CRESCO REAL ESTATE · LOS ANGELES
A free, live online session from our Los Angeles office for Americans thinking about Dubai property. The questions to answer before you buy, so you know who buys it from you when you sell.
The short answer
The US Investor Briefing is a free, live online session from Cresco Real Estate's Los Angeles office for Americans thinking about Dubai property. In about 30 minutes we work through the questions to answer before you buy: why you are buying, what entry price makes sense, how long you will hold, and what happens if your plans change. Then we show you how to check a developer, where resale demand comes from, and why your exit should decide what you buy.
Who will buy it from you when you want to sell?
Every property is easy to buy on launch day. The harder question is who your buyer will be in three, five or ten years, and what they will be comparing your unit with. Most buyers plan the purchase. Very few plan the exit. The briefing works backwards from that one question.
Four questions about you
Question 1
Rental income, capital growth, residency or your own use. Each one points to a different property.
Question 2
How to price against registered resales, not the brochure, and the costs you pay on day one.
Question 3
What has to be true for a short, medium or long hold to work, and the risk in each.
Question 4
Resale rules on off plan units, financing before handover, and the test every buyer should pass.
Three checks on the property
Check A
Escrow, delivery record, certified construction progress and your DLD registration.
Check B
How many similar units will be for sale when you want to sell, and how to stand out.
Check C
Ready or off plan, judged by the exit you can see today rather than the one you hope for.
AED 1.1M
Median Dubai unit sale in August 2026, about $300,000.
Dubai Land Department register
4%
Dubai Land Department transfer fee, paid when you buy.
Dubai Land Department
30% to 40%
Paid to the developer before many will let you resell an off plan unit.
AGBI, 2026
55,600
Units expected to complete in Dubai in 2026, the most since 2008.
Cushman & Wakefield Core, via Khaleej Times, 20 Aug 2026
Free
Register below and we email you the next session date and your Zoom link.
30 minutes
A short presentation with real numbers, followed by open Q&A.
Online
Hosted by our Los Angeles office, with our Dubai team on the line for local detail.
Umer Shauket, Founder & CEO of Cresco Real Estate. Cresco was founded in Dubai in 2022 and has closed more than AED 6.8 billion across 2,500+ deals, with 50+ developer partnerships.
Our US office is at 1800 N Vine Street, Suite 346, Los Angeles, CA 90028, where we work with American buyers from first question to completion. In Dubai, Cresco Real Estate LLC is licensed by the Real Estate Regulatory Agency, RERA ORN 34288, BRN 59655. You can check that licence yourself on the Dubai REST app.
Read more about Umer Shauket and how to verify Cresco.
Sessions run online. Leave your details and we will email you the next date, the time in your time zone, and your Zoom link.
Yes. There is no cost to attend.
No. It is education first: the questions to answer and the numbers to check before buying in Dubai. If you want to talk about your own situation afterwards, you can book a one to one call.
No. The briefing is online and open to buyers anywhere in the US. It is hosted from our Los Angeles office.
Yes. Foreign nationals, including Americans, can buy freehold property in Dubai's designated areas. Our guide on whether Americans can buy property in Dubai covers the details.
No. The briefing is general information. Speak to a licensed financial adviser and a US tax professional about your own situation.
Sources: Dubai Land Department register, August 2026 (median sale); Dubai Land Department (4% transfer fee); AGBI, 2026 (resale NOC thresholds); Cushman & Wakefield Core H1 2026 via Khaleej Times, 20 August 2026 (completions). General information, not financial, tax or legal advice.
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