Real estate · UAE & GCC

Real estate link building in the UAE

Bayut and Property Finder own the head terms. We build the editorial links that help your project pages and area guides compete for the rest of page one, timed to each launch and in your buyers' languages.

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  • 12-month replacement guarantee
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off plan dubai marina
google.ae · Dubai
  1. 1 bayut.com › off-plan › dubai-marina Portal Off-Plan Apartments in Dubai Marina
  2. 2 propertyfinder.ae › new-projects Portal New Projects in Dubai Marina
  3. 3 marinacrest.ae › harbour-residences +19 Harbour Residences, Dubai Marina · Off-Plan
  4. 4 largedeveloper.ae › projects Developer Off-Plan Towers in Dubai Marina
Position · 5 months 22 → 3
Dubai property magazine Live DR 61Traffic 48K/modofollow Anchor off-plan apartments in Dubai Marina
Developers & brokerages we work with
  • Marina Crest
  • Palm Key Realty
  • Sandstone Developments
  • Creekline Homes
  • Gulf Arch Brokers
Case study · Off-plan launch

Dubai off-plan developer: 0 → 14 page-one keywords in five months

A mid-size developer launching a two-tower project in Dubai Marina. Portals held positions one to six for every project keyword, and the project page had 3 referring domains. We front-loaded relevance links six weeks before the sales launch, then added investor coverage in English, Arabic and Russian while the page climbed.

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Page-one keywords, by month Project page + 4 area guides

Page-one keywords by month, months 0 to 5: 0, 0, 2, 5, 9, 14. Sales launch in month 2. Editorial links live, cumulative: 0, 8, 16, 24, 31, 38.

Bars: keywords in positions 1–10 on google.ae. Links: editorial links live, cumulative. Source: client Search Console
14

page-one keywords, up from 0

38

editorial links live, median DR 47

+212%

organic sessions to project pages in 5 months

5 mo

from first link to result

Where real-estate links come from

Six kinds of sites your buyers already read

Topical relevance beats raw DR in property. A DR 45 relocation guide that ranks for "moving to Dubai" sends better signals, and better buyers, than a DR 80 general blog.

Typical DR 40–70

Property news & market analysis

UAE property news and market-data sites. Best for project launches, price-trend stories and developer announcements.

UAE property news site Live DR 58Traffic 41K/modofollow Anchor off-plan launches in Dubai Marina
Typical DR 35–65

Expat relocation guides

Guides for people moving to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. They rank for "where to live" searches and link naturally to area guides.

Dubai expat relocation guide Live DR 52Traffic 63K/modofollow Anchor living in Jumeirah Village Circle
Typical DR 30–60

Mortgage & personal finance

Mortgage, budgeting and money blogs. A natural home for buyer guides, golden visa explainers and payment-plan content.

UAE personal finance blog Live DR 46Traffic 22K/modofollow Anchor off-plan payment plans explained
Typical DR 30–55

Lifestyle & neighbourhood guides

Community, dining and family-life sites that cover specific areas. Strong for rental and secondary-market area pages.

Abu Dhabi family lifestyle guide Live DR 39Traffic 15K/modofollow Anchor villas for rent on Yas Island
Typical DR 30–60

Arabic real-estate & business portals

Arabic-language property and business news, written natively. For Arabic landing pages and GCC investors.

Arabic property news portal Live DR 44Traffic 37K/modofollow Anchor شقق للبيع في دبي
Typical DR 50–80

International investor publications

Overseas-property and investment titles read in the UK, Europe, Russia, India and China. For buyers searching from abroad.

UK overseas property magazine Live DR 66Traffic 90K/modofollow Anchor buying property in Dubai as a foreigner

Which of these already link to your competitors?

The free link gap audit lists every property, expat and finance site linking to your top three competitors and not to you, ranked by impact. Delivered in 48 hours.

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Keyword opportunity

Where the portals are beatable

Portals win the head terms on domain strength alone. The opening is in area guides, buyer guides and non-English searches, where the median DR on page one drops and a focused campaign can compete.

Example real-estate keywords with search volume, difficulty, page-one authority and the links needed to compete
Keyword · market Searches/mo Difficulty Top-10 DR Links needed Who ranks now Opportunity
off plan projects dubaiUAE · English 14,800 71 78 120–160 Portals, top-5 developers Long game
apartments for sale in dubai marinaUAE · English 6,600 58 74 70–90 Portals Area guide
villas for rent abu dhabiUAE · English 4,400 46 69 45–60 Portals, brokers Area guide
buy property in dubai as a foreignerGlobal · English 3,600 32 54 25–35 News sites, brokers Strong
dubai golden visa propertyGlobal · English 2,400 29 51 20–30 Brokers, visa consultants Strong
شقق للبيع في دبيUAE · Arabic · “apartments for sale in Dubai” 8,100 34 48 20–30 Arabic portal pages Strong
купить квартиру в ДубаеRussia + UAE · Russian · “buy an apartment in Dubai” 5,400 27 44 15–25 Russian-speaking brokers Strong
迪拜买房China + UAE · Chinese · “buy property in Dubai” 1,900 18 36 10–15 Agents, forums Strong

Illustrative sample, October 2026. Volumes are monthly averages; difficulty and median top-10 DR from third-party tools; "links needed" is our estimate of referring domains needed to reach page one. Your audit runs these numbers for your own pages.

What makes real estate different

Three things generic link campaigns get wrong in property

Compliance-aware content

Dubai property ads need a DLD advertising permit, and the permit number has to appear with the ad. A careless guest post can read like an unpermitted ad. We keep yields, "guaranteed returns" and unpermitted listings out of editorial copy, and send anything borderline to your compliance team first.

Pre-publish checkEvery draft
  • No ROI, yield or "guaranteed return" claims
  • Permit number shown wherever a listing is named
  • Project and developer names match DLD registration
  • English and Arabic versions make the same claims

Launch-timed link velocity

Off-plan demand peaks around launch. We front-load topical links four to six weeks out so the project page is indexed and trusted by launch day, add news and investor coverage while it climbs, then taper to a natural pace.

Links per weekSample plan

36 links over 13 weeks. Peak of 5 in launch week, tapering to 2 a week.

Multilingual buyers

Buyers search in English, Arabic, Russian and Chinese, often from abroad. Each language has its own SERP, publishers and anchor norms. We build each language's links on that language's sites, pointing to the matching hreflang page.

Searches by languageSample client
  • English48%
  • العربيةArabic22%
  • РусскийRussian17%
  • 中文Chinese13%
Pricing for property

Real-estate packages, priced in AED

Property needs a heavier DR 50+ mix than our standard packages, so it has its own. Every package includes the free link gap audit, site-by-site approval and a live dashboard. Best fit for brokerages and developers spending AED 15,000+ a month on growth.

Broker

For brokerages ranking area guides and listing categories.

AED6,900/ month
4 × DR 30–492 × DR 50–69
  • Area-guide and listing-category targets
  • Expat, lifestyle and finance placements
  • English outreach, Arabic as an add-on
  • Live dashboard and a monthly call
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Portfolio

For master developers and multi-project portfolios.

fromAED28,000/ month
Weighted to DR 50+ · set per project
  • Arabic, Russian and Chinese outreach
  • Digital PR built on your sales data
  • Multiple domains and project microsites
  • Dedicated senior strategist
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12-month replacement guaranteeIf a link drops or turns nofollow within 12 months, we replace it free.

You approve every site firstNo outreach starts until you've seen the domain, its traffic and the draft angle.

Month to monthNo lock-in contract. Pause or stop with 30 days' notice.

All prices in AED, exclusive of 5% VAT. VAT invoice with TRN on every payment. Not in property? Standard packages start at AED 5,900 a month. See pricing

What a real-estate client says

Two agencies before them sold us "DR 70" links on sites with no UAE readers. This team sent every site for approval, timed the push around our launch, and the project page was on page one before the sales gallery opened.
R. KhanHead of Marketing · Dubai off-plan developer
8 weeks

from first link to page one for the project page


4.9 on Google · 87 reviews
FAQ

Real-estate link building, answered

The questions developers and brokers ask before they sign.

Rania Haddad Head of Strategy · leads our property campaigns

Replies within 2 business hours, Mon–Fri 9:00–18:00 GST

How much does real-estate link building cost in the UAE?

Real-estate packages start at AED 6,900 a month for six links. Developer launch is AED 14,900 a month for 12 links, and multi-project portfolios start from AED 28,000. Prices are exclusive of 5% VAT, with a VAT invoice. Plans run month to month with no lock-in contract.

Can you time links around an off-plan launch?

Yes. Give us the launch date and we plan backwards. Relevance links go live four to six weeks before launch so the project page is indexed and trusted by launch day. News and investor coverage follows in the launch window, then velocity tapers to a natural pace. We need about two weeks' notice to start.

How do you handle DLD and RERA advertising rules?

Editorial copy is written to stay out of advertising territory: no yield or return promises, no listing prices out of context, and the DLD permit number wherever a specific listing is named. Any draft that mentions your project goes to your compliance contact before it is published. We are not your legal advisers, so final sign-off stays with your team.

Do you build links in Arabic, Russian and Chinese?

Arabic outreach is native and in-house. Russian and Chinese placements are written by native-speaking writers we vet per campaign, on publications read by buyers in those markets. Each language links to its own hreflang page. Arabic is included in Developer launch and Portfolio and is an add-on for Broker; Russian and Chinese are included in Portfolio and available as add-ons.

Is link building safe for a developer's main domain?

It is safe when the sites are real. Every site we use has organic traffic, no link-selling footprint and no PBN history, and you approve each one before outreach. If a link drops or turns nofollow within 12 months, we replace it free.

What do we approve, and how do you report?

You approve every site before outreach and every draft that names your project. Each link appears in your live dashboard with its URL, DR, traffic, anchor and status, plus a monthly report. If a link drops or turns nofollow within 12 months, we replace it free.

How soon will our project and area pages move?

First links usually go live within two to three weeks. Rankings usually start moving 8 to 12 weeks after the first links are indexed, and area and buyer guides tend to reach page one within three to five months. Head terms held by portals take longer. We do not promise rankings. You see every link, its DR and its status live in your dashboard.

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