Where to live in Dubai

[armando]

Hello all reading from Dubai,

I am hoping to be able to move to Dubai soon, having recently left Singapore and now back in Paris.

I'm going to be looking for somewhere to live that's not more than 20 mins drive from Jumeirah beach developments. My normal form in SE Asia was to avoid the usual 'expat' type areas as they tended to be overpriced and you end up seeing all the same people you've just spent the day working with. In Singapore for example, I lived near Paya Lebar MRT on the east coast.
Reply
Not totally sure by what your mean by Jimeriah Beach Developments but have taken this to mean the Marina / Internet city area. To be within 20 mins drive this limits you to Jebel Ali, Barsha and Jumeriah. All of which have large expat communities but Barsha is probably the most "local" area. To be honest it is hard to avoid expats anywhere within 20 mins of Jumeriah.

The type of villa you are looking for doesn't really exist in barsha, there may be a few in Jumeriah / Umm Sequein. Small Villas are more common in Mirdiff by the airport but that is more than 20 mins drive.

You don't give a budget but small two bedroom villas / townhouses are AED 40,000 upwards in Mirdiff more in Jumeriah.
Apartments tend to be In Bur Dubai (30 / 40 mins to Jumeriah) or Jebel Ali Village but none are low density.

White goods are commonly fitted in apartments but not often in villas. Unfurnished is the norm around here.

For details look in the Gulf News (available on line) there are too many agencies to list.
Thank you

[Noordubai]

i will be more than happy to lease you what are you looking for

if you are looking to 2 Br villa and the price 125000 in good locatoin in the knowledge village in internet city please contact me 050 2484141 office number 04 2484141


thankx Noor