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Buying Property in Dubai From the United States

October 2026 · Dubai law names areas, not nationalities. Every Cresco guide for American buyers, grouped by the question it answers.

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Is Cresco Real Estate Legit? Here Is How to Check

October 2026 · Dubai lists 9,977 licensed brokerages. Searching Cresco returns exactly one, ORN 34288. The steps to check it yourself.

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What It Costs to Sell Dubai Property, in Dollars

October 2026 · The median Dubai ready flat sold for $326,753 in September. A seller with no mortgage keeps $319,891. Every fee, in dollars.

Cresco Homes USA

Cresco Homes USA: Buy a New Home in America From Dubai and the Gulf

October 2026 · Cresco Homes USA helps UAE, Gulf and South Asian buyers buy new homes in the US, starting with Florida. How it works and the priority list.

Cresco Homes USA

Which US States Can You Buy Property In? Foreign Buyer Rules by Passport, 2026

October 2026 · No federal ban, but Florida, Texas and other states restrict some buyers. What applies to UAE, Indian, Pakistani and Iranian passport holders.

Cresco Homes USA

How to Buy a New Home in Florida From Dubai: Step by Step, With the Real Costs

October 2026 · Buying a new Florida home from the UAE: eligibility, builder contracts, deposits, remote closing, property tax, CDD and HOA fees, step by step.

Cresco Research

19 Questions Americans Ask About Dubai Property, Answered

October 2026 · Is Dubai safe? Will prices crash? How much is a studio? Straight, sourced answers to the questions Americans asked at our Dubai roadshow.

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Will Dubai Property Prices Crash? Supply in 2027 and 2028, the 2008 Comparison and the Next Two Years

October 2026 · Will Dubai property crash? Prices, 2027 and 2028 supply, the 2008 comparison and our view of the next two years, with sources.

Cresco Research

How Much Is a Studio in Dubai? The Real Minimum Investment in 2026

October 2026 · The median Dubai studio sold for $178,900 in fall 2026. The cheapest 5% sold under $110,300. Register data by area.

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Where to Buy a Villa in Dubai: 2026 Prices by Community

October 2026 · Dubai villa prices by community in USD. Median $930,300 across 1,041 registered sales. Budget, family and premium areas compared.

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Best Areas to Live in Dubai: A Guide for Americans

October 2026 · The best areas to live in Dubai for city life, beach, families and value, with what apartments actually sold for in USD.

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Gated Communities in Dubai: How Community Living Works

October 2026 · Yes, Dubai has gated communities. How master planned community living works, what villas sold for, and what service charges cost.

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Where Is the Burj Khalifa, and What Is It Like to Live Inside?

October 2026 · Where the Burj Khalifa is, what living inside is like, and what its apartments actually sold for in 2026, in dollars.

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Is Dubai Safe for Single Women? The Facts in 2026

October 2026 · Is Dubai safe for women living alone? Crime data, the US Level 3 advisory explained, daily life and the local laws to know.

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Schools and Universities in Dubai: A Guide for American Families

October 2026 · American curriculum schools in Dubai with fees in USD and KHDA ratings, plus US accredited universities. What families need to know.

Cresco Research

Will Al Marjan Island Property Prices Rise When the Wynn Opens?

October 2026 · The Wynn opens in September 2027. What Al Marjan Island and Ras Al Khaimah property prices have done, and what could move them next.

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Selling Dubai Property as an American: The US Tax Bill on the Way Out

October 2026 · Dubai charges nothing when you sell. The IRS does, and you can owe it even when you sell for what you paid. A worked example in dollars.

Cresco Guides

How to Buy Dubai Property From the USA Without Flying There

October 2026 · The UAE does not accept apostilles. The power of attorney chain that works, and why you never give it to the seller's agent.

Cresco Guides

Your Dubai Property When You Die: What American Owners Need to Know

October 2026 · A US will or living trust does not automatically reach a Dubai title deed. What UAE law does by default, and the DIFC will that fixes it.

Cresco Research

Is It Safe to Invest in Dubai Right Now? The Seven Questions Californians Asked Us in San Diego

October 2026 · Fifteen qualified investors asked about the war, 2008, the supply wave and 2030. Our answers with the register: Q3 sales 38% lower, prices 5% to 15% lower, six flat weeks, and what is actually dated for 2030.

Cresco Events

Dubai Roadshow San Diego: What Fifteen Qualified Investors Asked

October 2026 · Fairmont Grand Del Mar, October 10. Six UAE developers, fifteen qualified investors, and one question from every one of them.

Cresco Events

Dubai Roadshow Newport Beach: What Fifteen Qualified Investors Asked

October 2026 · Pendry Newport Beach, October 3. The first stop of the California roadshow, with Ellington, Almal, Tonino Lamborghini, Binghatti, Emaar and Damac.

Cresco Events

Dubai Property Investment Roadshow, California 2026

October 2026 · Four Saturdays, four cities. Newport Beach and San Diego are done. San Francisco on October 17 at The St. Regis and Beverly Hills on October 24 at the Beverly Wilshire are open for registration, with the register numbers published before you attend.

Cresco Research

Wynn Delays Its UAE Resort to September 2027, Budget Up $600 Million

October 2026 · Wynn moved Al Marjan Island from March to September 2027 and raised the budget to $5.7 billion. The company attributed about half of the $600 million to the regional conflict, not all of it.

Cresco Research

A Dubai Three Bedroom Is the Size of the Median American Home

October 2026 · The median Dubai three bedroom sold for $980,380 across 454 August sales and measured 1,835.2 sq ft, 2.2 sq ft more than the median US listing. Same space, 2.35 times the rate per square foot.

Cresco Insights · Registered Price Data

Dubai’s 2026 Launch Cohort, in US Dollars

October 2026 · 243 projects registered with the Dubai Land Department in 2026, carrying 83,011 homes and USD 20.17 billion of declared value. The median project is zero per cent built.

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How Much Money You Need to Buy Property in Dubai, in US Dollars

October 2026 · The median Dubai home sold for $301,758 in August 2026. Official fees and commission add $19,692, or 6.53 per cent. The fee load is heaviest at the bottom of the market, 6.91 per cent at the 10th percentile against 6.26 per cent at the 90th. Cash to close with an 80 per cent mortgage is $81,791.

Cresco Research

Buying Dubai Property as a Non-Resident

September 2026 · 9,772 of 9,956 screened August 2026 home sales, or 98.2 per cent, were in freehold areas open to non-resident buyers. Only 184 sales sat in non-freehold areas, across five area labels. Freehold ran 77.6 per cent higher per square foot. One page, ten countries.

Cresco Research

Dubai Offices, Shops and Hotel Rooms in Dollars

September 2026 · 723 office, shop and hotel unit sales in August 2026, worth $521.9 million. Median office $536,573. Median hotel room $219,741 at $928 per square foot, the most expensive space in the register. 440 of the 723 were off plan.

Cresco Research

How Big Is a Dubai Apartment Compared With a US Home?

September 2026 · The median Dubai apartment sold in August 2026 measured 730 square feet against 1,833 for the median US listing. It cost $463 per square foot against $224. Studios and one bedrooms were 71.9 per cent of the month.

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$1.08 Billion of Dubai Property Changed Hands With No Buyer

September 2026 · 620 Dubai properties were gifted rather than sold in August. Gifted homes are 30.8 per cent bigger than sold homes but only 6.9 per cent dearer per square foot, so the declared values are real. Includes the US Form 3520 reporting thresholds.

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A Whole Dubai Building Costs $953,029. A US House Costs $429,100.

September 2026 · Buildings and land were 12.7 per cent of Dubai deals but 39.7 per cent of the money last month. The median whole residential building sold for $953,029 against $429,100 for the median US existing home. 87.7 per cent of building sales were freehold.

Cresco Research

Dubai Versus United States Home Prices, August 2026

September 2026 | The median Dubai ready home sold for $321,307 against a US median of $429,100, and the median Dubai home was 865 square feet against 1,833 in the US. Cheaper per home, 70 per cent dearer per square foot. Off plan excluded so the comparison is like for like.

Cresco Research

Dubai Luxury Homes in Dollars, August 2026

September 2026 | 118 Dubai homes sold at or above $2,722,941 in August, 1.17 per cent of sales and 15.5 per cent of all the money spent. 72.9 per cent of them were not built yet. Every one was freehold.

Cresco Insights · For US Licensed Agents

Dubai Referral Fees for US Agents: What the Law Actually Says

August 2026 · RESPA does not reach a Dubai purchase, because 12 CFR 1024.2(b) says a loan is not federally related if the property is not in a State. Florida and Texas expressly permit sharing commission with a foreign broker. California and New York are genuinely unresolved and we say so. Plus the 1031(h) promise that is being made to American buyers and is wrong every time.

Cresco Insights · Cross Border Comparison

Dubai vs Los Angeles: The Numbers Nobody Puts Side by Side

August 2026 · Measure ULA takes 4% to 5.5% of the entire consideration above $5,400,000, so one extra dollar of price can cost $240,300. Proposition 13 caps assessed value at 2% but reassesses on sale. And California still taxes your Dubai rent at up to 13.3%, with no preferential rate on the gain.

Cresco Insights · Cross Border Comparison

Dubai vs New York: What Changed on 1 July 2026

August 2026 · New York introduced an annual pied-a-terre surcharge on non primary residences under Tax Law Article 30-C, at 4% to 6.5% of Department of Finance market value for Class 2 property. First bills land 1 January 2027. Plus the mansion tax cliffs, the 1.925% mortgage recording tax and the 0% Rent Guidelines Board order.

Cresco Insights · Cross Border Comparison

Dubai vs Miami: The Only American City That Competes

August 2026 · Florida has no income tax, so this one is settled on the building. City of Miami millage is 19.9878 mills, Save Our Homes does not apply to investors, and Miami-Dade saw 23 buildings deemed unsafe in 2025 with repair permits averaging $496,236. Read the SIRS before you buy.

Cresco Insights · The American Buyer's Guide

Buying Property in Dubai as an American

August 2026 · The five questions US buyers actually ask, answered with the regulations. Freehold rights under Dubai Law 7 of 2006, the Central Bank mortgage caps and why there is no rule for non-residents, what a 20/80 plan really changes, US tax, and the Golden Visa conflict nobody else will show you.

Cresco Insights · Registered Price Data

What Dubai's 71% Off Plan Figure Actually Measures

August 2026 · Off plan hit 71% of Dubai sales in H1 2026. It rose 3.9%. Ready sales fell 40%. Why the denominator moved, why registration dates lag decisions by up to 90 days, and the handover math American buyers must run first.

Cresco Insights · Market Integrity

Questioning Dubai’s Market Practices Is Pro-Dubai

August 2026 · Off plan registered 27% above ready per square foot. A non resident on a 20/80 plan can be AED 1,000,000 short at handover even if the valuation holds. Five practices examined against 18,587 registered Dubai Land Department transactions, and one we refuse to claim without evidence.

Cresco Insights · Registered Price Data

Dubai Price Per Square Foot by Community, in US Dollars

August 2026 · Registered Dubai Land Department prices for 15 communities converted to dollars. From $356 per sq ft in Dubai Sports City to $820 on Palm Jumeirah. Rebuilt monthly.

Cresco Insights · Registered Price Data

The Real Cost of Buying Property in Dubai as an American

August 2026 · Every fee with a number. The 4% DLD transfer fee, trustee office fee, title deed, agency commission, NOC and mortgage registration. A $500,000 apartment completes at about $532,500.

Cresco Intelligence · Report Archive

Dubai Market Reports

Updated monthly · Every edition of the Dubai Land Department series in one place, with the method, the definitions and a citation line for anyone quoting the numbers.

Cresco Insights · Registered Price Data

What Dubai Property Actually Costs in USD

August 2026 · 11,600 registered sales converted at the 3.6725 peg. Median $330,255. Off-plan apartments trade at $475 a square foot against $381 for ready stock.

Cresco Insights · Developer Verification

Check a Dubai Developer Before You Buy

September 2026 · 324 registered projects with escrow status, build progress and last regulator inspection. 147 active projects sit at zero percent built.

Cresco Insights · Registered Price Data

What Dubai Property Actually Trades

August 2026 · Studios and one bedrooms are 74% of every registered Dubai sale. Forty four percent of sales were under $50,000. Fewer than one in seventeen crossed a million dollars.

Cresco Insights · Registered Price Data

How to Verify a Dubai Developer Before You Wire Money

August 2026 · Six public checks in fifteen minutes: Dubai REST, escrow under Law No. 8 of 2007, Trakheesi permit, ORN and BRN, Oqood. Plus what escrow will never protect you from.

Cresco Insights · Registered Price Data

Can a US Citizen Get a Mortgage in Dubai?

August 2026 · Non residents get 60% to 65% loan to value and almost never finance for off plan. What that means for an American buyer.

Cresco Insights · Registered Price Data

What $500,000 Actually Buys in Dubai

August 2026 · We converted 18,587 registered Dubai Land Department sales into dollars. $500,000 buys 1,406 sq ft in Dubai Sports City and 610 sq ft on Palm Jumeirah. Six Dubai communities beat Miami on space per dollar. Nine do not.

Cresco Insights · Registered Price Data

Off Plan vs Ready in Dubai: The 27% Gap

August 2026 · Off plan registered a median 27% above ready per square foot across 60 like for like Dubai Land Department comparisons. In six of them off plan was cheaper. What that means for a US buyer who cannot finance off plan.

Cresco Insights · Cost of Ownership

What Dubai Property Actually Costs to Own: 13 Real Service Charges

August 2026 · We read 58 developer project briefs and pulled the verified service charge from 13 projects. AED 4 to AED 25 per square foot, converted to dollars on real unit sizes. A 7,610 sq ft villa costs 26% less per year to hold than a 1,642 sq ft Palm Jumeirah apartment. 9 min read.

Cresco Insights · US Estate Tax

The $60,000 Trap: US Estate Tax for Gulf Buyers

August 2026 · A US citizen shields $15M from estate tax; a Gulf investor holding US property directly shields just $60,000, with the rest taxed up to 40% and no Gulf treaty to soften it. What it costs and how to structure around it. 8 min read.

Cresco Insights · US → Dubai

How to Transfer Money from the USA to Dubai

August 2026 · The 1 percent remittance tax that almost certainly does not touch your wire, what a seven-figure transfer really costs and how to time it to the DLD date. 16 min read.

Cresco Insights · UAE Residency

Dubai Golden Visa Through Property Investment

August 2026 · The AED 2 million threshold, the February 2026 change that opened it to off-plan buyers and what it does not do for a US citizen. 15 min read.

Cresco Insights · Where You Can Buy

Freehold Areas in Dubai for Foreign Buyers

August 2026 · Which parts of Dubai a foreign national can actually own outright, area by area and the freehold-versus-leasehold distinction that decides it. 15 min read.

Cresco Insights · The Starting Question

Can Americans Buy Property in Dubai?

August 2026 · The law, the costs, the process and the US tax rules that follow you home. 15 min read.

Cresco Insights · US vs UAE

Dubai vs the USA: Is It Safe? An American Investor’s 2026 Reality Check

July 2026 · Two questions in one. Is your family safe and is your money safe. On the safety that compounds wealth over decades, the US is the global benchmark; Dubai is the growth diversifier.

Cresco Insights · US Tax Side

Buy Real Estate in Dubai From the USA: The American Tax Side

July 2026 · The American half of buying in Dubai. FBAR, Form 8938, worldwide rental income on Schedule E, 30-year depreciation, why the foreign tax credit credits nothing, the 2026 capital-gains and $15M estate rules, the Form 5471 trap and California’s reach. Every figure sourced. 12 min read.

Cresco Insights · Dubai Prime

Luxury Real Estate in Dubai for American Buyers: The 2026 Guide

July 2026 · Prime Dubai at about US$1,170 per sq ft against US$2,610 in New York, a record 296 super-prime sales while the wider market cools, the true cost stack and what the purchase does to your US tax return. 14 min read.

Cresco Research · City Comparison

Dubai vs Miami: Cost of Living, Lifestyle & Real Estate Compared

July 2026 · Records, not opinions: living costs (Dubai ~27% cheaper), the tax gap, safety, seasons, yields and the residency question. 13 min read.

The Bridge Series · Tax Guide

US Real Estate Taxes for GCC Investors, Explained in Plain Language

August 2026 · Four taxes with 2026 rates and thirteen data tables: the election worth $16,900 a year, a $103,636 FIRPTA refund and a $388,800 estate bill on a $1.2m home. 18 min read.

The Bridge Series · US → Dubai

How to Buy Property in Dubai from the USA. The 2026 Guide

July 2026 · Freehold rights for Americans, the DLD process, costs, payment plans, the Golden Visa and the US reporting rules other guides skip. 13 min read.

Cresco Research No. 01

Los Angeles vs Miami: What the Data Actually Says

July 2026 · Two gateway markets compared with public records only. Prices, speed, houses vs condos, migration, luxury, cash and supply. 11 min read.

The Bridge Series · Pillar Guide

How GCC Capital Buys American Real Estate. The Complete Guide

July 2026 · The wealth migration, the ownership rules, structures, financing without US credit, taxes in plain language and LA vs Miami by the records. 14 min read.