Is this property actually a good deal?

No. Send us anything — another agency's listing, a portal link, a developer's brochure, even a screenshot someone forwarded you on WhatsApp. That's rather the point: you should be able to get a straight answer about a place no matter who happens to be selling it.

From what homes actually sold for — real recorded sale prices, not what other sellers are asking. Asking prices drift upward together and tell you very little. We line your property up against ones in the same area, the same type and the same number of bedrooms, and tell you how many sales we found. If it's only a handful, we say so instead of dressing a guess up as a verdict.

Yes. Send a rental and we'll compare what they're asking against what people nearby are actually paying — from real signed tenancy contracts, worked out per square foot so size doesn't skew it. We'll also show roughly what it would cost to buy the same place, in case you're weighing renting against buying.

They're estimates, and we say so on the page. Service charges are set building by building, not area by area, so there's no way for us to look up your exact tower. We use a sensible figure for the area and point you at the official index to check yours. It's worth doing — the service charge is the single biggest thing eating into what you actually keep from rent.

The check is free. You get the verdict, how the price compares, and the total cash figure without giving us anything at all. For the rest — the full cost breakdown, what it earns as a rental, the questions to ask and places worth comparing — we ask for a name and a number, because one of our agents may call you about it.

Work out the price per square foot and compare it with what similar homes in the same area actually sold for — not with what other sellers are asking, since those drift upward together. We do that for you. If a place is more than 10% above what comparable homes went for, there should be a concrete reason: a high floor, a proper view, a recent renovation. If nobody can point to one, that gap is your room to negotiate.

Rents in Dubai tend to work out at roughly 4% of a property's value a year in the prime waterfront spots, and 7-8% in cheaper areas like Jumeirah Village Circle. But that's before costs. What you actually keep is a good deal less once the service charge, empty months, management and the municipality fee come out — and that's the number worth caring about. We show you both, and every deduction in between.

No — and we'd rather be straight about that. This is here to help you ask sharper questions and notice things worth checking. It isn't a formal valuation and it isn't financial advice. If you need one for a mortgage or anything legal, banks will want a certified valuer.

The price or your deposit, the 4% government transfer fee, the registration and title paperwork, the trustee office fee, the agent's commission where it applies, the developer's clearance certificate, and if you're borrowing, the bank's arrangement fee, its valuation and the mortgage registration. One thing worth knowing: since February 2025 the transfer fee and commission can't be added to your loan, so you need them in cash. On a finished home it usually comes to about 7% on top of the price.