Ask the Dubai question you’d ask a friend who knows.

I answer from Dubai Land Department records and published rates, and show you where every number came from.

Or run the numbers yourself.

Official rates
Purchase cost
What you need in the bank, not just the price.AED 2,606,190Open the calculator
Official rates
How much can I borrow
Your mortgage ceiling under Central Bank caps.80% LTVOpen the calculator
Official rates
Golden Visa check
Does your property qualify, with or without a mortgage?AED 2,000,000Open the calculator
Live registry
Project and escrow check
Is the project registered and its escrow account open?DLD registerOpen the calculator
Live registry
Area prices
What homes in each district actually sold for.Registered salesOpen the calculator
Your numbers
Rental yield
Gross and net yield after service charges and voids.Gross and netOpen the calculator
Your numbers
Off-plan payment plan
When the money actually leaves your account.Paid before keysOpen the calculator
Your numbers
Rent or buy
The year buying starts to beat renting.Break-even yearOpen the calculator

Purchase cost on a AED 2,450,000 ready apartment, including agency commission and the developer's NOC fee, DLD rates checked 30 Aug 2026. Borrowing cap for a resident expatriate's first property under AED 5m, Central Bank of the UAE, checked 31 Aug 2026. Golden Visa threshold, UAE Government Portal, checked 30 Aug 2026.

What I handle in Dubai.

01
Investment advisoryWhere yields and capital growth have actually held, from registered transactions.
02
FinancingWhat a UAE lender will advance you, and what is limiting it.
03
Off-plan and readyEscrow status, payment plans, construction progress and the developer's delivery history.
04
Golden VisaWhether a purchase qualifies, by how much it misses, and the documents it needs.
05
Project due diligenceProject, developer and title checks before any money moves.