Fairway Villas 2 Emaar South Dubai

Fairway Villas 2 is Emaar Properties' second golf-course phase at Emaar South, inside Dubai South — about 309 three- and four-bedroom homes of roughly 2,992 to 3,110 sq ft fronting the community's 18-hole championship course. The launch price on record is AED 3,210,000 (about Rs 8.27 crore), the plan is 10% on booking, 75% across the build and 15% at handover, and the handover date on record is Q4 2026.

Two things make this phase worth a careful read. The first is the developer: Emaar's delivery record is the strongest in Dubai, and it is what the premium buys. The second is a contradiction the sources leave sitting there — one tracker reports construction at 5.25% against a December 2026 handover, and those two numbers cannot both be true. This page prints the figures as the sources give them and says where the record is thin.

At a glance

Price and unit pricing

The reference rows disagree, and one disagrees with itself: a portal reporting Emaar South townhouses at an average AED 2,806,797 over 2,231 sq ft is reporting AED 1,258 per sq ft, while the same page prints "about AED 2,000 per sq ft". What holds up across sources is a median near AED 1,070 per sq ft for Emaar South villas, and Fairway Villas 2 at roughly AED 1,073 sits on it.

No source publishes a price split by bedroom count. A three- and a four-bedroom home inside a 278 to 289 sq m band cannot both start at AED 3,210,000, so ask Emaar for the price list by type rather than working from the headline.

Payment plan and total cost

10% on booking, 75% across construction, 15% at handover. There is no post-handover component, so the schedule ends when the key is handed over. Worked on the AED 3,210,000 launch price:

There is no annual property tax in Dubai and no VAT on a residential sale, so the 4% DLD transfer fee plus the fixed registration charges is the whole of the government cost. The service charge is the figure missing here — Emaar publishes no rate for this phase in anything we read. Ask for the budgeted rate per sq ft per year in writing before you book: on a 3,000 sq ft home, every AED 1 per sq ft is AED 3,000 a year.

Location and connectivity

Emaar South sits inside Dubai South, off Emirates Road (E611) with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road (E311) the second approach. The community guides put Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) at about five minutes and Expo City Dubai at about ten. That is the thesis: Dubai's second airport is being expanded hard, and the districts around it were laid out to house the people who will work there.

The cost of being early is that nothing else is close. There is no metro in the community — the nearest station is UAE Exchange on the Red Line, about 17 km and a 15 to 20 minute drive away — and Downtown, Dubai Marina and the beaches are all long motorway runs. Emaar South is mid-build, so for several years after handover you will live next to other people's sites. Compare clusters inside the same district on our Dubai South page, or the wider market across all Dubai projects we track.

Amenities and specifications

The homes are three- and four-bedroom, over multiple floors, with private gardens and covered parking, fronting the community's 18-hole championship golf course — the one amenity that sets Emaar South apart from the rest of Dubai South. The master plan adds a clubhouse, parks, pools, a community centre and sports courts.

What is not published is the detail that decides how a home feels: no fit-out schedule, no appliance list and no kitchen specification appears in any source we read. Take the specification annexure of the SPA as the only binding list.

About the developer

Emaar Properties built Burj Khalifa, The Dubai Mall and Downtown Dubai, and master-planned Dubai Marina, Dubai Hills Estate and Dubai Creek Harbour. The delivery counts quoted across the portals vary because they measure different things — 186 projects and 68,900 units on one count, more than 108,000 residential units as of 2024 on another, over 180 completed buildings in Dubai on a third — but all are large, and Emaar's reputation for handing over near schedule is the best in the market.

The caution worth naming is scale: Emaar has roughly 47,000 units under construction at once, and Emaar South is a newer master community released cluster by cluster rather than a finished address. A strong record is a good reason to trust the date on the SPA; it is not a reason to skip checking it.

For Indian buyers

Any nationality. Emaar South is a designated freehold area: no local partner, no residence visa needed in order to buy, and the Dubai Land Department issues the title deed in your own name. On AED 3,210,000 the 4% DLD transfer fee is AED 128,400 (about USD 35,000). UAE banks lend non-residents roughly 50% to 60% of the price, which is why the developer payment plan carries most overseas purchases rather than a mortgage.

Money leaves India under the Reserve Bank of India's Liberalised Remittance Scheme — USD 250,000 per person per financial year, so a couple can send USD 500,000 in a year. AED 3.21 M is about USD 874,000, which needs two people across two financial years; the 10/75/15 schedule spreads the payments far enough to make that work, which is why you should map the instalment dates against April-to-March before signing. The purchase clears the AED 2 million Golden Visa threshold on a single home, the visa issued against the title deed once the DLD records the transfer.

There is no annual property tax in Dubai, no tax on the rent in the UAE, and no VAT on a residential sale. An Indian tax resident still declares the rent and any gain on sale in India, taking credit where a treaty allows. On yield we will not guess: no source publishes a rent for Fairway Villas 2, and Emaar South's villa rental record is short. Ask an agent for signed tenancy contracts in the first Fairway Villas phase before modelling a return.

On exit: Emaar resale is liquid because the brand is the first one an overseas buyer recognises. The risk is timing — Emaar South has a long release pipeline, and new phases at launch pricing compete directly with your resale. The buyer who does well here holds past the build-out rather than flipping into it.

Pros

• Emaar's delivery record is the strongest in Dubai — over 108,000 homes delivered and a reputation for handing over close to schedule
• No post-handover tail: 15% at handover ends the schedule, so the cost is known and finished
• About AED 1,073 per sq ft at the entry size is at or below the AED 1,070 median one portal reports for Emaar South villas
• Five minutes from Al Maktoum International Airport, the largest infrastructure bet in Dubai South
• At AED 3.21 M the purchase clears the AED 2 M Golden Visa threshold outright

Cons

• The 75% paid during construction is a heavy mid-schedule load — most of the money leaves before you have a key
• One tracker shows construction at 5.25% against a Q4 2026 handover; the two readings cannot both be right and no source resolves them
• No source we checked prints the DLD project number, the escrow bank or the service charge for this phase
• No metro. The nearest station is about 17 km away and everything in the community is a car journey
• Emaar South is still being built out, so you will live beside construction for years after handover
• No source publishes a rent or a yield for Fairway Villas 2, so the investment case cannot be checked from public data

Who this is for

• End users who want a three- or four-bedroom golf-course home and value Emaar's handover record above everything else
• Buyers who want the whole cost settled at handover with nothing left running afterwards
• Golden Visa buyers, since AED 3.21 M clears the AED 2 M threshold on a single home
• Families betting on Al Maktoum International Airport and the Dubai South employment base over the next decade

Who should look elsewhere

• Yield investors — no source publishes a rent for this project and villa yields in Dubai run below apartment yields
• Anyone who needs a post-handover plan; 90% of the money is due before you get the key
• Buyers who want a metro connection or a finished neighbourhood on day one
• Anyone who cannot get the DLD construction-progress figure and the SPA completion date confirmed before booking

Our verdict

A fair buy for an end user who wants a golf-course home from the safest developer in Dubai and can fund 85% before handover. Not a yield purchase — no source prices the rent, and we will not invent one. Confirm the DLD construction-progress figure, the SPA completion date, and whether your floor plan is a villa or a townhouse before paying anything.

Inside the same community the later phases sit a tier above: Fairway Villas 3 starts at AED 4.39 M and Golf Lane at AED 4.48 M, both handing over in 2028. See also our projects page.

Talk to Realty Hunting for the current Emaar price list and a site-visit plan for Emaar South.

Run this project's numbers yourself. The calculator opens on the price and unit size above; change the currency, the rent or the mortgage and it recalculates the fees, the cash you need on day one and the net rent.

FAQs

What is the price of Fairway Villas 2?

The launch price on record is AED 3,210,000, which is about Rs 8.27 crore at AED 1 = Rs 25.75. At the 2,992 sq ft entry size that is roughly AED 1,073 per sq ft. Prices by bedroom count are not published by the sources we checked, so ask Emaar for the current price list.

What is the payment plan?

10% on booking, 75% in instalments across construction and 15% at handover. On AED 3,210,000 that is AED 321,000 down, AED 2,407,500 across the build and AED 481,500 at handover, plus a 4% DLD transfer fee of AED 128,400. There is no post-handover component.

When is the handover?

Q4 2026 is the date on record, and several sources narrow it to December 2026. Construction began in July 2023. One tracker still reports progress at 5.25%, which does not fit that date — check the Dubai Land Department's construction-progress figure on the Dubai REST app and the completion date in your SPA.

How big are the homes?

The developer prints 278 to 289 sq m of built-up area, which is about 2,992 to 3,110 sq ft. The mix is three- and four-bedroom homes and the phase is about 309 units.

Is Fairway Villas 2 registered with the DLD?

It is sold as a registered off-plan project through a DLD-approved escrow account, but none of the sources we read prints the project number or names the escrow bank. Look the project up on the Dubai REST app before you pay anything.

Does it qualify for the Golden Visa?

Yes. The UAE Golden Visa threshold is AED 2 million of property value and AED 3,210,000 clears it on a single home. The visa is issued against the title deed once the DLD records the transfer, so an off-plan buyer normally applies after handover unless the developer arranges it earlier.

What will I pay on top of the price?

The 4% DLD transfer fee — AED 128,400 on the entry price — plus an AED 40 Oqood registration fee on an off-plan unit and a DLD registration trustee charge of about AED 4,200 plus 5% VAT. There is no annual property tax in Dubai and no VAT on a residential sale. The service charge for this phase is not published; budget for it separately.

Can an Indian buyer own it, and how does the money leave India?

Yes — Emaar South is freehold, open to any nationality, with the title deed issued in your own name and no local partner needed. Money goes out under the Reserve Bank of India's Liberalised Remittance Scheme, USD 250,000 per person per financial year, so a couple can send USD 500,000 a year. AED 3.21 M is about USD 874,000, which needs two people across two financial years, and the 10/75/15 schedule spreads it far enough to make that work.

What rent or yield can I expect?

We will not guess. No source we checked publishes a rent or a gross yield for Fairway Villas 2, and Emaar South is young enough that its villa rental record is thin. Ask an agent for signed tenancy contracts in the neighbouring Fairway Villas phase before you model a return.

Compare with other Dubai projects

Also in Emaar South: Emaar Golf Links Villas (from AED 2.4 M, ready), Fairway Villas 3 (from AED 4.39 M, handover 2028), Golf Lane (from AED 4,480,000, handover 2028) and Emaar Expo Golf Villas Phase 5 (from AED 1.756 M, ready). See every Dubai South project with prices and handover dates.

More by Emaar: Joy Townhouses (from AED 2.71 M, ready), Anya 2 (from AED 2,590,000, handover 2026) and Emaar Grande Signature Residences (from AED 3.83 M, ready).

A similar budget elsewhere in Dubai: Damac Lagoons Morocco (from AED 2.99 M, handover 2026), Damac Morocco 2 (from AED 2.99 M, handover 2026) and Damac Islands (from AED 2.75 M, handover 2028).

Read next: Emaar Projects in Dubai: Every Project, Price and Handover Date · Off-Plan Property in Dubai: How It Works · Dubai Property Payment Plans: 1% Monthly, Post-Handover and More · Villas and Townhouses for Sale in Dubai: Prices and Returns. Every Dubai project we track is listed on the Dubai section.