Off-planEmaar South

Golf Hills

Golf Hills and Golf Hills 2 at Emaar South by Emaar: 1–3 bedroom apartments overlooking the championship golf course, from AED 1.06M, off-plan with handover September 2029.

DeveloperEmaar

Entry priceAED 1.06M

HandoverSep 2029

StatusOff-plan

CommunityEmaar South

Overview

Project brief

GOLF-FRONT APARTMENT BUILDINGS AT THE HEART OF EMAAR SOUTH

Golf Hills and Golf Hills 2 are twin residential releases by Emaar at Emaar South, the master community in Dubai South laid out around an 18-hole championship golf course and close to Al Maktoum International Airport and Expo City. The two adjacent plots sit at the heart of the community, overlooking the golf course, with an infinity-edge pool framed by the fairways and a landscaped podium of parks and play areas.

The brochure describes 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments finished in wood, textured stone, metal and glass, with full-height glazing facing the greens; PropSearch records the buildings as 12 storeys. Homes at Golf Hills and Golf Hills 2 share the same design and amenity offer across the two buildings.

This is a single brief covering both Golf Hills and Golf Hills 2. Emaar publishes a separate fact sheet for each phase, and both carry an identical unit table: 204 homes per phase, in the mix set out below.

PROJECT SUMMARY

Project	Golf Hills & Golf Hills 2
Developer	Emaar
Community	Emaar South (Dubai South)
Type	1–3 Bedroom Apartments & 3-Bedroom Townhouses
Units	204 per phase
Building	12-storey residential (per PropSearch)
Starting price	From AED 1.06 million
Payment plan	Construction-linked (10% booking / 70% across construction / 20% at completion)
Estimated handover	September 2029

Unit mix and pricing per the Emaar fact sheets; subject to change if there are future releases.

UNIT MIX & PRICING

Unit type	Units	Min. area (sq ft)	Max. area (sq ft)	Starting price (AED)
1-Bedroom	70	671	871	1.06M
2-Bedroom	101	989	1,307	1.51M
3-Bedroom	27	1,739	2,511	2.83M
3-Bedroom Townhouse	6	3,081	3,081	5.07M

Per the Golf Hills and Golf Hills 2 fact sheets, which publish the same table for each phase: 204 homes per phase (70 + 101 + 27 + 6). Note that the six 3-bedroom townhouses are counted within the 204, not additional to it — PropSearch describes them as six villas alongside the apartments, which the fact sheet does not support.

AMENITIES

Per the brochure, shared amenities across Golf Hills and Golf Hills 2 include:

18-hole championship golf course
Infinity-edge pool and kids' pool
BBQ area
Padel court
Indoor and outdoor yoga area
Indoor and outdoor gym
Kids' play area

THE INVESTMENT CASE

Golf Hills is an off-plan, standard-tier brief: the angle below is qualitative. Where the live Dubai Land Department transaction feed for Emaar South is available, current pricing and PSF trends will be shown alongside — those figures are the basis for any comparison, not the estimates below.

DEVELOPER: EMAAR, ONE OF DUBAI'S MOST ESTABLISHED DEVELOPERS

Golf Hills is developed by Emaar, the developer behind many of Dubai's landmark destinations. Emaar reported revenue of AED 49.6 billion for 2025 and, with a proven delivery track record, has delivered over 125,600 residential units across Dubai and other global markets since 2002. Its portfolio includes Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall. For investors, this scale and delivery history provide a meaningful measure of confidence at the off-plan stage.

LOCATION: THE HEART OF A GOLF-COURSE COMMUNITY IN DUBAI SOUTH

Emaar South is a master community in Dubai South built around an 18-hole championship golf course, with hotels, retail, healthcare, education and recreation on the master plan. The brochure positions Emaar South within reach of key destinations in under 45 minutes, citing a 5-minute drive to Al Maktoum International Airport, 30 minutes to Dubai Marina, 35 minutes to Downtown Dubai and Burj Khalifa, and 45 minutes to Dubai International Airport, with Expo City and Dubai Hills Estate also nearby. Golf Hills and Golf Hills 2 sit at the centre of the community, beside the golf course and clubhouse.

APPLICABLE STRATEGIES

Pre-handover resale — the construction-linked plan means a buyer commits limited capital ahead of the 2029 completion; any exit before handover depends on market conditions at the time and should be checked against live DLD data.
Buy-and-hold for rental — golf-front apartments at the heart of a growing Dubai South community support family long-let demand; yields to be confirmed against current rental evidence.
Owner-occupation — a primary or second home overlooking the golf course in a masterplanned community.

RISKS & WATCHPOINTS

Off-plan completion risk — construction began in Q1 2026 and delivery is estimated for September 2029; timelines can move, and returns depend on the market at handover, not today's.
Two phases, one release — Golf Hills and Golf Hills 2 launched with identical unit tables, payment plans and completion dates on adjacent plots. That doubles the stock reaching the market at the same moment, which matters for any pre-handover exit.
Emerging location — Dubai South is still developing; commute times to central districts and the pace of community build-out should be weighed against the entry price.
Supply — Emaar South has a substantial pipeline of concurrent phases, including neighbouring golf-course releases; overlapping handovers can affect near-term resale and rental pricing.

SOURCES

Emaar — Golf Hills and Golf Hills 2 at Emaar South fact sheets (unit mix, unit counts, minimum and maximum areas, starting prices, 204 homes per phase, amenities) and payment plans (nine instalments, on-booking down payment to September 2029 at 100% construction completion) and brochure (1–3 bedroom apartments, Emaar South location and drive times, Golf Hills / Golf Hills 2 site plan).
PropSearch — Golf Hills (Emaar Properties / Emaar Dubai South DWC as the registered developer entity, 12-storey building, off-plan status, Q1 2026 construction start): https://propsearch.ae/dubai/golf-hills
PropSearch — Golf Hills 2 (same specification, adjacent plot): https://propsearch.ae/dubai/golf-hills-2
Emaar Properties — 2025 revenue and delivery figures.
Dubai Land Department transaction data (Emaar South) — live feed pending.

Payment structure

PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Handover Sep 2029

9 instalments as published for this project, totalling 100% of the purchase price. Amounts in AED are calculated from the entry price of AED 1,060,000 stated on this brief and are illustrative only — the sum payable depends on the unit selected and the price agreed.

Cumulative share of purchase price — each block is one instalment

First instalment: 10%Cumulative at final instalment: 100%

Instalment	Share	Cumulative	When due	Amount (AED)
Down payment	10%	10%	On booking	AED 106,000
2nd	10%	20%	Dec 2025	AED 106,000
3rd	10%	30%	Jun 2026	AED 106,000
4th	10%	40%	Nov 2026	AED 106,000
5th	10%	50%	May 2027	AED 106,000
6th	10%	60%	40% construction · Oct 2027	AED 106,000
7th	10%	70%	60% construction · Mar 2028	AED 106,000
8th	10%	80%	80% construction · Aug 2028	AED 106,000
9th (completion)	20%	100%	100% construction · Sep 2029	AED 212,000
Total	100%			AED 1,060,000

Percentages as published for this project and subject to change by the developer between releases. Amounts shown exclude Dubai Land Department transfer and registration fees, service charges and any other purchase costs, and are not a quotation. Mitchell’s Realty is the trading brand of The Luxury Real Estate Brokers LLC.

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AREA, COMMUNITY & CONNECTIVITY

Golf Hills is in the Emaar South area.

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Area: Emaar South

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Method & questions

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Two different things sit on this page: transaction evidence taken from the Dubai Land Department’s public register, and the mechanics of buying in Dubai. The four notes below explain how the figures were built and what they can fairly be used for.

Registered, not askedEvery Dubai Land Department figure on this page comes from a sale that completed and was entered on the public register. Asking prices, portal listings and developer price lists are excluded: they record what someone hoped for, not what was paid.
Medians, not averagesProject samples are often thin, and a single penthouse or one bulk-discounted floor will pull an average a long way off. The median — the middle transaction — describes the typical unit far more reliably at these sample sizes. The count behind each figure is always shown so you can judge how much weight it deserves.
Sales only“Sales” means arm’s-length sales. Intra-family and other “Gift” transfers are excluded, as are rows registered at zero or nominal consideration, because neither is evidence of a market price.
A dated snapshotThese are a snapshot at the date stated beside them, taken from one extract of the register rather than queried live. A figure for this project quoted elsewhere, or taken from a different extract, may not match what you see here.

Common questions

What does buying off-plan at Golf Hills involve?

Off-plan means contracting with the developer before the building is finished. In outline: you reserve the unit, sign the developer’s Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA), and pay in instalments tied to construction milestones rather than in a single sum at the start.

Buyer payments on an off-plan sale in Dubai are made into a project escrow account regulated under Dubai Law No. 8 of 2007, and are released to the developer against verified construction progress. The developer registers the sale with the Dubai Land Department. The contract is between you and Emaar; we act as broker, not as principal.

What is the 4% DLD transfer fee, and who pays it?

The Dubai Land Department charges a property registration (transfer) fee of 4% of the price recorded on the contract, plus a fixed administrative charge. That is the rate in force as at July 2026. The statutory position splits the fee between buyer and seller; established market practice in Dubai is that the buyer pays the whole 4%.

Developers sometimes offer to absorb part or all of it on off-plan sales. Treat that as real only where it is written into the sale documents, not where it appears in marketing. Budget separately for the registration trustee charge, the Oqood registration fee on off-plan units, and — if you are borrowing — mortgage registration at 0.25% of the loan amount.

What is an Oqood registration, and is it the same as a title deed?

No. Oqood is the Dubai Land Department’s registration system for property that is not yet complete. When you buy off-plan, the developer lodges the SPA through Oqood, your interest is recorded on the interim property register, and you receive an initial registration certificate.

The title deed is a separate and later document, issued once the project is complete and the unit is formally transferred into your name. An off-plan purchase that is never registered leaves you off that interim register, so ask for evidence of Oqood registration once your first payment has cleared.

Can a non-UAE buyer own a unit outright?

In Dubai’s designated freehold areas, yes. Regulation No. 3 of 2006 sets out the areas in which non-UAE nationals may hold freehold title or a long lease; outside those areas ownership is restricted to UAE and GCC nationals. Ownership does not depend on holding UAE residency, and no local partner is required.

Tenure attaches to the plot rather than to a development’s marketing, so confirm what is recorded against the specific unit — freehold or leasehold, and the remaining term if leasehold — before you sign.

What happens at handover?

Once the building is complete and the completion certificate issued, you are called for handover: you inspect the unit (the snagging inspection), the developer addresses the defects listed, you settle the final instalment and any outstanding fees, and the unit is transferred into your name with a title deed issued.

Annual service charges begin at handover. They are levied per square foot at a rate approved by the regulator, so they are a recurring cost rather than a one-off. If you intend to let the unit, allow for the interval between handover and the first tenancy — a vacant unit earns nothing, and gross yield is annual rent measured against the purchase price, before those costs are taken off. Emaar gives completion for Golf Hills as Sep 2029; off-plan completion dates can move, and the SPA governs the position.

Where do the Dubai Land Department figures on this page come from?

They are drawn from the Dubai Land Department’s public transaction register — sales actually registered against Golf Hills, rather than asking prices, portal listings or developer price lists. They are a dated extract of the register, not a live query: the extract date is printed with the figures, and everything on this page is calculated from that single extract.

The number of sales behind every figure is shown alongside it. A median drawn from a handful of registrations carries far less weight than one drawn from several hundred, and should be read that way.

Who is Mitchell’s Realty, and how are you paid?

Mitchell’s Realty is the trading brand. The RERA-licensed brokerage behind it is The Luxury Real Estate Brokers LLC.

On developer off-plan sales the commission is paid by the developer. On resale transactions the brokerage fee is agreed with you in writing before terms are signed. We will confirm how we are paid on any specific transaction before you commit to it.

Please note. The above is general information about how transactions work in Dubai, not legal, tax or financial advice, and it is not a recommendation to buy. Fee rates, tenure rules and residency requirements change, and your own position may differ. Take your own independent legal and tax advice before you commit to a purchase.

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