Palm JumeirahAED 3,615/sqftDubai Maritime CityAED 3,133/sqftDowntown DubaiAED 2,914/sqftDubai IslandsAED 2,755/sqftDubai Creek HarbourAED 2,567/sqftBusiness BayAED 2,554/sqftDubai MarinaAED 2,495/sqftDubai Hills EstateAED 2,444/sqftJumeirah Lakes TowersAED 2,285/sqftMohammed Bin Rashid CityAED 2,098/sqftAl JaddafAED 2,045/sqftJumeirah Village TriangleAED 1,662/sqftDubai SouthAED 1,647/sqftArjanAED 1,594/sqftJumeirah Village CircleAED 1,502/sqftDubai Sports CityAED 1,330/sqftALL DLD SALES · OFF-PLAN + EXISTINGPalm JumeirahAED 3,615/sqftDubai Maritime CityAED 3,133/sqftDowntown DubaiAED 2,914/sqftDubai IslandsAED 2,755/sqftDubai Creek HarbourAED 2,567/sqftBusiness BayAED 2,554/sqftDubai MarinaAED 2,495/sqftDubai Hills EstateAED 2,444/sqftJumeirah Lakes TowersAED 2,285/sqftMohammed Bin Rashid CityAED 2,098/sqftAl JaddafAED 2,045/sqftJumeirah Village TriangleAED 1,662/sqftDubai SouthAED 1,647/sqftArjanAED 1,594/sqftJumeirah Village CircleAED 1,502/sqftDubai Sports CityAED 1,330/sqftALL DLD SALES · OFF-PLAN + EXISTING
DLD · MEDIAN 12M TO SEP 2026
DISTRESS DEAL: 2-BR IN PALACE RESIDENCES CREEK BLUE

Distress Deal

DISTRESS DEAL: 2-BR IN PALACE RESIDENCES CREEK BLUE

Asking PriceAED 3,400,000
Below Original Price6.3%
Size1,513 sq.ft
Bedrooms2
Price / Sq.FtAED 2,247

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Payment breakdown

UNIT PRICE AED 3,400,000

PAYMENTS ON TRANSFER

Payment to seller AED 1,653,557
DLD Transfer fee 4% + 40 AED AED 139,640
DLD Registration Trustee fee + 5% VAT AED 5,250
Buyer's agent commission 2% + 5% VAT AED 71,400

PAYMENT PLAN SCHEDULE

27-DEC-2026 AED 349,289
7-AUG-2027 AED 349,289
16-NOV-2027 AED 174,644
17-MAR-2028 AED 174,644
30-JUL-2028 AED 349,289
On Handover (31-MAR-2029) AED 349,288

SUMMARY

Total on Transfer AED 1,869,847
Total remaining Payment Plan AED 1,746,443
TOTAL COST FOR BUYER AED 3,616,290

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION

OVERVIEW

This is a ground-floor two-bedroom apartment in Palace Residences Creek Blue, the Emaar development at Dubai Creek Harbour, measuring 1,513 sq.ft with a balcony and a private garden. The asking price is AED 3,400,000 against an original price plus DLD of AED 3,629,600, a reduction of AED 229,600 or 6.3% below original price. On 1,513 sq.ft of built-up area that is AED 2,247 per square foot; the private garden is additional outdoor area and is not included in that calculation. The buyer settles AED 1,869,847 at transfer, of which AED 1,653,557 goes to the seller, and carries AED 1,746,443 across six further instalments running from December 2026 to handover on 31 March 2029. Total cost to the buyer is AED 3,616,290, with handover given as Q1 2029.

LOCATION & TRANSPORT

Dubai Creek Harbour sits on the eastern bank of Dubai Creek, opposite the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary and its flamingo lagoons. Access is via Ras Al Khor Road and the Dubai-Al Ain Road, with Downtown Dubai around ten to fifteen minutes by car and Dubai International Airport roughly fifteen minutes to the north. Creek Marina and the Creek Beach promenade give the district its waterfront, and a water taxi service links to Downtown. The district has no metro station at present, though it sits close to the Green Line's eastern reach. Creek Harbour is one of Emaar's largest masterplans and continues to deliver in phases around its central marina and island district. The proximity to the wildlife sanctuary also limits what can be built immediately opposite, which protects the outlook from that side.

AMENITIES & SURROUNDING

Palace Residences Creek Blue is part of the Palace Hotels branded residence line within Creek Harbour, which brings hotel-standard service alongside the residential product. Developments of this type typically provide pool decks, gymnasiums, concierge cover, residents' lounges and landscaped podium gardens. This unit is on the ground floor with its own private garden and a balcony, a configuration that is scarce in a district dominated by tower stock and one that appeals particularly to families with young children or pets. Creek Beach, the marina promenade, the Creek Harbour retail district and the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary boardwalks are all within the immediate surroundings, and Dubai Festival City Mall is a short drive north. Ground-floor gardens are usually demised rather than owned outright, so the exact extent and the terms should be checked on the title documents.

MARKET

A 6.3% reduction against original price plus DLD is a moderate discount, and at AED 2,247 per square foot the unit is priced reasonably for a branded Emaar residence at Creek Harbour. The private garden is the differentiator: ground-floor units with dedicated outdoor space are a small proportion of the stock in a tower-led masterplan, and they have historically let and resold more readily than equivalent mid-floor apartments. The payment schedule is gradual, with six instalments spread from December 2026 to March 2029 and none exceeding AED 349,289, which keeps the annual capital requirement low. The counterweight is a long horizon and the continuing delivery of new phases across the Creek Harbour masterplan. A buyer should also confirm whether the garden area is included in the service charge calculation, because that varies between Emaar buildings.

CONCLUSION

This suits a buyer who wants outdoor space at Dubai Creek Harbour without moving to a villa, and who prefers a gradual payment schedule to a large completion payment. The private garden and ground-floor configuration are genuinely scarce in the district, the branded Emaar product is well established, and no single remaining instalment exceeds AED 349,289. The reservations are the modest discount, the 2029 horizon and the volume of further stock still to be delivered across the masterplan. All figures here are taken from the seller's published listing. Confirm the garden's demised area, the service charge and the construction status with us before you act. We can also obtain the floor plan and the current construction status from the developer.

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Set your own assumptions and see how DISTRESS DEAL: 2-BR IN PALACE RESIDENCES CREEK BLUE behaves as a cash purchase, the same purchase mortgaged, or a capital-only resale.

Below original price
6.3%

As stated on this listing: the asking price measured against the original purchase price recorded for this unit. It is not a discount to current market value and not a valuation — a unit priced below what it originally sold for may still be at or above what comparable units achieve today. Check the registered comparables before treating the gap as equity. It is not used in any calculation below.

Asking price per sq.ft
AED 2,247/sqft

The asking price divided by the stated size. Compare it against registered sales in the same building before deciding whether the asking price is competitive.

Purchase

Seeded from this page — change it to your figure.

Drives the service charge only.

Rent and service charge both start here.

Holding & income

Your figure — we have not assumed one.

0% holds rent flat. It may be negative.

Your figure — we publish none. A month vacant plus re-letting time is roughly 8%, if that fits your building.

Your figure — we publish none. Letting fees and routine repairs.

Your figure — we publish none. Look your building up on Mollak — rates run AED 3 to AED 30+.

Acquisition costs

4% is the Dubai standard.

Buyer-side. 5% VAT added.

Your figure — we publish none. The trustee tariff is tiered and the admin lines vary by office; ask your trustee office for the total, and add your NOC and any legal quote.

Exit

1 to 40 years.

0% by default: we publish no price forecasts.

5% VAT added automatically.

Total cash investedThe purchase price plus every cost of getting the keys. It is the denominator of the ROI, ROE and IRR figures.
AED 3.61M
Price plus every acquisition cost
Illustrative exit price
AED 3.40M
After 5 yr at 0.0% p.a.
Total profit, capital onlyCapital movement over the hold, less every purchase and sale cost and the service charge. It carries no rental income at all, because no rent has been set.
Set service charge, maintenance & management, vacancy allowance above
Net yieldNet operating income (rent collected less management, maintenance and service charge) divided by the purchase price. It cannot be calculated until a gross annual rent is set.
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Cash out, and cash back over 5 years
Cash out at t0AED 3,607,400
Cash back, years 1–5

Set service charge, maintenance & management, vacancy allowance above to see cash back — until then this figure would be assuming zero for them.

Cash required at completion
Purchase priceAED 3,400,000
DLD transfer fee (4%)AED 136,000
Agency fee (2%)AED 68,000
VAT on agency fee (5%)AED 3,400
Conveyancing, trustee & adminAED 0
Total cash investedAED 3,607,400

This is the ROI and IRR denominator: the price plus every cost of getting the keys, not the price alone.

No rental evidence is held for this unit. The rent figure is yours to set — we have not assumed one. Until you enter a gross annual rent, the yield, ROI/ROE and IRR figures reflect capital movement and costs only.

Annual operating position
Gross annual rentAED 0
Vacancy allowance (not set)
Maintenance & management (not set)
Service charge (1,513 sq ft at AED — not set)
Net operating income

Figures marked “—” need service charge, maintenance & management, vacancy allowance entered above — we do not compute them on an assumed zero.

Cash-flow schedule — the 5-year figures the IRR is solved from (incomplete — see note)
YearNet operating incomeSale proceeds, netNet cash flow
0 · today−AED 3,607,400
1AED 0AED 0
2AED 0AED 0
3AED 0AED 0
4AED 0AED 0
5AED 0AED 3,328,600AED 3,328,600
Years 1–5AED 0AED 3,328,600AED 3,328,600
Less the year-0 outflow of AED 3,607,400 → total profit−AED 278,800

Exit at year 5: illustrative sale price AED 3,400,000 less selling costs AED 71,400 = AED 3,328,600 net. The final column is the schedule the IRR is solved from. Rent is held flat in nominal terms — the rent-growth field is at 0% — as is the service charge, so no inflation is assumed on either side. This audit table is arithmetic, so every row must resolve to a number — but service charge, maintenance & management, vacancy allowance are not set above, and the figures here currently assume zero for them. Nothing on this table should be read as a result until you set them; the headline tiles above withhold theirs for exactly this reason.

Sensitivity — the same purchase at −5% to +5% exit growth
Exit growthExit priceTotal profitROIIRR
−5% p.a.AED 2.63M
−3% p.a.AED 2.92M
0% p.a.your figureAED 3.40M
3% p.a.AED 3.94M
5% p.a.AED 4.34M

Each row re-runs the whole model with only the exit growth rate changed, over the same 5-year hold. The 0% and negative rows are not a worst case — they are simply what the same purchase returns if prices do not rise. Dubai prices have fallen in the past and can fall again. The return columns are shown as “—” until a gross annual rent is set; the total profit column reflects capital movement, purchase and sale costs and the service charge only.

How each figure is calculated
Handover
The date the unit is handed over, set in quarters from purchase. Gross rent, the vacancy allowance, maintenance and management, and the service charge all start there and not before — an unbuilt unit cannot be let and is not billed. The year handover falls in gets the exact fraction it is entitled to, not a rounded whole year. Capital growth is not treated this way: it compounds from today across the whole hold, because an off-plan unit can be sold before it completes. Where the holding period ends before handover, there is no operating income anywhere in the schedule and the whole return is capital movement less costs.
Gross yield
Gross annual rent ÷ purchase price. Before every cost. Where handover is in the future this is a stabilised full year from handover — a rate on the price, not a figure reduced by the construction period. The schedule shows what each year actually books.
Net yield
(Rent collected after the vacancy allowance − maintenance and management − service charge) ÷ purchase price. Stabilised on the same basis as the gross yield.
Rent growth
Compound annual movement in gross rent, applied from handover and stepping at each anniversary of it, which is when a tenancy renews. It may be negative. It does not touch the service charge, which is held flat in nominal terms.
ROI
Total profit over the whole hold ÷ total cash invested (price + all acquisition costs). Unlevered. Not an annual rate.
ROE
Total profit over the whole hold ÷ equity contributed (deposit + all acquisition and finance costs), after debt service. Levered. Not an annual rate.
Cash-on-cash return
Year-one operating cash flow, after debt service where there is a mortgage, ÷ cash invested. Reported separately from ROI/ROE and never merged with it. Year one means the first year of the schedule as it stands: where that year falls before handover it carries no rent, so on a mortgaged off-plan purchase the figure is negative — that is the year you fund out of pocket, and it is shown rather than smoothed away.
IRR
The annualised rate that discounts the dated cash-flow schedule above to a net present value of zero, solved numerically. Where the schedule has no sign change, or the solver does not converge on a single meaningful rate, we print “—” rather than substitute a simpler annualised-return figure.

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An illustrative model, not a forecast, a valuation, an offer or investment advice. Every figure is generated from the assumptions on this page — some yours, the rest stated defaults, not promises. Rents, service charges, fees, vacancy, handover dates, financing terms and sale prices vary by unit and over time; past prices are not a guide to future prices. Returns are not guaranteed and capital is at risk.

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