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Off-Plan Investments.

Early access to selected new-build projects in Dubai. Lower entry prices, flexible payment plans and structural appreciation potential through to completion.

Fundamentals

What is off-plan property?

Off-plan property is bought during the construction phase, at a structurally lower price than completed units. Hover over a card for the reasoning behind it.

Buying during construction

Reserved directly from the developer at launch.

You buy before the building exists, often right at sales launch. The upside: the best choice of units and the lowest entry prices. The trade-off: you wait for completion and carry the risk of construction delays.

Details

Lower entry price

10–25% below secondary prices in comparable locations.

"Secondary" means completed, resold units. Off-plan usually sits 10 to 25 percent below that, because you share the waiting-time and completion risk. With reputable developers this discount is a real advantage; with unknown names it is a risk premium.

Details

Choice of specification

Influence over materials, finish and floor-plan options.

Buy early and you can often still shape the details: flooring, kitchen finish, sometimes floor-plan variants. That makes the property a better fit for your own use or a clear target rent, rather than buying off the shelf.

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Appreciation through to completion

Historically double-digit gains in the upper market segments.

Between purchase and handover the market value can rise, double-digit in strong phases. We treat that as a possibility, not a promise, and model projects conservatively, without assuming a resale before completion.

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Financing structure

Payment structure in off-plan investments

01

Reservation

Down payment on signing.

5 to 10%
02

Construction

Milestone-based instalments during construction.

40 to 60%
03

Completion

Handover payment on completion.

20 to 40%
04

Post-Handover

Optionally spread over 2 to 5 years with selected developers.

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Advantages

Investment advantages, in plain terms.

Four reasons off-plan works in Dubai, explained without jargon.

Attractive yield potential

Net yield is your annual net rent relative to the purchase price. In good Dubai locations it is often 5 to 7 percent after costs, well above what comparable apartments in Vienna, Zurich or Munich return. Concretely: at a purchase price of AED 2M and a 6 percent net yield, that is around AED 120,000 net income per year, after management and service charges.

Strong appreciation

While your property is being built, its market value often rises, because you entered early and at a lower price. Capital appreciation is exactly this increase in value. The property regulator RERA supervises the developer and releases your money only in line with construction progress. The gain is not guaranteed, but you carry the risk in a regulated framework, not unprotected.

Flexible payment plans

You don't pay everything at once but in instalments across the build: a small part on signing, the bulk during construction, the rest on handover. With post-handover plans you keep paying for years after moving in. That protects your liquidity, so you tie up less capital at any one time.

Access to signature projects

The most sought-after new-build projects are often allocated before they are publicly marketed. Through established developer relationships we secure early, preferred allocations with names like Emaar, Meraas, Nakheel, Sobha or Omniyat. So you see coveted units before the broader market does.

Process

How an off-plan investment works

01

Consultation

Investment profile.

02

Project selection

Shortlist.

03

Reservation

EOI & Deposit.

04

Contract & payment

SPA Signing.

05

Construction oversight

Monitoring.

06

Handover

Handover.

Current

Current project offers

A curated selection of current off-plan launches with an attractive entry configuration.

Request a project consultation.

We send you a curated off-plan dossier matched to your investment profile, before the public launch.