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RERA 41793
Property for sale · Dubai · Ras Al Khaimah
Residencesselected, never listed.
Sofia Sands Realty LLC is a licensed UAE real estate brokerage serving Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah, under RERA broker registration 41793. The firm sells 12 handed-over, ready Bay Views residences on Hayat Island, sold together as one full floor at AED 16,200,000. Other stock includes two ready one-bedrooms at Bay Residences and a Marina Shores two-bedroom in Dubai Marina at AED 3,450,000. The principal broker is Yitayal Mesfin.
Our own residences and 1,500+ off-plan projects. Fewer than fifty clients a year.
RERA-registered. Analyst-vetted.
The Dubai-it standard — excellence in record time.
Sofia answers in seconds, not days.
The Standard
To Dubai-itis to do the extraordinary —with excellence, in record time.
In 2026, Dubai’s leadership turned the city’s name into a verb. To Dubai-it is to achieve the seemingly impossible — held to a standard, and against the clock. It is how the emirate raised the world’s tallest tower and an entire skyline in a single generation.
We hold the way you buy property to the same measure. An analyst’s memo before every viewing. A licensed broker on the ground. Sofia, answering in seconds, not days. Excellence, in record time — applied to how you buy.
Read — what Dubai-it means for property01The numbers
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02The Portfolio
A curated shortlist,never a catalogue.
Each residence: analyst memo. Licensed broker. Full RERA registration.
No catalogues. No timeshares. No nonsense.View all residences
A quiet, serious brokerage. They wrote us a better memo on a Palm Jumeirah villa than the seller's own developer did. It closed in nine days.
03The Mandate
Fewer than fifty buyers a year. Analyst's memo before every viewing. Broker on the ground. Sofia — responds in seconds, not days. That's the mandate.
04Research
The latest from our desk.
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Inside the Portfolio: October 2026
Where our 70-residence book stands in october: Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah pricing, portfolio composition, and what we are watching ahead of Wynn Al Marjan's 2027 opening.
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Inside the Portfolio: September 2026
Where our 70-residence book stands in september: Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah pricing, portfolio composition, and what we are watching ahead of Wynn Al Marjan's 2027 opening.
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Inside the Portfolio: August 2026
Where our 69-residence book stands in august: Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah pricing, portfolio composition, and what we are watching ahead of Wynn Al Marjan's 2027 opening.
05Buyer questions, answered
Buying in Dubai & Ras Al Khaimah,
in plain numbers.
Dubai or Ras Al Khaimah: where should I buy?
Dubai Marina and JBR registered a median of AED 4,448 per sq ft in September 2026 (Dubai Land Department). Al Marjan Island was asking a median of AED 2,353 and Mina Al Arab AED 1,354 per sq ft (our RAK Waterfront Pulse, 26 October 2026). Wynn Al Marjan Island opens in September 2027.
Why Ras Al Khaimah, before Wynn opensHow much does it cost to buy a property in Dubai?
Budget the Dubai Land Department transfer fee of 4% of the price, an AED 580 admin fee and the trustee office fee of AED 4,200 plus VAT above AED 500,000. In Ras Al Khaimah the buyer pays 2% and the seller 2% (RAK Municipality).
Every buying cost, itemisedHow much deposit do I need?
A UAE resident buying a first home up to AED 5 million can borrow up to 80%, so the minimum cash deposit is 20% (Central Bank of the UAE). Off-plan purchases are paid to the developer in stages, usually from a 5% to 20% booking amount.
Deposits for resale and off-planCan foreigners buy, and does it give a Golden Visa?
Yes. Buyers of any nationality can own freehold in Dubai's designated areas and in Ras Al Khaimah's freehold zones, including Al Marjan Island, Mina Al Arab and Al Hamra. Property worth AED 2 million or more qualifies for the 10-year Golden Visa, mortgaged or not.
Golden Visa through propertyHow do I know an off-plan project is safe?
Dubai Law 8 of 2007 requires off-plan payments to go into a RERA-approved escrow account. Check the project number and its escrow account in the Dubai REST app before you pay anything, and confirm the broker's RERA card.
The checks before you payWhat are prices doing in my area?
Each Dubai area has a page of registered sales from Dubai Land Department open data, updated daily, and each area we cover lists the off-plan projects on sale with prices from.
Projects and prices by areaWhat is Bay Views on Hayat Island?
Our flagship: one full floor of 12 sea-view residences by RAK Properties on Hayat Island, Mina Al Arab, sold as a single transaction at AED 16,200,000 (AED 1,730 per sq ft). It is handed over and ready now.
Bay Views, Hayat Island05Off-Plan Intelligence
1,500+ projects.One guided search.
Tell us your goals — investment horizon, budget, lifestyle — and our intelligence engine ranks every off-plan project in Dubai against your exact criteria. Developer track records included.
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