Average investor net yield
≈ 9.2%
99.7% occupancy across our portfolio
Investment properties
Current investment opportunities.
Dubai property investment gets sold as a sure thing: buy anything, watch it climb and live off the yield. Truth is: The market in Dubai still offers you better investment deals than almost any other place on earth – if you get the right one.
We are still talking about investments, which means some of them are worth your money and some aren't. We know this market from the inside, we realize own projects with our building partner and manage them, and we put our own capital into the projects we recommend.
Browse what's listed above and talk to us before you commit to anything.
Get in touchIs Dubai Property Investment Still Worth It After 2026?
Oh yes – but only for the right property. The market's more honest to work in now than it was at the peak.
Between February and April 2026, the conflict involving Iran escalated to the point where missiles reached UAE soil, and Dubai's property market took its first real shock in years. Transactions fell by about a third over the second quarter, and the resale market took the worst of it, down close to 60% year on year, while off-plan held up far better. Plenty of agents are still pitching Dubai property investments as if none of that ever happened.
≈ −⅓
Transactions, Q2 2026
≈ −60%
Resale market, year on year
What is also true: The market has now worked through five separate shocks over the years, and even so, prices gave up only single digits and have since steadied. Dubai also draws capital for some pretty convincing reasons: no income tax, no capital gains tax on property, full foreign ownership in freehold areas, a dirham pegged to the dollar. Rental yields still run well above most European cities, where 2 to 4% is normal and Dubai often does mid-to-high single digits.
0%
Income tax
0%
Capital gains tax on property
100%
Foreign ownership in freehold areas
USD
Dirham pegged to the dollar
Rental yield · most European cities
2–4%
Rental yield · Dubai
Mid-to-high single digits
None of that guarantees any single deal. A large wave of supply is landing from 2026 and onwards and some of it won't rent easily, prime resale has softened, and regional tension could return later in the year. In this climate, disciplined real estate investments in Dubai do well and rushed ones get punished, which is why we spend most of a first conversation on an honest evaluation of the asset itself.
Get in touchDubai Property Investments: Live In It, Rent It, or Hold for Resale?
A place you'll use yourself, one you'll rent for steady income, and one you'll hold for a resale window all get chosen differently, from location and layout down to the service charges. That call starts with your individual goal, and our job is to make it a clear-eyed one: what a unit realistically rents for, what it costs to hold, and what it's likely to fetch when you want out. We stay involved past the purchase, which is honestly the part that decides how a Dubai property investment performs.
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Live in it
Choose for your own daily life, location and layout.
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Rent it
Choose for steady income, realistic rent and holding costs.
03
Hold for resale
Choose for a future resale window and likely exit value.
Real Estate Investments in Dubai Need a Partner Who Stays
The best markets attract the most noise. Other investors compete for the good units, and plenty of agents vanish once the commission clears.
We built our whole company around the best service for investors, so that this doesn't happen to our clients. We develop our own projects with our building partner Metrical Development and manage them, so we're not just reselling other people's towers. DGMA, our in-house legal team, can check every contract and SPA before you sign and handles the visa side. MANAGD, our management company, rents the buildings afterwards and gives you an app to follow your tenant, your rent and your reports from anywhere. Because we rent whole buildings instead of scattered units, owners aren't undercutting each other, which is a big reason our rents sit around 20% above comparable buildings nearby. Across the portfolio we run at 99.7% occupancy, 86% of tenants renew, and the average investor nets about 9.2%. We're RERA licensed and based in Dubai.
Building partner
Metrical Development
Own projects, developed and managed
In-house legal team
DGMA
Contract & SPA check, visa
Management company
MANAGD
Rental, tenant app & reports
99.7%
Occupancy
86%
of tenants renew
≈ 9.2%
Average investor net
≈ +20%
Rent vs. comparable buildings
< 1%
of new launches backed
And we do say no a lot. Of every new launch, we actively back under one percent of it. We'd rather put nothing in front of you than a tower nobody's accountable for.
Who You'll Be Dealing With
You won't be handed down a chain of strangers. We are the ones who are there each step of the way. On the ground in Dubai, RERA licensed, through more than one market cycle over the past 15 years.
FAQ
FAQ – Property Investment in Dubai
How do you actually invest in Dubai property?+
For most people it's income-producing residential. You buy an apartment or a villa, off-plan or ready, and rent it out. Off-plan lets you enter lower and pay in stages while it's built, ready property costs more upfront but earns from day one. The market is genuinely open to foreign investors, and genuinely crowded, which is the case for having someone on the ground who reads it daily.
Is a property investment in Dubai worth it?+
For a lot of investors, yes, on the mix of yield, low tax and liquidity. But "worth it" turns on the specific unit and your timing, and after the 2026 correction that's more true than it was in the boom. We'll honestly tell you which investment is actually worth it – and which isn't.
How much do you need to invest in Dubai property?+
Studios and one-beds in solid rental districts start well under what buyers expect, often around AED 650,000 to 1.2 million, while prime and branded stock runs into the millions. Beyond the price, budget the DLD transfer fee at 4%, agency and admin costs, and the annual service charges. We factor those in before you buy.
Can foreigners make real estate investments in Dubai, and where?+
Yes, and they have been doing so for over 20 years. Dubai designates freehold areas where foreign investors get full ownership, and those aren't fringe locations, they're many of the strongest residential and business districts in the city like Downtown, Palm Jumeirah, Marina, JVC, Dubai Hills and many, many more. We steer you toward freehold areas where tenant demand and the resale case actually holds up.
Do I need a visa to buy property in Dubai?+
No. Foreigners can buy freehold property in Dubai without a visa or residency. All you need is a valid passport and the funds for the purchase. Plan for buying costs on top of the price: mainly the 4% Dubai Land Department transfer fee and usually a 2% agency fee. In total, that's around 6–8% of the price.
A visa is optional, but owning property can qualify you for one. A completed property registered in your name can get you a renewable two-year residence visa. Property worth AED 2 million or more can qualify you for the 10-year Golden Visa. Our legal partner DGMA can handle the contract, the registration and the visa application for you.