A friend of mine sat across from me at a coffee shop in Business Bay last month. He had AED 2,000,000 in savings and a simple question: “Should I pay cash for a property in Dubai, or should I finance it?” I told him the truth. There’s no single right answer. But there IS a…
A friend of mine moved to Dubai from London about a year ago. Earns AED 25,000 a month working in tech. Called me one evening and said, “I’ve been renting in JVC for six months and I’m basically throwing away AED 70,000 a year. Can I even get a mortgage for expats in Dubai?” Two…
A client called me last month in a genuine state of panic. She had budgeted AED 1,500,000 for a two bedroom apartment in JVC and was ready to sign the MOU that afternoon. Then her broker casually mentioned she would need “about AED 100,000 more for fees.” She nearly walked away from the deal entirely…
