Three numbers Dubai property marketing would rather you didn't run.
No renders, no launch prices, no waiting list for a tower that doesn't exist yet. Just the arithmetic, with every line shown.
If you're buying to let
What you actually keep
Listings quote gross. Enter a unit and see the net, after service charges, the 4% transfer fee, commission and one empty month.
If you already own
What it's worth now
The index roughly doubled between 2020 and 2026. Apply it to your purchase and see the gain — and what selling would net after costs.
If you bought off-plan
The 90 days before keys
Snagging, final payment, DEWA, Ejari, tenant, visa. In order, with each piece arriving about three weeks before you need it.
Why these are built this way
Dubai property marketing is unusually good at the top of the funnel and unusually quiet about the arithmetic. Gross yield gets quoted because it flatters. Service charges get mentioned late because they're the difference between a 7% headline and a 5% reality. None of that is dishonest, exactly — it's just that nobody is paid to run the other number.
These tools run the other number. If that makes a particular unit look worse, that's the tool working. An investor who understands the net before buying is a better long-term client than one who finds out in year two.