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Commercial Real Estate in Dubai: How It Actually Works
Forty-five minutes on the segment that went up last quarter while everything else went down — and how to buy into it.
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What we'll cover
We start with the macro picture, then work down to specific units you could buy.
- 01
Where the market actually is
Why Dubai didn't soften so much as separate — projects trading below their original price alongside premium developments that held through the same months.
- 02
The supply maths
More than 300,000 residential units land over the next four years. The commercial pipeline is a fraction of that, and only a tenth of it is Grade A.
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Why commercial holds up
Yields against residential, three-to-five-year corporate leases against one-year tenancies, and the switching costs that keep companies in place when residents leave.
- 04
How commercial actually works
Buying, selling and renting — the 5% VAT, the fee structure, and the lease clauses worth reading twice before you sign.
- 05
Three live opportunities
Ready and off-plan, one in each budget band: under AED 2M, AED 2–5M, and AED 5M and above.
Who this is for
This session assumes no prior knowledge of commercial property — but it does assume you're seriously considering Dubai.
- You looked at Dubai residential and the price per square foot never quite made sense
- You already own residential here and want to diversify into something less volatile
- You want income visibility — multi-year contracts rather than a tenancy renewed every twelve months
- You keep hearing about commercial yields and want the mechanics, not the pitch
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This session ran on 10 September. Register and I'll send you the recording, and let you know when the next one is scheduled.
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Your host
Mallika Boobna
Partner and Singapore Country Director at Marrfa, Mallika has guided Singapore families through the Dubai property market across 37+ transactions and 360+ consultations.
She runs a commercial office in Dubai herself — so this session covers what the lease actually says, not just what the brochure claims.
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