W Residences at Dubai Harbour
1 to 5 bedrooms, duplexes, presidential penthouse
- From
- AED 4,000,000
- Handover
- On request
- Payment plan
- On request
Dubai · Full-service real estate brokerage · Since 2013
Buy, rent and manage property in Dubaiwith one brokerage.
Buy, rent, sell, let and manage with one brokerage. A team that has been in Dubai since 2013 and stays with you long after the keys.
1,000+Properties transacted
13+Years in Dubai
650+Clients advised
35%Repeat and multi-unit investors
Where would you like to start?
Invest in Dubai
Yields, payment plans, taxes and the honest numbers behind them. For first-time and repeat investors.
Find a property
Ready homes, rentals and off-plan launches across Dubai, filtered by community, type and budget.
Sell your property
Valuation, positioning and a buyer network in the UAE and German-speaking Europe.
Property management
Tenant sourcing, rent collection, maintenance and monthly statements for owners in Dubai and abroad.
Golden Visa & after-sales
Residency through property, handover, snagging, utilities and everything that follows the purchase.
Book a personal consultation
Thirty minutes with one of our advisers, in English or German, in Dubai or online. No obligation.
Area guides
Know the community before the building
Twenty-five Dubai communities explained: who lives there, what it costs, what it yields after costs, and what to check before you sign.
Landmark livingDowntown DubaiAED 1.9M to 4M · 5 to 6% gross
Central, high demandBusiness BayAED 975K to 2.5M · 6 to 8% gross
Established waterfrontDubai MarinaAED 1.3M to 3.5M · 5 to 7% gross
Golf, parks, schoolsDubai Hills EstateAED 1.5M to 4M apartments, villas from AED 5M · 5 to 6% gross
Highest yieldsJumeirah Village CircleAED 650K to 1.6M · 7 to 9% gross
Lagoon townhousesDAMAC LagoonsTownhouses from AED 2M · 5 to 6% gross
Founder and Managing Partner
Arnd Hannecke. In Dubai since 2013, independent of any developer.
Our job is not to sell you a property. It is to make sure the one you buy still makes sense in ten years.
Arnd Hannecke founded HFO after more than 30 years in German and international real estate. What he found in Dubai in 2013 was a market full of opportunity and almost nobody explaining it at eye level.
Today HFO is a team of advisers, property managers and specialists who have guided more than 650 clients through purchase, handover, leasing and management, in English and German, for residents and for buyers abroad.
- Independent of developers
- RERA licensed brokerage
- Access to off-market units
- In Dubai since 2013
- Advice in English and German
Leadership
The leadership team
Six people with backgrounds in brokerage, corporate advisory, property management and systems. Together they run every transaction and every managed property at HFO.
-
Arnd Hannecke
Founder, Managing Partner
-
Etienne Fakler
Partner
-
Georg Ortner
Chairman, Advisory Board
-
Janette Ortner
Regional Director Switzerland
-
Julia Pichler
Head of IT & Systems
-
Nica Ignacio
Property Management
Off-plan
Off-plan projects we stand behind
Of the launches we see each month, a handful pass our checks: developer track record, escrow, payment plan and the resale story after handover. These are the ones we would buy ourselves.
Fairmont Residences Solara Tower
1 to 5 bedrooms and penthouses
- From
- AED 3,060,000
- Handover
- On request
- Payment plan
- On request
Akala Residences, Tower 1
1 to 6 bedrooms, duplexes and penthouses
- From
- AED 3,200,000
- Handover
- On request
- Payment plan
- On request
Developers we work with
- Emaar
- Meraas
- DAMAC
- Nakheel
- Sobha
- Binghatti
- Omniyat
- Ellington
- Arada
- IMAN
- Tabeer
- Azizi
- Danube
- Dubai South Properties
- Sol Properties
- Prescott
- Taraf
- PMR
- Beyond
Ready properties
Move in or let out now
Completed units in established communities with immediate rental income or occupancy.
Renting or letting in Dubai?
For tenants
Apartments and villas across Dubai, Ejari registration, cheques and move-in handled without surprises.
Properties for rentFor landlords
Tenant sourcing, credit checks, contracts, rent collection and maintenance. Monthly statements, annual overview, full transparency.
Property management360-degree ownership
We do not stop at the keys
Most brokerages end at the transfer. HFO is built around what happens afterwards.
- ConsultationGoals, budget, strategy
- SelectionCommunity, developer, unit
- PurchaseContract, DLD, escrow
- Handover & snaggingOn-site inspection, defect list
- UtilitiesDEWA, chiller, internet
- LeasingTenant, Ejari, cheques
- ManagementRent, maintenance, reports
- Property ObserverAnnual report and check
- Golden VisaResidency through property
Partner service
Property Observer: one annual report for owners who do not live in Dubai
Rent sits in a statement, repairs sit in WhatsApp, service charges sit on separate invoices, and nobody connects them. The Property Observer, an independent owner-reporting service available to HFO clients, turns that into one annual report: condition check, financial performance, action plan.
Visit Property Observer →Offered by STRATIQ PROPERTY OBSERVER L.L.C S.O.C, licensed by Dubai Economy and Tourism (DET), licence no. 1628843, IDS Group Office A10, Al Karama, Dubai. HFO International Real Estate LLC refers clients to this partner service and does not provide it itself.
Sample owner report
74/100Owner score
- 6.8%Net yield
- 94%Occupancy
- +12%Market value
What clients say
The whole process was excellent. Arnd handled everything professionally and transparently, and the project developed exactly as he predicted. On completion I resold the unit at a good profit.
I bought a villa through Arnd, originally to live in. It is now rented out and fully managed by Arnd and his team. Handover was smooth and the tenant was found quickly. A true end-to-end service.
I first bought one apartment. Because purchase, handover, leasing and management all ran so smoothly, I bought a second unit shortly after. Both are rented and managed by Arnd's team.
Free download
Dubai market report 2026
Arnd's own analysis: prices per sqft for 14 districts, gross versus net yields, off-plan versus ready with real payment plan examples, and what German-speaking investors actually pay in tax. No newsletter, no sales pitch.
Questions we hear every week
All questions →What rental yields can I expect in Dubai?
Gross yields typically range from 5 to 9 percent per year depending on the community. JVC sits at the upper end, Palm Jumeirah at the lower end. Net yields after service charges, management and vacancy are usually 1.5 to 3 percentage points lower. We always calculate net.
What are the additional costs when buying?
The Dubai Land Department transfer fee is 4 percent of the purchase price, plus a title deed fee and registration trustee fee. Brokerage commission is 2 percent plus VAT. For off-plan there is an Oqood registration fee. Mortgage buyers add valuation and bank arrangement fees.
Can I buy property through a company?
Yes. Freehold property in Dubai can be held by a UAE onshore or free zone company, and in designated areas by certain foreign companies. Whether it makes sense depends on your tax residence and succession planning. We coordinate with your tax adviser before you decide.
Does property qualify me for a Golden Visa?
A property investment of at least AED 2 million qualifies for the 10-year Golden Visa, including off-plan and mortgaged property under certain conditions. We handle the application from the valuation letter to the Emirates ID.
Can you manage my property if I do not live in Dubai?
That is our core business. Tenant sourcing, Ejari, cheque collection, maintenance coordination, DEWA and chiller, monthly statements and an annual report. You see everything, you do nothing.
What is the difference between HFO and the large portals?
You speak to the same adviser from the first call to your tenant's second renewal. We are independent of developers, so we say no to projects we would not buy ourselves, and we support the ownership, not just the transaction.
Thirty minutes with an HFO adviser. No obligation.
In Dubai or online, in English or German. Bring your questions, a listing you are considering, or a portfolio you want reviewed. You will be matched with the adviser who knows your community and your situation best.