{
  "id": 16278361,
  "title": "UAE Property: 'Should I sell my off-plan Dubai apartment amid uncertainty or wait?'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/uae-property-should-i-sell-my-off-plan-dubai-apartment-amid-16278361",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/property/2026/10/24/uae-property-should-i-sell-my-off-plan-dubai-apartment-amid-uncertainty-or-wait/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "You purchased a two-bedroom apartment in February from Emaar at Expo City, priced at Dh2.237 million ($609,000). So far, you've paid 20% of the property value and the 4% Dubai Land Department fee. You're contemplating whether to continue paying and aim for 40-50% before possibly selling, despite the uncertainty around property prices, or to hold onto the apartment until completion around 2030.",
  "summary": "Question: I bought a two-bedroom apartment in February from Emaar at Expo City, in Terra Gardens. It’s a first-floor unit of around 1,100 sq ft, for which I paid Dh2.237 million ($609,000). So far, I’ve paid 20 per cent towards the property , plus the 4 per cent Dubai Land Department fee. I’ve been feeling a bit nervous recently given the current geopolitical situation and uncertainty around…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}