The
Oasis
Emaar's villa-only lagoon estate.
Emaar describes The Oasis as one of the largest developments in Dubai. It unveiled it in June 2023 on more than 100 million sq ft of land, planned for over 7,000 homes, almost all large villas and mansions on generous plots, with 25% of the land given to lakes, canals, parks and jogging tracks. Emaar puts it about 20 minutes from Downtown Dubai by car and close to four golf courses.
It is built in collections, each released separately. Mareva and Mareva 2 took most of the 2026 sales; Palmiera, Palmiera Collective, Address Villas Tierra, Palace Villas Ostra, Mirage and Lavita make up the rest. The Dubai Land Department records the whole estate in the land area Me'Aisem Second.
Nothing is finished yet. Every home here is still off-plan, and the median sale in 2026 was AED 15.8M.
The Oasis sells in launch waves. DLD registered 516 sales in the first quarter of 2026, then 65 in the second quarter and 37 in the third (DLD, Jan to Sep 2026). The median sale value for the period was AED 15.8M. Citywide, ValuStrat's villa index was 1.7% lower year on year in August 2026, the first annual villa decline in five years, while Knight Frank counted 296 Dubai home sales above US$10M in the first half of 2026.
Data as of September 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this guide.
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Not right for everyone.
The Oasis is a strong recommendation for the right profile. It's also wrong for investors whose objective doesn't match what the zone delivers. Here is our honest read.
- Your budget for a single home is AED 13M to AED 17M and you want a new villa on a large plot
- You will live in it, or hold it for ten years as a family asset
- You want water and green space inside the gates and can wait for the estate to be built
- You prefer Emaar as the master developer for a long off-plan commitment
- You want a home priced well above the AED 2M Golden Visa value; for an off-plan unit, confirm eligibility with DLD first
- You are buying for rental income: Dubai villas yielded about 4.5% gross in June 2026 against 6.9% for apartments (Engel & Völkers)
- You need to sell within three years, while hundreds of similar villas from the same collections are still being delivered
- You want to compare value per sq ft: these sales are registered as land, so DLD does not give a usable built-up price per sq ft
- You want a finished, lived-in neighbourhood with schools and shops open today
The collections
on sale.
Prices are DLD median sale values for January to September 2026. Collections with fewer than 30 sales do not get a single median.
What is being built,
and when.
- Al Fay Street development (RTA)SourceContract awarded January 2025Under construction
What we actually think about The Oasis.
The Oasis is Emaar doing at scale what Dubai's buyers have rewarded in recent years: villas on large plots with water and landscape around them. Demand at launch was deep: more than 500 villas at around AED 15M sold in the first quarter of 2026.
The question for an investor is what happens after the launch waves. Sales fell to 37 in the third quarter, and the estate will deliver thousands of homes over many years. Resale buyers will compare your villa with new releases from the same developer. Plot position, water frontage and collection matter more here than in a finished community.
This is a buy for families and long-term owners. Dubai villas yielded about 4.5% gross on average in June 2026 according to Engel & Völkers, and larger, more expensive homes generally yield less than the average, so the return case rests on the estate maturing.
How much does a villa at The Oasis cost?
The median sale registered with the Dubai Land Department from January to September 2026 was AED 15.8M, and one sale in ten was under AED 13.9M. Mareva 2 had a median of AED 15.9M and Mareva AED 15.6M.
Why do you not give a price per sq ft?
DLD registers these villa sales as land transactions, so the recorded area is the plot of land. Dividing the price by it would mislead, so we quote sale values instead.
Where is The Oasis?
In Dubailand, in the land area DLD calls Me'Aisem Second. Emaar describes it as about 20 minutes from Downtown Dubai by car and close to four golf courses.
Is The Oasis a good rental investment?
It is better suited to owners and long holders. There are no finished homes or leases yet, and Dubai villas yielded about 4.5% gross on average in June 2026 according to Engel & Völkers, and larger, more expensive homes generally yield less than the average.
Does a villa at The Oasis qualify for the Golden Visa?
The Dubai Land Department grants the 10-year Golden Visa for property with a purchase value of AED 2M or more, in one or more properties. If the property is mortgaged, at least AED 2M of the price must already be paid. For an off-plan unit, confirm eligibility with DLD before you rely on it. Every villa here exceeds that value.
Data as of September 2026
- Dubai Land Department open data, sale transactions, 1 Jan to 30 Sep 2026
- Emaar, The Oasis by Emaar launch, June 2023
- RTA, Al Fay Street development contract, January 2025
- Engel & Völkers Dubai residential report H1 2026, H1 2026 (yields June 2026)
- Knight Frank via Gulf News, sales above US$10M, H1 2026
- ValuStrat VPI via Khaleej Times, August 2026
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