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Dubai Residences · Independent Insights

The market, examined in full.

Royaar is an independent source of research and insight for the discerning international buyer, covering Dubai’s prime, off-plan and off-market residences with evidence and discretion.

Topics covered·Prime Residences·Off-Plan·Off-Market·Golden Visa
Our discipline

Independent research. Nothing for sale.

Most firms show you the homes they are paid to place. Royaar holds no inventory of its own, so our research answers to the evidence, not to a sales target. We read the whole market, weigh the evidence, and publish what genuinely holds up.

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What we cover

Every part of a Dubai purchase, explained in one place.

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Acquisition

From first brief to handover, on the evidence.

Buying costs

The true all-in, close to seven percent.

Mortgage & finance

Loan to value, rates and the 2025 cash rule.

Off-plan & escrow

RERA escrow, Oqood, payment against progress.

Payment plans

Sixty forty, post-handover, and how they compare.

Handover & snagging

Notice to keys, and what to check before you sign.

Golden Visa

Ten year residency from an AED 2M home.

Ownership & yield

Service charges and the net yield beneath.

Why Dubai

A rare set of conditions, quietly aligned.

0%
Income, property and capital gains tax for an individual owner
100%
Freehold ownership for foreign buyers in designated areas
10 yr
Renewable Golden Visa, from AED 2M in property
60+
Nationalities buying, led by India, the UK and Egypt
What we cover

Dubai’s most considered addresses.

Palm Jumeirah

Palm Jumeirah
Signature villas
Downtown

Downtown
Burj views
Dubai Marina

Dubai Marina
Waterfront towers
Dubai Harbour

Dubai Harbour
Beachfront living
Creek Harbour

Creek Harbour
Emerging prime
Why Royaar

Evidence

Transactions, absorption and hand-over data, read plainly. You see why a residence holds value, not a pitch.

Access

Prime, off-plan and off-market across every major developer — all in one place.

Independence

No listings, no commissions, no seller to please — the research answers to the evidence, not to a sale.

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