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Property investment in Dubai
The fear is not Dubai: it is signing from 12,000 km away without understanding what you are signing, who holds your money and whose name ends up on the title. This website answers that first, with the official source next to every fact. The rest we discuss on a call.
What can actually be checked
None of them is a return promise. They are the four that matter to someone who has never bought property abroad.
In Dubai's designated areas, a foreigner may acquire freehold ownership of a property without restriction, or usufruct or leasehold rights for up to 99 years. The title deed is issued by the emirate's Land Department.
Source The Official Portal of the UAE Government (u.ae) Expatriates buying a property in the UAE page states it was updated on 30 December 2024 accessed on 13 August 2026 Open the official source
The UAE Government's official portal states that the UAE does not levy income tax on individuals, and that a 5% value added tax applies to goods and services. Note: that is what Dubai does not charge, not what your own country does not charge.
Source The Official Portal of the UAE Government (u.ae) Taxation page shows no update date accessed on 13 August 2026 Open the official source
The Dubai Land Department's official service sets the sale registration fee at 2% of the sale value payable by the seller and 2% by the buyer, plus fixed fees for the title deed, the map and the trustee centre.
Source Dubai Land Department Property Sale Registration (official service) page shows no update date accessed on 13 August 2026 Open the official source
The UAE's official portal lists a minimum capital of AED 2,000,000 for real estate investors and a renewable 5-year residence visa. Eligibility is assessed by the immigration authority in each case, not by the seller.
Source The Official Portal of the UAE Government (u.ae) Golden visa page states it was updated on 28 July 2026 accessed on 13 August 2026 Open the official source
The process
From reservation to the title deed in your name. These are two different routes and they should not be mixed up: buying a completed property is not the same as buying an off-plan unit.
About me
I am Mary Ordoñez, from Machala in Ecuador, and I work as a real estate agent in Dubai. I guide Spanish-speaking buyers who invest here without living here, from the first question to the day the title deed carries their name.
In the press
Forbes Ecuador · Liderazgo
«Vende millones en Dubái. ¡Así lo hizo esta machaleña!»
It is why this website does not need adjectives: the feature was written by a magazine, not by her and not by us.
The next step
A conversation to understand what you want to do and to tell you frankly whether Dubai fits or not. If it does not, I will say so on the call and not waste three weeks of your time.