New homes in Golden Woods Albab Views start at AED 497,000; keys are due Dec 2027; you pay 20% to book, 40% while it is built and 40% at the keys.
In the 24 months to Nov 9, 2026, Dubai Land Department recorded 44 off-plan sales of studio apartments of 276 sq ft to 414 sq ft in Golden Woods Albab Views. Their median price is AED 1,479 per sq ft (about AED 489,000 at 331 sq ft). This project's from price is AED 1,502 per sq ft (AED 497,000 for its smallest home, 331 sq ft), 2% more.
Keys
Dec 2027
The developer's handover date
Payment plan
20 / 40 / 40
20% to book, 40% while it is built, 40% at the keys
Bedrooms
Studio to 2 beds
Sizes
331 to 1,110 sq ft
Ownership
Freehold
Property types
Apartment
Registration fee
4% of the price
Paid to the Dubai Land Department
As of Nov 1, 2026. These details can change; confirm them with the developer before you book.
Dubai Land Department register
From price per sq ft
AED 1,502 per sq ft
Similar off-plan homes: AED 1,479 per sq ft
RERA project
3591
Check it in Dubai REST, the Dubai Land Department's official app.
Built
30%
Being built. DLD register, Nov 11, 2026
Completion on the register
Feb 2027
DLD shows only the current date. We have recorded it since Jun 12, 2026 and it hasn't moved.
Escrow account
مصرف ابوظبى الاسلامى
The bank that holds your payments
Registered homes
132
In 1 buildings
Dubai Land Department project register, as of Nov 11, 2026.
Paying for it
You pay 20% when you book, 40% as the building goes up, and 40% when you get the keys.
AED
When
Stage
Share
Amount
Paid by then
NowBooking · 20%
Booking
20%
AED 99,400+ AED 19,880 DLD fee
AED 119,280
Feb 2027While it is built · 10%
While it is built
10%
AED 49,700
AED 168,980
Apr 2027While it is built · 10%
While it is built
10%
AED 49,700
AED 218,680
Jul 2027While it is built · 10%
While it is built
10%
AED 49,700
AED 268,380
Sep 2027While it is built · 10%
While it is built
10%
AED 49,700
AED 318,080
Dec 2027Keys · 40%
Keys
40%
AED 198,800
AED 516,880
Booking payment, 20%
AED 99,400
Dubai Land Department fee (Oqood), 4%
AED 19,880
Cash you need to bookThe developer pays the broker, so there is no buyer's fee.
AED 119,280
Total costPrice plus the DLD fee
AED 516,880
The dates are our estimate: we spread the construction share evenly between now and the keys. The developer's real dates follow the building work, so they can move.
Your payments go into the project's escrow account, which RERA watches, not straight to the developer.
A mortgage at the keys
Before you buy
Pay into the project's escrow account only.
This project's escrow account is at the bank named on the register above, watched by RERA. Pay into that account, never to a person.
Budget for the service charge.
Once the building is finished you pay a yearly service charge per sq ft, set from the building's budget and approved by RERA. "Rent and yield" below gives the figure for this project.
Register the sale with Oqood.
The Land Department records off-plan sales in its Oqood register. Until your sale is on it, the home isn't in your name.
Is the price fair?
Dubai Land Department recorded 44 off-plan sales of studio apartments of 276 sq ft to 414 sq ft in Golden Woods Albab Views, from Nov 10, 2024 to Nov 9, 2026. Here is what they sold for, and where this project's from price sits.
Fewer than 30 similar homes in Golden Woods Albab Views sold in 12 months, so we looked at 24 months.
Dubai Land Department recorded 44 off-plan sales of studio apartments of 276 sq ft to 414 sq ft in Golden Woods Albab Views, from Nov 10, 2024 to Nov 9, 2026. Here is what they sold for, and where this project's from price sits.
Median price AED 1,479 per sq ft
AED 1,291 to AED 1,333 per sq ft
1 sale
AED 1,333 to AED 1,374 per sq ft
1 sale
AED 1,374 to AED 1,416 per sq ft
9 sales
AED 1,416 to AED 1,458 per sq ft
7 sales
AED 1,458 to AED 1,500 per sq ft
10 sales
AED 1,500 to AED 1,542 per sq ft
15 sales
This project's from price is in this band.
AED 1,542 to AED 1,583 per sq ft
0 sales
AED 1,583 to AED 1,625 per sq ft
1 sale
AED 1,291 per sq ftAED 1,625 per sq ft
This project AED 1,502 per sq ft
Half of the sales sold for AED 1,421 to AED 1,500 per sq ft
The median is the middle sale: half sold for less, half for more.
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Price per sq ft
Sales
AED 1,291 to AED 1,333 per sq ft
1
AED 1,333 to AED 1,374 per sq ft
1
AED 1,374 to AED 1,416 per sq ft
9
AED 1,416 to AED 1,458 per sq ft
7
AED 1,458 to AED 1,500 per sq ft
10
AED 1,500 to AED 1,542 per sq ft
15
AED 1,542 to AED 1,583 per sq ft
0
AED 1,583 to AED 1,625 per sq ft
1
The 3 closest sales
Picked from the 44 similar sales above, closest in size to this project's smallest home.
Jan 2026AED 489,836AED 1,478 per sq ftGolden Woods Albab Views, 332 sq ft
Dec 2025AED 497,295AED 1,500 per sq ftGolden Woods Albab Views, 332 sq ft
Aug 2025AED 497,295AED 1,500 per sq ftGolden Woods Albab Views, 332 sq ft
Off-plan sales only, of the same home type, bedrooms and size band.
What similar homes sold for
The median price of off-plan homes with the same number of bedrooms that sold in Dubai South in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026. The smallest type is checked at the from price.
Type
Off-plan median
Sales
Against similar sales
Studio apartmentFrom AED 497,000 here
Off-plan medianAED 650,000AED 1,757 per sq ft
Sales6,181
2% above 44 similar sales
1-bed apartment
Off-plan medianAED 1,186,000AED 1,599 per sq ft
Sales4,465
2-bed apartment
Off-plan medianAED 1,865,000AED 1,555 per sq ft
Sales2,463
Sales from Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026. A median needs at least 30 sales.
Rent and yield
Gross yield at the from priceRent ÷ price
8.5%
Net yield at the from price(Rent − service charge) ÷ (price + DLD fee)
7.2%
Typical gross yield of similar ready homes
9%
Median rent of studio apartments in Dubai South
AED 42,000 a year
Service charge a year, from the keysThe area median, AED 14 per sq ft from 9 buildings, as of 2023, for the smallest home (331 sq ft)
AED 4,634
Rent contracts counted
850
Rented between
Apr 1, 2025 and Mar 31, 2026
Studio apartment
AED 42,000 a year
1-bed apartment
AED 58,500 a year
2-bed apartment
AED 85,000 a year
Gross yield is a year's rent before costs, as a share of the price. At the from price: AED 42,000 ÷ AED 497,000 = 8.5%. The home earns nothing until the keys, and new buildings often rent for more than older ones.
Rents come from Ejari, Dubai's register of rent contracts: new residential contracts in the area, all buildings. A median is the middle one: half are lower, half higher.
On your doorstep
Greenfield International School5.8 km, 11 min driveSchool
Golden Woods Albab Views is a low-rise Golden Wood building in Dubai South with studios to 2-bedroom apartments from AED 497,000 and handover listed for December 2027. The price check puts the from price per square foot 1.5% above 44 studio off-plan sales in the building over the 24 months to November 2026, and the payment plan appears in two versions, so get it in writing.
Start with the paperwork. The listing gives a 20 / 40 / 40 plan, but a 20 / 40 / 5 / 35 split also appears, so ask Golden Wood for the plan in your sale agreement. On 20 / 40 / 40 at the from price, you pay AED 99,400 on booking, then AED 198,800 during construction and AED 198,800 at handover. Separately, the 4% DLD fee comes to AED 19,880; ask when it is due. The listed handover is December 2027, about 13 months away.
The price check puts the from price per square foot 1.5% above the median of 44 studio off-plan sales registered here in the 24 months to November 2026.
The building has a ground floor and four residential floors. The listing gives 331 to 1,110 sq ft, and quotes 331 sq ft for a studio, 782 sq ft for one bedroom and 1,053 sq ft for two. Facilities sit on the ground floor and the roof, among them a multi-purpose hall, a jacuzzi, a kids' pool, a mini golf corner and a fully equipped gymnasium.
By our map, Alnoor South Polyclinic is about 590 m away, a short walk. Greenfield International School is about 5.8 km away, around 11 minutes by car, and South View School about 7 km. The nearest metro, Expo 2020 Metro Station, is about 8.1 km away and JBR beach about 35 minutes by car.
The developer's plans. Sizes and layouts can change; ask the developer for the plan of the exact unit you're looking at.
Studio
1 BR
2 BR
How prices moved
Median price of studio apartments in Dubai South, over the 12 months to each dateUp 3% from Dec 2024 to Sep 2026.
Dec 2024AED 1,703 per sq ft
Sep 2026AED 1,757 per sq ft
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12 months to
Median price
Sales
Sep 2026
AED 1,757 per sq ft
6,181 sales
Jun 2026
AED 1,727 per sq ft
3,699 sales
Mar 2026
AED 1,685 per sq ft
1,781 sales
Dec 2025
AED 1,708 per sq ft
1,614 sales
Sep 2025
AED 1,719 per sq ft
1,834 sales
Jun 2025
AED 1,720 per sq ft
1,639 sales
Mar 2025
AED 1,699 per sq ft
1,253 sales
Dec 2024
AED 1,703 per sq ft
1,058 sales
Off-plan sales only.
Questions about this project
Which developer is behind Golden Woods Albab Views?
Golden Wood. The building is in Dubai South.
How does the price compare with recent sales?
The price check puts the from price per square foot 1.5% above the median of 44 studio off-plan sales in this building over the 24 months to November 2026.
What is the payment plan?
The listing gives 20% on booking, 40% during construction and 40% at handover, but a 20 / 40 / 5 / 35 split also appears. Get the final plan in writing before you pay.
How large are the apartments?
The listing gives 331 to 1,110 sq ft, with 331 sq ft for a studio, 782 sq ft for one bedroom and 1,053 sq ft for two. Ask for the floor plan of your unit.
Is there a metro station close by?
Not within walking distance. Expo 2020 Metro Station is about 8.1 km away by our map.
