Dubai · Luxury Property Advisor

Homes for
a life well
lived.

Bespoke residential and investment advisory across Dubai's most coveted addresses — from Palm Jumeirah villas to Downtown sky-residences. Fifteen years guiding discerning buyers, sellers, and investors home.

Serena Mohamad, Dubai Luxury Real Estate Advisor
RERA Certified · Broker
Featured in Forbes ME · Vogue Arabia · Gulf Business
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A quiet expertise
across Dubai's finest addresses.

I help individuals, families, and investors find — and let go of — properties they truly love, with the discretion and rigour the market demands.

Raised between Dubai and London, I built my career inside two of the emirate's most respected brokerages before founding an independent practice in 2019. My clients return to me because the work is honest: I value the asset, the neighbourhood, and the timing — never the commission.

Today my portfolio spans Palm Jumeirah, Emirates Hills, Downtown, and the Marina, with an active book of off-market opportunities I quietly bring to the buyers best suited to them.

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What I Do

Four ways
I work with clients.

Whether you are buying a forever home, building a yield-driven portfolio, or quietly bringing a trophy property to market, the engagement is calibrated to you — never templated.

/ 01

Private Residential Acquisition

Curated home searches across Dubai's premier communities, including off-market villas, penthouses, and waterfront residences.

/ 02

Investment Advisory

Yield-led portfolio strategy, off-plan placements with vetted developers, and capital preservation through cycle-aware buying.

/ 03

Discreet Sales & Off-Market

Confidential representation for sellers who prefer their property never to be listed publicly — qualified buyers introduced privately.

/ 04

Relocation Concierge

For families and executives moving to the UAE: end-to-end relocation, including schooling, residency, and lifestyle integration.

/ 05

Leasing & Property Management

Long-term and short-stay leasing across the luxury segment, with hands-on management that protects the asset and the experience.

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Market Intelligence

Quarterly insight reports and bespoke valuation memos — the same research I rely on to advise my own clients' decisions.

Dubai Market

Neighbourhoods I know
by heart.

Each address in Dubai carries its own rhythm. A snapshot of where I work most — and where I'd be happy to walk you through, in person.

Palm Jumeirah aerial view
Signature Address

Palm Jumeirah

From AED 12M · Beachfront villas & sky penthouses
Downtown Dubai and Burj Khalifa
Urban Core

Downtown Dubai

From AED 4.5M
Dubai Marina skyline
Waterfront

Dubai Marina

From AED 2.8M
Luxury villa in Emirates Hills
Gated Estate

Emirates Hills

From AED 35M
Business Bay and DIFC towers
Investment-Grade

Business Bay & DIFC

From AED 1.9M
Why Dubai

A city engineered
for opportunity.

Dubai is no longer simply a destination — it is a residency, a tax position, a portfolio, and a lifestyle, all underwritten by one of the most pro-investor frameworks in the world. Below, the facts I share with every client before we begin.

01

Zero personal income tax

No personal income tax, no capital-gains tax, and no annual property tax on residential holdings — only a one-time 4% transfer fee paid at the Dubai Land Department.

02

100% foreign ownership

Across all designated freehold zones, non-UAE nationals enjoy full and outright ownership of land and property — fee simple, no leasehold caveats.

03

10-year Golden Visa

A property investment of AED 2M or more qualifies the buyer (and dependents) for the UAE's renewable 10-year residency — one of the region's most accessible long-stay pathways.

04

Transparent regulation

RERA, the Dubai Land Department, and mandatory escrow accounts for off-plan transactions make Dubai one of the most institutionally protected emerging markets in the world.

05

Currency & stability

The UAE Dirham has been pegged to the US Dollar since 1997 — a quiet but powerful anchor for international buyers protecting purchasing power across cycles.

06

Strongest rental yields globally

Average gross yields of 6–9% in prime apartment districts — meaningfully ahead of London, Paris, Singapore, and most US gateway cities at equivalent quality.

3.8M
Residents · 200+ nationalities
17.2M
International visitors / year
7hrs
Flight to ⅔ of world's population
№1
Safest major city in MENA
Beyond the Spreadsheet

The lifestyle, in plain terms.

Dubai is a city you can move to in a week. World-class international schools (Repton, GEMS Wellington, Dwight, Swiss International), private healthcare on par with Geneva and London, year-round sunshine from October through May, and a social ecosystem built around the people who choose to be here.

For families, the calculus is simple: safety, schooling, climate, and proximity to home. For investors, it is yield, liquidity, and a currency that doesn't move. For founders, it is the absence of friction — set up a free-zone company in days, not months.

Climate 300+ sunny days · 25–35°C peak season
Languages Arabic (official) · English universally spoken
Time zone GST · 4 hrs ahead of London, 9 ahead of NYC
Banking HSBC, Emirates NBD, Mashreq, ENBD Private
Healthcare Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi · Mediclinic · King's College
Schools British · American · IB · French · Indian curricula
Market Pulse · Q2 2026

The market in numbers.

Dubai's luxury segment continues to outperform global benchmarks, with prime values up year-on-year and inventory in the AED 10M+ range remaining tight. Below: a snapshot from my most recent client briefing.

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Prime residential price growth (YoY)Palm Jumeirah · Emirates Hills
+18%
Average days on market — luxuryProperties AED 10M+
42
Gross rental yields — Marina1- & 2-bed apartments
7.2%
Off-plan share of total volume2026 forecast
61%
International buyer activityUK · India · Russia · CIS
+24%
Serena doesn't sell — she listens. She found us a villa we didn't know existed, on a street we'd never heard of, and made it feel inevitable.
Alexander & Sofia M. Acquired in Emirates Hills · 2025
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Let's start a quiet conversation.

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