Investor board: Dubai apartments | BUY DUBAI

BUY DUBAI
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James Paul Booth
The agent's view
“I price every home here from what actually sold in the same tower and layout, never from the asking price.”
James Paul Booth, Dubai broker since 2018. A personal view. Not financial advice.
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What can your money buy, and what is it worth later?

Put in your cash. The board shows the routes, the homes in reach from real sales, and the result if the market falls, stays the same or rises.

Your money

Four inputs. All figures are in AED.

What this board does not know

    1 MARKET

    Does Dubai property pay more than money costs?

    Apartments, resale. One line for all Dubai: the median price change of the buildings that sold in both quarters, linked quarter to quarter.

    The return ladder

    What each choice paid in a year. Property = rent + price growth over the last 3 years, before costs.

    2 AREA

    Which area gives the most return for the risk?

    Each circle is one area. Up = more return. Left = less risk. Click an area to select it.

    Circle size = resale sales in 12 months. Diamond = all Dubai. Off-plan share shows how much new supply is being sold in the area.

    Every area with 40 or more resale sales in 12 months

    Click a column to sort. Click a row to select the area.

    3 TOWER

    Which tower? This one against that one

    Towers

    Click a tower to make it A. Press “vs” to set it against A as B.

    Click a circle to set that tower against A. Diamond = Business Bay. A tower with few sales swings more, because 3 sales can set a quarter.

    A against B

    The better figure in each row is bold with a ✓.

    4 DEAL

    Is this deal good?

    Put in the home you are offered. The board checks the price against real sales, the income after costs, the cash you need, and what you have after you sell.

    The deal

    Starts from the tower's median figures. Change any field.