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Reem: Buying Guide, Prices & Listings
An Emaar-developed, family-focused freehold townhouse community at Arabian Ranches 2, built around Dubai's first large residential central park.
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Highlights
About Reem
Reem is a gated, family-focused freehold community developed by Emaar Properties, launched in 2013 in the south-east of Arabian Ranches 2, close to Al Qudra Road. It was the first residential community in Dubai to feature a large dedicated central park, and its architecture draws on Mediterranean and Arabic design themes with modern interiors across low-rise villas and townhouses. Note the naming: this is distinct from “Reem Townhouses” at Town Square, a separate Emaar-adjacent development elsewhere in Dubai.
Reem in a nutshell
Reem suits families wanting an established, park-centred, low-rise townhouse and villa community within the wider, well-regarded Arabian Ranches masterplan, at a price point generally below Arabian Ranches’ own original phase. The trade-off is distance from central Dubai — the nearest Metro station is roughly 20 minutes away — and a genuinely suburban, car-dependent lifestyle typical of this part of Dubailand.
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Property types and sub-communities
Stock is 3- and 4-bedroom townhouses and villas, designed in a Mediterranean and Arabic architectural style with modern interiors. Reem Townhouses proper range from around AED 1.8M to AED 3M. Mira Oasis, Emaar’s own sub-project within Reem Community, adds a further 2,354 units across three phases (Mira Oasis 1, 2 and 3) — 1,350 townhouses across 7 three-bedroom and 3 four-bedroom layouts, organised around a central community centre and amenities podium. Fidu could not source a full masterplan-wide total unit count across every Reem sub-project from a single named, dated report.
Freehold status — who can buy
Reem is freehold, part of the wider Arabian Ranches 2 masterplan, open to all nationalities. Fidu could not source a citation naming “Reem” or “Arabian Ranches 2” directly in the original schedule to Regulation No. 3 of 2006 — as with several other newer, master-developer-led communities in this guide series, its freehold status rests on a designation added since 2006. As with any Dubai freehold purchase, confirm a specific unit’s registration status via DLD or the Dubai REST app before signing.
Golden Visa eligibility
The property-investor Golden Visa requires a Dubai Land Department valuation of at least AED 2,000,000. On Reem’s own townhouse pricing (roughly AED 1.8M to AED 3M), only the upper end of the range clears the threshold; smaller or entry-level townhouses will likely fall short. Confirm a specific unit’s DLD valuation rather than assuming eligibility from an asking price.
Handover and completion status
Reem is a mature, largely delivered community, launched in 2013 and now well-established within the wider Arabian Ranches 2 masterplan. Fidu could not source evidence of significant ongoing new-build activity specific to Reem beyond what has already been delivered.
Sales trends and price per square foot
Reem Townhouses proper are priced roughly AED 1.8M to AED 3M. Bayut’s own listings for Mira Oasis specifically — a named Reem sub-project, not a separate community — put residential sale prices between AED 2,800,000 and AED 5,500,000, averaging AED 3,679,982 over the trailing six months. Fidu could not source a dated, named Bayut PSF index for Reem as a whole, and Reem did not appear as a standalone line in Bayut’s citywide Sales Market Report H1 2026.
Rental trends and demand drivers
Bayut’s own listings for Mira Oasis put villa rents between AED 150,000 and AED 240,000 a year, averaging AED 180,818; townhouses in the neighbouring Mira sub-project average AED 201,097. General coverage separately notes Reem has historically been cited among the top areas to rent affordable villas and townhouses in Dubai, per Bayut and Dubizzle’s rental reporting. Demand is driven by families wanting an established, park-centred community within the well-regarded Arabian Ranches masterplan at a lower price than the original Arabian Ranches phase.
Gross rental yield
Bayut’s own figures put villa ROI in Mira Oasis at 5.62% — a directly Bayut-sourced figure for a named Reem sub-project, not a general-market estimate. Dividing Bayut’s own Mira Oasis average rent (AED 180,818) by its own average sale price (AED 3,679,982) gives a broadly consistent Fidu-calculated figure of roughly 4.9%. Both point to a moderate, mid-single-digit yield typical of an established family villa and townhouse community rather than a high-yield play.
Service charges — what you’ll actually pay
Not published here. Fidu could not independently verify a current, Reem-specific service charge rate against a named, dated source it could read directly — rates vary by cluster and are disclosed per property on Mollak, RERA’s official service-charge platform, which is the correct place to check before buying.
Transport, Metro and parking
Reem has no Metro station of its own; the nearest, Dubai Internet City Metro Station, is roughly 20 minutes away by car — among the longer Metro drive-times in this guide series. Al Qudra Road runs close to the community, giving access toward central Dubai. Private driveway parking is standard across the community’s townhouses and villas.
Schools and nurseries near Reem
Fidu could not source a KHDA-verified school or nursery physically inside Reem’s own boundary. Raffles Nursery, cited in Arabian Ranches 2, and Jumeirah English Speaking School (JESS), roughly 6 to 7 minutes away in Arabian Ranches, are the most commonly cited nearby options — both should be treated as an off-site commute rather than on-site amenities until confirmed for a specific property. Nursery fees in this general area typically run AED 30,000 to AED 45,000 annually, per general published coverage.
Amenities, healthcare and everyday services
Reem’s own community amenities include a football field, basketball and volleyball courts, a skate park, restaurants and cafés, children’s play areas and an open-air amphitheatre cinema. Fidu could not source a named supermarket anchor, mall or clinic with a confirmed address inside Reem’s own boundary from a dated report — residents likely rely on the wider Arabian Ranches masterplan’s own retail for larger everyday needs.
Lifestyle
Dining, retail and leisure
Reem’s own retail outlets, cafés and fitness centres cover day-to-day needs within the community. The open-air amphitheatre cinema is a distinctive community-level leisure amenity. Fidu could not source a named restaurant count or destination dining strip from a dated report.
Landmarks and things to do
Reem’s large central park — the first of its kind in a Dubai residential community when the project launched — is the community’s defining landmark, alongside its skate park and sports courts. Fidu could not source a further named landmark beyond these community-level amenities.
Outdoor space
Reem’s central park is genuinely central to the community’s identity and design, alongside sports courts, play areas and green landscaping throughout — a strong outdoor-space offering relative to most communities in this guide series.
Honest downsides — what to know before you commit
Reem’s roughly 20-minute drive to the nearest Metro station is among the longer drive-times in this guide series, and this is a genuinely car-dependent community. Fidu could not source a single, dated Bayut PSF or rent index covering Reem Community as a whole — the strongest figures available are for named sub-projects (Mira Oasis specifically) rather than one area-wide index, so a buyer should confirm which sub-project a listing actually belongs to. The “Reem” name is also genuinely ambiguous in Dubai real estate, and buyers should double-check they are looking at this Arabian Ranches 2 community rather than the separate Reem Townhouses at Town Square.
Location
How Reem compares to Arabian Ranches and Mudon
Arabian Ranches, the original phase of the wider masterplan Reem sits within, offers a more established, higher-priced villa community with a longer track record, at a premium to Reem’s own townhouse pricing. Mudon offers a similarly affordable, family-focused, park-centred townhouse and villa alternative under a different developer, roughly comparable in price and profile to Reem. Choose Reem for Emaar’s Arabian Ranches masterplan pedigree and its distinctive central park at a lower price than the original Ranches phase; choose Arabian Ranches for a more established, premium alternative; choose Mudon for a similarly priced neighbour under a different developer.
Getting to and from Reem
Al Qudra Road runs close to Reem, giving access toward central Dubai. Fidu could not source specific, named drive-time figures to Downtown Dubai or either airport from a dated source. Dubai Internet City Metro Station, roughly 20 minutes away by car, is the nearest fixed-schedule public transport option.
Is Reem a good investment?
The case rests on Emaar’s Arabian Ranches masterplan pedigree and a genuinely distinctive central-park amenity, at a lower entry price than the original Arabian Ranches phase. Bayut’s own directly sourced figures for Mira Oasis — 5.62% villa ROI, an average sale price of AED 3.68M — point to a moderate, stable yield typical of an established family community rather than a high-growth or high-yield play, consistent with Reem’s settled, mature character. Get current, DLD-verified pricing, confirm the specific sub-project (Reem Townhouses, Mira, or Mira Oasis), and confirm you are looking at this community rather than a similarly named one elsewhere before treating an online estimate as a number to act on.
FAQs about Reem
Is Reem freehold?
Yes, part of the wider Arabian Ranches 2 masterplan, open to all nationalities.
Who developed Reem?
Emaar Properties, launched in 2013, at Arabian Ranches 2.
Is this the same as Reem Townhouses at Town Square, or Reem Island in Abu Dhabi?
No — this guide covers Emaar’s Reem Community at Arabian Ranches 2. Reem Townhouses at Town Square is a separate development, and Reem Island is in Abu Dhabi, a different emirate entirely.
Does Reem have a Metro station?
No. The nearest, Dubai Internet City Metro Station, is roughly 20 minutes away by car.
Are there schools inside Reem?
Fidu could not confirm a KHDA-verified school inside Reem’s own boundary. Raffles Nursery and JESS, both in neighbouring Arabian Ranches 2/Arabian Ranches, are the most commonly cited nearby options.
What’s the price range in Reem?
Reem Townhouses proper run roughly AED 1.8M to AED 3M; Mira Oasis, a named sub-project within Reem, averages AED 3.68M on Bayut’s own listings.
Sources and methodology
Firecrawl was unauthenticated for this research session; sourcing below ran through WebSearch as an exception, flagged per Fidu’s standing rule. Reem did not appear as a standalone line in Bayut’s citywide Sales Market Report H1 2026, and Fidu could not source one single, dated Bayut PSF or rent index covering Reem Community as a whole — the strongest figures available are Bayut’s own listings for the named Mira Oasis sub-project specifically, confirmed via both Emaar’s own site structure and Bayut’s own URL taxonomy (both nest Mira Oasis under Reem) to be part of Reem rather than a separately bundled community. Schools and nurseries are presented as nearby rather than confirmed in-boundary. Where a figure could not be tied to a named, dated source, it is described qualitatively or flagged as unsourced rather than estimated.
- Community overview, launch date, architecture and amenities: Bayut’s Reem Community area guide and general published Dubai real estate coverage, accessed 19 Aug 2026 — bayut.com/area-guides/reem-community.
- Reem Townhouses pricing: general published Dubai off-plan and project-listing coverage, accessed 19 Aug 2026.
- Mira Oasis sale prices, rents and villa ROI: Bayut’s own listings and market-analysis pages for Mira Oasis, Reem, accessed 19 Aug 2026 — bayut.com/for-sale/property/dubai/reem/mira-oasis.
- Mira/Mira Oasis structural hierarchy within Reem Community: Emaar’s own community page, accessed 19 Aug 2026 — emaar.com/…/communities/uae/reem/mira-oasis.
- Schools and nurseries: general published coverage of schools near Arabian Ranches 2, accessed 19 Aug 2026.
- Freehold framework: Regulation No. 3 of 2006, Dubai Land & Property Department — dlp.dubai.gov.ae.
- Golden Visa threshold: AED 2,000,000 DLD property valuation threshold.
- Metro drive time: general published Dubai transit coverage, accessed 19 Aug 2026; RTA’s own metro station page could not be loaded directly to independently confirm.
Where a figure could not be tied to one of these named, dated sources, it is described qualitatively — or flagged as unsourced — rather than estimated.
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