Independent, data-first Dubai property intelligence.
Apartment in Dubai is an independent, educational resource for anyone researching the Dubai real-estate market. We publish verified market data, transparent cost breakdowns and free calculators so you can form a clear view before you ever speak to an agent. This site lists and advertises no properties. Its editor, Rene Florian, is a licensed broker at Recom Real Estate LLC, the partner that handles conversations and earns a commission if you buy through it. We say that here and on every form, so you can weigh it.
Make the Dubai market legible to outsiders.
Dubai is one of the fastest-moving property markets in the world, and one of the easiest to get lost in. Marketing noise, gross yields quoted as net, and costs that surface only at signing make it hard for an international buyer to know what is real.
We exist to close that gap. We turn primary market data into plain answers and free tools, so you do not need an insider to tell you what a fair yield or a normal fee looks like. When you do decide to buy, you arrive knowing the numbers.
Verified data, transparent sources.
The rule is simple: we publish nothing that cannot be traced to a named source and stamped with an as-of date. We cross-check every figure against market reports and official government data before it reaches a page. Where a number is a gross yield, we say so; where rules can change, we flag it. Our current dataset is 2025 full-year, verified 2026-06-16.
Source
We start from primary market reports and official government data, not from second-hand marketing claims.
Verify
We cross-check each figure against a second source. If a claim cannot be verified, we drop it rather than soften it.
Disclose
Every dataset carries its source and as-of date, so you can trace and re-check our work at any time.
- Dubai Media Office: 2025 transaction value (12 Jan 2026)
- Dubai Land Department: property sale registration fees
- Bayut: Dubai Sales Market Report 2025 (area prices, yields)
- Dubai Land Department: Golden Visa for investors
- UAE Government: Golden Visa
A named author, not an anonymous blog.
Everything published on Apartment in Dubai is written and reviewed by a licensed professional working in the market it covers.
Rene lives and works in the Dubai property market. Every figure on this site carries a source and a date. When the data changes, we correct it and say so.
What we are, and what we are not.
We keep our role deliberately narrow and disclose how the site is funded, so you can judge our independence for yourself.
- An independent research and tools resource for the Dubai property market.
- A source of verified, sourced market data, costs and yield benchmarks.
- Free educational guides, calculators and explainers; the tools work without a sign-up.
- A neutral starting point that helps you frame the right questions.
- Not a brokerage: we do not list, sell or advertise specific units.
- Not a provider of financial, tax or legal advice.
- Reader-first, with disclosed funding: property transactions are handled by our licensed partner (see How we're funded).
- Not a substitute for due diligence with licensed, regulated professionals.
What we will not compromise on.
Editorial independence
We do not advertise specific units, and no developer or agent pays to appear here. The site is funded by brokerage commission when a reader chooses to transact through our disclosed licensed partner. That is an incentive, and we say so on the disclosure page.
Evidence over hype
Every headline figure we publish is traced to a named source and an as-of date. If a claim cannot be verified, it does not make the page.
We show our work
We name our sources, disclose that yields are gross and flag where rules can change. You can check everything we publish.
Independence & not-advice notice
Apartment in Dubai is an editorially independent, educational publisher, funded as described on the disclosure page. The information, data and tools on this site are provided for general informational purposes only and do not constitute financial, investment, tax or legal advice, nor an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any property. Market figures are estimates based on third-party sources and are accurate only as of their stated as-of date; markets and regulations change. Rental yields shown are gross unless noted otherwise.
We do not list, market or transact specific properties. Any actual purchase, sale or transaction is handled solely by licensed, RERA-regulated partners and other appropriately qualified professionals. Always conduct your own due diligence and seek independent professional advice before making any decision.
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