United Arab Emirates Foreclosure Real Estate Listings

The United Arab Emirates, often referred to as the UAE, is a country located in the Middle East on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and has borders with Saudi Arabia to the south and west, Oman to the east, and the Persian Gulf to the north.

The seven emirates comprises of Abu Dhabi, which is the capital and largest emirate, known for its oil wealth, and Dubai which is a major global hub for business, finance, and travel.

Also Sharjah, which is considered the cultural capital of the UAE, Ajman which is the smallest, yet still well-known emirate, Umm Al Quwain, the second-smallest emirate, Ras Al Khaimah which joined the UAE in early 1972, and finally Fujairah which is the only emirate with a coastline on the Gulf of Oman.

The UAE has become one of the world's most well-known destinations for real estate investment and luxury property ownership, and currently the emirates that stand out the most on the global stage are Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah.

Foreclosure real estate in United Arab Emirates refers to properties that are being sold because the owner has defaulted on their mortgage, and have stopped making loan payments. Once this occurs, the lender, often a Bank, then starts a legal process to repossess and sell the property to recover the unpaid loan balance.

Foreclosure is a legal process where a lender takes ownership of a property after the borrower fails to make mortgage or loan payments.

Properties that didn't sell at a foreclosure auction, and are then owned by the bank or lender, known as REO (Real Estate Owned).

If the the owner is behind on payments, this is called pre-foreclosure, but the property hasn't been taken back yet, but the property could be sold as a short sale through a real estate agent.

Properties that are up for 'Auction' are sold at a public auction, and to the highest bidder during the Auction procedure.


Then, if the property doesn't sell at auction, it then becomes "real estate owned" by the lender, usually again a bank which leads to the property being sold through Real Estate Agents.

Investors and individual private buyers look at foreclosures for many reasons including that the property is often below market value, could be flipped or rented out for profit, or the property can if required be renovated to increase the value.

United Arab Emirates foreclosure real estate listings can can come with benefits and risks to the real estate investor, and are usually sold as seen, and could come with a situation where the purchase need repairs.

Also, the foreclosure process can involve more paperwork, there may be title issues, unpaid liens, plus foreclosures (like auctions) often require full payment on purchase.