Short, honest explainers on how off-plan actually works in the UAE — payment structures, the fees that sit on top of the price, and what to check before you commit. No hype, no projected returns.
BUYING FROM ABROAD · 8 MINElectronic SPA signing, paying into escrow from abroad, the 2025 Power of Attorney rules, and the one stage where showing up actually matters.
Read the guideDUBAI AREAS · 8 MINJVC’s 4,820-deal quarter, Business Bay overtaking Downtown, the Dubai South corridor — and which area honestly fits which buyer and budget.
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HANDOVER · 8 MINThe completion notice and its 30-day clock, every dirham due at handover, the snagging inspection that protects you, and who fixes defects after.
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FINANCING · 8 MINThe Central Bank’s 50% cap, what non-residents can really borrow, and why most buyers pay construction in cash and finance at handover.
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RISK & PROTECTION · 8 MINGrace periods and what your SPA really permits, the free RERA complaint route, and how escrow refunds and the cancellation tribunal actually work.
Read the guideRISK & PROTECTION · 9 MINWhere your instalments actually go under Dubai's Law 8 of 2007 and Abu Dhabi's 2025 regime — and how to verify a project's escrow before paying.
Read the guideRISK & PROTECTION · 10 MINThe four risks that actually materialise — delays, developer spread, oversupply, default — and the one-day vetting checklist that removes most of them.
Read the guideRESIDENCY & VISAS · 9 MINThe AED 2M rule, the 2026 shift to value-based assessment, how Dubai and Abu Dhabi differ on mortgages — and the caveats the brochures skip.
Read the guideEXIT & RESALE · 9 MINAssignment, the developer NOC, the 30–40% paid threshold and every fee on the way out — plus when an early exit is genuinely worth taking.
Read the guideABU DHABI · 9 MINThe capital's four key islands compared with H1 2026 ADREC-reported data — who each one actually suits, and the one rule that outranks the address.
Read the guideABU DHABI · 10 MINADREC, DARI and escrow explained — plus the record H1 2026 numbers, where foreigners can own, and the Golden Visa equity rule that surprises Dubai buyers.
Read the guideRAS AL KHAIMAH · 9 MINThe $5.7bn resort, September 2027, the pre-opening squeeze — and what mega-openings actually do to nearby property, before and after the ribbon.
Read the guideRAS AL KHAIMAH · 10 MINAED 12.4 billion in 2025 sales, 85% off-plan, double-digit growth — Al Marjan, Mina Al Arab and Al Hamra, the protections, and the honest risks.
Read the guideCHOOSING AN EMIRATE · 10 MINThree very different markets — liquidity, momentum and a dated catalyst. Prices, regulators, Golden Visa differences and which emirate fits which buyer.
Read the guideMARKET DATA · 9 MINThree escalations since 2022, three record periods — the official DLD numbers, the millionaire-migration data, and why capital runs here when headlines turn bad.
Read the guideBUYING FROM THE USA · 10 MINThe dollar peg advantage, what the IRS taxes on the rent and the sale, why FBAR and Form 8938 are smaller than the internet says, and how to fund it from the US.
Read the guideBUYING FROM THE UK · 9 MINNo limit on transfers and nothing to pay at purchase — then Self Assessment on the rent, 18/24% CGT, and the 2025 residence-based IHT rules nobody mentions.
Read the guideOFF-PLAN VS READY · 9 MINTransaction costs (4–5% vs 7–8%), the 50% off-plan mortgage cap, income timing, risk and exit — the whole trade measured honestly, without a verdict that suits the seller.
Read the guideBUYING FROM INDIA · 10 MINThe $250,000 LRS limit and why payment plans fit it perfectly, the 20% TCS you get back, what India actually taxes, and the disclosure you must never skip.
Read the guideFEES & COSTS · 8 MINEvery fee that sits on top of the price — the 4% DLD fee, Oqood, developer admin, mortgage and handover costs — with the full stack worked on AED 2,000,000.
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PAYMENT STRUCTURES · 9 MINHow 80/20, 60/40 and post-handover structures change what you actually pay before handover — plus the DLD and Oqood fees that sit on top of the price.
Read the guideThe full fees checklist, every payment structure compared, the buying-from-abroad steps and the 10 questions to ask before you book — free, sent over WhatsApp.
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