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INSIGHTS

Everything we publish about Ras Al Khaimah

Market reports and news, and our guides to buying, the areas, living here, renting and letting. Each one is free to read, and every figure in it is dated and sourced.

Karolina Dean

Karolina Dean, Managing Director & Co-Founder

Updated 14 October 2026

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market

Market news and data

 

What is moving in RAK, and our view of it.

Market reports →

 

REIDIN’s monthly index for RAK: prices, rents and yields.

The Week in RAK →

 

What opened, moved and slipped in RAK. Every Monday.

Articles →

 

Longer reads on the market, buying well and the move.

buying

Buying

 

From whether RAK is worth it to how we help you buy.

Buying off-plan →

 

Start here: how buying works in RAK, and how we help.

Why RAK →

 

Our case for Ras Al Khaimah, and what could slow it down.

What your budget buys →

 

Under AED 2m, AED 2m to 5m and over AED 5m, by area.

Off-plan projects →

 

Every scheme in RAK: developer, price and handover.

Buying in RAK as a foreigner →

 

Who can buy, buying from abroad, the Golden Visa, the risks.

Costs and yields →

 

Every cost of buying and owning, and the published yields for RAK.

areas

Areas

 

Five areas, each with its own guide.

Wynn Al Marjan Island: the tower and the lagoon beach

Image: Wynn Resorts

Al Marjan Island →

 

The entertainment capital: Wynn opens here in September 2027.

Children playing on the beach at Al Hamra

Image: Al Hamra

Al Hamra Village →

 

The family choice: golf, a marina, the beach and schools nearby.

Mina Al Arab's lagoons and islands from the air

Developer's image: RAK Properties

Mina Al Arab →

 

The luxury choice: lagoons, a beach and the new island schemes.

Marjan Beach as planned, from the air

Developer's image: Marjan

Marjan Beach →

 

A new district on the coast. First homes targeted for 2029.

RAK Central beside the Al Hamra golf course and the main road

Developer's image: Marjan

RAK Central →

 

A new business district beside the Al Hamra golf course.

ALL FIVE AREAS SIDE BY SIDE →

living

Living in RAK

 

For anyone moving here.

Moving to RAK →

 

Visas, setting up, costs, getting about and bringing a pet.

Schools in Ras Al Khaimah →

 

All 21 foreign-curriculum schools: fees, ratings, drive times.

renting

Renting and letting

 

For tenants and for landlords.

Renting in RAK →

 

Rents by area, the cost of moving in, and how renting works.

Letting your property →

 

Letting and managing your home, including from abroad.

Fees →

 

Every fee, who pays it and when.

Questions and checks

 

Straight answers before you decide.

FAQ →

 

Straight answers on buying, renting, letting and living in RAK.

questions

Choosing a broker →

 

Four things to check before you use any broker in RAK.

KEEP UP

What changed in RAK this week

Every Monday, by email: what opened, what moved and what slipped in RAK that week, dated and sourced.

THE WEEK IN RAK

Every Monday, by email

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