Off-plan apartments in Dubai Residence Complex, Dubai

Apartments are the whole category and the price band is narrow, from just above $170K to a little over $300K for most of the list. That makes this an unusually like-for-like comparison, where the deciding factors are the developer’s record, the finish and what the booking payment looks like rather than the format or the outlook.

For a landlord the arithmetic is the appeal. A flat bought at this level rents to people working in the inland business parks and studying at the universities nearby, and the rent covers a larger share of the purchase price than it would closer to the centre. The catch is timing: with most of the category handing over in 2028, several buildings will be hunting for tenants at once, so the ones with better parking, a working gym and a developer who kept to schedule will let first. Payment terms and floor plans are attached to each launch above.