2026

To be brutally honest with you, The first time I had a meeting with a client who had just arrived from London, he went through the paperwork and stated, 'wait a minute, the commission is on me? Shouldn't that be the seller's job?'. It is a totally logical assumption to make and as honest as you can get, that he's not the only one that's ever been surprised by this. The process of a real estate agent...

A straight-talking investment comparison  no fluff, just the numbers and the reality on the ground. Let me tell you something upfront, if you've been hesitant about investing in Dubai, it is time to put your gloves down because it's going to get rough! The real estate market here is quickly growing and becoming more popular while prices keep rising, thus, two areas to consider when investing are...

By Black Swan Real Estate | Business Bay, Dubai You found the property. You love it. The price works. And then someone mentions the "DLD fee"  and suddenly you're doing mental math you weren't prepared for. That 4% figure catches a lot of buyers off guard. It’s not that it’s kept secret it’s all pretty common but the problem is that no one bothers to explain it to you beforehand. Sure,...