Emaar South's golf tier runs from a fully handed-over original phase to a still-selling resale market. Here's exactly where each one stands today, and what a villa there actually costs.
The 18-hole championship course and clubhouse at the centre of all three communities — opening this October.
The Belgian-inspired all-day dining spot from Arabian Ranches Golf Club is bringing a second home to Emaar South, timed with the course's October opening.
Golf Course Opens Oct 2026
The original phase — and the only one you can walk through today
Broke ground in May 2023 and targeted for a September 2025 handover, Fairway Villas actually completed this February — making it the one Emaar South golf villa you can view, move into and photograph right now, rather than picture from a render.
Multiple layout options, surrounded by fairways.
Fairway Villas 2 is a mix of G+1 three- and four-bedroom villas alongside G+2 four-bedroom villas with handover phasing from Q4 2026 through Q3 2027.
195 villas, the most mature address on the course
Golf Links launched earliest of the three and is now the community with the longest track record on resale — 3 to 5-bedroom, two-storey villas, with golf course backing and internal options.
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Return on investment measured against the full purchase price plus 6.5% closing costs.
Gross return = annual rent ÷ purchase price. Net return = rent minus service charges ÷ total invested.
Gross return = capital gain ÷ purchase price. Net return = gain minus closing costs and service charges ÷ total invested.
Return on equity measured against your cash in: the 20% down payment plus 6.5% closing costs, with an 80% mortgage.
Gross ROE = annual rent ÷ your equity. Net ROE = rent minus service charges and mortgage repayments ÷ your equity.
Gross ROE = capital gain ÷ your equity. Net ROE = sale proceeds after clearing the mortgage, minus your equity, repayments and service charges over the hold ÷ your equity.
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Price-per-square-foot movement on 4-bedroom villas, launch to today, against the established golf communities buyers usually compare Emaar South to.
| Community | Launch /sqft | Current /sqft | Appreciation | 10-Yr Proj. /sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairway Villas | AED 818–1,088Fairway Villas | AED 1,338–1,581Fairway Villas | +54–93%Fairway Villas | AED 1,586–1,759Fairway Villas |
| Golf Links | AED 615–810Golf Links | AED 800–1,175Golf Links | +30–45%Golf Links | AED 950–1,350Golf Links |
| Dubai Hills | AED 1,400–1,800Dubai Hills | AED 2,200–3,500Dubai Hills | +35–58%Dubai Hills | AED 2,600–4,200Dubai Hills |
| Jumeirah Golf Estates | AED 1,200–1,600Jumeirah Golf Estates | AED 1,800–2,800Jumeirah Golf Estates | +50–75%Jumeirah Golf Estates | AED 2,150–3,350Jumeirah Golf Estates |
| Arabian Ranches | AED 500–900Arabian Ranches | AED 2,400–3,600Arabian Ranches | +300–380%Arabian Ranches | AED 2,900–4,300Arabian Ranches |
Two more phases are already sold out from Emaar and moving to resale before a single key has changed hands.
A 72 unit community of G+2 villas with handover anticipated for Q1 2028. Set to be the flagship of the 3 Fairway Villas communities when complete, Emaar saved the best for last with this one.
Payment plan is construction-linked — sources differ on the exact split, so ask Toni for the current structure before you commit.
Plot 1 on Emaar South's own masterplan — the closest address to the golf clubhouse of any community here. Furthest out on the calendar, and the least documented publicly so far.
Layouts of 4 & 5 bedrooms with the most golf-facing units of all sub-communities.
Emaar South's own plan runs to 23 numbered communities around one golf course — Fairway Villas 1 & 2 and Golf Links are three of them. Below is the actual Emaar site plan, plus what's landing around it.
Emaar's own launched-projects key: Golf Lane and Fairway Villas 1–3 sit closest to the clubhouse and driving range; Golf Links, Golf Views and Golf Point trace the fairway's outer loop; Expo Golf Villas 1–6 border Expo City to the west. Facilities built into the plan include the golf clubhouse, a K-12 school, community and district parks, retail, a clinic and a mosque.
Official renders of the new Al Maktoum International Airport terminal — the $35bn expansion driving Dubai South's growth, a short drive from every community on this page.
Tap any school to open driving directions from Emaar South. Travel times are live at your time of viewing.
Tap any school to open driving directions from Emaar South. Travel times are live at your time of viewing.
Further afield, for families cross-shopping the whole city — Dubai's highest-rated schools across curricula. Tap any school for driving directions from Emaar South. Travel times are live at your time of viewing.
Expo City borders Emaar South's own Expo Golf Villas plots. It's landing as five districts, aiming for roughly 35,000 residents and 40,000 daytime professionals.
Expo City's own build, ~450 units — 1 to 3-bed apartments, 4-bed lofts and 3-bed townhouses. Among the first to hand over.
Emaar's entry into Expo City, aimed at the same buyer profile as its Emaar South golf communities.
A more premium Emaar product inside Expo City, positioned above Terra Heights.
Low-rise villas and townhouses in Expo City's residential district, alongside its apartment towers.
Expect an off-plan-heavy market here through 2029 — handovers are staggering out from late 2026 rather than landing all at once.
Emaar South is the golf side of Dubai South's masterplan. On the other side of the airport, Dubai South Properties is building the waterfront side around a lagoon and an artificial beach.
788 villas and townhouses around a water lagoon and artificial beach — all sold out on launch. Phase 2 is fully built with handovers running since late 2024; Phase 1's remaining 251 units are wrapping through 2026.
Launched in 2022, South Bay spans roughly 1,000 homes across six phases — three tiers of waterfront living around a crystal lagoon, promenade and retail mall.
Dubai South and Majid Al Futtaim — the group behind Mall of the Emirates and the City Centre malls — signed to build a mixed-use master community inside Dubai South on 19 May 2026. It's early days, but the scale alone makes it worth knowing about.
An illustrative render of Dubai South's district-scale ambitions — Majid Al Futtaim hasn't released official renders of its own mall-city yet.
Majid Al Futtaim's first ground-up master community, built around a large shopping mall with residential, retail and lifestyle districts around it — its own answer to what Dubai Hills Mall did for Dubai Hills Estate, this time minutes from the new airport.
Majid Al Futtaim runs 29 shopping malls including Mall of the Emirates and the City Centre chain — this is their first ground-up master community. No project name, unit counts or phasing has been released publicly yet; treat this as a scale signal for the corridor, not a buyable product today.
Discovery Land Company's first Middle East address sits inside Dubai South's own golf district. It's not Emaar, not for sale to the general public, and not really a competitor to Fairway Villas or Golf Links — it's a different game entirely, and worth knowing exists.
Discovery Land Company — the group behind Yellowstone Club and 35 private communities worldwide — broke ground here in April 2023. Buying in means an application and vetting process first; there's no walk-up sales office. Homes are designed by Olson Kundig around a Tom Fazio golf course, Dubai's first and only private course with no tee-time policy.
A private members' club inside The Edition Hotel, Downtown Dubai — comfort stations, a restaurant, a kids' media room and a conference lounge, reserved for Discovery Dunes members even when they're nowhere near the golf course.
The community's first on-site experience centre, overlooking the 11th hole — plus on-site farming and water recycling built into the masterplan from day one.
A Discovery Dunes estate backing straight onto Tom Fazio's course and its lakes.
Discovery Dunes is not an Emaar or Dubai South Properties project — it's Discovery Land Company's own gated club, on its own sales process and price tier. Included here for context on the neighbourhood, not as an alternative to the communities above.
Nakheel's second Palm island sits north of Dubai South along the same Sheikh Zayed Road corridor toward Downtown and Abu Dhabi. It's a different developer and a different price tier — worth knowing about, not a substitute for the golf communities above.
Palm Jebel Ali's frond islands from above — Dubai's second Palm, currently rebuilding out under Nakheel's 2023 masterplan.
Nakheel re-planned Palm Jebel Ali in 2023 around a mixed-use island — resort and hospitality islands, gated frond communities, a marina and retail district, and dedicated green space — a step beyond the original villas-only concept.
Nakheel, not Emaar or Dubai South Properties — a separate development on its own timeline and price tier. Flagged here for context on what else is landing along the same corridor, not as an Emaar South alternative.
Not part of the South Corridor, but worth a mention — available for sale and rent.
Pricing, resale stock and payment plans shift by the week on these communities — book a call or message Toni directly for what's live today.
From final payment to keys in hand — the five stages every buyer completes before moving in.
