new delhi the emirate of dubai has taken the top spot in a new global real estate index for those who want a secondary residence or citizenship even though for indians the preferred destinations for residency or citizenship are portugal turkey and greece the best investment migration real estate index is an analytical tool created by henley and partners to assist global citizens and investors considering real estatelinked investment migration options with making strategic choices about where best to live study work invest and retireleading the index is the uae with 82 points followed by spain 807 montenegro 772 turkey 765 and portugal 758 thailand greece grenada cyprus and dominica are the others on the top ten listwhy uae scored top spotthe uae has scored highly for rental income potential and the price of property per square metre is lower than other major international centers henley partners said in a statement property acquisition by foreign nationals is galvanized by the countrys reputation for being a safe and secure environment in which to reside attractive employment conditions strong economy various government initiatives have recently been introduced to improve livability and support residence by investment programs including enhanced purchasing benefitseurope dominates the top five spotsspain comes in second bolstered by its economic strength with the highest score in the gdp parameterthe third spot is occupied by montenegro which has emerged as a key secondhome and propertyinvestor market in the mediterranean and transcontinental turkey is placed 4th overall with high scores for its relatively low investment amount and minimal residence requirements benefits of investing in the turkey citizenship by investment program include government incentives such as lower purchasing taxes and exemption from vatsharing 5th spot with thailand the portugal golden residence permit program continues to outstrip all others in terms of demand with high scores for its low investment amount saleability and cryptofriendliness investing in real estate in this eu member state is a move many global investors particularly those from the usa have already made over the past 12 monthsin 6th position overall is greece where the greece golden visa program offers investors a range of benefits including the opportunity to rent out investment property in one of europes most popular tourist regionsgrenada in 7th spot offers a range of governmentapproved real estate development options including resort homes estates with ocean frontage and luxury studios as well as an educational real estate projectcyprus a growing international hub with excellent infrastructure is 8th on the index with high scores for its low investment amount reasonable property costs and cryptofriendlinessa further three caribbean island nations occupy the next two rankings dominica and st lucia share joint9th place on the index while st kitts and nevis is 10th by a narrow margin all three island nations score highly for their affordable investment requirements with minimum real estate investments of usd 200000 to usd 300000 absence of residence requirements and cryptofriendlinessthe international residence and citizenship advisory firm saw an 80 increase