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📧 hello@gulfestate.ae• Off-plan transactions up 34% year-on-year, driven by flexible payment plans.
• Luxury segment (AED 5M+) saw record 2,340 deals in Q2 alone.
• International buyers from India, UK, and Russia account for 61% of purchases.
• Average days-on-market dropped to 18 days from 27 last year.
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| Market | Cost to buygovernment fees only | Annual taxon what you own | Tax on rent | Capital gains | Inheritance | Can a foreigner buy? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | 4%+ about AED 4,800 fixed | None | None | None | None | Yes — freeholdAED 2m buys a 10-year renewable Golden Visa |
| 🇬🇧 London | Up to 11.4%includes 2% non-resident surcharge | Council taxtenant pays while let; doubles if left empty | 20–45%rises to 22–47% in April 2027 | 18–24% | 40%above £325,000 — applies wherever you live or die | Yes, unrestricted |
| 🇺🇸 New York | About 3.1% | 12.44%of assessed value, Class 2 nominal rate | 30%withheld on gross rent, or graduated on net by election | Up to 20%plus 25% depreciation recapture | 40% above $60,000that is the whole exemption for a non-US citizen | Yesnew pied-à-terre surcharge since July 2026 |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | About 14–16%includes 9% surcharge plus FIRB fee | Land tax + 5%foreign surcharge, with no tax-free threshold | 30%from the first dollar | 30%no 50% discount for foreign residents | None | New builds onlybanned from established homes until June 2029 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | About 63.5%includes 60% foreign buyer stamp duty | 12–36%of annual value, investor rates | 24%flat, non-resident | Nonebut up to 16% seller’s duty within four years | None | Condos onlylanded property needs government approval |
| 🇨🇦 Toronto | About 23–29%includes 25% Ontario non-resident tax | 0.77%plus 3% a year if left vacant | 25%withheld on gross rent | About half the gaintaxed at graduated rates | Nonebut a deemed sale at death triggers the gain | Bannedto foreign buyers until 1 January 2027 |
How the after-tax bar is worked out. We apply each country’s headline tax rate on a non-resident’s rental income to that market’s gross yield. It shows the relative drag of tax between markets; it is not a tax computation. Real liabilities are assessed on net profit after deductible costs and depend on your income, your ownership structure and any treaty between your country and theirs. All yields are gross of service charges, maintenance and empty periods — net returns run roughly 1.5 to 2 points lower everywhere, Dubai included. Toronto appears in the table but not the chart: the only yield figure we could find for it did not reconcile with its own underlying district data, so we left it out rather than publish a number we cannot stand behind. This page is general information, not tax or investment advice — rules change, and yours may differ. Take professional advice before you commit.
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