How it works
You rent for an agreed term with a portion of each payment credited toward the purchase price, then complete at a pre-agreed figure. Schemes appear periodically in Dubai Creek Harbour at prices near AED 1,677,000.
The trade-off
Rent-to-own suits buyers who cannot yet get a mortgage, but the effective price is usually above market. Compare it against a standard mortgage at 20% down before committing.
Dubai Creek Harbour at a glance
Dubai Creek Harbour is Emaar's waterfront masterplan with skyline views across the creek. Buying sits at AED 2,150 per sqft — roughly AED 1,677,000 for a standard one-bedroom — while long-term tenants pay about AED 100,000 a year. Hosted as a licensed holiday home, the same unit averages AED 575 a night at 73% occupancy, around AED 153,209 gross. Owners on our managed programme average AED 211,428 — a 38% uplift.
