Dubai Real Estate Glossary
Dubai property transactions use specific legal and financial terms. This glossary defines them without ambiguity.
Suggestion
APR
Agent Authority
Approval Process
Asset Allocation Model
Asset Protection
Authentication
Boilerplate Clause
Building Approval
Building Operations
Business Plan (Property SPV)
Cap Rate
Capital Gains
Carry (GP/LP Structure)
Co-Borrower
Collective Investment Scheme
Compensation
Conditional Contract
Conditional Sale Agreement
Contract Performance
Core Investment
Cure Period
Debt Capital Markets (DCM)
Debt Service Coverage Ratio
Deed of Assignment
Deposit Agreement
Developer Risk
Digital Contract Registration
Digital Securities
Digital Services
Digital Signature
Double Taxation Agreement
Down Round
Dry Powder
Economic Indicators
Equity Release
Exchange Rate
Finance Contingency
Financial Planning
Fixed Rate
Fixed-Rate Mortgage
Fractional Ownership
Free Zone
Fund Investment
Fund Manager
Fund Operations
Fund Termination
GP Catch-Up
GP/LP
Good Faith Deposit
Governing Law Clause
Ground-Up Development
Home Insurance
Hybrid REIT
Illiquidity Discount
Immigration Benefits
Income Diversification
Indemnity Clause
Infrastructure Investment
Infrastructure REIT
Institutional Grade
Institutional Grade Property
Institutional Investment
Interest Rate Hedge
Interest-Only Mortgage
International Investment
Inventory List
Investment Banking
Investment Grade Rating
Investment Management
Investment Modeling
Investment Property
Investment Thesis
Investment-Grade
Investor Relations Report
Investor Solicitation
Islamic Finance
J-Curve
KYB (Know Your Business)
Key Handover
LP Interest
Landlord Consent
Landlord Insurance
Lease Administration
Lease Agreement
Leaseback Agreement
Legal Remedy
Liability Coverage
Lien
Limited Partnership
Limited Partnership Agreement
Limited Recourse Loan
Liquidity Risk
Loan Agreement
Loan Restructuring
Loan Structuring
Loft Apartment
Long-Term Capital
Maintenance Reserve
Manager Selection
Market Depth
Master Community Declaration
Material Facts
Mezzanine Debt
Mollak System
Monthly Payment
Mortgage Requirements
Off-Balance Sheet Financing
Off-Plan Protection
Offer to Purchase
Offshore SPV (JAFZA)
Opportunistic Strategy
Oversight
Partial Release
Pass-Through
Payment Transfer
Performance Measurement
Performance Monitoring
Pre-Approval Letter
Preliminary Agreement
Price-to-Rent Ratio
Pro Forma
Profitability
Quality Assurance
Real Estate Analytics Dashboard
Real Estate Fund
Remote Purchase
Rent-to-Own Calculator
Repairs
Risk Protection
Sale Conditions
Sale and Leaseback
Snagging
Snagging Report
Source of Funds
Stabilized Yield
Staff Accommodation
Subject To
Succession Planning
Syndicated Loan
Tenant Satisfaction
Term Sheet
Termination Clause
Time Value of Money
Time-Weighted Return (TWR)
Title Transfer
Trust Deed
Utility Bill Settlement
Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
Yield Compression
24/7 Helpdesk Services
Absorption Rate
Abstract of Title
Acceptance of Offer
Access Control
Access Rights
Accounting Treatment
Accredited Investor
Accrued Interest
Acquisition Cost
Addendum
Affordability
After-Tax Returns
Agency
Agency Agreement
Agreement for Lease
Agreement for Sale
Agreement in Principle (AIP)
Agreement to Sell
Al Etihad Credit Bureau (AECB)
Al Sa'fat
Alternative Investment
Alternative Liquidity
Amendment
Amenities
Amortization
Amortization Schedule
Analytics Dashboard
Anchor Tenant
Annual Appreciation
Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC)
Annual Rental Index (Dubai)
Anti-Dilution
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Rules
Apartment
Appreciation
Arbitration
Arbitration Centre (ADGM)
Arbitration Centre (DIAC)
Arbitration Clause
As-Is Value
Asset Allocation
Asset Class
Asset Disposal
Asset Isolation
Asset Management
Asset Marketability
Asset-Backed Securities (ABS)
Assets Under Management (AUM)
Assignment
Assignment Fee (off-plan resale)
Assignment of Contract
Assignment of Contract (Off-Plan Resale)
Attestation
Authorization
Automation
Average Daily Rate (ADR)
BUA
Bad Boy Carve-Outs
Balance Sheet Management
Balloon Payment
Bank Lending
Bank Valuation
Banking
Bankruptcy Remoteness
Basel III
Basis
Basis Point
Benchmark Interest Rate (EIBOR)
Benchmark Rate
Benchmark Yield Curve
Benchmarking
Beneficial Owner
Beneficial Ownership (UBO Disclosure)
Bill of Sale
Binding Terms
Blind Pool
Blockchain
Blockchain Escrow
Blockchain Registry Pilot
Blockchain Title Registry
Bond Issuance
Bond Rating
Borrower Liability
Branded Residences
Breach of Contract
Break Fee
Break-Even Point
Bridge Loan
Broker Registration Number (RERA)
Brokerage
Building Certification
Building Class
Building Condition
Building Management
Building Management System (BMS)
Building Permit
Building Safety
Building Security
Building Standards
Built-Up Area
Bulk Sale
Business Intelligence
Buy-to-Let Mortgage
Buyer Beware (Caveat Emptor)
Buyer Protection
Buyer Representation Agreement (Form B)
Buyer's Market
CMBS
CPI
Call Option
Capital Appreciation
Capital Call
Capital Call Notice
Capital Expenditure (CapEx)
Capital Flows
Capital Gain
Capital Improvement
Capital Markets
Capital Raise
Capital Release
Capital Repatriation
Capital Requirements
Capital Stack
Capital Structure
Capitalization Rate (Cap Rate)
Capped Rate Mortgage
Carried Interest (Carry)
Cash Buyer
Cash Flow
Cash Reserve
Cash-on-Cash Return
Central Bank Regulations
Certificate of Completion
Chain of Title
Check-Out
Chiller Fees
Chiller Fees
Civil Defense
Clawback
Cleaning Services Contract
Clear Title
Closed-End Fund
Closing
Closing Costs
Closing Documents
Closing Process
Club Deal
Co-Investment
Co-Investment Structure
Co-Ownership
Collateral
Commercial Mortgage
Commercial Office Space
Commercial Property
Commingled Fund
Commission
Committed Capital
Common Area Maintenance (CAM)
Common Areas
Common Law
Community Management
Community Rules
Comparable Sales (Comps)
Comparables (Comps)
Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)
Completion Date
Completion Risk
Complex Securities
Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)
Compounding
Concentration Risk
Condominium
Confidentiality
Construction Loan
Construction Management
Construction Risk
Contingency
Contract Terms
Contract Transfer
Contract Variation
Contract Voidability
Contract of Sale
Contractor Payment
Convertible Debt
Conveyance Fee
Conveyancing
Cooling Measures
Cooling-Off Period
Core Property
Core Strategy
Core-Plus Investment
Core-Plus Strategy
Corporate Due Diligence
Corporate Governance
Corporate Housing
Corporate Ownership
Corporate Real Estate
Corporate Structure
Corporate Tax
Cost Approach
Cost Basis
Cost of Capital
Cost-Effective Structure
Counter-Offer
Counterparty Risk
Covenant Testing
Covenants
Credit Analysis
Credit Bureau Report (UAE)
Credit Risk
Credit Score
Cross-Border Tax
Cross-Border Taxation
Cross-Collateralization
Crowdfunding Platform
Currency Hedge
Currency Hedging
Currency Risk (AED peg to USD)
Customer Due Diligence
DDA (Dubai Development Authority)
DED (Dubai Economic Department License)
DET License
DEWA (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority)
DIFC Trust
DLD (Dubai Land Department)
DSCR Loan
Damages
Data Room
Days on Market
Debt Burden Ratio
Debt Consortium
Debt Covenants
Debt Financing
Debt Placement Memorandum (DPM)
Debt Recovery
Debt Service
Debt Yield
Debt-to-Equity Ratio
Deed
Deed Restrictions
Deed of Trust
Default
Default
Default Triggers
Defect Liability Period
Defects
Defects Liability
Deferred Maintenance
Deferred Payment Plan
Delay
Deposit (Earnest Money)
Depreciation
Derivatives
Derivatives (Real Estate Hedging)
Developer Delay
Developer Financing
Developer NOC (No Objection Certificate)
Developer Obligations
Developer Warranty
Development Finance
Development Financing
Development JV
Development Rights
Development Risk
Digital Contracts
Digital Title Deed
Digital Transformation
Diminishing Musharaka
Direct Investment Vehicle
Direct Ownership
Disclosure
Disclosure Document
Discount Rate
Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)
Discrimination
Disposition
Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution Clause
Dissolution
Distressed Asset
Distributed Ledger
Distribution
Distribution Priority
District Cooling
Diversification
Dividend (REIT Distributions)
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP)
Document Repository
Documentation
Down Payment
Down Payment Calculator
Downside Protection
Drag-Along Rights
Drawdown
Dubai Courts
Dubai Freehold Areas
Dubai Marina
Dubai Municipality
Dubai REST App
Due Diligence
Due Diligence Report
Duplex Apartment
EIBOR
ESG
Early Settlement Fee
Earnest Money
Easement
Economic Occupancy
Economic Substance Regulations (ESR)
Effective Gross Income (EGI)
Effective Rent
Ejari
Ejari (Dubai Tenancy Registration)
Ejari Renewal
Encumbrance
Encumbrance
Encumbrance Certificate
Energy Efficiency
Energy Performance Certificate
Energy Performance Certificate
Enforcement
Engineering Report
Entity Verification
Environmental Compliance
Equity Build-Up
Equity Conversion
Equity Dilution
Equity Multiple
Equity REIT
Escalation Clause
Escrow
Escrow Account (DLD-Mandated)
Escrow Law (Dubai)
Escrow Protection
Escrow Reconciliation
Escrow Reimbursement
Estate Planning
Estoppel Certificate
Ethics
Eviction Notice Period (Dubai Law No. 33 of 2008)
Exchange of Contracts
Executive Apartment
Exit Clause
Exit Strategy
Exit Yield
Expense Ratio
FATF Compliance
FTA
FX Risk
Facility Management
Fair Housing
Fair Market Value
Fair Market Value (FMV)
Family Office
Family Office Allocation
Feasibility Study
Fee Layering
Fee Structure,
Fiduciary
Fiduciary Duty
Final Approval
Final Distribution
Financial Crime
Financial Instruments
Financial Modeling
Financial Risk
Financing
Financing Requirements
Financing Strategy
Fire Safety Certificate
First Right of Refusal
Fit-Out Costs
Fit-Out NOC
Fixed Payment Mortgage
Fixtures and Fittings,
Floating Rate
Floating Rate Mortgage
Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
Force Majeure
Force Majeure Clause
Foreclosure
Foreclosure
Foreign Direct Investment
Foreign Investment
Form A (Listing Agreement)
Form F (Contract F / MOU)
Fraud
Free Zone Company
Free Zone SPV
Freehold
Freehold Property
Freehold Title vs. Leasehold Title
Fund Commitment
Fund Communication
Fund Economics
Fund Governance
Fund Life
Fund Offering
Fund Origin
Fund Protection
Fund Secondary Market
Fund Strategy
Fund Structure
Fund Terms
Fund Transfer
Fund Valuation
Fund Value
Fund of Funds
Funding Target
Furnished Property
GP Approval
GP Guarantee
GP Liability
GP/LP Structure
Gateway Cities
Gearing Ratio
General Partner (GP)
Golden Visa (UAE)
Good Faith
Governance
Governance Framework
Green Building
Green Mortgage
Gross Asset Value (GAV)
Gross Leasable Area (GLA)
Gross Operating Income (GOI)
Gross Rent Multiplier (GRM)
Gross Rental Income
Gross Yield
Ground Lease
Guarantee
Guarantor
Guarantor
HOA
Handover
Handover Certificate
Handover Date
Hard Costs
Hard FM
Harvest Period
Hedged Loan
Hedging
Hedging Strategy
Hedonic Pricing Index
High-Risk
Highest and Best Use
Holdback
Holding Deposit
Holding Period
Holding Period Return (HPR)
Holiday Home Permit
Home Equity
Home Equity Loan
Home Ownership
Homeowners Association (HOA)
Hotel Apartment
Housing Fee
Hurdle Rate
Hybrid Security
Hybrid Structure
IRR Sensitivity Analysis
Identity Verification
Ijara (Islamic Lease-to-Own)
Impound Account
Income Approach
Income Stability
Indemnity
Independent Valuation
Index Lease
Industrial Property
Inflation Adjustment Factor
Inflation Hedge
Inflation-Adjusted Yield
Inheritance Law (UAE/DIFC Wills)
Inspection Period
Institutional Allocation
Institutional Financing
Institutional Investor
Institutional Sale
Insurance (Property)
Insurance Premium (Property)
Interest Rate
Interest Rate Risk
Interim Registration (Oqood vs. Title Deed)
Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
International Tax
Inventory (Property)
Investment Committee
Investment Horizon
Investment Performance
Investment Period
Investment Recovery
Investment Risk
Investment Strategy
Investment Value
Investment Vehicle
Investor Visa
Islamic Finance Certificate
Islamic Finance, Ijara
Islamic Murabaha
JV Economics
Joinder Agreement
Joint Ownership Certificate
Joint Tenancy
Joint Venture (JV)
Joint Venture Agreement
Judgement
KPI Tracking
KPIs
KYC
KYC (Know Your Customer)
Key Management
Key Money
Kick-Out Clause
LEED Certification
LIBOR
LP Obligation
LP Reporting
LPAC
LTV Limits
Labor Camp
Land Bank
Land Bank
Land Rights
Land Use
Landlord Obligations
Landlord Rights
Landlord and Tenant Law (Dubai Law 26 of 2007)
Large-Scale Financing
Lease
Lease Agreement (Commercial)
Lease Maturity
Lease Renewal
Lease Rental-Based Lending
Lease Security
Lease-Up
Lease-Up Period
Leaseback
Leasehold
Leasehold Improvement
Leasehold Property
Legal Documents
Legal Protection
Lender Marketing
Lender Protection
Lender Requirements
Lender Syndicate
Letter of Intent (LOI)
Leverage
Leverage Ratio
Liability Protection
Lien
Lien Release
Limited Partner (LP)
Liquidated Damages
Liquidation
Liquidity
Liquidity Event
Lis Pendens
Listing Agreement
Litigation
Loan Amortization
Loan Calculator
Loan Constant
Loan Modification
Loan-to-Cost (LTC)
Loan-to-Cost (LTC)
Loan-to-Value (LTV)
Loan-to-Value (LTV)
Logistics Hub
Lombard Loan
Long-Lease Assets
Long-Term Lease
Loss to Lease
Luxury Property
MOU (Memorandum of Understanding)
Maintenance (Property)
Maintenance Contracts
Maintenance Fees
Maintenance Services
Management Agreement
Management Fee
Manager Obligations
Mark-to-Market
Market Analysis
Market Cycle
Market Liquidity
Market Performance
Market Rent
Market Valuation
Market Value
Master Plan
Master-Planned Community
Maturity Date
Mediation
Mezzanine Financing
Misrepresentation
Mixed-Use Development
Mixed-Use Development
Moderate Risk
Modified IRR
Monte Carlo Simulation
Mortgage (Residential)
Mortgage Availability
Mortgage Backed Securities
Mortgage Calculator
Mortgage Cap
Mortgage Default
Mortgage Insurance
Mortgage Processing Fee
Mortgage REIT
Mortgage Registration Fee
Mortgage Term
Mortgage Underwriting
Move-In Process
Move-Out
Multi-Tenant Occupancy
Multiple Listing Service (MLS)
Municipality Fees (Dubai)
Musataha Rights
NAV Calculation
NAV Discount
NOC (No Objection Certificate)
NPV Analysis
Negotiation
Net Asset Value (NAV)
Net Asset Value (NAV)
Net Operating Income (NOI)
Net Operating Income (NOI)
Net Present Value (NPV)
Net Rental Income
Net Yield
Non-Performing Loan (NPL)
Non-Performing Loan (NPL)
Non-Recourse Loan
Notarization
Notary Public
Novation
Novation Agreement
Occupancy Certificate
Occupancy Cost Ratio (OCR)
Occupancy Permit
Occupancy Rate
Off-Plan
Off-Plan Investment
Off-Plan Property
Off-Plan Risk Premium
Offer
Offer and Acceptance
Offshore SPV (ADGM)
Offshore SPV (DIFC)
Offshore Structure
Open-End Fund
Operating Efficiency
Operating Expense Ratio (OER)
Operating Expenses
Operating Partner
Opportunistic Investment
Option
Option to Purchase
Oqood (Off-Plan Contract Registration)
Owner-Occupied
Owners Association (OA)
Owners' Association
Ownership Percentage
Palm Jumeirah
Pari Passu
Parking Allocation Rules
Partial Prepayment
Partnership
Party Substitution
Pass-Through Entity
Payback Period
Payment Holiday
Payment Proof
Penalty Clause
Penthouse
Percentage Rent
Performance Attribution
Performance Bond
Performance Fee
Performance Reporting
Performance Standards
Permit to Sell (Developer Requirement)
Personal Guarantee
Pest Control Contract
Placement Agent
Placement Risk
Plat
Plot Sale
Point
Portfolio Analysis
Portfolio Analytics
Portfolio Construction
Portfolio Diversification
Portfolio Loan
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Metrics
Portfolio Strategy
Portfolio Stress Test
Possession
Power of Attorney (POA)
Pre-Approval
Pre-Approval (Mortgage)
Pre-Construction
Pre-Emption Right
Preferred Equity
Preferred Return
Prepayment Penalty
Preventive Maintenance
Price Elasticity (Rental)
Price Index
Price Per Square Foot
Prime Location
Prime Rate
Principal
Principal Payment
Private Equity
Private Placement Memorandum (PPM)
Probability Distribution
Professional Client
Professional Standards
Profit Margin
Profit Sharing Ratio
Profit Split
Project Cost
Project Finance
Project Registration
Promote
Proof of Funds
PropTech
Property Appraisal
Property Condition
Property Handover
Property Holding
Property Improvement
Property Inspection
Property Management
Property Management Agreement
Property Operations
Property Rights
Property Technology
Property Tokenization
Property Valuation
Property Value
Property-Level Investment
Proration
Public Investment
Purchase Agreement
Purchase Price
Purchasing Power
Put Option
Put/Call Option
Qualified Investor
Quiet Title
REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust)
RERA (Real Estate Regulatory Authority - Dubai)
RERA Calculator (Rent Increase Tool)
RERA Circular (Market Guidelines)
RERA Oversight
RVS
Rate Lock
Ready Property
Ready-to-Rent Certificate
Real Estate Dashboard
Real Estate Finance
Real Estate Fund
Real Estate Index
Real Estate Violation System
Real Property
Real Return
Real Returns
Rebalancing
Recourse
Recourse vs. Non-Recourse
Reducing Balance Mortgage
Refinance
Refinancing
Refund Rights
Registration Fees
Regulatory Classification
Regulatory Compliance
Remortgage
Renovation Approval
Renovation Costs
Rent Collection Policy
Rent Review
Rent Roll
Rent vs Buy
Rental Agreement
Rental Cap
Rental Dispute Settlement Centre (RDC)
Rental Disputes Centre (RDC/RDSC)
Rental Income
Rental Income Protection
Rental Index
Rental Law
Rental Process
Rental Rate
Rental Yield
Repatriation
Required Return
Resale Property
Rescission
Reservation Fee
Reservation Form
Reserve Fund
Residence Tax
Residency
Residential Property
Restrictions
Retail Investor Access
Retail Unit
Retention Money
Return Analysis
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
Return on Equity (ROE)
Return on Equity (ROE)
Return on Investment (ROI)
RevPAR (Revenue Per Available Room)
Right of First Refusal (ROFR)
Right of Way
Risk Analysis
Risk Assessment
Risk Management
Risk Modeling
Risk Premium
Risk Reduction
Risk Segregation
Risk-Adjusted Return
Risk-Adjusted Return
Risk-Return
Rollover Risk
SLA
SPA
SPA Terms
SPV
Sale Strategy
Sales Progression
Sales Purchase Agreement (SPA)
Scenario Analysis
Scenario Planning
Secondary Fundraising
Secondary Market
Secondary Market
Securities Offering
Securities-Based Lending
Securitization
Security Deposit
Security Deposit
Security Services Contract
Seller's Market
Seniority
Sensitivity Analysis
Sensitivity Analysis Tool
Service Charge Index (Dubai RERA)
Service Charges
Service Level Agreement
Serviced Apartment
Settlement Account
Settlement Statement
Severability
Shareholder Return
Shareholders' Agreement
Shariah-Compliant Loan
Sharpe Ratio
Shell and Core
Short-Term Financing
Short-Term Rental
Short-Term Rental
Sinking Fund
Smart Contracts
Smart Rental Index
Soft FM
Sophisticated Investor
Source Tax
Source of Funds Declaration
Sovereign Wealth Fund
Special Assessment
Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)
Specialized REIT
Specific Performance
Speculation Tax
Speculative Development
Sponsor
Stabilized Asset
Stabilized Value
Stamp Duty
Stapled Securities
Stochastic Modeling
Strata Law (Joint Ownership Regulations)
Strata Management Company
Strata Title
Strategic Allocation
Stress Scenario Testing
Stress Testing
Sub-Leasing
Subject-to-Inspection Clause
Subordination
Sukuk
Surface Rights
Survey
Survivorship
Sustainability
Sustainable Building
Swap
Syndication
Synthetic Lease
TCO
Tag-Along
Tail Risk
Tax Compliance
Tax Optimization
Tax Residency Certificate (UAE)
Tax Treatment
Tax Treaty
Technical Due Diligence
Tenancy Agreement
Tenancy Contract
Tenancy Contract
Tenancy Law
Tenancy at Will
Tenancy in Common
Tenant Default
Tenant Obligations
Tenant Onboarding
Tenant Quality
Tenant Registration
Tenant Retention
Tenant Rights
Tenant Risk
Tenant Screening
Terminal Value
Termination
Terms and Conditions
Time to Sell
Title Deed (Dubai)
Title Registration Fee
Title Search
Title Verification Service (DLD)
Tokenization
Tokenized REITs
Top-Up Loan
Total Cost
Total Cost of Ownership
Total Expense Ratio (TER)
Total Return
Tourism Dirham
Townhouse
Trade License
Trakheesi Permit
Tranching
Transaction Costs
Transaction Evidence
Transaction Fee
Transaction Management
Transaction Structure
Transaction Value
Transaction Volume
Transfer Fee (Dubai)
Transparency
Triple-Net Lease
Trust
Trust Account (Escrow for Off-Plan)
Trustee Arrangement
Trustee Office
Turnover (Tenant)
UAE Pass
UAE Regulations
UAE Visa
UBO
UBO Register
Ultimate Beneficial Owner Register (UAE Compliance)
Under-Construction Penalty Clauses
Underwriting
Underwriting Agreement
Unfurnished Property
Unit Size (Net vs. Gross)
Usufruct Rights
Utilities
Utility Connection Fees
Utility Connection Fees
Utility Costs
VaR
Vacancy
Vacancy Rate
Vacancy Risk
Valuation Certificate
Valuation Fee
Valuation Report
Value Realization
Value-Add
Variable Rate Mortgage
Villa Compound
Virtual Tools
Void Period Risk
Volatility
WACC
Warehouse Lease
Warranty
Waste Management Contract
Waterfall Distribution
Waterfront Property
Wealth Structuring
Wear and Tear
Weighted Average Lease Expiry (WALE)
What-If Analysis
Whole Building Sale
Wind-Down
Wire Transfer Confirmation
Withholding Tax
Yield
Yield Management
Zoning
Zoning Certificate
Zoning Laws
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Absorption RateAbstract of TitleAcceptance of OfferAccess ControlAccess RightsAccounting TreatmentAccredited InvestorAccrued InterestAcquisition CostAddendumAffordabilityAfter-Tax ReturnsAgencyAgency AgreementAgreement for LeaseAgreement for SaleAgreement in Principle (AIP)Agreement to SellAl Etihad Credit Bureau (AECB)Al Sa'fat
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BUABad Boy Carve-OutsBalance Sheet ManagementBalloon PaymentBank LendingBank ValuationBankingBankruptcy RemotenessBasel IIIBasisBasis PointBenchmark Interest Rate (EIBOR)Benchmark RateBenchmark Yield CurveBenchmarkingBeneficial OwnerBeneficial Ownership (UBO Disclosure)Bill of SaleBinding TermsBlind Pool
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CMBSCPICall OptionCapital AppreciationCapital CallCapital Call NoticeCapital Expenditure (CapEx)Capital FlowsCapital GainCapital ImprovementCapital MarketsCapital RaiseCapital ReleaseCapital RepatriationCapital RequirementsCapital StackCapital StructureCapitalization Rate (Cap Rate)Capped Rate MortgageCarried Interest (Carry)
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D
DDA (Dubai Development Authority)DED (Dubai Economic Department License)DET LicenseDEWA (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority)DIFC TrustDLD (Dubai Land Department)DSCR LoanDamagesData RoomDays on MarketDebt Burden RatioDebt ConsortiumDebt CovenantsDebt FinancingDebt Placement Memorandum (DPM)Debt RecoveryDebt ServiceDebt YieldDebt-to-Equity RatioDeed
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E
EIBORESGEarly Settlement FeeEarnest MoneyEasementEconomic OccupancyEconomic Substance Regulations (ESR)Effective Gross Income (EGI)Effective RentEjariEjari (Dubai Tenancy Registration)Ejari RenewalEncumbranceEncumbranceEncumbrance CertificateEnergy EfficiencyEnergy Performance CertificateEnergy Performance CertificateEnforcementEngineering Report
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F
FATF ComplianceFTAFX RiskFacility ManagementFair HousingFair Market ValueFair Market Value (FMV)Family OfficeFamily Office AllocationFeasibility StudyFee LayeringFee Structure,FiduciaryFiduciary DutyFinal ApprovalFinal DistributionFinancial CrimeFinancial InstrumentsFinancial ModelingFinancial Risk
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G
GP ApprovalGP GuaranteeGP LiabilityGP/LP StructureGateway CitiesGearing RatioGeneral Partner (GP)Golden Visa (UAE)Good FaithGovernanceGovernance FrameworkGreen BuildingGreen MortgageGross Asset Value (GAV)Gross Leasable Area (GLA)Gross Operating Income (GOI)Gross Rent Multiplier (GRM)Gross Rental IncomeGross YieldGround Lease
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HOAHandoverHandover CertificateHandover DateHard CostsHard FMHarvest PeriodHedged LoanHedgingHedging StrategyHedonic Pricing IndexHigh-RiskHighest and Best UseHoldbackHolding DepositHolding PeriodHolding Period Return (HPR)Holiday Home PermitHome EquityHome Equity Loan
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IRR Sensitivity AnalysisIdentity VerificationIjara (Islamic Lease-to-Own)Impound AccountIncome ApproachIncome StabilityIndemnityIndependent ValuationIndex LeaseIndustrial PropertyInflation Adjustment FactorInflation HedgeInflation-Adjusted YieldInheritance Law (UAE/DIFC Wills)Inspection PeriodInstitutional AllocationInstitutional FinancingInstitutional InvestorInstitutional SaleInsurance (Property)
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J
L
LEED CertificationLIBORLP ObligationLP ReportingLPACLTV LimitsLabor CampLand BankLand BankLand RightsLand UseLandlord ObligationsLandlord RightsLandlord and Tenant Law (Dubai Law 26 of 2007)Large-Scale FinancingLeaseLease Agreement (Commercial)Lease MaturityLease RenewalLease Rental-Based Lending
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M
MOU (Memorandum of Understanding)Maintenance (Property)Maintenance ContractsMaintenance FeesMaintenance ServicesManagement AgreementManagement FeeManager ObligationsMark-to-MarketMarket AnalysisMarket CycleMarket LiquidityMarket PerformanceMarket RentMarket ValuationMarket ValueMaster PlanMaster-Planned CommunityMaturity DateMediation
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NAV CalculationNAV DiscountNOC (No Objection Certificate)NPV AnalysisNegotiationNet Asset Value (NAV)Net Asset Value (NAV)Net Operating Income (NOI)Net Operating Income (NOI)Net Present Value (NPV)Net Rental IncomeNet YieldNon-Performing Loan (NPL)Non-Performing Loan (NPL)Non-Recourse LoanNotarizationNotary PublicNovationNovation Agreement
O
Occupancy CertificateOccupancy Cost Ratio (OCR)Occupancy PermitOccupancy RateOff-PlanOff-Plan InvestmentOff-Plan PropertyOff-Plan Risk PremiumOfferOffer and AcceptanceOffshore SPV (ADGM)Offshore SPV (DIFC)Offshore StructureOpen-End FundOperating EfficiencyOperating Expense Ratio (OER)Operating ExpensesOperating PartnerOpportunistic InvestmentOption
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