Dubai properties: Transactions hit Dhs283bn in H1 2023; DLD reveals top 10 areas

Nine real estate projects worth Dhs4.06bn were completed in H1 2023, according to the Dubai Land Department

by Gulf Business

July 27, 2023

Image: Dubai Media Office

The Dubai Land Department (DLD) shared that nine real estate projects worth Dhs4.06bn were completed in H1 2023.

Furthermore, 392 real estate projects are currently being developed in Dubai.

The continued confidence of local and international investors in Dubai’s real estate market was evident in H1 with the registration of 42,583 real estate units, according to a Dubai Media Office report.

During this period, 47,187 units worth Dhs96bn and 5,546 villas worth Dhs15bn were sold.

The number of real estate developers registered in DLD’s database reached 174.

Dubai properties rental market also witnessed strong growth in H1 2023. Total lease contracts registered reached 355,515. Of these, 166,368 were new contracts, while 189,147 were lease renewals.

Rise in real estate licences issued

In H1 2023, the Dubai Land Department issued 4,416 real estate licences, reflecting increasing demand for licences for real estate various activities.

Real estate licences saw a remarkable growth of 55 per cent compared to H1 2022.

The activity-wise break-up of licences issued in H1 2023 is as follows:

Brokerage in the sale and purchase of properties (1,592)
Brokerage in rental properties (1,008), follow-up services (842)
Administrative supervision services for jointly owned property management companies (369)
Purchase and sale of land and properties (240)
Real estate development (148)
Private real estate management (56)
Real estate mortgage brokers (47)
Commercial complexes (37)

Other activities for which licences were issued included shopping centres and administrative supervision services for jointly owned real estate management companies.

Dubai Properties: Top 10 areas for transactions

In H1 2023, Dubai’s real estate sector saw the registration of 76,119 real estate transactions worth Dhs283bn.

Al Barsha South Fourth topped the list of top 10 areas for the number of transactions with 7,228 transactions, followed by Dubai Marina (6,618), Business Bay (4,792), Wadi Al-Safa 3 (4,140), Burj Khalifa (3,526), Al Thanyah Fifth (3,417), Al Khairan First (3,333), Hadaeq Mohammed bin Rashid (3,207), El Merkadh (3,091) and Al Hebiah Fifth (2,288).

The top 10 areas in terms of the value of transactions include Dubai Marina, which tops the list with transactions worth over Dhs24.96bn, followed by Wadi Al Safa 3 (Dhs20.99bn), Palm Jumeirah (Dhs19.43bn), Jebel Ali Industrial First (Dhs14.02bn), Business Bay (Dhs13.3bn), Al Khairan First (Dhs10.81bn), Hadaeq Mohammed bin Rashid (Dhs10.27bn). Jebel Ali First (Dhs9.64bn) and El Merkadh (Dhs9.41bn).

Top 10 areas for real estate mortgages

Dubai Marina ranked first among the top 10 areas for number of mortgages with 760, followed by Al Barsha South Fourth (538), Al Thanyah Fifth (536), Burj Khalifa (520), Al Awir First (496), Jebel Ali First (473), Hadaeq Mohammed bin Rashid (453), Wadi Al Safa 5 (409), Business Bay (400), and Palm Jumeirah (347).

Wadi Al Safa 3 area topped the list in terms of the value of mortgages (Dhs14.25bn), followed by Jebel Ali First Industrial (Dhs13.91bn), Jebel Ali First (Dhs6.15bn), Palm Jumeirah (Dhs4.47bn), El Merkadh (Dhs3.27bn), Al Khairan (Dhs9.71bn), Dubai Marina (Dhs2.55bn), Business Bay (Dhs2.51bn), Nad Hessa (Dhs1.83bn), and Warsan 1 (Dhs1.74bn).

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