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BUY DUBAI tools: what each one lets you do

Free tools to value a Dubai home, compare towers, find yield, track sales and check developers and agents, all from Dubai Land Department records.

Tool list checked 6 November 2026

BUY DUBAI has 40 free tools for buying, selling and renting property in Dubai. Every price comes from sales registered with the Dubai Land Department, not from asking prices. No sign-in. Below: what each tool lets you do, the questions it answers, and where its numbers come from.

Find and value a home

Choose where to buy

Maps and data

The market

Costs and checks

Mortgage calculator

Work out the monthly payment, purchase costs and cash needed, and stress-test the rate, before you make an offer.

Answers: How much cash do I need to buy a AED 1.2m flat?

Open Mortgage calculator →

Ownership costs and net yield

Work out what remains after fees, service charges, vacancy, maintenance and the mortgage.

Answers: What is my net yield after costs?

Open Ownership costs and net yield →

Snagging and handover checklist

Inspect a new home step by step, from documents and defects to key collection. Your ticks save in your browser.

Answers: What do I check at handover?

Open Snagging and handover checklist →

Floor and stack price comps

Compare prices across floors and stacks to catch broker overpricing using unit-level DLD sales.

Answers: What did units on this exact floor or stack sell for?

Open Floor and stack price comps →

Off-plan resale margin checker

Reveal what the first buyer paid the developer and calculate the seller's true margin or distressed discount.

Answers: What was the launch price and what margin is the seller making?

Open Off-plan resale margin checker →

Real rental yield reality check

Cut through advertised 9% yields to see true net returns after Ejari leases, Mollak service charges and cooling.

Answers: Is this building actually cash-flow positive after service charges?

Open Real rental yield reality check →

Developer delivery risk audit

Audit developer handover track records, project inspection percentages, and escrow protection before placing a deposit.

Answers: Does this developer deliver on time or are they chronically delayed?

Open Developer delivery risk audit →

Zero-compromise property brief

Formulate multi-variable investment briefs and query 5,500+ towers using natural language search and MCP.

Answers: How do I find a high-yield property meeting strict criteria without broker noise?

Open Zero-compromise property brief →

Pre-offer due diligence briefcase

Assemble a 7-point building dossier with past sales, service charges, and valuation guardrails before signing Form F.

Answers: What due diligence must I do before making a binding offer?

Open Pre-offer due diligence briefcase →

Agents and developers

For AI assistants

AI assistants and agents can use the same data directly. BUY DUBAI runs a public, read-only MCP server (Model Context Protocol, Streamable HTTP, JSON, no key).

Endpoint: POST https://buydubai.io/api/mcp · Site summary for models: buydubai.io/llms.txt

ToolWhat it returns
findFind a building, community or developer by name
get_buildingOne building: prices, sales, yield, by bedroom type
compare_buildingsTwo buildings side by side
get_communityA community: buildings, sales, median price, top buildings
shortlistBuildings inside a budget, by yield, liquidity or value
building_salesRegistered sales in one building
owner_gainsUnits that sold twice, with the change
unit_valueEstimated value of one unit today
get_developerA developer: buildings, status, busiest buildings
request_viewingSend a request to a licensed agent, only with the user's consent

Cite as: "BUY DUBAI (buydubai.io), from Dubai Land Department registered sales, <date>". Prices are medians of registered sales. A building figure needs at least 5 sales. Off-plan means the first sale from the developer; resale means any later sale.

Sources
  1. Search and compare; Home valuation; Tower pages; RealEstateRanking — Source: Dubai Land Department registered sales, updated every morning.
  2. Dalia, the AI analyst — Source: Site data and the BUY DUBAI research library.
  3. What's hot — Source: Sold prices, rent adverts and map data.
  4. Rental yield by tower — Source: Sold prices with Ejari and advertised rents.
  5. Dubai prices 2008 to 2026 — Source: DLD sales history.
  6. Payment plans — Source: Published developer plans.
  7. Delay tracker; Supply pipeline — Source: DLD project register.
  8. Demand pulse — Source: Official sources, each named on the page.
  9. Mortgage calculator — Source: Central Bank loan rules; your own inputs.
  10. Ownership costs and net yield — Source: Your own inputs.
  11. Snagging and handover checklist — Source: BUY DUBAI guide.
  12. Floor and stack price comps — Source: DLD unit-level registered sales.
  13. Off-plan resale margin checker — Source: DLD Oqood contract sequences.
  14. Real rental yield reality check — Source: Ejari leases & Mollak Service Charge Index.
  15. Developer delivery risk audit — Source: DLD Project Register and RERA technical audits.
  16. Zero-compromise property brief — Source: SuperSearch and BUY DUBAI MCP API.
  17. Pre-offer due diligence briefcase — Source: RERA Form F procedures & title verification.
  18. Agent league — Source: DLD register and published deals.
  19. Agency league — Source: Published deals and DLD office numbers.
  20. Master plans — Source: Developer plans and DLD sales.