Real Estate

The first half of 2025 saw the real estate market of Dubai continue to record an unprecedented momentum as real estate brokers received a staggering AED 3.23 billion (around 880 million dollars) worth of commissions according to Dubai Land Department (DLD). This value is a historic 99-percent improvement in profits over a year, compared with AED 1.62 billion profits made in the same period in 2024. Such a...

In a game changing policy initiative, companies in the free zones of Masdar City will have permission to directly own property and land under their bases in designated freehold areas of Dubai. This is in the heel of a recently signed memorandum of cooperation between the Dubai Land Department (DLD) and Masdar City, which promises an eventful change in terms of access to real estate by the free zone...

Taking a decisive step towards enhancing the level of efficiency and transparency of the real-estate transactions, The Dubai Land Department (DLD) has established a strategic partnership with Emirates NBD, which is one of the most prominent banking organizations in the United Arab Emirates, to introduce a framework that would facilitate real-property transactions and provide the investors with higher-level...

Dubai Land Department (DLD) has thus undertaken an innovative project through the introduction of the first tokenised real estate investment platform in the UAE, where every individual will get the opportunity to become a property owner in Dubai by investing just Dh2,000. In May 2025, Prypco launched this platform, which is called Prypco Mint, in cooperation with the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority...

The real estate sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has again made its mark by leading global performance indicators in the first half of 2025, according to a just-released report on the industry. Although the world climate was rapidly worsening due to rising interest rates, intensifying inflation, and tightening capital flow, the property market in the UAE managed to deliver strong results in all...

Dubai: In case you want to find an apartment along Sheikh Zayed Road and want to get it as quickly as possible, the most appropriate thing you need to do is review a number of towers that are being re-developed and being re-designated as new freehold. The first one, 60-storey AA tower, has received a serious market reaction, pricing at an initial Dh2.8 million. (Harbor Real Estate data shows that the...

The market of real estate in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is expected to grow beyond USD 252.80 billion by 2033 with rising investments and infrastructure development and policy changes that will help diversify the economy. The GCC real estate market has been estimated at USD 131.86 in 2024 and is projected to rise at a strong compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.10 per cent between 2025 and 2033...

Dubai has enhanced the amount of investment that flows into its real-estate market with its new tokenization project. During a statement, Dr. Mahmoud AlBurai, Senior Director of Real Estate Policies and Innovation at Dubai Land Department, indicated that 68 percent of the 1,025 investors who joined funding the five tokenized properties were first-time buyers of real-estate.This number emphasizes the...

In 2025, there is a robust movement in the real estate business in Dubai. ValuStrat, in its latest Price Index report, indicates that the prices of properties have continued to increase throughout the first semester of this year.The valustrat analysis depicts that villas has been the best performer within the property sector in Dubai. In May alone, the average price of the villas increased by 2%, but a...

Dubai is breaking onto the real estate innovation scene by launching the first dedicated platform of its kind in the region the Dubai PropTech Hub. A joint initiative between the Dubai Land Department (DLD) and the DIFC Innovation Hub, this new ecosystem is set to reshape how property markets work, with a cutting-edge technology with real estate expertise.It is not only a work place, it is a launchpad. The...