Can Foreigners Buy Property in Dubai? Rules and Costs
Foreigners can own freehold in designated Dubai areas with no visa required. What purchases actually cost, the 4% DLD fee, and who clears the AED 2M line.
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Practical guides to buying off-plan in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, backed by real DLD transaction data

Foreigners can own freehold in designated Dubai areas with no visa required. What purchases actually cost, the 4% DLD fee, and who clears the AED 2M line.

Al Raha apartments sold at AED 1,549 per sqft ready, AED 1,952 off-plan over the last year. Prices by bedroom, rents, yields and the off-plan wave.

What property costs in International City in 2026: entry prices, the gap between the phases, gross rental yields and what survives service charges.

What property costs in Business Bay in 2026: median prices by bedroom, the off-plan premium, gross rental yields and what to check before you buy.

Hidd Al Saadiyat and Saadiyat Island prices in 2026: apartment and villa medians, the off-plan vs ready gap, rents and gross yields from real sales.

Al Thanyah Fifth is the registry name for the Jumeirah Lakes Towers district. What property there costs per square foot, what it yields, and the catch.

What Al Merkadh costs and returns: median prices by bedroom, gross yields above the Dubai median, and the rare district where off-plan is not cheaper.

The EIBOR rate today sets what UAE variable mortgages cost. Here is the current fixing, how it reaches your payment, and the salary the math demands.

Muhaisnah 4, Umm Ramool, Al Warqa 2 and Nad Al Sheba 3 pull huge search traffic. Here is what the property registry actually records in each, with 2026 data.

A mortgage on off-plan property in Dubai is capped at 50% loan to value by the Central Bank. Here is what that means in cash, against ready property.

Al Barsha Pond Park, Karama Park and Creek Park pull huge search traffic. Here is what property actually costs around each one, with 2026 prices.

Dubai’s median home price eased 5.6% while the price per square foot rose 7%. What 163,000 sales say about buying, yields and off-plan in 2026.
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