Dubai Islands5 islands. 1 expert.
From someone who's lived opposite them his whole life. Every plot, every launch, every phase.
Here you'll discover the most complete beachfront experience in all of Dubai: an irreplicable masterplan that beats every other area in the city, where entry prices sit 30–50% below inferior comparables.
See it island by island
Tap the map to explore every island, zone, project and piece of infrastructure.
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ABCDE
Pick the island, then the pocket
Walkthrough of the islands
What's being built, where the value sits, and how I'd approach it as an investor.
The numbers behind it
Run your numbers
Pick the island, unit, bedrooms, floor, view and price. See the value at handover, rent year by year and your return to 2032, in three scenarios, including the flight-path re-rating.
Explore the projects
My personal picks on Dubai Islands: the projects I'd put my own clients into.
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For sale · for rent · resalesListingsSecondary market: for sale, for rent, off-plan resales
Ready homes for sale, rentals and off-plan resales on Dubai Islands, hand-picked, including Bay Villas on the secondary market. Filter by island, type, bedrooms, budget, view and project.
Free valuationSell your unitFree valuation, buyers already waiting
Own on Dubai Islands and thinking of selling or assigning before handover? I'll give you a straight valuation based on live transactions, and put your unit in front of the investors already asking me for it.
2026 → 2035The timelineRoads and bridges, handovers, the mall, the airport move
The timeline
Straight answersFAQ & blogStraight answers and market insight
FAQ
From the blog
Born and raised opposite the islands
I grew up looking out at this stretch of water. I watched it go from open sea, to the islands being filled, to the very first launch, and I've followed every phase since. Today I advise investors at RealEstate.ae on exactly where to buy on Dubai Islands, plot by plot, with the numbers to back it up.
Explore Dubai Islands
Pick an island and a zone from the menus, or tap the map. Hover any zone or project for prices; tap for the full card. Island E shows Bay Estate's plot-by-plot breakdown.
Illustrative masterplan by Nakheel; Island A zones from Nakheel's district plan; Island E from Nakheel's Bay Estate briefing. Pins and prices are indicative. Scroll or pinch to zoom, drag to move.
Projects
Every project I'm tracking on Dubai Islands: unit mix, prices, payment plans, floor plans and amenities. More are being added.
The islands
Each island is zoned for a different buyer. Pick one. Tap a render to see it full size.
ROI calculator
Set the island, unit, bedrooms, floor, view (or position, for villas) and price. Island E uses Bay Estate's villa plots (villas and townhouses are sold out, so those are resale estimates). The model projects rent and value in three scenarios as Island A matures: the mall, souq, beach clubs and golf coming online, and DXB traffic moving to Al Maktoum.
Bay Estate plots must be built on, so the figures include building your villa (ready ~2032).
Build qualityAED 1.76M · 800 sqft · AED 2,200/sqft
Base case shown. Estimates, not guarantees.
Value in 2032
Conservative
AED 2.11MAED 2,641/sqft
Gain on price +20%
Base
AED 2.35MAED 2,935/sqft
Gain on price +33%
Upside
AED 2.61MAED 3,262/sqft
Gain on price +48%
Cash in by handover ≈ AED 950K (50% of price + 4% DLD). Returns are after DLD and the agency fee on sale.
Rent, year by year
| Year | Milestone | Conservative | Base | Upside | Base yield on cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Today · 8-lane bridge | AED 72K | AED 72K | AED 72K | 4.1% |
| 2027 | Island A fills up | AED 75K | AED 77K | AED 78K | 4.4% |
| 2028 | Island A handovers · your handover | AED 79K | AED 83K | AED 86K | 4.7% |
| 2029 | Mall + souq relaunch | AED 88K | AED 96K | AED 105K | 5.5% |
| 2030 | Beach clubs, golf | AED 98K | AED 111K | AED 123K | 6.3% |
| 2031 | Island functioning | AED 104K | AED 120K | AED 135K | 6.8% |
| 2032 | Al Maktoum phase 1 | AED 109K | AED 127K | AED 143K | 7.2% |
Gross annual long-term rent on 800 sqft. Rent counts from the year after handover. Excludes vacancy.
Total return if held to 2032
| Conservative | Base | Upside | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value in 2032 | AED 2.11M | AED 2.35M | AED 2.61M |
| Per sqft | AED 2,641 | AED 2,935 | AED 3,262 |
| Rent collected (2029–2032) | AED 399K | AED 455K | AED 506K |
| Service charges | −AED 58K | −AED 58K | −AED 58K |
| 2032 rent · yield on cost | AED 109K · 6.2% | AED 127K · 7.2% | AED 143K · 8.1% |
| Total profit | AED 582K | AED 868K | AED 1.18M |
| Return on cash invested | +32% | +47% | +64% |
Cash invested ≈ AED 1.83M. Values to 2032 follow the Island A model; later years assume 2.5% / 4% / 6% a year.
What can I afford?
Tell me your cash and what you can put aside each month. You'll see the most you can buy off-plan or ready, with or without a mortgage, and which Dubai Islands projects fit.
Includes the 4% DLD fee, plus agency and mortgage fees on ready homes. Indicative only, not financial advice; banks assess income and age.
On Dubai Islands
Projects in budget
The numbers behind it
How Dubai Islands compares on price, rent and risk. The growth play, not the safe-yield play.
The timeline
Roads and bridges, handovers, the mall and souq, and the airport move. Handovers are contractual; mall, souq and golf dates are targets. Tap a milestone.
Listings
Hand-picked ready units, rentals and off-plan resales on Dubai Islands. Coming soon. Set your filters and register your interest: you'll see matching listings before they go public.
FAQ
From the questions that decide the buy to the practical ones: fees, visas, resale and holiday homes.
The blog
Straight-talking breakdowns on pricing, yields, timelines and where the value sits.
Selling on Dubai Islands?
Ready unit or off-plan assignment, tell me what you own. You'll get a straight valuation from live transactions, usually the same day, and I'll put it in front of buyers already asking me for Dubai Islands.
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