Reportage Village Dubailand Dubai
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Reportage Village Dubailand Dubai is a Villa project by Reportage Properties in Dubailand. Prices start at around AED 1.54 M (about Rs 3.97 Cr). Current status is under construction. Below you will find the price, sizes, DLD registration details, location notes, pros and cons, and answers to the questions buyers ask most.
Quick Facts
| Project | Reportage Village Dubailand Dubai |
| Developer | Reportage Properties |
| Location | Dubailand |
| Type | Villa |
| Sizes | Size on Call - the sources publish the price bands and the phase structure but not the built-up areas for this community |
| Starting Price | AED 1.54 M (about Rs 3.97 Cr) onwards |
| Status | Under Construction |
| DLD Project Number | Registered with the Dubai Land Department (DLD) and sold through a DLD-approved escrow account with an Oqood entry per home. The project number and the escrow bank are not printed by the sources we could read, and this community is released in numbered phases - the portals list Reportage Village 1 separately - so ask which phase your townhouse sits in and verify that phase's number on the Dubai REST app before paying the booking amount. |
Prices & details are indicative. Please confirm the latest with our advisor or the builder before booking.
Sizes & Pricing
| Configuration | Size | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villa | Size on Call - the sources publish the price bands and the phase structure but not the built-up areas for this community | AED 1.54 M (about Rs 3.97 Cr) onwards | Families & end-users |
Prices are indicative. Confirm the latest cost sheet with us.
About Reportage Village Dubailand Dubai
Reportage Village is a community of 1,767 townhouses in Dubailand from the Abu Dhabi developer Reportage Properties, in two, three and four-bedroom layouts. Two-bedroom homes start at about AED 1.54 million (about Rs 3.97 crore), and handover is Q4 2027.
That price is the point of the page. The other house communities we cover in this district start at AED 2.3 million, AED 5.09 million and AED 14.5 million - this is the cheapest route into a Dubai house on any of these pages. Every UAE project we track sits in the Dubai section, and the house market generally is on our villas and townhouses page.
At a glance
| Project | Reportage Village, Dubailand, Dubai |
|---|---|
| Developer | Reportage Properties, founded 2014, headquartered in Abu Dhabi |
| Scale | 1,767 townhouses |
| Configurations | 2, 3 and 4-bedroom townhouses |
| Sizes | Not published by the sources checked |
| Starting price | About AED 1.54 million (about Rs 3.97 crore) for a two-bedroom; band quoted to AED 1.76 million |
| Live asks | About AED 1,070,000 at the lowest to AED 2,500,000 at the highest |
| Payment plans | Quoted as 20/80 and 56/44, with a separate 1%-a-month-during-construction option |
| Handover | Q4 2027 |
| Status | Under construction |
| Phases | Released in numbered phases - Reportage Village 1 is listed separately on the portals |
| Ownership | Freehold, all nationalities |
Price, and the number that is missing
| Figure | What it is | AED | In rupees (at 25.75) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch entry | Two-bedroom starting price | From 1,540,000 | About Rs 3.97 crore |
| Launch band | Upper end of the two-bedroom quote | 1,760,000 | About Rs 4.53 crore |
| Lowest live ask | Cheapest townhouse listed in the community | 1,070,000 | About Rs 2.76 crore |
| Highest live ask | Dearest townhouse listed | 2,500,000 | About Rs 6.44 crore |
| Built-up area | Not published by any source we could read | - | - |
| Plot size | Not published by any source we could read | - | - |
Those last two rows are the problem, and on a house they matter more than they would on an apartment. A two-bedroom townhouse can be 1,200 sq ft or 2,000 sq ft, and the price should differ by a third - floor area and plot size are what a house is actually worth. Neither is in the public record here. Ask for both in writing against a named plot before you discuss price, because without them you cannot compare this with anything, including the other townhouses in the same community.
The spread between the launch band and the live asks is the second thing to read. A lowest ask of AED 1,070,000 against a launch entry of AED 1.54 million usually means assignment stock from early buyers, or smaller layouts in an earlier phase - either way, it is a reason to shop the community rather than accept the first quote.
Payment plans: three shapes, one that matters
The sources quote more than one structure, which normally means the plan varies by phase and release rather than that anyone is being careless. Our note on Dubai payment plans covers the vocabulary.
| Plan | Before handover | At handover | Due on handover day, on a AED 1.54 M home |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20/80 | 20% | 80% | About AED 1,232,000 |
| 56/44 | 56% | 44% | About AED 677,600 |
| 1% a month | Monthly through construction | Balance | Depends on how long you hold it |
The gap between the first two is roughly AED 555,000 on handover day. That is not a detail to settle later - it decides whether you need half a crore of rupees ready in late 2027 or not. Ask which plan applies to the phase you are buying and get the full schedule of dates and amounts as an annexe to the SPA.
On top of the price: the 4% DLD registration fee, AED 61,600 on a AED 1.54 million home, plus Oqood admin and the AED 40 knowledge fee - about AED 1,604,640 all in, roughly Rs 4.13 crore. Agency commission is 2% plus 5% VAT if a broker is used. There is no VAT on a residential sale and no annual property tax.
Running cost: the house advantage
Service charges are not yet published, but the district pattern is clear and it works in your favour. Dubailand townhouses and villas run about AED 3 to 8 per sq ft a year against AED 10 to 32 for apartments - so a house pays a third to a quarter of what an apartment of the same floor area pays, every year you own it.
One caution against that. This community carries a long shared-amenity list - several pools, tennis courts, a multi-sport court, a nursery and a mosque - and all of it is funded by the owners' association across 1,767 homes. Budget at the top of the AED 3 to 8 band rather than the bottom, and ask for the projected budget before your handover instalment.
Location and connectivity
Dubailand is a belt of sub-communities along Al Ain Road (E66), between Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) and Emirates Road (E611), and it recorded more than 18,000 residential transactions in a single year. Arabian Ranches III and DAMAC Hills are the established house communities in the same belt; Global Village and IMG Worlds of Adventure are the district's landmarks; Dubai Hills Mall and Downtown are reached on E311.
Reportage's earlier Dubailand development, Rukan, is in the same district and its first phase is delivered - which is a useful thing for a buyer here, because you can go and look at finished work from the same developer a short drive away. There is no metro on this side of Dubailand. The other house communities we cover in this belt are Haven by Aldar, The Acres and Cassia Villas at The Wilds.
Amenities and specifications
The amenity programme is long and unmistakably family-shaped: a gym and a separate outdoor gym, several swimming pools, a multi-sport court and tennis courts, a jogging track, zen and yoga gardens, barbecue stations, playgrounds, a chess area, a nursery and a mosque. That is a community designed to be lived in rather than let, which matches a two to four-bedroom townhouse mix.
What is not published is the specification that decides the value of any individual house - the built-up area and the plot. Ask for both against a named plot, along with the finishing schedule, and get them attached to your own SPA rather than working from the launch material. Final as per the SPA.
About the developer
Reportage Properties was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, with a delivery record in both emirates. Its first project, Leonardo Residences in Masdar City, was handed over in 2018 - 93% of the apartments were reserved within a day of the groundbreaking in April 2016. It has since delivered Oasis Residence 1 and Oasis Residence 2 in Masdar City, the latter about 304 homes, and Al Raha Lofts in Al Raha Beach.
In Dubai it completed the initial phase of Rukan Lofts in Dubailand, a three-tower scheme of roughly 608 apartments built with Continental Investment Company. The company lists more than 60 projects and over 31,000 units across its portfolio - a far larger number than it has delivered, which is the usual shape in this market. The fair reading is a developer with genuine finished buildings behind it and a pipeline much bigger than that record, so check this phase's construction percentage rather than the portfolio count.
For Indian buyers
Dubailand is freehold, so an Indian citizen owns the house outright with a title deed from the Dubai Land Department, and the UAE charges no annual property tax. Under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme each resident Indian may remit USD 250,000 per financial year, and a AED 1.54 million townhouse is about USD 420,000 - so it needs two allowances, two financial years or a purchase in joint names. The instalment plan spreads it, which makes the planning straightforward as long as you know which plan applies.
The larger layouts here approach or clear the Golden Visa threshold of AED 2 million, and on an off-plan purchase only the equity actually paid counts towards it. If you intend to let rather than live in the house, note that Dubailand houses earn about 4.5 to 6% gross against 6 to 8.5% for the district's apartments - our rental yield by area note sets that out - and that 1,767 near-identical homes will compete with each other for tenants. Rent is taxable in India in your hands with the standard 30% deduction on the annual value.
Pros
- The cheapest route into a Dubai house on these pages - AED 1.54 million against AED 2.3 M, AED 5.09 M and AED 14.5 M elsewhere in the same district
- Townhouse service charges of AED 3 to 8 per sq ft, a fraction of apartment levels
- Handover in Q4 2027, about fifteen months out
- A developer with delivered buildings in both emirates, including the first phase of Rukan Lofts in this same district
- A long, family-shaped amenity list including a nursery and a mosque
- Live asks starting near AED 1,070,000, so there is room to negotiate against the launch band
Cons
- No built-up areas or plot sizes published - on a house, the most important gap on this page
- 1,767 near-identical homes competing on resale and on rent
- Three payment plans in circulation, with about AED 555,000 of difference on handover day
- A wide, inconsistent price band against live asks well below it
- Dubailand house yields of 4.5 to 6% gross
- A portfolio of 60-plus projects and 31,000 units against a much smaller delivered record
- No metro, and the surrounding sub-communities are still filling in
Who this is for
Families who want a freehold Dubai house at the lowest entry available and can wait to late 2027; buyers who want house-level service charges rather than apartment-level ones; and anyone who will get the floor area, the plot and the exact schedule in writing before booking.
Who should look elsewhere
Yield-first investors, anyone who will not buy a house without a published floor area, buyers who want a small exclusive community, and anyone who needs schools and retail already trading.
Our verdict
The case here is simple arithmetic: a freehold Dubai house from about AED 1.54 million, in a district where the other house communities on these pages start at AED 2.3 million, AED 5.09 million and AED 14.5 million. Add service charges of AED 3 to 8 per sq ft against the AED 10 to 32 an apartment pays, a Q4 2027 handover that is nearer than most, and a developer with finished buildings in both emirates - including a delivered phase a short drive away in the same district - and it holds together. Two things stop us going further. Nobody publishes a floor area or a plot size, and on a house that is the central fact, not a detail: get both in writing against a named plot before you discuss price. And 1,767 near-identical homes will compete with each other on resale and rent for years, which is the main reason to treat this as a house to live in rather than an asset to let. Then pin the payment plan to your phase - the gap between the quoted 20/80 and 56/44 is about AED 555,000 on handover day.
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.
Dubai property calculator — costs, cash needed and net rent
Works from any country: pick your currency, or type your own rate. Fees follow the DLD schedule; rent figures are yours to set.
| Charge | AED | Your currency |
|---|
Fee basis: DLD transfer 4% of price, plus a DLD admin fee of AED 580 on a ready unit and AED 40 at Oqood on an off-plan one; registration trustee AED 2,000 below AED 500,000 and AED 4,000 from AED 500,000, plus 5% VAT (AED 2,100 or AED 4,200); title deed and map about AED 500; agency 2% plus 5% VAT where used; mortgage registration 0.25% of the loan plus AED 290. Rates shown are indicative, read on 9 September 2026, and the pegged ones (USD and the GCC currencies) do not move — edit the rate box for anything else. This is an estimate to plan with, not a quotation, and it does not cover tax in your own country.
FAQs
What does a townhouse at Reportage Village cost?
Two-bedroom homes start at about AED 1.54 million (about Rs 3.97 crore), with the band quoted to AED 1.76 million. Live asks in the community run from about AED 1,070,000 to AED 2,500,000. Ask for a price against a named plot rather than working from the band.
How big are the townhouses at Reportage Village Dubailand Dubai?
No source we could read publishes the built-up areas or plot sizes. On a house that is the most important gap on this page - ask for both in writing against a named plot before you discuss price.
When is handover for Reportage Village Dubailand Dubai?
Q4 2027, about fifteen months out. Establish which numbered phase your home sits in and read that phase's verified construction percentage on the Dubai REST app.
What is the payment plan for Reportage Village Dubailand Dubai?
It depends on the phase. The sources quote a 20/80 and a 56/44, plus a separate 1%-a-month option. On a AED 1.54 million townhouse the difference between the first two is roughly AED 555,000 due on handover day, so get the exact schedule as an annexe to the SPA.
What does Reportage Village Dubailand Dubai cost on top of the price?
The DLD registration fee is 4% - AED 61,600 on a AED 1.54 million home - plus Oqood admin and the AED 40 knowledge fee, bringing the total to about AED 1,604,640, roughly Rs 4.13 crore. Agency commission is 2% plus 5% VAT if a broker is used. There is no VAT on a residential sale and no annual property tax.
What are the service charges at Reportage Village Dubailand Dubai?
Not yet published. Dubailand houses run about AED 3 to 8 per sq ft a year against AED 10 to 32 for apartments. This community's long shared-amenity list is funded across 1,767 homes, so budget at the top of the band.
What rental yield do Dubailand houses achieve?
About 4.5 to 6% gross, net typically 1.5 to 2 points lower - below the district's apartments. A community of 1,767 near-identical townhouses will also compete with itself on rent.
Who is Reportage Properties?
An Abu Dhabi developer founded in 2014. It delivered Leonardo Residences in Masdar City in 2018, has handed over Oasis Residence 1 and 2 and Al Raha Lofts, and completed the initial phase of Rukan Lofts in Dubailand - about 608 apartments across three towers. It lists more than 60 projects and 31,000 units, far more than it has delivered.
Can an Indian citizen buy at Reportage Village Dubailand Dubai?
Yes. Under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme each resident Indian may remit USD 250,000 a financial year, and a AED 1.54 million townhouse is about USD 420,000 - so it needs two allowances, two financial years or joint names. Rent is taxable in India with the standard 30% deduction.
Talk to Realty Hunting if you want the built-up areas and plot sizes, the payment schedule for a specific phase, and the live asks inside this community.
Compare with other Dubai projects
Also in Dubailand: Wilds by Aldar (from AED 1.6 M, handover 2030), Lacina Residences (from AED 1.3 M, handover 2028), Bianca Townhouses (from AED 1,295,000, handover 2026) and Milos Residences (from AED 1.13 M, handover 2027).
More by Reportage: Reportage Verdana (from AED 1.89 M, off-plan), Alba Tower (from AED 1.01M, handover 2027) and Verdana Empire (from AED 520,000, handover 2028).
A similar budget elsewhere in Dubai: Orania Townhouses (from AED 1,528,888, ready), Portofino DAMAC Lagoons (from AED 1,569,000, off-plan) and Damac Santorini (from AED 1.49 M, ready).
Read next: 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.
Project Highlights
- ✓ A community of 1,767 townhouses in Dubailand, in two, three and four-bedroom layouts - one of the largest single townhouse schemes on these pages
- ✓ Two-bedroom homes start at about AED 1.54 million (about Rs 3.97 crore), with some sources quoting the band to AED 1.76 million
- ✓ Live asks inside the community run wider still: the lowest listed townhouse is about AED 1,070,000 and the highest about AED 2,500,000
- ✓ Payment plans are quoted as 20/80 and 56/44, with a separate option of 1% a month through construction and the balance at handover
- ✓ Handover is Q4 2027 - about fifteen months out
- ✓ A townhouse at AED 1.54 million is one of the cheapest ways into a Dubai house, against villa communities in this batch starting at AED 2.3 million and AED 5.09 million
- ✓ Townhouse service charges in Dubailand run about AED 3 to 8 per sq ft a year, well below the AED 10 to 32 apartments pay
- ✓ Reportage has delivered Leonardo Residences in Masdar City (2018), Oasis Residence 1 and 2, Al Raha Lofts and the first phase of Rukan Lofts in Dubailand, and lists more than 60 projects and 31,000 units across its portfolio
- ✓ The amenity list is long and family-shaped: gym and outdoor gym, several pools, a multi-sport court, tennis courts, a jogging track, zen and yoga gardens, barbecue stations, playgrounds, a chess area, a nursery and a mosque
Pros & Cons
- +One of the cheapest routes into a Dubai house - AED 1.54 million against villa communities in this batch starting at AED 2.3 million and AED 5.09 million
- +Townhouse service charges of AED 3 to 8 per sq ft a year, a fraction of what an apartment of the same size pays
- +Handover in Q4 2027, about fifteen months out - shorter than most house projects on these pages
- +A developer with delivered buildings in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai, including the first phase of Rukan Lofts in this same district
- +A long, genuinely family-shaped amenity list, including a nursery and a mosque inside the community
- +The live ask range starts near AED 1,070,000, so there is room to negotiate against the launch band
- +Every home here clears or approaches the AED 2 million Golden Visa threshold at the larger layouts
- –No built-up areas or plot sizes published anywhere we could read - on a house, that is the most important gap on this page
- –1,767 townhouses is a very large number of near-identical homes to compete with on resale and on rent
- –The payment plans are quoted three ways, and the difference between a 20/80 and a 56/44 is about AED 555,000 on handover day
- –The price band is wide and inconsistent: a launch figure of AED 1.54 to 1.76 million against live asks from AED 1,070,000
- –Dubailand house yields run about 4.5 to 6% gross, below the district's apartments
- –Reportage lists 60-plus projects and 31,000 units against a much smaller delivered record
- –No metro on this side of Dubailand, and the surrounding sub-communities are still filling in
Who Should Buy & Who Should Avoid
- +Families who want a freehold Dubai house at the lowest entry available and can wait to late 2027
- +Buyers who want low house-level service charges rather than apartment-level ones
- +Anyone who will get the built-up area, the plot size and the exact payment schedule in writing before booking
- +Buyers comfortable in a very large community, where the amenities are shared with 1,766 other households
- –Yield-first investors: Dubailand houses run 4.5 to 6% gross
- –Anyone who will not buy a house without a published floor area
- –Buyers who want a small, exclusive community
- –Anyone who needs schools, clinics and retail already trading around them
Handover Timeline
Handover is Q4 2027, about fifteen months out, which is a reasonable programme for a townhouse phase and shorter than any of the villa communities in this batch except The Acres. Reportage's record supports it rather than undermining it: the company delivered Leonardo Residences in Masdar City in 2018, has handed over Oasis Residence 1 and 2 and Al Raha Lofts in Abu Dhabi, and completed the initial phase of Rukan Lofts here in Dubailand, a three-tower scheme of about 608 apartments. That is a developer with finished buildings in both emirates. The check to run is about the phase, not the company: this community is released in numbered phases, the portals list Reportage Village 1 separately, so establish which phase your townhouse sits in, get that phase's DLD project number and escrow account, and read its verified construction percentage on the Dubai REST app.
Location Map
About Reportage Properties
Reportage Properties was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, and it has a delivery record in both emirates. Its first project, Leonardo Residences in Masdar City, was handed over in 2018 - 93% of the apartments were reserved within a day of the groundbreaking in April 2016. It has since delivered Oasis Residence 1 and Oasis Residence 2 in Masdar City, the latter about 304 homes, and Al Raha Lofts in Al Raha Beach. In Dubai it completed the initial phase of Rukan Lofts in Dubailand, a three-tower scheme of roughly 608 apartments built with Continental Investment Company. The company lists more than 60 projects and over 31,000 units across its portfolio, which is a far larger number than it has delivered, so the sensible reading is a developer with genuine finished buildings behind it and a pipeline much bigger than that record. Check this phase's construction percentage rather than the portfolio count.
Payment Plan
Specifications
💬 Our View
The case for Reportage Village is simple arithmetic: a freehold Dubai house from about AED 1.54 million, in a district where the other house communities on these pages start at AED 2.3 million, AED 5.09 million and AED 14.5 million. Add service charges of AED 3 to 8 per sq ft against the AED 10 to 32 an apartment pays, a Q4 2027 handover that is nearer than most, and a developer that has actually delivered buildings in both emirates including the first phase of Rukan Lofts in this same district, and the proposition holds together. Two things stop us being more enthusiastic. The first is that nobody publishes a floor area or a plot size. On an apartment that is annoying; on a house it is the central fact, because a two-bedroom townhouse can be 1,200 sq ft or 2,000 sq ft and the price should differ by a third. Get both numbers in writing against a named plot before you discuss anything else. The second is scale: 1,767 near-identical homes will compete with each other on resale and on rent for years, which is the main reason to treat this as a house to live in rather than an asset to let. And get the payment plan pinned to your phase - the gap between the quoted 20/80 and 56/44 is about AED 555,000 on handover day, which is not a detail.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a townhouse at Reportage Village cost? +
How big are the townhouses at Reportage Village Dubailand Dubai? +
When is handover for Reportage Village Dubailand Dubai? +
What is the payment plan for Reportage Village Dubailand Dubai? +
What does Reportage Village Dubailand Dubai cost on top of the price? +
What are the service charges at Reportage Village Dubailand Dubai? +
What rental yield do Dubailand houses achieve? +
Who is Reportage Properties? +
Can an Indian citizen buy at Reportage Village Dubailand Dubai? +
Final Verdict
The cheapest route into a Dubai house on these pages, with low townhouse service charges, a Q4 2027 handover and a developer with real finished buildings behind it. Against that: no published floor areas or plot sizes, 1,767 near-identical homes to compete with, and three different payment plans in circulation. Get the built-up area, the plot size and the exact schedule for your phase in writing, then buy it to live in rather than to let.