The Oasis

The Oasis overview

The Oasis is a gated villa master community by Emaar in Dubai. Emaar describes it as a waterfront enclave of mansions and villas set among greenery and lagoons, with residences that Emaar says were designed by well-known architects and interior designers. The community's FAQ lists villas, townhouses, mansions and super-mansions, with four- and five-bedroom layouts.

DPF files The Oasis as an area under the Dubai city page. Listings link to The Oasis community page and the Emaar developer page.

Location and access

Emaar's FAQ says The Oasis is served by Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Road and the planned extension of Al Khail Road. Emaar also lists Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai Hills Estate, Dubai Marina and Downtown Dubai among destinations reachable by car.

Emaar also says The Oasis is near schools and educational institutions, without naming them on the page reviewed. Many DPF listings here are off-plan, so confirm road access and handover timing for the specific cluster with Emaar.

Communities and projects in The Oasis

Emaar's page lists amenities for residents across the master community, including landscaped parks, jogging tracks, local mosques and water bodies including lagoons. Emaar's FAQ also highlights gated access, crafted water bodies and community engagement among the key features of the master plan. Emaar names Palace Villas Ostra as one of the projects inside The Oasis. Live DPF listings in this area name:

• Palace Villas Ostra: classic and chamfered villa styles in DPF listings
• Lavita: large villas and mansions
• Mirage: villa listings marked below original price
• Palmiera: villas listed at the original price as off-plan distress
• Tierra: a lagoon villa listing described as Address branded

Some listings are filed at area level only and one sits under a separate community tag, so search the area page as well as The Oasis community page.

Finding distressed and below-market units in The Oasis

The Oasis distress deals on DPF are almost all off-plan resales. A motivated seller is usually an original buyer who signed with Emaar and wants to exit before further instalments, offering the contract below original price or at the original price with fees covered. Because villa prices here are high, even a modest gap between the SPA and the asking price can be a large cash amount.

A smaller number of listings use below market wording; ask which transactions the seller is comparing against. DPF publishes the seller's label and any comparison basis. It does not appraise villas, so compare the asking price with the SPA, the payment plan and DLD transactions for the same cluster, villa type and plot position.

Buying checks before you pay

• Villa identity: match the cluster, villa type and plot number on the SPA and the Oqood record.
• Payment plan: obtain Emaar's statement of instalments paid and the remaining payment plan to handover.
• Outstanding balance: agree in writing who pays the balance still owed to Emaar and when.
• Developer NOC: Emaar's NOC is needed before the DLD will record the assignment; ask for its resale requirements in writing.
• DLD transfer: the DLD registers the assignment on Oqood; agree fee responsibility in the MOU.
• Service charges: ask for the projected master community and cluster service charges.

Lagoon-facing and park-facing plots are marketed differently, so compare listings with the same outlook before treating one as a below market distress sale.

Related DPF pages

See The Oasis community page for current listings, the Emaar developer page for other Emaar communities, and the Dubai Hills Estate area page for a nearby Emaar destination named on The Oasis page.