Real Estate & Investment
A deep dive into Dubai real estate agent salary (2026) โ commissioned income, base pay vs commissions, earning scenarios, plus cross-border tax and legal implications for Indian investors and professionals.
The UAE has three stock exchanges: the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and Nasdaq Dubai. The first two are mainland exchanges trading in dirhams. The third sits inside the DIFC free zone and has its own regulator. Foreigners can invest in all three, and the UAE charges individuals no tax
Service charges are the biggest yearly cost of owning an apartment in Dubai, and the rate for every building is public. They are charged per square foot, approved by RERA, and can differ by a factor of three between two towers in the same area. Checking the approved rate before you buy takes two minutes
Yes. A foreigner of any nationality can buy property in Dubai, own 100% of it, and does not need a UAE visa, residency or a local partner. The one condition is location: non-GCC nationals can own freehold only in the areas designated for foreign ownership, which include almost every community international buyers look at. This
An expat resident can usually borrow up to 80% of the value of a first home in Dubai worth up to AED 5 million. Non-residents can borrow too, but typically only 50% to 65%. The rest, plus all the fees, has to come from your own cash. This guide explains the lending limits, how mortgage
Buying a ready home in Dubai usually takes 30 to 60 days from signed agreement to title deed. Buying off-plan takes minutes to reserve and years to complete. The steps differ between the two, and the order matters, because most expensive mistakes come from paying before checking. This guide compares the two routes and then
Almost every Dubai property scam depends on the buyer skipping a check that takes a few minutes. Dubai gives you unusually good tools to verify an agent, a developer, a project and a title for free, mostly from your phone. This guide sets out what to check and where, the scams those checks prevent, and
Most foreigners who buy in Dubai get freehold: permanent ownership of the property, registered in their name, with no expiry. But “buying property” in the UAE can also mean a long lease, a usufruct right or a musataha right, and each of those runs out one day. The listing will not always spell out which
Budget 6% to 8% on top of the purchase price when you buy property in Dubai, and closer to 8% to 10% if you take a mortgage. Two items make up most of it: the 4% Dubai Land Department (DLD) transfer fee and the 2% agent commission. The rest is a list of smaller fixed
A seller’s guide to Dubai property transactions: the step-by-step process, real fee breakdowns, document checklists for every scenario, honest timelines, and what actually applies for tax and compliance.