Dubai Property IQ
About, Methodology & Editorial Independence
Who operates Dubai Property IQ, our illustrative yield methodology, data sources, investor safeguards and referral funding.
Who operates Dubai Property IQ
Dubai Property IQ (dubaipropertyiq.com) is a privately operated European real estate research, DLD open-data analytics and investor-matching publication managed by the Dubai Property IQ Editorial & Research Desk under EU GDPR data-protection standards.
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Investor safeguards
By design, Dubai Property IQ is an independent research publication—never a seller, property developer, or escrow holder. We never accept buyer deposits, hold client funds, or sign brokerage contracts. When you opt in to speak with a specialist, regulated brokerage activities are performed directly by independently RERA-licensed UAE agencies. Check their official DLD Office Registration Numbers (ORNs) on the Dubai Land Department register; directory entries alone do not verify licensing or affiliation. Off-plan payments in Dubai must go into the official RERA-registered project escrow account, verified before payment.
Explore agency profiles and verify licensing →Methodology — True Net Yield & IQ Score™
True Net Rental Yield Formula
True Net Yield (%) = [ Estimated Annual Gross Rent − (Annual RERA Mollak Service Charge per sq.ft × Unit Area) − 5% Vacancy & Management Buffer ] ÷ [ Purchase Price + 4% DLD Registration/Oqood Fee + AED 4,200 Admin Fee ] × 100
This published reference formula includes an AED 4,200 administration allowance. The current calculator includes the 4% DLD fee but not this allowance; short-term scenarios use a different operating buffer. Displayed catalog yields and scores are supplied illustrative benchmarks, not independently audited calculations. Confirm actual fees, rents and service charges for the specific unit.
100-point project & developer IQ Score™ reference rubric
The Dubai Land Department does not issue 0–100 consumer scores. This four-pillar editorial framework supports like-for-like comparison; current supplied scores are not proof that every pillar has been independently verified.
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Historical Handover Reliability
Ratio of on-time vs. delayed completions across historical UAE master developments based on public DLD project completion records.
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RERA Escrow & Payment-Plan Structure
Mandatory RERA escrow compliance and buyer cash-flow weighting: handover/post-handover balance vs. front-loaded construction outlays.
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Secondary Resale Liquidity
Historical transaction velocity and price-per-sq.ft retention in the host community derived from Dubai Land Department Open Data (Dubai Pulse, CC BY 4.0).
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Service-Charge Efficiency
Annual maintenance burden (AED/sq.ft benchmarked against the RERA Mollak Service Charge Index) relative to gross rental yield.
Primary public data sources
- Dubai Land Department Open Data via Dubai Pulse (CC BY 4.0)
- RERA Mollak Service Charge Index
- Official Developer Fact Sheets & Payment Schedules
Source availability is not verification of each displayed figure. Confirm building-specific charges and current launch terms with official sources.
How We’re Funded — £0 / €0 Cost to Buyers
Editorial separation
Dubai Property IQ is not owned by any UAE property developer or any single real estate brokerage.
How we earn revenue
Our calculators, community benchmarks and guides are free. If you request a RERA-licensed specialist match, we may receive a referral fee or brokerage commission share from the partner agency, at zero extra platform cost to you. Confirm unit prices, agency fees and incentives in writing; identical direct and broker pricing is not guaranteed for every transaction.
No pay-to-rank
Commercial referral partnerships do not determine editorial rankings, yield deductions or service-charge inputs. Current IQ scores and catalog figures remain supplied illustrative estimates rather than audited four-pillar calculations.