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Dubai Just Removed the AED 750,000 Property Visa Minimum (April 2026): What Actually Changed
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Dubai Just Removed the AED 750,000 Property Visa Minimum (April 2026): What Actually Changed

Dubai Land Department quietly removed the AED 750,000 minimum property value for the 2-year investor residency visa for sole owners — but only for sole-owned, fully-paid completed property. Joint owners get a new AED 400,000 per-share floor. The Golden Visa AED 2M threshold is unchanged. Here's what the new rules actually say, who benefits, and what is still unclear.

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Umm Suqeim Area Guide 2026: Kite Beach, Villas & Prices Area Guide

Umm Suqeim Area Guide 2026: Kite Beach, Villas & Prices

Umm Suqeim is Dubai's original beachfront village — home to Kite Beach, the Burj Al Arab, established villa streets and...

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Off-Plan Is 73% of Dubai's Market: Is Secondary Being Squeezed Out? Market Analysis

Off-Plan Is 73% of Dubai's Market: Is Secondary Being Squeezed Out?

Off-plan properties captured 73% of Dubai residential transactions in Q1 2026 while secondary sales contracted 8.7% year...

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Holiday Home & Short-Term Rental Insurance Dubai 2026 Property Management

Holiday Home & Short-Term Rental Insurance Dubai 2026

A straight guide to insuring a Dubai holiday home — why standard policies don't cover STR, the cover you actually need,...

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Dubai Mortgage for Russian Nationals 2026: Banks, Eligibility & the Payments Reality Buying Guide

Dubai Mortgage for Russian Nationals 2026: Banks, Eligibility & the Payments Reality

Russian nationals can get a mortgage in Dubai in 2026, but the combination of non-resident LTV caps, enhanced AML scruti...

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Emaar Grand Polo Club & Resort: Villas, Prices & Master Plan Investment

Emaar Grand Polo Club & Resort: Villas, Prices & Master Plan

Emaar's Grand Polo Club & Resort is a 5.54 million sqm polo-themed masterplan in Dubai Investment Park 2 offering 6,661...

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Meydan Area Guide 2026: Apartments, Villas & Prices Area Guide

Meydan Area Guide 2026: Apartments, Villas & Prices

Everything you need to know about living and investing in Meydan Dubai in 2026 — from racecourse-district apartment pric...

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Dubai Price Correction Q1 2026: First Quarterly Drop Since 2020 Market Analysis

Dubai Price Correction Q1 2026: First Quarterly Drop Since 2020

Dubai's ValuStrat Price Index recorded its first quarterly decline since 2020 in Q1 2026, falling 3.8% QoQ — here is wha...

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Furniture Packages for Dubai Apartments 2026: Cost, Options & What Investors Need to Know Property Management

Furniture Packages for Dubai Apartments 2026: Cost, Options & What Investors Need to Know

Everything Dubai apartment owners need to know about furniture packages in 2026 — price bands by unit size, Airbnb-ready...

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Dubai Mortgage for Pakistani Nationals (2026): Eligibility, Banks & the Remote Application Process Buying Guide

Dubai Mortgage for Pakistani Nationals (2026): Eligibility, Banks & the Remote Application Process

A clear 2026 guide to financing a Dubai property as a Pakistani national. It splits the two very different paths — a UAE...

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Dubai Mortgage for US Citizens 2026: FATCA, Banks & LTV Buying Guide

Dubai Mortgage for US Citizens 2026: FATCA, Banks & LTV

US citizens can obtain a UAE mortgage, but FATCA compliance, a non-resident LTV cap of around 50–60%, and US-side tax re...

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Binghatti Mercedes-Benz City Meydan: Master Plan, Prices & What Investors Should Know (2026) Investment

Binghatti Mercedes-Benz City Meydan: Master Plan, Prices & What Investors Should Know (2026)

Everything investors need to know about Binghatti's AED 30 billion Mercedes-Benz City in Meydan — scale, prices, payment...

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Jumeirah Golf Estates Area Guide 2026: Villas, Golf & Prices Area Guide

Jumeirah Golf Estates Area Guide 2026: Villas, Golf & Prices

A complete 2026 guide to Jumeirah Golf Estates covering villa prices, sub-communities, rental yields, the Earth and Fire...

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