# shawluxury.ae ## Posts - [Buying Dubai property from abroad: a step-by-step guide](https://shawluxury.ae/media-centre/buying-dubai-property-from-abroad/): Foreign buyers can own freehold property in Dubai's designated areas. Here is how a remote purchase works, from first call to keys. - [Golden Visa through property: what the official pages say](https://shawluxury.ae/media-centre/dubai-golden-visa-property-guide/): The property value threshold, mortgaged homes, the two-year investor visa and the points to confirm before you rely on a visa when buying. - [DAMAC off-plan projects: handovers and payment plans at a glance](https://shawluxury.ae/media-centre/damac-off-plan-handovers-payment-plans/): Published handover dates and payment plans for the DAMAC projects on our site, and what a 50/50 or 60/40 plan means for your cash flow. - [Off-plan or ready property in Dubai: how to choose](https://shawluxury.ae/media-centre/off-plan-vs-ready-property-dubai/): Staged payments and newer stock, or certainty and immediate rental income? The trade-offs between off-plan and ready homes in Dubai. - [Sobha Hartland: a guide to the MBR City community](https://shawluxury.ae/media-centre/sobha-hartland-community-guide/): Green space, two international schools and a second phase next door: what Sobha Hartland and Sobha Hartland II offer residents and buyers. - [Dubai rental yields in 2026: reading the published figures](https://shawluxury.ae/media-centre/dubai-rental-yields-2026/): What the published 2026 yield figures show by area, why they are gross estimates, and how to get from a headline yield to a net return. - [The costs of buying property in Dubai, explained](https://shawluxury.ae/media-centre/dubai-property-buying-costs-explained/): The Dubai Land Department fee, registration and trustee fees, mortgage registration and agency commission: what to budget on top of the price. - [How Dubai protects off-plan buyers: escrow and Oqood explained](https://shawluxury.ae/media-centre/off-plan-escrow-oqood-explained/): Where your off-plan payments go, why the sale must be registered within 90 days, and what the law does and does not protect. - [Sobha Realty in Dubai: the communities and projects to know](https://shawluxury.ae/media-centre/sobha-realty-dubai-projects-communities/): Who Sobha Realty is, how its in-house building model works, where its communities are, and the Sobha projects currently listed on our site. - [DAMAC Properties: what buyers should know](https://shawluxury.ae/media-centre/damac-properties-buyers-guide/): DAMAC's background, the scale it reports, its branded towers and master communities, and the DAMAC projects you can browse on our site. ## Pages - [Media Centre](https://shawluxury.ae/media-centre/) - [Abu Dhabi](https://shawluxury.ae/areas/abu-dhabi/): Foreign ownership in Abu Dhabi is concentrated in designated investment zones. An April 2019 amendment to the emirate's real estate law (Law No. - [Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC)](https://shawluxury.ae/areas/jumeirah-village-circle/): Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC) is a freehold master community by Nakheel covering 560 hectares, laid out as a series of numbered districts arranged in a ring. - [Sobha Hartland](https://shawluxury.ae/areas/sobha-hartland/): Sobha Hartland is an eight-million-square-foot freehold master development by Sobha Realty within Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City (MBR City), set between Meydan and the Ras Al Khor wetlands in central Dubai. - [Dubai Creek Harbour](https://shawluxury.ae/areas/dubai-creek-harbour/): Dubai Creek Harbour is a master-planned waterfront community on the banks of Dubai Creek, developed by Emaar Properties in a joint venture with Dubai Holding. - [Palm Jumeirah](https://shawluxury.ae/areas/palm-jumeirah/): Palm Jumeirah is a man-made island developed by Nakheel, now a member of Dubai Holding Real Estate. - [Dubai Hills Estate](https://shawluxury.ae/areas/dubai-hills-estate/): Dubai Hills Estate is a master-planned community created by a joint venture between Emaar Properties and Meraas, and forms the first phase of Mohammed Bin Rashid City. - [Dubai Marina](https://shawluxury.ae/areas/dubai-marina/): Dubai Marina is a master-planned waterfront district master-developed by Emaar Properties around a man-made canal that Emaar describes as 3.5 km long with access to the sea at both ends. - [Business Bay](https://shawluxury.ae/areas/business-bay/): Business Bay was planned as a central business district on a dredged and extended stretch of Dubai Creek running from Ras Al Khor towards Sheikh Zayed Road. - [Downtown Dubai](https://shawluxury.ae/areas/downtown-dubai/): Downtown Dubai is a master-planned district developed by Emaar Properties along Sheikh Zayed Road, with Business Bay on its southern edge and Financial Centre Road to the north-east. - [Areas](https://shawluxury.ae/areas/) - [Binghatti](https://shawluxury.ae/developers/binghatti/): Binghatti is a Dubai-based property developer founded in 2008 by Dr. Hussain BinGhatti. - [DAMAC Properties](https://shawluxury.ae/developers/damac-properties/): DAMAC Properties is a Dubai-based real estate developer formed in 2002 as the property arm of the DAMAC Group, founded by Emirati businessman Hussain Sajwani. - [Ellington Properties](https://shawluxury.ae/developers/ellington-properties/): Ellington Properties is a Dubai-based residential developer that positions itself around architecture and interior design. - [Emaar Properties](https://shawluxury.ae/developers/emaar-properties/): Emaar Properties PJSC is a Dubai real estate developer, incorporated in 1997 and listed on the Dubai Financial Market since March 2000. - [Sobha Realty](https://shawluxury.ae/developers/sobha-realty/): Current Sobha Realty projects with starting prices, payment plans and handover dates shown only where the developer publishes them, plus brochures and independent advice from Shaw Luxury. - [Developers](https://shawluxury.ae/developers/) - [Terms of use](https://shawluxury.ae/terms/): Template. Have these terms reviewed by your legal adviser before launch. - [FAQ](https://shawluxury.ae/faq/) - [Contact](https://shawluxury.ae/contact/) - [About](https://shawluxury.ae/about/): Shaw Luxury Real Estate helps private buyers and investors find, compare and secure property across Dubai, from waterfront apartments to family villas and signature penthouses. - [Buying process](https://shawluxury.ae/buying-process/): Usually paid by the buyer. - [Shaw Stays](https://shawluxury.ae/shaw-stays/): Shaw Luxury Real Estate sells the property; our sister company Shaw Stays furnishes and manages it to help investors earn rental income. - [Free Investment Guide & Yield Calculator](https://shawluxury.ae/investment-guide/) - [Invest in Dubai](https://shawluxury.ae/invest-in-dubai/): A guide for investors from the UK, Germany, France and Monaco: rental yields, the buying process, payment plans, ownership costs, residency visas and tax. - [Properties](https://shawluxury.ae/properties/) - [Home](https://shawluxury.ae/): Luxury residences, considered investment opportunities and personal advice from first viewing to handover. - [Privacy policy](https://shawluxury.ae/privacy-policy/): Template. 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