What we know, published whether or not it helps us close. Delay records, escrow mechanics, snagging, assignment rules, non-resident lending.
Developer marketing frames the broker's commission as a cost the buyer avoids by going direct. For off-plan sales in Dubai that is not how the money moves — and the difference matters more than the arithmetic suggests.
6 min
Delivery slips are normal, not exceptional — and the published averages hide a wide spread by developer tier. What the numbers say, and what an overseas buyer can do about them.
5 min
An entire inspection industry exists in Dubai for one reason: a developer is not a credible inspector of its own work, and an overseas buyer cannot assess build quality from another country.
5 min
Dubai's licensed broker count went from under 6,000 to nearly 40,000 in a decade, and every one of them is paid on commission. The consequences for the quality of advice are arithmetic, not opinion.
6 min
Assigning an off-plan unit before completion is a technical process with four moving parts, one of which expires after thirty days. It is easy to get wrong from abroad.
6 min
Learn how off-plan buyer funds are safeguarded, how the Dubai Land Department regulates project escrow accounts, and the critical questions to ask before making a deposit.
5 min
The off-plan purchase, laid out in order: what happens, what you sign, what you pay, and where the protections sit at each step. No urgency anywhere in the sequence.
7 min