International real estate investments

A real estate investment strategy built for you.

UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bali. Years spent on these markets and an artificial intelligence system work together to tell you where, how, and when to invest. Seven questions, ten minutes, a personalised plan.

Senior Real Estate Advisor · Gabetti Middle East

Your Strategy

AI × human expertise, on your profile.

A gamble is not an investment. An informed decision is. I built a system that pairs ten years of market experience with an AI engine working on live DLD, Bayut and Property Finder data plus the projects I monitor every day. You answer seven questions. The system builds your strategy.

01

Your profile

Seven questions on budget, horizon, objectives, tax setup, risk appetite. Ten minutes, nothing more.

02

AI + human filter

The AI crosses 50,000+ live transactions, 500+ monitored projects, fresh DLD data and my own expert commentary on what numbers alone cannot see.

03

Your plan

Three ranked strategies, five-to-ten matching projects, a ten-year cash flow simulation and a branded PDF. Delivered via email or WhatsApp.

Market figures

Four numbers before we talk strategy.

Dubai is the most mature market and the one with the most public data available — these numbers read clearest here. The other Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Bali each have a different risk-return profile: I compare them, one by one, on the Markets page.

Transactions

270,000+

Real estate transactions · 2025

Record year · +20% on 2024 · source DLD

Market volume

$250 bn

Total value transacted in Dubai · 2025

AED 917bn · +20% on 2024 · source DLD

Gross yield

6–11%

Annual, from rental

From average deals to the best · vs ~3% in major global markets

Taxation

0%

On capital gains and rental income

Only for those who activate UAE tax residency

Gross rental yield: ten cities compared

Dubai
6–11%
Milan
4,0%
New York
3,9%
Tokyo
3,5%
London
3,2%
Sydney
3,2%
Paris
3,0%
Berlin
3,0%
Singapore
3,0%
Hong Kong
2,3%

Gross residential rental yield across ten major real estate investment cities. In the world's investment capitals it stays around or below 4%; in Dubai it ranges from 6% on average deals up to 11% in the highest-yield areas and with short-term lets. Source: Global Property Guide, 2025.

And then there's the second lever: capital appreciation.

Rental income is only half the gain. The other half is capital appreciation. In a fast-growing market like Dubai, many properties bought off-plan have been handed over at a value far above their purchase price — in some areas and some projects, doubled. It isn't a guarantee: it's a concrete possibility that the European market, today, simply doesn't offer.

What you need to know before you invest

01

Market in numbers

Live dashboard with DLD and Bayut data: transactions, yield by area, 2026–2028 supply pipeline for UAE, Saudi and Bali.

02

Cross-border taxation

Capital gains, rental income, tax residency, CFC, foreign-asset reporting: the questions most accountants tend to skip.

03

Residency step by step

Golden Visa via real estate investment: true timelines, real costs, what changes for your family and when it actually pays off.

04

Common mistakes

The six errors first-time international investors almost always make — illustrated with real cases and real numbers.

How we work together

Six steps. No promises, just numbers.

01

Your Strategy

Seven questions tell you if these markets actually fit you. Personalised output, free.

02

Alignment call

Thirty minutes with me: you arrive knowing 70%. We build the rest together.

03

Bespoke dossier

Three to five concrete options with ten-year cash flow scenarios. No generic brochures.

04

Selection and purchase

I walk you to signature with full due diligence: developer, escrow, contracts, payment plan.

05

Property management

Rental, maintenance, recurring tax compliance. You live wherever you want, we work here.

06

Exit strategy

When to resell, to whom, at what price. Planned on day one, not day one thousand.

Luca Vallelonga a Dubai Creek Harbour

About

An investor, before a consultant.

I come from IT consulting for large multinationals — that's where I learned to think in data. In 2019 I made my first real estate investment in Dubai and began travelling to the UAE; in 2021 I moved there and started guiding other investors, as a Senior Real Estate Advisor at Gabetti Middle East. I work with the same method I use for my own capital: numbers first.

2019

First investment

2021

Moved to Dubai

100+

Investors guided

My story

2026 Guide

Invest in the UAE with your head.

Forty pages on the Dubai and UAE 2026 market: cross-border taxation, residency, neighbourhoods told through the data, six mistakes to avoid, real client P&Ls. Download it now.

  • Cross-border taxation (CFC, foreign-asset reporting, tax treaties)
  • UAE residency and Golden Visa step by step
  • Five Dubai neighbourhoods compared with the data
  • Six mistakes first-time investors always make
  • Three real 24–36 month P&Ls

Private community

A private channel, not a group.

You receive previews of new projects, UAE regulatory changes and market data directly from me, in private. It isn't a group: members don't interact with each other, your presence stays confidential, and there's none of the constant-notification noise. Just valuable content, from me to you. Access is on my personal approval: I share with real investors, not with tyre-kickers or competitors.

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What you receive

  • Previews of new projects
  • UAE regulatory changes
  • Selected market data

Who gets in

  • Real investors or seriously interested individuals
  • No brokers or competing consultants
  • A brief introduction and a few questions before the invite

Private Office

For real estate investments from $1 million and above.

Not just a broker: a dedicated point of contact handling the investment end-to-end. Built for those entering with a major ticket who want to keep the complexity off their desk.

01

Bespoke wealth dossier

Fifteen-to-twenty-five pages built on your profile, with ten-year cash flow scenarios and suggested allocation for $1M+ tickets.

02

Access to pre-launch deals

Reserved off-plan opportunities with prices and payment plans better than the public release. Three-to-seven a year.

03

Coordinated residency + Golden Visa

End-to-end management with your lawyers and accountants, at home and in the UAE. Real timelines, real costs, no surprises.

04

Ongoing property management

Rental, maintenance, annual tax compliance, tenant handling. You live wherever you want, the asset works here.

05

Logistics concierge

International schools, private healthcare, banking, mortgage for non-residents. Coordination, not a checklist.

06

Exit strategy and resale

We plan and manage the exit: market timing, repositioning, finding the buyer. The exit is part of the strategy from day one.

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