Daniel Raphael

I relocated to Dubai in 2020, with an already successful real estate career focusing on landlords with substantial residential portfolios to individual owners of high-value homes. Today, I centre my work around Majid Al Futtaim's one of a kind project Tilal Al Ghaf, where I pride myself on my market knowledge and client relationships. My strategy approach goes beyond asking prices and recent transactions to look at layouts, plot positions, supply, buyer behaviour and the details that make one property more desirable than another.

Long-term thinking matters. I consider exclusivity, resaleability and how a community is likely to mature over five or ten years. Buying well at the outset can make a significant difference when the time comes to exit. I look at the property itself in the same way: how it flows, how the light works, what family living will look like, where value can be added and how easily it could eventually be resold.

The highest offer is not always the strongest, and price is only one part of assessing the likelihood of a successful transaction. If the numbers don’t make sense, I’ll say so. If I think you should wait for something better, I’ll tell you that.

A significant part of my business comes from repeat clients and referrals. That’s the relationship I want to build; one that lasts beyond a single transaction.

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