Real Estate

Dubai Plot of Sand Sells for $34 Million in Luxury Island Record

The seller, British fashion entrepreneur Umar Kamani, made a 242% profit in two years by just sitting on the property.

This is what $34 million gets you on Jumeirah Bay Island in Dubai. A plot like this just sold for a record amount.Knight Frank

This isn’t a spectacular mansion. It’s not a luxury penthouse or a designer apartment.

It’s a bunch of sand on an artificial island in Dubai, and it just sold on April 19 for 125 million dirhams ($34 million), setting a record in a market that continues to benefit from an influx of foreign wealth.