Tools

Whether to buy

Rent vs. Buy

The net cost of owning against renting over the years you would stay, prefilled from registered sales and new lets, and the price change at which the two meet.

Whether to buy

Mortgage & Affordability

Down payment, loan eligibility, and monthly payment against published CBUAE lending caps.

Whether to buy

Golden Visa Eligibility

Checks your real estate investment against the published 10-year Golden Visa threshold.

Where to buy

Returns by area

Rent yield and ready-home price change for one size of home, measured from the register, and what a cash purchase returns under a price scenario you set.

Whether to buy

Cash vs Mortgage

Cash against a mortgage on the same home, priced from registered sales and rents, under a loan, rate and price scenario you set — and who borrows, by area.

Checking the deal

Listing Check

Paste a project, size and asking price: is the agent licensed, and is the price in line with registered sales?

Checking the deal

Broker Licence Check

Search DLD's register of licensed brokers by name, firm, or licence number before you sign anything.

If you rent

Rent Increase Checker

Whether a proposed rent rise is lawful, from the RERA bands and the median of registered Ejari contracts for comparable homes.

If you rent

Cost of Moving

What sitting tenants pay against what newcomers pay, area by area — the discount you give up by moving.

If you rent

Hotel Stay vs. Renting

A long hotel-apartment stay against a lease for the same size of home: your quote priced the way the bill arrives, against the registered new-let rent with commission, housing fee and furnishing on top.