215,060 transactions and AED 682.6 billion: 2025 was the strongest year in the history of Dubai’s property market. We bring Austrian and international buyers in – with direct access to the major developers, on-the-ground transaction experience and a tax calculation that still holds up under the double taxation treaty.
View our properties in DubaiRanges from 2025 transaction and rental data. What matters is the net calculation: service charges, vacancy and management separate good projects from expensive ones.
| Area / Segment | Gross rental yield | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Jumeirah Village Circle, Business Bay | 6.5–8 % | Most active areas in 2025, compact units, strong tenant demand |
| Downtown, Dubai Marina | 5.5–6.5 % | Established core locations, high resale liquidity |
| Villa communities | 4.5–5.5 % | Capital growth dominates – villa prices rose by around 20 % p.a. in 2023/24 |
| Branded residences / Waterfront | 5–6 % | Luxury segment: more than 1,400 deals above AED 20m in H1 2025 alone |
| Vienna, Zinshaus (benchmark) | 4.00 % | Reference value from our home market – see Commercial |
Ranges: Dubai Land Department, ValuStrat, Knight Frank 2025/26. We calculate every property individually – gross and after Austrian tax.
Dubai is sold with superlatives. We sell with numbers – including the uncomfortable ones. Brokerage licence and licensed investment advisory under one roof.
One counterpart, both markets: advice and contracts in Vienna, viewing and handover in Dubai, ongoing care afterwards.
We maintain a structured register of qualified buyers – from Vienna to Dubai. The more precise your profile, the earlier you hear from us: off-plan allocations and resale opportunities reach you before they are advertised.
Your details are transmitted by e-mail to office@immotrading.at and used exclusively for property matching and our buyer register. No disclosure to third parties; deletion at any time on request.
Alternatively, create a search profile in our service portal – new mandates are matched against it automatically.
41 per cent of Austria’s 2025 investment volume came from abroad – including the Gulf: the Ritz-Carlton Vienna went to Eagle Hills of Abu Dhabi. We advise UAE and GCC investors acquiring in Vienna – discreetly, with approval experience and English-language execution.
Vienna for Gulf investorsYes – in the designated freehold areas foreign buyers acquire full ownership including registration with the Dubai Land Department. This covers practically every location relevant to investors, from Downtown via Dubai Marina to Jumeirah Village Circle. A residence permit is not required for the purchase; from an investment of AED 2m buyers qualify for the ten-year Golden Visa.
Gross rental yields averaged 6 to 7 per cent in 2025 – higher in areas such as Jumeirah Village Circle, lower in premium and villa locations. For comparison: Viennese Zinshaus buildings trade at around 4 per cent. Service charges, vacancy and management come off the gross figure – we calculate every property net.
Since 1 January 2023 the Austria–UAE double taxation treaty applies the credit method: owners resident in Austria pay full Austrian tax on their Dubai rental income – and as the UAE levies no income tax, there is nothing to credit. The much-advertised “tax-free” only applies with genuine tax residency in the UAE. We calculate the after-tax yield before you buy.
Off-plan purchases accounted for around 58 per cent of all transactions in 2025. Buyer payments must, by law, flow into RERA-supervised escrow accounts, from which the developer can only draw against certified construction progress. What remains decisive are the developer’s financial strength and track record and the contract details – we prefer established houses and review every purchase contract.
The main items: a 4 per cent transfer fee to the Dubai Land Department, around 2 per cent brokerage, plus trustee and registration fees in the low four-digit AED range. Ongoing service charges apply, typically between AED 12 and 30 per square foot per year depending on the project. There is no annual property tax as in Austria.
From a property investment of AED 2m (around €500,000) buyers receive the ten-year, renewable Golden Visa – including spouse and children, with no minimum stay. On its own, however, it does not create tax residency in the UAE: whoever keeps their centre of life in Austria remains taxable there. Both belong in the same consultation.
Strategy meeting in Vienna or online, viewings on site by arrangement – we are regularly in Dubai in person. The first conversation is without obligation and takes half an hour.
+43 664 350 4000 office@immotrading.at