I show families, first-time buyers and owners around Al Hamra every week. Here is what living here is like: the school, the marina, the drive, and what homes cost right now.
Al Hamra is a freehold waterfront community on the coast south of Ras Al Khaimah city, built around an 18-hole golf course, a marina and a beach. People choose it to live in year round: it has a primary school, a mall with a supermarket and a clinic, and townhouses, villas and apartments in one gated village.
Al Hamra Real Estate started building here in 2003, so trees have had time to grow and neighbors know each other. It feels lived in, not newly launched.
Drive times are approximate and depend on traffic.
Alana's view
When people ask me where to settle in Ras Al Khaimah, I take them to Al Hamra at seven in the morning.
The sprinklers are still running on the fairway, golfers are teeing off before the heat, and the first cars head out on the school run. By eight the marina is quiet again, and someone is always paddling across the lagoon.
What I like most is that daily life sits inside the village. The supermarket, the pharmacy and a clinic are in Al Hamra Mall. The primary school is a short drive or a bike ride from most townhouses. You can do a whole Saturday without getting on the highway.
In the evening I'd walk you along the marina boardwalk, then a few minutes up the road to Jazirat Al Hamra, the old pearling village, which tells you a lot about where this coast comes from.
Ask me to show you Al HamraPrices depend on the building, the view and the condition, so treat these as a starting point. When you like a home, I send you the numbers for that street.
Ask me for current prices| Home | Average asking price | Average yearly rent |
|---|---|---|
| Studio apartment | From about AED 420,000 | About AED 34,000 |
| 1 bedroom apartment | About AED 817,000 | About AED 51,000 |
| 2 bedroom apartment | About AED 1,300,000 | About AED 72,000 |
| 3 bedroom villa | About AED 2,480,000 | About AED 119,000 |
| 4 bedroom villa | About AED 5,330,000 | About AED 136,000 |
Averages from Bayut's Ras Al Khaimah market report for 2025, published January 2026; the studio price is the lower end of current listings. Asking prices, not sale prices, and not financial advice.
Alana's picks
Picked by me from current Hunt and Harris listings. Each one opens with every photo and detail.
Al Hamra
Alana's pick: a home she would show you herself
AED 420,000
Al Hamra Marina Residences, Al Hamra Village
A ground-floor studio at Marina Residences with a garden outside the door. It's empty and ready, the residents' beach is a short walk away, and Al Hamra Mall is close by. A good first home, or a first investment to rent out.
Suits first-time buyers, investors
Al Hamra
Alana's pick: a home she would show you herself
AED 670,000
Royal Breeze, Al Hamra Village
A one bedroom on the fifth floor of Royal Breeze, looking over the golf course to the lagoon, in a building right by the beach. It comes with a tenant, so you collect rent from the day you buy.
Suits investors
Al Hamra
Alana's pick: a home she would show you herself
AED 2,300,000
The Townhouses at Al Hamra Village, Al Hamra Village
A well-kept three bedroom townhouse, empty and ready to move into, looking onto the garden and the community pool. Upstairs, a family room could become a fourth bedroom or an office, and the beach, cafés and Al Hamra Mall are all within walking distance.
Suits families, first-time buyers
Al Hamra
Alana's pick: a home she would show you herself
AED 7,949,999
Al Hamra Village Villas, Al Hamra Village
Fully renovated and furnished, with four bedrooms, a study and a maid's room over 4,874 sq ft. The lagoon is outside the window, three parking spaces come with it, and you move in on transfer. Plan for the service charge too: 12 AED per sq ft, about AED 58,500 a year.
Al Hamra
I see new homes in Al Hamra every week. Tell me what you need and I will send you the ones that fit.
Tell me what you needA primary school on the edge of the village, a supermarket and a clinic in the mall, and townhouses with small gardens.
Studios and one bedroom apartments at the marina give you a first home without stretching too far.
Everything here is built and lived in. What you view is what you get, today.
The course and the marina are part of the village, not a drive away.
Want the sea on every side, or a holiday home you can rent out? Look at Al Marjan Island. Want quieter water and mangroves? Look at Mina Al Arab.
Questions people ask me
The questions I hear most from buyers, tenants and owners. If yours isn't here, ask me directly.
Ask me on WhatsAppYes, for many families it is the easiest choice in Ras Al Khaimah. RAK Academy Al Hamra, a British curriculum primary school, sits on the edge of the village, there are nurseries nearby, and the supermarket and a clinic are in Al Hamra Mall. For secondary school, pupils move to RAK Academy Khuzam in the city.
A one bedroom apartment in Al Hamra Village averaged about AED 817,000 and a two bedroom about AED 1.3 million in Bayut's 2025 market report. Studios start at around AED 420,000. Yearly rent averaged about AED 51,000 for a one bedroom and AED 72,000 for a two bedroom.
Yes. Al Hamra is a freehold area, so foreign nationals can buy and own a home outright, whether or not they live in the UAE. I take you through each step with the developer and the land department before you commit.
Dubai airport (DXB) is about an hour by car from Al Hamra, longer at rush hour. Ras Al Khaimah airport is about 25 to 30 minutes away, and the city centre about 20 minutes.
Yes. Al Hamra Mall has a Spinneys supermarket, a pharmacy and RAK Medical Center Al Hamra, which covers general practice, children, dental care and lab tests. For hospital care, RAK Hospital and Sheikh Khalifa Specialist Hospital are in the city.
A property worth at least AED 2 million can qualify its owner for the UAE's 10 year Golden Visa, and several properties can be combined to reach that value. In Al Hamra that usually means a villa, a larger townhouse or a big apartment. The immigration authorities make the final decision, so I point you to them for the application.
You get a pre-approval from a UAE bank, make your offer, and the bank values the home before it gives final approval. I started out in banking in Dubai, so I walk you through each step; the bank sets the rate and decides on the loan.
