Investing Guide
How Do I Perform Due Diligence Before Buying Property in Dubai?
Review the developer, the location, the pricing, comparable sales, rental demand, and long-term growth plans for the area. The best investments are based on research, not emotion, so gather the evidence for each of those before you reserve rather than after.
Work outward from the specific to the general. Confirm the developer’s track record and the project’s RERA registration and escrow arrangement, then verify the unit itself, floor, orientation, view, layout and what is actually included in the specification.
Price it against evidence. Compare recent transactions for similar units in the same building or immediate area, using recorded sale prices rather than asking prices, which run higher.
Assess demand rather than assuming it: who rents or buys in this district today, what are they paying, and how quickly does inventory move?
Then look at what is coming. Infrastructure, metro connections and master-plan phases can lift an area, while a wave of comparable handovers can flatten it. The best investments here are the result of research, not enthusiasm, and the discipline is in being willing to walk away from a project you have already fallen for.
GG’s perspective
I’d rather a client walk away from a project than move forward without understanding it.