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Dubai Daily E38: 2025 Lessons Learned - What Worked, What Didn't


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Welcome to Dubai Daily, your essential morning briefing on Dubai's real estate market.

🎙️ EPISODE OVERVIEW
Analysis of 2025 investment lessons identifying successful strategies, challenging areas, market timing insights, common investor mistakes, and key takeaways for smarter 2026 investment decisions based on real market performance.

📊 KEY TOPICS COVERED
• Successful 2025 strategies (early off-plan, mid-market yields, luxury villas, payment plans)
• Challenging areas and underperformers (oversupplied mid-market, delayed infrastructure, studios)
• Market timing insights (Q1 best entry, Q2-Q3 peak pricing, Q4 stabilization)
• Common investor mistakes (location vs developer, hidden costs, over-leveraging, FOMO)
• Key takeaways for 2026 (quality focus, infrastructure proximity, developer track record)

💡 KEY TAKEAWAYS
• Early off-plan purchases in Creek Harbour and The Oasis delivered 15-30% appreciation
• Mid-market JVC provided stable 7-10% gross yields with 5-8% capital appreciation
• Q1 2025 entry outperformed Q3 by 10-15% due to better pricing and full-year capture
• Common mistakes: Ignoring service charges (8% gross → 5-6% net), over-leveraging, weak developers
• 2026 success requires: Infrastructure proximity (+10-15% value), developer track record, comprehensive cost analysis

📈 DATA SOURCES
DXB Interact | Property Monitor | Asteco | Dubai Land Department | Transaction Data 2025 | Investor Case Studies

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📞 CONTACT PARAG KUNDALWAL | CONSULTAA
Founder & CEO, Consultaa - Dubai Real Estate Consulting & Global Capital Advisory

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paragkundalwal/
🌐 Website: https://consultaadxb.com
📧 Email: mailto:[email protected]
📱 Phone: tel:+971585964631

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Dubai DailyBy Parag Kundalwal