Three countries.Eight markets.One compass.
Investing in Dubai in 2026 means entering a market with net yields from 6% up to 10% on the best deals, zero tax on capital gains and rental income for UAE tax residents.
What the market says.
270K
Transactions 2025
Record year for the most liquid market in the region
Source: Dubai Land Department
0%
Tax on rental income and capital gains
For UAE tax residents
Federal Tax Authority
10%
Net yield on top deals
Well-selected operations, walking distance from the metro
Gabetti ME deals, 2024–2025
United Arab Emirates
Four markets in the same federation, very different profiles. Dubai is the natural starting point for liquidity and transparency. Abu Dhabi is the institutional sister. Ras Al Khaimah and Umm Al Quwain are the calculated bets.
Dubai
FlagshipMost liquid and transparent market in the region. Liquidity covers mistakes.
- Ticket
- from ~$220k
- Yield/yr
- 6–10%
Abu Dhabi
Institutional capital, slower pace but solid fundamentals.
- Ticket
- from ~$335k
- Yield/yr
- 6–8%
Ras Al Khaimah
Casino resort 2027 in the pipeline. Buy before the repricing.
- Ticket
- from ~$210k
- Yield/yr
- early growth
Umm Al Quwain
Earliest UAE market. High potential, long horizon, limited liquidity.
- Ticket
- from ~$210k
- Yield/yr
- early stage
Saudi Arabia
Not a cycle: a national plan. Vision 2030 is reallocating capital and demand in ways the European market has never seen. We only work with developers under direct agreement.
2030
Vision plan
Structural diversification
35M
Population
Strong domestic demand, 67% under 30
2021
RE opening
Foreign investors admitted
Riyadh
FlagshipVision 2030 hub, structural growth from a still-contained base.
- Ticket
- from ~$250k
- Yield/yr
- growth
Jeddah
Red Sea gateway, established city. New launches (ROSHN ALAROUS) sell out without public price lists: assessed project by project.
- Ticket
- on request
- Yield/yr
- stable
Red Sea
Luxury resorts on a dedicated archipelago. Long horizon only.
- Ticket
- on request
- Yield/yr
- luxury
Indonesia
Bali has some of the highest rental yields in the world, but with its own rules: leasehold, hak pakai or PT PMA — never freehold for foreigners. Only projects I follow personally, in selected areas.
6.3M
Tourists 2024
Short-let rental demand volume
25–30y
Leasehold
Main ownership form for foreigners
3
Areas
Pererenan, Ubud, Cemagi
Bali
FlagshipPererenan, Ubud, Cemagi. No mass catalogue — only projects I follow directly.
- Ticket
- from ~$175k
- Yield/yr
- 9–10%
“Numbers first. Then the idea. Never the other way around.
— How I choose where to look
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