The Dean

Hi there (don't worry, I'm not going to hang around and annoy people ),

In the current Dubai property market, what/where would be the best deal for AED 150,000 p.a.? Commuter destination would be Deira (although that need not be a limiting factor).

Thanks for any tips (and sorry I'm a bit out of touch on this subject).

Roadking

Hey up mate, where ya been and who ya been annoying?

Is it villa or apartment we're considering?

The Dean

Hello big boy,

Been sorting out a few issues............ still not resolved, but I'll let you know as and when.

Villa or apartment? Don't care really - I assume I'd get a 'better' apartment than a villa at the same price? It's not definite yet anyway, but I need to be able to negotiate...........

Autonomy

Hey - where you go to?

How many bedrooms, family, villa, apartment etc...

Festival City is reasonably new and pretty close - nice apartments mostly (some town houses but rare to get one).

http://www.dubaifestivalcity.com/cntn.aspx?id=26

Roadking

OK, defo worth checking out dubizzle.com, seems to be the major portal these days. 150k on an apartment will get you something pretty special, I'd guess.

The Dean

Hi Auto,

I only need 3 bedrooms, and an apartment would be fine.

Ethos83

Check business bay/Downtown (the area around the Dubai Mall/Burj Khalifa). More life going on in that part of the town, it's a very attractively developed community and you aren't far from Deira as you'd be going against the traffic.

Plenty of 3-beds in Business Bay for around 100K. It's rare to find 3-beds in Downtown as most of the market is 1-2 beds, but they may exist in Southridge towers.

If you don't care where you are then a 3-bed villa in Mirdiff for 100K should work for you.

You have a lot of options these days. If you want a fairly westernised community feel with shops within walking distance, I'd go for the Greens. Marina has some glam. 150K in both place will get you a fancy 3-bed in an Emaar/Emaar quality building with good amenities.

Edited: just checked dubizzle and found a 3-bed plus maid's, 1850 square feet, in the Executive Towers for 120K.

Millhouse

Here we go again...

Roadking

kittycat1

Where have you been Dean... we miss you, and there have been a few deaths that you haven't informed us of... it's just not the same without you.