It's the question almost every Dubai resident asks at some point: do I keep renting, or is it time to buy? It's also the question most people answer with their gut instead of the numbers. They hear "rent is dead money" from one friend and "never buy in a market like this" from another, and end up doing nothing for another year. Meanwhile the maths quietly moves against them. So let's strip out the...
In Dubai's rental market, most tenants think the power sits entirely with the landlord. You find a place, you hope you get it, you sign what you're given. But here's what people miss: good tenants are in demand. Landlords talk to each other, agents remember who was easy to deal with, and the renter with a strong reputation gets the better unit, the smoother renewal, and sometimes the better price. In a...
