Diversification
Foreign real estate spreads assets across currency areas and markets – and, depending on the location, delivers income that is hardly achievable in this country.
Foreign Investment · Dubai & Morocco
Overseas Property Investment: Dubai and Morocco
Overseas property purchases rarely encounter difficulties because of the property alone. Unfamiliar local conditions, purchase procedures and unsuitable partners are often the problem. Alternate Immobilien GmbH supports selected purchases in Dubai and Morocco: German-speaking, with tested partners on site and a realistic view of opportunities and risks.
Our role
Why Foreign Investment Needs Accompanying
Dubai attracts with a dynamic new construction market and clearly regulated property, Morocco with affordable coastal properties and growing tourism. Both are real opportunities – and both are markets with their own rules: foreign legal systems, other purchasing processes, commission-driven intermediary landscapes and offers that can hardly be examined at a distance.
Our role is that of the sober pilot: we do not provide anonymous catalogues, but selected properties we can assess meaningfully – and accompany you from the first selection to visit and negotiation up to contract and handover. In German, with verified partners on site and without empty promises.
- German accompaniment: a contact person here, tested partners there.
- Selected properties: Class instead of mass – we only show what we can classify.
- Realistic advice: Opportunities and risks belong on the same table.
Location 01
Dubai: World metropolis with clear rules of the game
A transparently regulated land registry system (Dubai Land Department), freehold zones with full ownership for foreigners and manageable purchase costs: Dubai is the most professional entry into the foreign market – from the apartment in the marina to the villa on the Palm.
The choice is crucial: location, developer creditworthiness and realistic service costs separate good investments from expensive mistakes – especially in off-plan purchases.
Location 02
Morocco: Coastal locations with substance – Agadir & Marrakesh
Four flight hours from Germany, 300 Sonnentage, a growing tourism market and purchase prices that often lie at a third of comparable European coastal locations: Morocco is the underestimated secondary market for owner-occupiers, overwinterers and landlords – above all Agadir with its beach promenade and Marrakech with international appeal.
At the same time, more applies here than elsewhere: title check (Titre Foncier), notary process and foreign exchange rules decide on the security of the purchase. This is exactly why we have our German-speaking accompaniment with partners on site.
Process
How we accompany your foreign purchase
Step 01
Clarifying the objective
Usage, budget, location, time frame: In the first meeting, your search profile is created – honestly compared with what the market gives.
Step 02
Selecting Properties
You will receive curated proposals with classification of location, developers, ancillary costs and letting potential – no flood of catalogues.
Step 03
Checking and Negotiating
Visit (on site or by video), title and contract verification with partners on site, negotiation of price and conditions.
Step 04
Completion and handover
Notary appointment, payment processing, registration and handover – on request including rental connection thereafter.
Honest classification
What You Should Know About Foreign Properties
Legal and Title
Foreign legal systems do not forgive negligence: title verification, clean contracts and serious notary processes are mandatory – we organize them.
Lifestyle dividends
Self-use, hibernation, family holidays: The benefit of a foreign property is not only financial – this may appear in the bill.
Distance management
Rental, maintenance, ancillary costs: Without reliable administration on site, the investment becomes a burden. We connect verified administrators.
Growth markets
Dubai and Morocco are investing massively in infrastructure and tourism – a tailwind that established markets no longer offer.
No guarantees
Exchange rates, market cycles, political developments: There are no guarantees abroad either – those who promise secure returns sell something.
Frequently asked questions
Foreign investment – briefly answered
Can foreigners buy property in Dubai and Morocco at all?
Yes. In Dubai, foreigners in designated freehold zones acquire full property including land register entry. In Morocco, foreigners can purchase real estate on a regular basis; only agricultural land is limited.
Do you also accompany pure sightseeing trips?
Yes. We recommend a curated shortlist before the visit, so the trip supports informed decisions. We organise viewings together with our local partners.
How do you earn from conciliation?
On market-standard intermediation commissions, which are transparently disclosed before the cooperation. There are no hidden mark-ups on purchase prices.
Do German banks finance foreign properties?
Direct financing is uncommon. More usual options include equity and borrowing against existing properties in Germany (Additional borrowing) or developer payment plans in Dubai. What suits your situation, we clarify in conversation.
Taxes and Law
Structuring Foreign Investment Properly: Taxes and Types of Property
Anyone planning foreign investment in real estate should consider the tax and legal structure from the outset – because it decides on the later ability to act as well as on the running costs. Tax issues – such as double taxation agreements and local taxation – are clarified by your tax consultant in any case; we provide the reliable numerical basis for each property. These differences are not a detail, but the core of any honest calculation.
The form of ownership also needs to be considered: direct acquisition as a private person, purchase via a company or – in the case of larger commitments – a structure that facilitates subsequent inheritance and resale. Each variant has consequences for liability, taxes and financial viability. We address these points at an early stage for every foreign investment and refer them to specialized tax consultants and notaries in Germany as well as locally for the binding design.
The most important principle of foreign investment remains: substance before promise. A clean property title, a correctly registered capital import and a realistic management plan are worth more than any earnings forecast. This is exactly what we align the support – so that your investment abroad stands on a foundation that supports even in difficult market phases.
Next step
Where do you go – Dubai or Morocco?
Make your request directly on the appropriate location page – with the respective form, your information reaches the right team immediately.
Further specialist reading: German Federal Foreign Office ↗
About the author
Jürgen Kronawitter
Jürgen Kronawitter specialises in structured real estate finance. He helps property investors, developers and portfolio owners implement complex financing solutions. His work focuses on structuring and arranging senior loans, whole loans, mezzanine capital and bridge loans, as well as tailored financing for acquisitions, investment properties, developments and refinancing. By combining conventional bank lending with alternative capital sources, he develops financing structures for domestic and international property projects.
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