01 / Journal
How a Dubai purchase actually works, from the payment plan to the transfer appointment.
A 70/30 plan is not 70% during construction and 30% at the end. It is a schedule of dated obligations, and the first year is heavier than the headline suggests. What each structure actually asks of you, and when.
Off-plan is cheaper per square foot, pays in instalments and produces nothing for three years. Secondary is dearer, mortgageable today and earns rent from month one. The answer depends on whether you need income.
You get an appointment, a set of keys and a defect liability period that starts running immediately. What you do in that first week decides whether the developer fixes the problems or you do.
02 / The guest list
Roughly once a month. New and off-market listings before they are advertised, one neighbourhood piece, and an invitation when we are running an evening at the showroom.