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DUBAI, UAE -  A total of 4,048 real estate transactions worth over US$4.2 billion  (AED 15.6 billion) were conducted during the week ending 23rd June, 2023, according to figures released by the Dubai Land Department (DLD). The DLD report showed that 278 plots were sold for US$473 million (AED 1.74...

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DUBAI,  UAE - A total of 2,173 real estate transactions worth over US$2.72 billion (AED 10 billion) were conducted during the week ending January 6, 2023, according to figures released by the Dubai Land Department (DLD). A total of 270 plots were sold for $612 million (AED 2.25 billion), 1,903...

The total number of real-estate transactions that took place was 1,968, according to data from the Dubai Land Department.

The Dubai real-estate market recorded total realty transactions worth over AED1.7 billion ($463 million) on Thursday, April 14.

The total number of real-estate transactions in Dubai stood at 2,131 for the week ended March 4.

Dubai’s real-estate market on Monday recorded a total of 301 transactions with a total value of AED1.59 billion ($433.22 million).

A total of 2,078 real-estate transactions worth AED6.6 billion ($1.8 billion) were conducted in Dubai during the week ending February 11.

The real estate housing price rose in Kuwait last year, where investors focused on Kuwaitis' residential areas dealing in uninhabited plots of land, capitalizing on government subsidies and transforming residential units into rental houses. In 2022, the housing rates may drop by five percent if interest rates are increased on...

The Dubai Land Department or DLD said the emirate saw a total of 1,850 real-estate transactions over the seven-day period.

The Business Bay came on top in terms of volume and value, recording 155 transactions worth AED170 million ($46.29 million).

The plots are said to have been issued under the country’s Sakani Housing program, which is a part of Saudi Arabia’s drive to increase homeownership among the Saudi families. More than 145,000 families have benefited from the program since the beginning of this year until August.

88 plots of land sold for AED 620.22 million, and 1,135 apartments and villas were sold for AED 2.27 billion.