Palm JumeirahAED 3,627/sqftDubai Maritime CityAED 3,130/sqftDowntown DubaiAED 2,922/sqftDubai IslandsAED 2,751/sqftDubai Creek HarbourAED 2,567/sqftBusiness BayAED 2,563/sqftDubai MarinaAED 2,495/sqftDubai Hills EstateAED 2,436/sqftJumeirah Lakes TowersAED 2,271/sqftMohammed Bin Rashid CityAED 2,098/sqftAl JaddafAED 2,046/sqftJumeirah Village TriangleAED 1,666/sqftDubai SouthAED 1,645/sqftArjanAED 1,596/sqftJumeirah Village CircleAED 1,507/sqftDubai Sports CityAED 1,331/sqftALL DLD SALES · OFF-PLAN + EXISTINGPalm JumeirahAED 3,627/sqftDubai Maritime CityAED 3,130/sqftDowntown DubaiAED 2,922/sqftDubai IslandsAED 2,751/sqftDubai Creek HarbourAED 2,567/sqftBusiness BayAED 2,563/sqftDubai MarinaAED 2,495/sqftDubai Hills EstateAED 2,436/sqftJumeirah Lakes TowersAED 2,271/sqftMohammed Bin Rashid CityAED 2,098/sqftAl JaddafAED 2,046/sqftJumeirah Village TriangleAED 1,666/sqftDubai SouthAED 1,645/sqftArjanAED 1,596/sqftJumeirah Village CircleAED 1,507/sqftDubai Sports CityAED 1,331/sqftALL DLD SALES · OFF-PLAN + EXISTING
DLD · MEDIAN 12M TO SEP 2026
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Fairway Vistas Investment Guide

Investor-focused guide to Fairway Vistas at Dubai Hills Estate. Covers Emaar's 65-villa ultra-premium golf-fronting enclave, capital growth and the entry strategy.

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ASSET PROFILE

Ultra-premium golf-fronting Emaar villa enclave

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INVESTOR PROFILE

UHNW families + golf-club member end-user buyers

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TIER

Tier 1 – Core Capital

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MARKET TYPE

Completed villas, ultra-premium, golf-fronting freehold

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DEVELOPER

Emaar

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LAUNCH DATE

2016

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LAUNCH PSF

AED 1,600–1,700

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EST. POPULATION

~300-500 (projected)

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NUMBER OF UNITS

~65

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LAND SIZE

~1m sq ft

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YIELD RANGE

~5–5.5%

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Section 01

FAIRWAY VISTAS: EMAAR'S ULTRA-PREMIUM GOLF-FRONTING ENCLAVE AT DUBAI HILLS

Fairway Vistas is Emaar Properties' ultra-premium villa enclave at the centre of Dubai Hills Estate, sitting on the fairways of the championship 18-hole Dubai Hills Golf Club. The enclave comprises just 65 villas in six- and seven-bedroom configurations on plots of either 8,286 or 9,212 square feet, with construction running from November 2016 through August 2019. The Dubai Land Department recorded the project value at AED 270.2 million, and the small unit count combined with the golf-fronting position is the defining structural feature of the asset class.

Fairway Vistas launched in 2016 with Emaar marketing the six-bedroom villas at AED 13.38 million and seven-bedroom villas at AED 15.01 million, putting the per-square-foot launch band at approximately AED 1,600 to AED 1,700. Today the resale market trades the same stock at AED 30 to 73 million, with Propsearch transaction records through Q1 2026 showing per-square-foot multiples of AED 2,287 to AED 5,585 across confirmed sales — a substantial premium over the launch band that reflects both the ultra-premium positioning and the structural scarcity of golf-fronting villa stock in Dubai outside Emirates Hills.

The investment thesis here is capital preservation supported by a UHNW owner-occupier base. Bayut twelve-month listing data reports gross yields of 5.50 per cent on six-bedroom stock, with average rents around AED 2.63 million annually — a meaningfully higher yield than the Sidra Villas 4 to 5 per cent band, reflecting the rental scarcity premium for very large golf-fronting villas in Dubai. Recent Bayut listings show five- to seven-bedroom configurations at 9,800 to 11,500 square feet trading at AED 2.3 to 2.5 million in annual rent, with brand-new turnkey product on the golf course commanding the upper end of the band. Recent Propsearch sales records confirm the absolute price band: AED 73 million on a 13,071 square foot villa in early February 2026 (AED 5,585 per square foot), AED 63 million on 13,241 square feet a week earlier (AED 4,758 per square foot), and AED 51.5 million on 16,166 square feet in December 2025 (AED 3,186 per square foot).

What makes Fairway Vistas work as a portfolio position is the combination of structural scarcity (just 65 villas), the golf-club proximity that creates a captive UHNW owner-occupier and tenant pool, and the school cluster within 1.2 kilometres anchored by GEMS International, GEMS New Millennium and GEMS Wellington Academy at Al Khail. The enclave sits inside the broader Dubai Hills Estate masterplan with the wider golf course, mall, park and infrastructure shared, but it benefits from a meaningfully higher pricing tier than the rest of the Dubai Hills villa stock.

This guide covers the relative-value case for Fairway Vistas against Emirates Hills, Palm Jumeirah Signature villas and Al Barari in the Tier 1 ultra-premium villa band; the rental dynamics that drive five-and-a-half per cent gross yields on AED 30 to 73 million stock; the supply outlook in a closed 65-villa enclave with no further launches; and the entry strategy for buyers deploying between AED 30 million and AED 75 million in a single Dubai luxury villa position. Expect a clear-eyed view of both the structural scarcity tailwind and the thin secondary liquidity that comes with a 65-unit ultra-premium enclave.

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Section 02

FAIRWAY VISTAS: MARKET ANALYSIS AND INVESTMENT DYNAMICS

INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONNECTIVITY

Fairway Vistas sits at the centre of Dubai Hills Estate near Al Khail Road (E44), with the championship 18-hole Dubai Hills Golf Club 800 metres away and Dubai Hills Park 1.9 kilometres on. The schooling cluster is the strongest in the wider Dubai Hills masterplan: GEMS International School Al Khail and GEMS New Millennium School both at 1.2 kilometres, GEMS Wellington Academy Al Khail at 1.3 kilometres, with Safa Community School and Kings' School Al Barsha at three to five kilometres. Mall of the Emirates is 6.3 kilometres along the Al Khail and Sheikh Zayed Road corridor, Dubai International Airport sits 29 minutes by road, and the wider Al Quoz arts and dining cluster (Alserkal Avenue Cinema Akil at 4.9 kilometres) is within easy reach. Adjacent communities include Dubai Hills Estate, Dubai Science Park, Al Barari, Living Legends, Villa Lantana, MBR City, The Polo Residence and Al Barsha — placing Fairway Vistas at the structural centre of the Dubai luxury villa cluster.

RENTAL MARKET AND TENANT PROFILE

Bayut twelve-month listing data places average rent on the six-bedroom format at AED 2.63 million annually, with reported gross yields of 5.50 per cent. Recent listings show five-bedroom stock at 10,122 square feet at AED 2.5 million annual rent and seven-bedroom at 11,452 square feet at AED 2.3 million, with brand-new turnkey villas on the golf course commanding the upper end of the band. The tenant profile is dominated by ultra-high-net-worth families who treat the lease as a stepping stone to ownership, golf-club members and senior corporate executives in Dubai-headquartered firms, particularly across financial services and family offices. Tenant tenure is among the longest in Dubai given the lifestyle bundle (golf, schooling, on-cluster amenities) and the absence of comparable golf-fronting product at this price point outside Emirates Hills. Investors should expect annual rental escalation broadly in line with the Dubai luxury villa market and very long marketing cycles for void replacements.

SUPPLY DYNAMICS AND PORTFOLIO POSITIONING

The enclave is closed at 65 villas with no further launches in the Fairway Vistas plot; supply is purely resale. Wider Dubai Hills Estate continues to deliver fresh premium villa product at Parkway Vistas and follow-on Emaar releases, but no direct competing 65-unit golf-fronting product exists within the masterplan. Propsearch transaction records through Q1 2026 confirm steady DLD activity: AED 73 million on 13,071 square feet in February (AED 5,585 per square foot), AED 63 million on 13,241 square feet (AED 4,758 per square foot), AED 51.5 million on 16,166 square feet in December 2025 (AED 3,186 per square foot), and AED 30.5 million on 13,333 square feet in February 2026 at the lower end (AED 2,287 per square foot). For a Dubai luxury portfolio, Fairway Vistas pairs naturally with positions in Emirates Hills, Palm Jumeirah Signature villas, Al Barari or District One within the same Tier 1 capital-preservation tier, with diversification into Sidra Villas at the entry-luxury end of Dubai Hills.

Section 02 03NextFAIRWAY VISTAS: INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND ENTRY POINTS

Section 03

FAIRWAY VISTAS: INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND ENTRY POINTS

The cleanest entry strategy in Fairway Vistas is the lower end of the resale stack — six-bedroom villas in the AED 30 to 40 million band on plots around 13,000 to 13,500 square feet, which delivers entry per-square-foot multiples of AED 2,287 to 3,000. Recent Propsearch confirmations include AED 30.5 million on 13,333 square feet in February 2026 and AED 37 million on 13,144 square feet in the same window, putting the entry-level 6-bed at meaningful discount to the upper end of the band. Bayut yields of 5.50 per cent gross deliver AED 2.6 million annual rent on this format, with the GEMS school cluster and Dubai Hills Golf Club proximity sustaining UHNW family tenants on multi-year leases. The thesis is straightforward: buy into a closed 65-villa Emaar enclave with structural supply scarcity, hold through the Dubai Hills Estate brand maturation cycle, and accept yield in the mid-five-per-cent range while capital appreciation accrues from the golf-fronting position and the absence of fresh competing product.

A differentiated second strategy targets the upper end of the resale stack — seven-bedroom turnkey or upgraded stock at AED 60 to 75 million on 13,000 to 16,000 square foot plots, which trades at AED 4,500 to 5,600 per square foot. This is owner-occupier territory rather than yield investor territory; the rental yields compress at the absolute price ceiling and the buyer pool is genuinely thin. February 2026 Propsearch records show AED 73 million on 13,071 square feet at AED 5,585 per square foot and AED 63 million on 13,241 square feet at AED 4,758 per square foot. For UHNW buyers seeking a single trophy asset within Dubai Hills, the upper-stack stock is the right product, but cap-rate-sensitive investors should pause on the per-square-foot multiples relative to Emirates Hills entry points at comparable size and amenity.

The risks are structural and worth pricing in. Thin secondary liquidity is the principal concern: a 65-unit enclave by definition carries a small denominator, and exit cycles on AED 30-plus million stock require patient marketing in any market other than peak luxury. Ultra-high entry barrier means the buyer pool at exit is genuinely small, and timing is critical — selling into a soft luxury market can extend marketing cycles to twelve months or more. The earliest stock is now seven years from handover and approaching its first major fit-out refresh cycle. Dubai Hills Estate continues to launch fresh ultra-premium villa product at Parkway Vistas and follow-on Emaar releases, which creates indirect resale pressure without directly competing within the closed Fairway Vistas plot.

Within a Dubai residential portfolio, Fairway Vistas plays the Tier 1 Core Capital role at the ultra-premium end, with capital preservation and lifestyle bundle as the primary objectives and yield as a stable secondary return. It is not a yield grab, it is not a flip play, and it is not a launch-phase position. It is a structurally scarce golf-fronting villa anchor for a UHNW investor deploying between AED 30 million and AED 75 million in a single Dubai Hills Estate position, alongside complementary Tier 1 positions in Emirates Hills, Palm Jumeirah, Al Barari or District One for diversified ultra-premium exposure, with optional Tier 2 entry-luxury positions in Sidra Villas or The Meadows at materially lower price points to balance the cashflow leg.

SUPPLY DYNAMICS

Closed enclave of 65 villas, fully delivered Aug 2019; no further launches; resale-only liquidity.

TENANT PROFILE

UHNW families, golf-club members, senior corporate executives, long-tenure owner-occupiers.

KEY RISK FACTORS

Thin secondary liquidity, ultra-high entry barrier, exit timing risk in soft luxury markets.

KEY INFRASTRUCTURE

Fairway Vistas sits at the centre of Dubai Hills Estate near Al Khail Road (E44), with the championship 18-hole Dubai Hills Golf Club 800 metres away and Dubai Hills Park 1.9 kilometres on. The schooling cluster is the strongest in the wider Dubai Hills Estate masterplan: GEMS International School Al Khail and GEMS New Millennium School both 1.2 kilometres away, GEMS Wellington Academy Al Khail 1.3 kilometres, and Safa Community School and Kings' School Al Barsha within four kilometres. Mall of the Emirates is 6.3 kilometres along the Al Khail and Sheikh Zayed Road corridor and Dubai International Airport sits 29 minutes away. Adjacent communities include Dubai Hills Estate, Dubai Science Park, Al Barari, Living Legends, Villa Lantana, MBR City and Al Barsha — placing the enclave at the centre of the Dubai luxury villa cluster with golf, schooling and retail anchors all within walking distance.

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