Costs, rents and ownership rules in Dubai and Saudi Arabia, explained for expat families and checked against official sources and market data.
Timelines, area-by-area trade-offs and the limits of the RTA’s ‘up to 25%’ claim, plus how new supply and running costs can outweigh a transport story for Dubai property buyers.
A worked example: start with AED 1 million, add Dubai purchase costs, then subtract service charges, vacancy and management fees to see how headline yields shrink in JLT, Al Furjan and DSO.
A map-first guide to Dubai’s nine residential zones, comparing apartment prices, 1-bedroom rents, simple yields, new supply, transport and schools, with notes on what each figure can and cannot tell you.