Dubai & UAE property · for private wealth

Real estate decisions made on data — not on the brochure.

We build and manage Dubai property portfolios for private wealth — full cycle, from sourcing to exit, with every decision made on verifiable numbers. So you own assets that perform long after the marketing fades.

~30%of client profiles we decline
8+banking partners
5-yrcash-flow model per asset
End‑to‑endsourcing → management → exit
The gap most buyers never see

Every brochure promises 10%. Here is what you actually keep.

Advertised yield is gross — rent divided by price. Net out service charges, vacancy, management and maintenance and the real number is typically 30–45% lower. We model the truth before you commit a single dirham.

The brochure · AED 2M, Dubai Marina
6.5%

"Gross yield" — rent ÷ price. The number that sells the unit.

What you actually keep
3.3%
  • Service charges
  • 1–2 months vacancy / yr
  • Management fee 8–15%
  • Maintenance & DEWA voids

If the agent can't answer with specific numbers, the 10% on the brochure is fiction. Our job is to be the one in the room asking.

The analytical edge

We don't chase what's hot. We track what's about to be.

Marketing hype rarely survives scrutiny. A location only enters our shortlist when a real catalyst clears all three tests — and the price hasn't caught up yet.

01 · Verifiable

Real, not rumoured

Publicly announced, physically under construction, or legally enacted. A "next hot district" with no anchor doesn't qualify.

02 · Time-bound

A date you can point to

A specific window — an airport phase, a rail line, a resort opening. Vague "future growth" is not a catalyst.

03 · Asymmetric

Priced before the crowd

The upside isn't yet reflected in today's price. If "+X% growth" is the only reason cited, we screen it out.

A.

Net-yield deconstruction

We rebuild yield from today's actual rent in the exact building, then subtract service charges (via the DLD Mollak Index), real vacancy, management and maintenance — into a 5-year cash-flow projection per property.

Sources: DLD Mollak Index · Property Finder · Bayut · building-level rent comps
B.

Total cost of ownership

The price tag isn't the price. We map upfront (~6.7% on a typical AED 2M deal), annual holding and exit costs — plus your home-country tax — across a 5-year scenario, so the entry and exit math is settled before you sign.

Note: since 1 Feb 2025 UAE banks no longer finance the 4% DLD fee or 2% commission
C.

Developer & off-plan audit

On-time delivery record (within 6 months of promise), escrow verification against UAE law, an 8-point SPA red-flag review, payment-plan realism vs construction milestones, and concentration-risk analysis. Off-plan is 70–75% of the market — most buyers skip the diligence.

Sources: Dubai REST / RERA · DLD escrow registry · Cancelled-Projects portal
D.

Structure & cross-border tax

Personal name vs offshore vs UAE free-zone — modelled for CFC triggers, permanent-establishment exposure and home-country capital-gains on exit, coordinated with your banking and Golden Visa eligibility (AED 2M threshold).

Delivered with licensed partner firms · informational, not legal advice
Selectivity is the product

We earn on reputation, not on closing the deal.

Before anyone wires a dirham, every client and every deal is classified — Green, Yellow or Red — across an eight-category risk matrix: source of funds, geography, banking history, business substance, ownership, tax position and behaviour. Roughly 30% of profiles come back Red, and we decline them — and tell you exactly why.

If no bank fits the profile, you hear it at the pre-screen stage — before time and money are spent, not after.

From first analysis to exit

One team, the whole portfolio — end to end.

We run the entire lifecycle under a single point of contact. Nothing is handed off to an agent who disappears after the commission clears.

01

Mandate & pre-screen

Goals, risk profile, banking scenario and a clear go / no-go. KYC and source-of-funds verdict in 5–7 business days.

Deliverable · bankability & strategy brief
02

Sourcing

Catalyst-screened shortlist across on-market, off-market and distress — including proprietary locations not yet announced publicly.

Deliverable · vetted opportunity set
03

Diligence

Net-yield model, total-cost map, developer and SPA audit, legal red-flag review. The full analysis — free, before you commit.

Deliverable · per-asset 5-year model
04

Acquisition & structuring

Ownership structure, banking, payment plan, Golden Visa where it fits. Government documentation handled end to end.

Deliverable · clean, structured title
05

Management

Tenanting, service-charge oversight, accounting and reporting — with quarterly portfolio reviews and flagged action items.

Deliverable · portfolio under control
06

Exit

Resale or assignment modelled for timing and net proceeds — including assignment-cost analysis (typically 6–11% all-in, depending on payment-plan structure) so the exit is a decision, not a scramble.

Deliverable · exit on your terms
The market we operate in

Numbers we work from — and screen against.

Dubai is a real market with real downside. The same data that finds opportunity also kills bad deals.

~225k
units handing over 2026–27 — 5× the historical average
50–60%
of forecast pipeline that actually delivers on time
+14.9%
RAK capital values YoY (ValuStrat) — Wynn $5.1B opens Q1 2027
$34.85B
Al Maktoum airport build-out — 5× the size of DXB
Net, after costs · Q1–Q2 2026

What the numbers actually say, by area.

Net yield ranges after service charges, vacancy and management — the figures we underwrite to, not the brochure headline.

AreaNet yield (after costs)Profile
International City5.5–7.0%Yield play
Dubai South5.0–6.5%Catalyst (airport)
JVC4.5–6.5%Yield / mid-market
Business Bay4.5–5.5%Balanced
Dubai Marina3.5–5.0%Liquidity / prestige
Downtown3.0–4.0%Capital preservation

Choose your bet explicitly — yield or appreciation. Most buyers assume they're getting both and end up with neither.

Source: WTP underwriting model · DLD & Property Finder rent comps, Q1–Q2 2026. Indicative ranges, net of costs.

Proactive, not reactive

We watch the market so your portfolio doesn't drift.

Catalyst Watchlist

We monitor mega-projects, infrastructure and regulation before they're priced in — and surface the move while it's still asymmetric.

Quarterly portfolio review

Every active holding re-assessed each quarter — yield drift, service-charge changes, exit timing — with flagged items, not silence.

Fast, documented response

Acknowledgement within 4 hours, weekly status updates, missing items flagged within 24 hours. A trail you can audit.

Two ways to work with us

One apartment, or the whole portfolio.

Same analytical standard either way. The depth of the relationship is your call.

Single deal

Buy or sell one asset — done properly

A one-off purchase or sale, executed with the full diligence stack most buyers never get. Better entry, cleaner structure, an exit you can model.

  • Net-yield & total-cost model on the specific unit
  • Developer / SPA audit before you sign
  • Off-market & distress access
  • Structuring, banking and Golden Visa coordination
Full mandate

A managed property portfolio, end to end

We design, build and run your real-estate portfolio over time — sourcing, acquisition, management and exit under one accountable team and a single point of contact.

  • Strategy & catalyst-driven acquisition plan
  • Ongoing management, accounting & reporting
  • Quarterly reviews and proactive rebalancing
  • Coordinated exits timed on the data
Start with the analysis, not the contract

Send us a property. We'll tell you the truth about it — free.

A net-yield model, a cost map and a developer read on a unit you're considering. No obligation, no pitch — just the numbers you should have had first.

Start the conversation

Bring us a deal, a question, or a goal.

Tell us what you're considering. You'll get a real analyst's read — typically within one business day.

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