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Al Reem Island: what the register says, and the footnote nobody quotes
Al Reem Island apartment and villa prices per square metre from the official ADREC report, including the caveat ADREC itself attaches to the villa figures.
Read guide → DistrictsHudayriyat Island: the one district where the average price means something
Hudayriyat Island prices per square metre from the official ADREC report, and why the spread here is the narrowest of any Abu Dhabi district.
Read guide → DistrictsAl Maryah Island: the register, and a contradiction worth resolving before you buy
Al Maryah Island apartment prices per square metre from the ADREC report, and why two official sources disagree about what a foreign buyer actually owns here.
Read guide → BuyingVillas in Abu Dhabi: cheaper per square metre than apartments in seven districts out of ten
Villa prices per square metre across thirteen Abu Dhabi districts from the official ADREC report, compared against apartment prices in the same districts.
Read guide → BuyingBuying property in Abu Dhabi: the two things to settle before you look
Foreigners may buy freehold in Abu Dhabi only inside the designated investment zones. What Law 13 of 2019 opened, and what the registration fee is.
Read guide → ResidencyThe Golden Visa in Abu Dhabi: the threshold, the lien, and what it buys
The AED 2 million property route to a ten-year UAE residency, from the federal sources, plus how many square metres that threshold covers in each Abu Dhabi district.
Read guide → BuyingOff-plan in Abu Dhabi: what is protected, and the number nobody can check
Abu Dhabi off-plan escrow under Law 3 of 2015 as amended, and why off-plan prices here cannot be compared with resale the way they can in Dubai.
Read guide → DistrictsYas Island: the widest price range in Abu Dhabi, and the reason for it
Yas Island apartment and villa prices from the ADREC report. The maximum is four times the average, wider than any other district, and there is a reason.
Read guide → Market dataAbu Dhabi property prices: what the register says, district by district
Average and maximum sale prices per square metre for fifteen Abu Dhabi districts, from the official ADREC report, with the freehold status of each.
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