Here's something almost every first-time buyer in Dubai gets caught out by: the price on the listing is not the price you pay. On top of the property itself, there's a stack of transaction fees, government charges, agency commission, registration costs, and if you're borrowing, mortgage fees. None of it is hidden or unusual, but if you don't budget for it in advance, it lands as an unwelcome surprise at...
It's the question we get asked more than any other. Is now a good time to buy in Dubai? And it's usually asked with a slightly wary look, because the person asking has already heard ten different answers. One agent swears the market's booming and you need to buy today. A friend insists a crash is coming and you'd be mad to. Someone online is certain prices are about to fall. No wonder most people end up...
Every few months, the same question does the rounds. Is the Dubai property market about to crash? You'll hear it at dinner parties, read it in comment sections, and get asked it by nervous buyers wondering whether to wait. Usually the answer comes from someone with something to sell. An agent says the market's booming. A bear says it's about to collapse. Both have an agenda, and neither settles...
Every year, the same thing happens. August arrives, the temperature climbs, a chunk of the city heads off for the summer, and the property market eases into a slower rhythm. Fewer buyers actively looking, fewer viewings booked, a general sense that everyone's pressed pause until September. And every year, a certain kind of buyer or seller uses exactly that quiet to get ahead of everyone else. Here's...
