The total real estate transactions in the emirate of Dubai valued at more than AED 34 billion during the first five months of 2019, up 33% from AED 24 billion in 2018, recent data issued by Dubai Land Department (DLD) showed.
The apartments market came in the first spot in terms of transactions, beating the lands market, while the villas market maintained its third-place position.
The value of residential and commercial apartments’ deals in the emirate surpassed AED 17 billion, while land purchasing transactions amounted to AED 14 billion and villas deals stood at AED 3 billion.
This growing number of real estate purchasers came as a result of the attractiveness of the real estate market in Dubai thanks to a number of recently issued decisions by the UAE government.
These decisions mainly include the permanent residency system for selected expats, offering residency to foreign pensioners, the 10-year residence visa for investors, and the 100% foreign ownership of companies in the UAE.