Ready stock: income starts immediately
Handover is imminent or complete, so rent begins in weeks rather than years. You pay for that certainty with a higher entry price per sqft and a larger cash requirement up front than an equivalent off-plan launch.
What you actually pay on top of the price
Budget 4% Dubai Land Department transfer fee plus roughly AED 4,200 in registration and trustee charges, and an Oqood fee on off-plan units. Some developers absorb the DLD fee as a launch incentive, where that applies to a project on this page we flag it before you commit.
Golden Visa threshold
Property purchases of AED 2M and above qualify the owner for a 10-year UAE Golden Visa, including off-plan bought with an approved payment plan. Below that level, a 2-year investor visa is the usual route.