PROCESS · MAY 03 · 3 MIN
Profit
Profit on a Dubai property is what is left in your account once everything has cleared.
From Our Desk
MARKETS · MAY 02 · 7 MIN
Waterfront Properties in UAE: Best Options Ranked for 2026 Investors
Palm Jumeirah delivers prestige. Dubai Marina delivers yield. Al Marjan Island delivered a 32% price jump in 2025 ahead of Wynn’s 2027 opening. We rank the seven UAE waterfront submarkets by capital growth, rental yield, and Golden Visa fit — with the per-sqft numbers that actually matter.
PROCESS · MAY 02 · 1 MIN
Price per sqft
Price per sqft is the most useful quick-compare metric Dubai buyers have, and the most misused one once they start crossing cluster boundaries.
PROCESS · MAY 02 · 3 MIN
Post-Handover Payment Plan
Post-handover payment plans are the single strongest incentive Dubai developers offer, and the most likely to be priced into the sticker once you compar…
PROCESS · MAY 02 · 3 MIN
Podium
Podium units in Dubai towers are either the best value buy in the building or the worst, depending entirely on what the podium sits on top of.
PROCESS · MAY 02 · 3 MIN
POA
A Power of Attorney drafted in the wrong country, in the wrong language, or on the wrong template will stop a Dubai transfer at the trustee office door.
PROCESS · MAY 02 · 3 MIN
Plot Area
For villa buyers in Dubai, plot area is the asset.
PROCESS · MAY 02 · 3 MIN
Phases
A Dubai community built in phases is almost never finished in the phase-count the brochure promises.
PROCESS · MAY 02 · 3 MIN
Permit Number
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.
PROCESS · MAY 02 · 3 MIN
Penthouse
“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…
PROCESS · MAY 02 · 3 MIN
Payment Plan
A good developer payment plan is the closest thing Dubai real estate has to a free interest-only mortgage.
PROCESS · MAY 02 · 3 MIN
Payment Milestone
Every payment milestone on a Dubai off-plan plan is either a construction check or a calendar check.
PROCESS · MAY 02 · 3 MIN
Park View
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…
PROCESS · MAY 02 · 3 MIN
Oqood
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.
PROCESS · MAY 02 · 3 MIN
Opportunity Cost
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?
PROCESS · MAY 02 · 3 MIN
Offer Letter / Sales Offer
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…
PROCESS · MAY 02 · 18 MIN
Off-Plan
Off-plan is the single best risk-adjusted entry into Dubai property, and it is also the category where the most expensive mistakes get made.
PROCESS · MAY 02 · 3 MIN
Objection
An objection from a Dubai buyer is almost never what they said out loud.
PROCESS · MAY 02 · 3 MIN
NOC
The developer NOC is the choke point that has delayed more Dubai resale transfers than mortgage paperwork and DLD queues combined.
PROCESS · MAY 02 · 3 MIN
Net Yield
Net yield is what a Dubai unit actually earns once the building stops bleeding you.
MARKETS · MAY 01 · 7 MIN
Dubai Hills vs Arabian Ranches: Which Is the Better Investment in 2026?
Dubai Hills delivered up to +110% in five years; Arabian Ranches gave you stability and 5.5% yields. Apartments from AED 1.5M vs villa-only entry at AED 3.2M — and only one of them still has new supply landing through 2027. Here is how international investors should actually choose between them.
PROCESS · MAY 01 · 3 MIN
Net Cash Flow
Net cash flow is the only income number that matters on a Dubai rental property.
PROCESS · MAY 01 · 3 MIN
Net Area
Net area is what you actually live in.
PROCESS · MAY 01 · 3 MIN
MOU
In most of the world an MOU is non-binding.