Most Dubai Hills homes don't sell for what they're worth.
Wrong price. Wrong agent. Wrong launch. Here is the process I use to fix that, before your listing goes anywhere near a portal.
You have probably had three or four agents through the door already. They all quoted a different number. The highest one was tempting. The lowest one felt insulting. And none of them actually showed you how they arrived at the figure.
That is the real problem. Not the price itself, but the absence of a method behind it.
What's at stake
A bad listing costs you twice.
Most owners think the worst case is "we drop the price by 100k." It is not. The worst case is a listing that sits on the portals for four months, picks up a reputation for being stuck, then sells for less than it should have.
By the time you correct course, every buyer in Dubai Hills has already seen it and walked past.
- Months of mortgage and service charges on a home you are already mentally out of.
- Low offers from buyers who can smell desperation.
- The wrong story being told about your home, repeated by every agent who lists it later.
- A community where everyone knows what sold, and for how much.
This is not a worst case. It is the default outcome when there is no real plan.
The framework
Three things, in this order, every time.
Price
Arrive at the right number, with evidence.
Asking prices on the portals are aspirations, not data. I price your home from actual DLD transactions, then factor in upgrades, layout, view, and what is competing with you right now.
- DXB Interact comparables, last 60 days
- Filtered to your layout and orientation
- A defendable range, not one number
Position
Present the home so the right buyer sees themselves in it.
Most Dubai Hills listings look identical. The first three images decide whether anyone scrolls further, so we lead with whatever your home does best, and we decide who it is for before it goes anywhere.
- Photography briefed around your strengths
- A description a human actually wrote
- One target buyer, not everyone
Execute
Run the sale, don't just list it.
A listing is not a sale. The week before launch, your home goes to my buyer list and to other fäm agents with active Dubai Hills buyers, so we start day one with leverage.
- Pre-launch to qualified buyers first
- Qualified viewings, not open house
- Weekly feedback, offers with context
Score the agent, not just the valuation.
Ten questions every Dubai Hills owner should ask before signing anything. Use it on me. Use it on anyone.
Most owners interview agents on price. That is the wrong question first. The right question is process: how will you arrive at a number, how will you market the home, what does the first 30 days look like, what happens if it does not sell. The scorecard grades any agent against the same ten things, in five minutes, before you commit.
- 01Show me the comparables, not the asking prices.
- 02Walk me through your pre-launch week, in detail.
- 03What happens in weeks two to four if no offers come in?
- ...and seven more inside.
A sale that doesn't leave money on the table.
I am not going to promise you a record-breaking number, because anyone who does that is fishing for your listing. What I can tell you is what actually changes.
- A price you can defend in negotiation, because the comparables are right there.
- Viewings from buyers who could actually buy, not tyre-kickers with a free Saturday.
- A clear week-by-week picture of what is happening and why.
- Offers handled as a process, not a panic.
- A home that does not end up as the “still on the market” property in your community WhatsApp group.
- No theatrics. Just the boring, repeatable work that gets homes sold properly.
Insights for owners
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Common questions
The questions owners ask before they commit.
Who pays the agent's commission in Dubai?
On a sale, the seller pays the agency fee, typically 2 percent of the sale price plus VAT. It is agreed in writing before the listing goes live, not sprung on you at transfer.
See the full selling cost breakdownHow long does it take to sell a Dubai Hills home?
Plan for three to four months end to end, from preparing the listing to money in your account. A well-priced home with a clean launch can do it in ten to twelve weeks.
What the timeline actually looks likeWhat does it cost to sell?
The agency fee is the main cost. On top of that, budget for the developer NOC fee, a mortgage release fee if you have one, and conveyancing. I put the full list in writing before you commit.
Every cost, itemisedCan I sell with a tenant in place?
Yes, but the 12-month notice rule shapes who can buy. Investors can take over the tenancy; end-users who want to move in need that notice served first. It changes the buyer pool and the plan.
Selling with a tenant, explainedTwo ways to start. Pick whichever feels right.
Get the full report.
The Dubai Hills Price Maximiser is a free framework built specifically for this estate. It tells you what your home is really worth, and exactly how to sell it for every dirham the market will pay.
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