01Homes to live in
Residential
Apartments, townhouses and family villas across Dubai's established and emerging communities — chosen for how you actually intend to live.
- Primary & second homes
- Relocation searches
- Ready and off-plan
Dubai Real Estate Advisory
Own theskyline.
Shetu Realty guides American and Canadian buyers into Dubai’s most coveted homes, commercial addresses and investment properties — privately, precisely, and on your time zone.
- Personal income tax in the UAE
- 0%
- Dirhams to the dollar — pegged since 1997
- 3.6725
- Golden Visa from AED 2M in property
- 10-year
- Freehold ownership for foreign buyers
- 100%
ResidentialLuxuryCommercialInvestment
Based in
Dubai, UAE
The Advisory
Dubai rewards buyers who move with clarity. We are your advisors on the ground — so that an ocean of distance never has to mean a decision made in the dark.
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One advisor, start to finish
You deal directly with the founder's desk — from the first conversation to the day your keys are handed over, and after.
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Your time zone, not ours
Calls, video viewings and updates are arranged around Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific hours.
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Numbers before narratives
Every recommendation arrives with the figures behind it: comparable sales, running costs, rental evidence and exit options.
Expertise
Four disciplines. One standard.
Whether you are buying a home by the water, a floor of offices or the first asset in a portfolio, the work is the same: understand what you need, then find the property that earns its place.
01Homes to live in
Residential
Apartments, townhouses and family villas across Dubai's established and emerging communities — chosen for how you actually intend to live.
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02The rarefied few
Luxury
Penthouses, branded residences and beachfront villas on the Palm, in Downtown and along the Jumeirah coast, presented privately and without the noise.
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03Space to operate
Commercial
Offices, retail and mixed-use assets in DIFC, Business Bay and beyond — for companies planting a flag in the Gulf and for investors who prefer corporate tenants.
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04Capital at work
Investment
Income-producing property and carefully vetted off-plan launches, assessed on rental evidence, developer record and how easily you can exit.
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Why Dubai
A world city, priced in your currency.
For buyers who know New York, Miami, Toronto or Vancouver, Dubai offers something increasingly rare: a global city with ownership rights you’ll recognize, a currency tied to the dollar, and no local tax on what your property earns.
0%
Personal income tax
The UAE levies no personal income tax on rental income and no capital gains tax on individual owners.
3.6725
Dirhams to one U.S. dollar
The dirham has been pegged to the dollar since 1997. The currency you buy in moves with the one you think in.
10 yrs
Golden Visa residency
Property worth AED 2 million or more can qualify you for long-term, renewable UAE residency for you and your family.
100%
Foreign ownership
Buy freehold in designated areas, with title registered in your name at the Dubai Land Department.
4%
One-time transfer fee
Paid to the Dubai Land Department when you buy — with no annual property tax bill to follow.
1 flight
From home to Dubai
Nonstop services link Dubai with New York, Toronto, Los Angeles and other major North American gateways.
A straight word on tax at home.
The UAE won’t tax your rental income — but U.S. citizens are taxed on worldwide income wherever they live, and Canadian residents report foreign property and what it earns. Dubai’s advantages are real; they simply sit alongside your obligations at home. We’ll tell you what we know, and work with your tax advisor on the rest.
Communities
Know the neighborhoods before you know the listings.
Run the numbers
Think in dollars. Own in dirhams.
Because the dirham is pegged to the dollar, the arithmetic of a Dubai purchase is refreshingly plain. Move the sliders to see what a budget looks like on the ground.
AED 2,754,375
$200K$10M
3%10%
1 yr20 yrs
Your illustration
- Estimated gross rent, per year
- $45,000
- Per month
- $3,750
- One-time DLD transfer fee (4%)
- $30,000
- UAE tax on that rental income
- $0
Gross rent over 10 years$450,000 · 60% of price
Meets the AED 2M Golden Visa threshold. A purchase at this level can qualify for ten-year residency.
Illustrative only — not a forecast, offer or financial advice. Assumes a constant rent; gross figures before service charges, management, vacancy and any tax due in your home country. Actual yields vary by community, property and market conditions.
Right now
A morning call on the East Coast lands in Dubai’s early evening. We plan around your day.
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Los Angeles · Vancouver
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The Process
From first call to keys in hand.
Six considered steps, each with a clear outcome. You can complete every one of them from home — or fly in and let us make two days in Dubai count for twenty.
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A private conversation
We begin with a call on your schedule: what you want the property to do for you, your budget in dollars, and your timeline. No obligation, no pitch deck.
Video or phone · about 30 minutes
- 02
A curated shortlist
You receive a short, reasoned selection — not a catalog — with pricing, floor plans, running costs and our candid view of each option's strengths and weaknesses.
Typically within a few days
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Viewings, from anywhere
Walk through each property by live video with your advisor on site, or let us plan a focused visit to Dubai. We check the details that listings leave out.
Live video tours · in-person itineraries
- 04
Offer and agreement
We negotiate on your behalf and coordinate the paperwork — a sale agreement for a ready home, or a reservation and purchase contract with the developer for off-plan.
Deposits held under regulated procedures
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Transfer and title
Ownership is registered with the Dubai Land Department and your title deed is issued in your name. Where you can't attend, a power of attorney lets it happen without you.
Registered with the Dubai Land Department
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Handover and beyond
Snagging, furnishing, leasing, property management, residency applications — we stay involved and connect you with the right specialists for each.
Ongoing support after completion
The Founder’s Desk
A direct line, not a call center.
Shetu Realty is led by Shetu Aziz, Founder & CEO and real estate advisor. When you reach out, you reach the person accountable for your purchase — on a U.S. number, by WhatsApp, or by email. This is the card. Every line on it works.
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Shetu Aziz
Founder & CEO
Real Estate Advisor
- +1 239 409 7337(WhatsApp & Botim)
- +971 52 563 7080
- +88 01731990099
- ceo@sheturealty.com
- www.sheturealty.com
- Dubai, UAE
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Questions
What buyers ask first.
Straight answers to the questions we hear most from American and Canadian buyers. For the longer version, read the guide.
Yes. Foreign nationals can buy freehold property in Dubai's designated areas — which include most of the communities international buyers ask about. You hold title in your own name, registered with the Dubai Land Department, and you do not need to be a UAE resident or citizen to buy.
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Begin with a conversation.
Tell us a little about what you have in mind. We’ll reply personally and arrange a private consultation at a time that suits your time zone.
Private inquiry
A few details, and we’ll take it from there.