check to make: an unregistered agency does not protect you, and a payment made through it is not protected.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Registration:<\/strong> ask for the agency and agent numbers and verify them.<\/li><li><strong>Commission:<\/strong> in writing, before the viewing, with who pays it.<\/li><li><strong>Payments:<\/strong> never to the agency on behalf of the developer; for off-plan homes only into the escrow account.<\/li><li><strong>Disclosed relationships:<\/strong> ask whether the agency works for the developer it is proposing. It is not a problem, if it says so.<\/li><\/ul><p>Elite Luxury Real Estate works in Dubai with its Real Estate team, which handles the property side, and with local professionals for the legal side. We always disclose commercial relationships: it is the simplest way to let you weigh our advice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d649873 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d649873\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b96cf4a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b96cf4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=645177573  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-a-wind-tower-in-the-al-fahidi-historic-district.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%201280%22%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-29612\" alt=\"Dubai travel: a wind tower in the Al Fahidi historic district\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-a-wind-tower-in-the-al-fahidi-historic-district.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-a-wind-tower-in-the-al-fahidi-historic-district.webp 1536w, 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data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-an-abra-with-passengers-on-dubai-creek.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%201280%22%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-29614\" alt=\"Dubai travel: an abra with passengers on Dubai Creek\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-an-abra-with-passengers-on-dubai-creek.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-an-abra-with-passengers-on-dubai-creek.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-an-abra-with-passengers-on-dubai-creek.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo: CT Cooper \u00b7 Public domain \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3132b5a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3132b5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2805cad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2805cad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=2046347561  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/private-villa-events-new-year-s-eve-fireworks-on-the-burj-khalifa-in-dubai-illus.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20819%201024%22%20width%3D%22819%22%20height%3D%221024%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22819%22%20height%3D%221024%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27462\" alt=\"Private villa events: New Year&amp;apos;s Eve fireworks on the Burj Khalifa in Dubai (illustrative photo)\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1280\/h:1600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/private-villa-events-new-year-s-eve-fireworks-on-the-burj-khalifa-in-dubai-illus.webp 1280w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1229\/h:1536\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/private-villa-events-new-year-s-eve-fireworks-on-the-burj-khalifa-in-dubai-illus.webp 1229w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1280\/h:1600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/private-villa-events-new-year-s-eve-fireworks-on-the-burj-khalifa-in-dubai-illus.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08547f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08547f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0214fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0214fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-570bd93 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"570bd93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">After the purchase: managing a home in Dubai from afar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-767b938 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"767b938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many European buyers use their Dubai real estate only a few weeks a year. The home, however, lives all year round: heat, dust and humidity keep working even when nobody is there.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Air conditioning and dehumidification<\/strong> must be maintained even when you are away, with regular checks and clean filters.<\/li><li><strong>A contact person<\/strong> on site, or a management company, to open the home, check it after a sandstorm and let technicians in.<\/li><li><strong>Insurance<\/strong> for the home and its contents, separate from the building&#8217;s.<\/li><li><strong>Service charges and utilities<\/strong> paid regularly: arrears block a resale.<\/li><\/ul><p>Anyone wanting to redo the interiors after buying can do so with the architecture studio, under a separate engagement: it is the moment many bring Made in Italy into their Dubai home, choosing materials and brands suited to the climate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b9dcf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8b9dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dubai real estate and the Golden Visa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b9227 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24b9227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many buyers also look at Dubai real estate for the long-term residence visa linked to property investment. Thresholds, conditions and documents change over time: we have collected them in our <a href=\"\/en\/golden-visa-real-estate-2026-best-countries-for-residency-by-investment\/\">Golden Visa<\/a> guide, with official sources.<\/p><p>Our advice is to choose the right property first and only then check whether it qualifies for the visa: a property chosen only for the visa threshold risks being the wrong one to live in or to resell.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda922b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dda922b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0ce469 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0ce469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1125350869  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:731\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/al-maha-a-luxury-collection-desert-resort-the-dunes-of-the-dubai-desert.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20731%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22731%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22731%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29630\" alt=\"Al Maha, a Luxury Collection Desert Resort \u2014 the dunes of the Dubai desert\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1790\/h:1278\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/al-maha-a-luxury-collection-desert-resort-the-dunes-of-the-dubai-desert.webp 1790w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1097\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/al-maha-a-luxury-collection-desert-resort-the-dunes-of-the-dubai-desert.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1790\/h:1278\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/al-maha-a-luxury-collection-desert-resort-the-dunes-of-the-dubai-desert.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo: Gfilip, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cfe6cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cfe6cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1469293502  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/desert-dunes-at-sunset-on-the-edge-of-dubai.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30401\" alt=\"Desert dunes at sunset on the edge of Dubai\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/desert-dunes-at-sunset-on-the-edge-of-dubai.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/desert-dunes-at-sunset-on-the-edge-of-dubai.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/desert-dunes-at-sunset-on-the-edge-of-dubai.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Foto: iMahesh \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0 \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-750d4ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"750d4ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d450488 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d450488\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-924c5fc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"924c5fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Living in Dubai, not just buying<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3804022 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3804022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People who buy Dubai real estate often spend part of the year there. It is worth getting to know the city before choosing the area: the centre with Business Bay and Downtown, the coast with Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah, the villa communities inland, the historic districts around the Creek. Our <a href=\"\/en\/luxury-travel\/dubai-travel\/\">Dubai travel guide<\/a> describes the city, the Creek and the desert.<\/p><p>The climate shapes daily life more than in Europe: the cooler months, from late autumn to early spring, are the season of outdoor life, terraces and beaches, while in summer life moves indoors and into air-conditioned spaces. Many owners plan their stays around this rhythm, and choose Dubai real estate with shaded terraces, pools that can be cooled and interiors that work well with the blinds down.<\/p><p>And anyone wanting to bring Italy into their Dubai home will find on our <a href=\"\/en\/made-in-italy-luxury\/\">Made in Italy<\/a> page the criteria for choosing interiors, lighting and materials suited to a much harsher climate than Europe&#8217;s.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3b3afd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3b3afd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0416cfe elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0416cfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=388206020  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:_i3e.1017\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-street-in-the-historic-al-bastakiya-district-dubai.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%201280%22%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31323\" alt=\"A street in the historic Al Bastakiya district, Dubai\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:_i3e.1017\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-street-in-the-historic-al-bastakiya-district-dubai.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:_i3e.1017\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-street-in-the-historic-al-bastakiya-district-dubai.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:_i3e.1017\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-street-in-the-historic-al-bastakiya-district-dubai.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Al Fahidi \/ Al Bastakiya \u2014 foto: EditQ, CC0, Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ad4548 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ad4548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=848813441  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:XCHF.1016\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/camel-caravan-on-the-dunes-near-dubai.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%201280%22%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31321\" alt=\"Camel caravan on the dunes near Dubai\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:XCHF.1016\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/camel-caravan-on-the-dunes-near-dubai.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:XCHF.1016\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/camel-caravan-on-the-dunes-near-dubai.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:XCHF.1016\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/camel-caravan-on-the-dunes-near-dubai.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Deserto di Dubai \u2014 foto: iMahesh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d060f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d060f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b4c664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b4c664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=573492062  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:732\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jumeirah-burj-al-arab-photo-2.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20732%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22732%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22732%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29626\" alt=\"Jumeirah Burj Al Arab \u2014 photo 2\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1279\/h:914\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jumeirah-burj-al-arab-photo-2.webp 1279w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1279\/h:914\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jumeirah-burj-al-arab-photo-2.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c10737b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c10737b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=248273128  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-the-skyline-with-the-burj-khalifa-at-sunset.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29610\" alt=\"Dubai travel: the skyline with the Burj Khalifa at sunset\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-the-skyline-with-the-burj-khalifa-at-sunset.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-the-skyline-with-the-burj-khalifa-at-sunset.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-the-skyline-with-the-burj-khalifa-at-sunset.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-580d645 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"580d645\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c69372f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c69372f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac1c8d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ac1c8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A short glossary of Dubai real estate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0adf051 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0adf051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People buying Dubai real estate meet words that are not used elsewhere. Here they are, briefly explained.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Freehold.<\/strong> Full ownership, allowed to foreigners in the areas designated by the Dubai authorities.<\/li><li><strong>Off-plan.<\/strong> The property is bought before or during construction.<\/li><li><strong>Escrow.<\/strong> The project&#8217;s escrow account, into which off-plan payments must go by law.<\/li><li><strong>Oqood.<\/strong> The provisional registration of an off-plan property with the Dubai Land Department.<\/li><li><strong>Title deed.<\/strong> The final title of ownership, issued when the property is registered in the buyer&#8217;s name.<\/li><li><strong>NOC.<\/strong> The developer&#8217;s no-objection certificate, needed to resell a home in many communities.<\/li><li><strong>Service charges.<\/strong> The annual charges of the building or community, calculated per square metre.<\/li><li><strong>Handover.<\/strong> The delivery of the keys at the end of construction.<\/li><li><strong>Snagging.<\/strong> The inspection before handover, with the list of defects to be fixed.<\/li><\/ul><p>Knowing these words helps you read a contract and ask the right questions: in Dubai real estate many surprises come from a term taken for granted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-399ddcb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"399ddcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae1cc6c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae1cc6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=334658792  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1785\/h:1275\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/jumeirah-burj-al-arab.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" 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title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo: Marco Becerra from Lewisville, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d25c7bc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d25c7bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=290975735  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-sunset-over-the-desert-dunes.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%201280%22%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221920%22%20height%3D%221280%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-29611\" alt=\"Dubai travel: sunset over the desert dunes\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-sunset-over-the-desert-dunes.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-sunset-over-the-desert-dunes.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-travel-sunset-over-the-desert-dunes.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo: iMahesh \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0 \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0386753 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0386753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions about Dubai real estate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0344abd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"0344abd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3420\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3420\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can a foreigner buy Dubai real estate? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3420\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55fa14f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55fa14f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb9a3e8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb9a3e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, in the areas where freehold ownership by foreigners is allowed, which include most new neighbourhoods. The contract is registered with the Dubai Land Department as for an Emirati buyer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3421\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3421\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How much does a home in Dubai cost in 2026? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3421\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c89c228 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c89c228\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b9d9b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64b9d9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to the official register, the median price of an apartment sold in 2026 is AED 1.22 million (about \u20ac0.30 million); that of a villa AED 3.30 million (about \u20ac0.80 million). Prices vary greatly by area, size and project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3422\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3422\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is it better to buy off-plan or ready? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3422\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa27c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3aa27c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d525d33 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d525d33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It depends on the use. A ready home can be checked and rented at once; an off-plan one costs less at first and is paid in instalments, but requires checks on the project, the developer and the escrow account.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3423\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3423\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What are the purchase costs? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3423\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-593412c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"593412c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d907f68 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d907f68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Dubai Land Department fee is 4% of the price plus administrative fees; add the agency commission, any mortgage costs and, every year, the service charges of the building or community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3424\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3424\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Where do the price figures come from? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3424\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1927a3c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1927a3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e00b40 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e00b40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From the official sales register of the Dubai Land Department, downloaded from its open data portal. They are prices of registered sales, not asking prices in listings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3425\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3425\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Does Elite Luxury Real Estate have relationships with developers? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3425\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85a8537 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85a8537\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ad20b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9ad20b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, and we disclose them: we work with DAMAC as an agent. Properties in Dubai are handled by the Real Estate team, with Tatiana Juma.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3426\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3426\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do I need UAE residency to buy Dubai real estate? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3426\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74bfd4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74bfd4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e8d924 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e8d924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. In the areas where freehold ownership by foreigners is allowed, you buy with your passport, without residency. Residency can come afterwards, through the visa linked to property investment, if the conditions are met.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3427\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"8\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3427\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do I have to declare a Dubai property at home? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3427\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f280c8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f280c8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b1d72e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b1d72e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It depends on your country. A resident of Italy, for example, declares property abroad in the RW section and, as a rule, pays IVIE; rents follow Italian tax rules. Check your situation with your tax adviser before buying.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3428\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"9\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3428\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can I have a project's drawings checked before signing? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3428\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af565ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af565ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2b53d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e2b53d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. 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elementor-element-a9d5519 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a9d5519\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb5c7f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb5c7f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-111dd77 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"111dd77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dubai real estate with Elite Luxury Real Estate: how we work<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb3aa8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfb3aa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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