Fairway Villas 3 Emaar South Dubai

Fairway Villas 3 is Emaar Properties' third golf-course phase at Emaar South — only 72 villas, split as 36 semi-detached four-bedroom homes and 36 standalone five-bedroom homes, each over three floors and fronting the community's 18-hole championship course. Four-bedroom villas start at AED 4.39 million (about Rs 11.30 crore) and five-bedroom villas at AED 6.44 million (about Rs 16.58 crore). The handover on record is Q1 2028.

The plan is 90/10 and construction-linked: 90% of the price is paid across the build against site milestones and the last 10% falls due at handover. That is a developer-friendly schedule, and it matters more here than the headline price. The other thing to settle before booking is the size — the sources print two readings for both unit types, and on the five-bedroom they differ by more than 600 sq ft.

At a glance

Price and unit pricing

Read the two five-bedroom rows together and the problem is obvious: the same villa at the same price is AED 1,349 per sq ft on one source's size and AED 1,144 on another's. That is an 18% swing in the number that decides whether this is cheap or dear, and it comes from a size, not a price. Only the stamped floor plan attached to your SPA settles it.

On the four-bedroom the readings are closer, and at roughly AED 1,088 per sq ft it sits on the median of about AED 1,070 that one portal reports for Emaar South villas. In other words, Emaar is not charging a scarcity premium for the golf frontage on the smaller type. The five-bedroom, on the higher reading, is where the premium sits.

Payment plan and total cost

90/10, construction-linked. Instalments follow milestones on site rather than calendar dates, and there is no post-handover component. Worked on the AED 4,390,000 four-bedroom:

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 government cost. The service charge is not published for this phase; on a 4,000 sq ft villa every AED 1 per sq ft is AED 4,000 a year, so ask for the budgeted rate in writing.

The real cost of a construction-linked plan is not money, it is timing. A milestone plan can call three instalments inside one quarter if the contractor moves fast. Ask Emaar for the milestone list and the percentage attached to each one before you sign, and keep a buffer.

Location and connectivity

Emaar South sits inside Dubai South, off Emirates Road (E611), with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road (E311) as the second approach. Community guides put Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) at about five minutes and Expo City Dubai at about ten. The district was planned around the airport's expansion and the Jebel Ali logistics belt, which is the reason to be here early.

The trade-off is isolation. There is no metro in the community — UAE Exchange on the Red Line is about 17 km away, a 15 to 20 minute drive — and Downtown, the Marina and the beaches are all long motorway runs. Emaar South is mid-build, so neighbouring sites will be live for years after you move in. Compare clusters inside the same district on our Dubai South page, or look across all Dubai projects we track.

Amenities and specifications

Every villa has direct access to and views over the 18-hole championship golf course, which is the amenity the phase is priced on. The Emaar South master plan adds a clubhouse, parks, pools, a community centre and sports courts. The four-bedroom homes are semi-detached and share one wall; the five-bedroom homes stand alone on their plots.

No fit-out schedule, appliance list or kitchen specification for this phase appears in any source we read. Treat the specification annexure of the SPA as the only binding list, and get the plot size in writing as well as the built-up area — on a standalone villa the plot is half the resale argument.

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. Delivery counts 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 record of handing over near schedule is the best in the market.

The caution is scale: roughly 47,000 units are under construction at once, and Emaar South is a young master community released cluster by cluster. Fairway Villas and Fairway Villas 2 came before this phase, so visit the earlier phases and ask owners about the handover experience before you commit.

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 4.39 million the 4% DLD transfer fee is AED 175,600 (about USD 48,000). UAE banks lend non-residents roughly 50% to 60% of the price, which is why a developer payment plan rather than a UAE mortgage carries most overseas purchases at this stage.

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 4.39 million is about USD 1.20 million, which needs a couple across three financial years, or more names on the title. A milestone-linked plan makes that harder to arrange than a dated one, because you cannot see in advance which financial year an instalment will land in. Plan for the fast case, not the slow one.

Both villa types clear the AED 2 million Golden Visa threshold with a wide margin; the visa is issued against the title deed once the DLD records the transfer. There is no annual property tax in Dubai, no UAE tax on the rent and no VAT on a residential sale, though an Indian tax resident still declares the rent and any gain in India and takes treaty credit where it applies.

On yield and exit we will not guess. No source publishes a rent for this phase, and Emaar South's villa rental record is short. What can be said is that standalone five-bedroom villas are the thinnest part of Dubai's supply and the part that holds value best in a soft market, while semi-detached four-bedroom homes compete with every townhouse in the district. Ask an agent for signed tenancy contracts in the earlier Fairway Villas phases before modelling anything.

Pros

• Only 72 villas, so the phase is small enough to finish quickly once it is properly under way
• The five-bedroom homes are standalone, which is rare below AED 7 M anywhere on a Dubai golf course
• Construction-linked instalments mean you pay against progress rather than a calendar
• About AED 1,088 per sq ft on the four-bedroom sits on the AED 1,070 median one portal reports for Emaar South villas
• Emaar's delivery record is the strongest in Dubai — over 108,000 homes delivered
• Both unit types clear the AED 2 M Golden Visa threshold outright

Cons

• 90% of the price is due before handover, with only 10% held back
• Sizes are printed two different ways for both types, and the five-bedroom readings differ by more than 600 sq ft
• No source publishes a construction-progress figure, so the build stage cannot be checked from public data
• No source prints the DLD project number, the escrow bank or the service charge
• Milestone-linked instalments make the payment dates unpredictable, which is awkward when the money comes from abroad
• No metro, and Emaar South is mid-build — expect neighbouring sites for years after handover

Who this is for

• End users who want a standalone five-bedroom golf villa and can fund 90% before the key
• Buyers who prefer paying against real site progress rather than fixed dates
• Golden Visa buyers, since both types clear AED 2 M with a wide margin
• Families who want a 72-home enclave rather than a several-hundred-unit phase

Who should look elsewhere

• Anyone who needs a post-handover plan — there is none, and 90% falls due before handover
• Buyers on a tight remittance schedule, because milestone instalments arrive when the site says so
• Yield investors, since no source prices the rent for this phase
• Anyone who cannot get the size on the floor plan confirmed in writing

Our verdict

Worth it for an end user who wants a standalone golf villa in a 72-home phase and has the cash to carry 90% before handover. The construction-linked plan and the contradictory size readings are the two things to settle in writing first. Not a yield buy — no source prices the rent for this phase.

Inside the same community, Fairway Villas 2 is the earlier and cheaper phase at AED 3.21 M with a Q4 2026 handover, and Golf Lane is the closest match at AED 4.48 M with a bigger four-bedroom. Our wider list is on the 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 3?

Four-bedroom semi-detached villas start at AED 4.39 million, about Rs 11.30 crore at AED 1 = Rs 25.75. Five-bedroom standalone villas start at AED 6.44 million, about Rs 16.58 crore. On the 4,036 sq ft reading of the four-bedroom that is roughly AED 1,088 per sq ft.

What is the payment plan?

A 90/10 construction-linked plan: 90% across the build in instalments tied to site milestones, 10% at handover, nothing afterwards. On AED 4.39 M that is AED 3,951,000 across the build and AED 439,000 at handover, plus a 4% DLD transfer fee of AED 175,600.

When is the handover?

Q1 2028 is the date on record and some listings narrow it to January 2028. No source publishes a construction-progress figure for this phase, so check the Dubai Land Department's progress reading on the Dubai REST app and the completion date in your SPA.

How big are the villas?

The sources disagree. Four-bedroom homes are printed as 4,036 sq ft built-up on one page and as a 3,615 to 4,107 sq ft range on another; five-bedroom homes as 4,773 sq ft on one and 5,393 to 5,627 on another. The difference is large enough to change the rate per sq ft by a fifth, so take the figure off the stamped floor plan attached to the SPA.

How many villas are there?

72 in total — 36 semi-detached four-bedroom villas and 36 standalone five-bedroom villas, each over three floors, all fronting the Emaar South golf course.

Is it registered with the DLD?

It is sold as a registered off-plan project through a DLD-approved escrow account, but no source we read prints the project number or names the escrow bank. Look the project up on the Dubai REST app before paying anything.

What will I pay on top of the price?

The 4% DLD transfer fee — AED 175,600 on the four-bedroom entry — plus an AED 40 Oqood registration fee 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.

Does it qualify for the Golden Visa?

Yes, comfortably. The threshold is AED 2 million of property value and the cheapest villa here is AED 4.39 million. The visa is issued against the title deed once the Dubai Land Department records the transfer.

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

Yes — Emaar South is freehold and open to any nationality, with the title deed in your own name. Money goes out under the Reserve Bank of India's Liberalised Remittance Scheme at USD 250,000 per person per financial year, so a couple can send USD 500,000 a year. AED 4.39 M is about USD 1.20 million, which needs a couple across three financial years or more people on the title.

Compare with other Dubai projects

Also in Emaar South: Golf Lane (from AED 4,480,000, handover 2028), Fairway Villas 2 (from AED 3,210,000, handover 2026), Emaar Golf Links Villas (from AED 2.4 M, ready) 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: Maple 3 (from AED 4.24 M, ready), Elie Saab Villas 2 (from AED 4,820,888, ready) and Emaar Grande Signature Residences (from AED 3.83 M, ready).

A similar budget elsewhere in Dubai: Meraas Sur La Mer (from AED 4.65 M, ready), The Field at Damac Hills (from AED 4,800,000, ready) and Jouri Hills Villas (from AED 3.9 M, handover 2026).

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