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Cavalli Couture by DAMAC

by DAMAC Properties

From AED 16,500,000

Nakheel Palm Jebel Ali

by Nakheel

From AED 5,000,000

Binghatti Mercedes-Benz Places

by Binghatti Developers

From AED 1,500,000

Al Jaddaf & Culture Village Area Guide 2026: Prices, Creek Living

Al Jaddaf, anchored by the Culture Village and Jaddaf Waterfront masterplan, is Dubai Creek's older, cheaper, metro-connected waterfront community — a working mix of ready towers, Palazzo Versace, Dubai Healthcare City and a genuinely heavy off-plan pipeline. This guide sets out current prices, rents and honestly-calculated yields, explains what freehold really means on the ground here, and tells you exactly how it differs from the much larger Dubai Creek Harbour megaproject upstream.

Eltiera Views by Ellington: Prices, Payment Plan and the Jumeirah Islands Question in 2026

Ellington Properties has launched Eltiera Views, a second apartment tower in Jumeirah Islands — a gated, villa-only community where flats did not exist before Ellington's own Eltiera Heights. This piece checks Ellington's official figures against portal-only claims, works out what the confirmed 20/50/30 payment schedule actually costs on the AED 2.2 million entry price, and weighs the genuine scarcity of apartments in a villa postcode against a 2029 handover landing inside a market Knight Frank now calls two-speed.

Best Home Maintenance & Cleaning Companies in Dubai 2026: How to Choose

Dubai's home maintenance and cleaning market runs from single-van handymen to facilities-management divisions of listed groups, and the gap between them is exactly where things go wrong. This independent 2026 guide explains what to check before you book, why licensing matters more for pest control than for anything else on this list, and who's who among the companies actually operating in Dubai.