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Analysis, area guides, and market updates from the UAE-Prop team.
Phases
02.05.2026
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A Dubai community built in phases is almost never finished in the phase-count the brochure promises.
Permit Number
02.05.2026
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If a Dubai property listing does not display its Trakheesi permit number, the ad itself is illegal, and so is any conversation that starts from it.
Penthouse
02.05.2026
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“Penthouse” in a Dubai listing means one of three very different things, and only one of them actually justifies the 30-50% per-sqft premium the label c…
Payment Plan
02.05.2026
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A good developer payment plan is the closest thing Dubai real estate has to a free interest-only mortgage.
Payment Milestone
02.05.2026
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Every payment milestone on a Dubai off-plan plan is either a construction check or a calendar check.
Park View
02.05.2026
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Park-view pricing in Dubai is the most defensible view premium in the market — unlike sea or skyline views, parks don’t get blocked by the next tower go…
Oqood
02.05.2026
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If the Oqood certificate does not have your name on it within 30 days of signing the SPA, you do not yet own what the brochure says you own.
Opportunity Cost
02.05.2026
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Opportunity cost is the question no Dubai broker wants you to ask: what would the same money have earned if it weren’t parked in this apartment?
Offer Letter / Sales Offer
02.05.2026
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On a serious Dubai resale, the offer letter is the first legally weighted communication between buyer and seller, and the language in it shapes the nego…
