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    "name": "How to buy a home in Dubai in The Court – analysis 2025",
    "url": "https://continentalclub.ae/how-to-buy-a-home-in-dubai-in-the-court-analysis-2025/",
    "language": "en",
    "description": "Learn how to buy a one-bedroom home in The Court, Business Bay, with 2025 resale prices, mortgage considerations, rental yields, liquidity and risks.",
    "published_at": "2025-12-25T09:09:51+00:00",
    "updated_at": "2026-10-31T17:21:26+00:00",
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        "name": "Continental Club Property LLC",
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    "content_md": "How to buy a property in The Court – in this article we analyse real transaction data, prices, rental yields and liquidity for owners and investors.\n\nFor clarity, we may refer to the same unit as an apartment, a property, or a home depending on context.\n\n## How to buy a 1-bedroom apartment in The Court Dubai\n\nHow to buy a 1-bedroom apartment in The Court Dubai if you are planning a mortgage and want to be sure the numbers make sense? The Court in Business Bay is a compact, ready building where we can already rely on a solid track record of resales. In our analysed dataset of 25 transactions for 1-bedroom units since mid-2023, prices and liquidity look relatively predictable, which is exactly what a mortgage buyer needs: no hype, but steady demand and clear price corridors.\n\nThis guide is written for an end user or long-term investor who wants to live in Business Bay or hold the asset for several years, using bank financing. We will walk through real resale prices, current asking levels, liquidity, rent and ROI logic, and then translate this into a clear step-by-step plan on how to buy, what to offer, and what risks to keep in mind.\n\n## What you must know about the Dubai market before buying with a mortgage\n\nBefore you focus on a single building in Business Bay, you should understand the broader context that will affect your mortgage strategy and exit options.\n\nFirst, Dubai remains a strongly transaction-driven market: many buildings, including The Court, already show consistent resale activity. In our sample of 25 resale records for 1-bedroom apartments in The Court between July 2023 and October 2025, almost all were ready units, with just one off-plan sale. For a mortgage buyer this balance is positive: banks prefer ready stock, valuations are easier, and price discovery is clearer.\n\nSecond, Dubai is very price-per-square-foot driven. In this building the long-term median price is about AED 1,185,000 for a one-bedroom, which corresponds to a median of around AED 1,544 per sq ft. During the last 12 months, the median in our sample slightly softened to AED 1,154,000 and about AED 1,361 per sq ft. This suggests that the recent deals have happened at more buyer-friendly levels per sq ft, even if headline prices stayed in a narrow band.\n\nThird, liquidity is building-specific. While Business Bay overall is highly liquid, each tower has its own velocity. In The Court, our sample shows an estimated 0.5 deal per month over the last 12 months, which is moderate but stable activity for a focused niche of one-bedroom units.\n\nFor a mortgage buyer, this context means three things:\n\n- Your bank valuation is likely to be close to recent transaction medians if you buy reasonably.\n- You should think in terms of price per sq ft instead of only headline price.\n- Your exit horizon (3–7 years) is realistic, but you should not treat this building as a “flip in 6 months” opportunity; it is more of a steady core asset.",
    "attribution": "Continental Club Property"
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