• Dubai's real estate strong demand still exceed expectations, Walid Al Zarooni

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: W Capital Real Estate Brokerage reported that Dubai has become the world's real estate hub in recent years, with high returns on investment and the security and secure environment, which has become the most positively influential element in light of the escalation of geopolitical tensions globally, and in light of the state of "uncertainty" surrounding the global economy.

The brokerage report confirmed that the Dubai real estate sector has made the difficult equation by maintaining the momentum of growth and record sales over the past years, amid an unprecedented strong demand that continues to exceed expectations.

The report indicated that real estate investments in the emirate has become a preferred choice for many wealthy people globally, reflected in surging sales of luxury real estate.

The study revealed that investors prefer Dubai due to what it provides in terms of security, while most capitals around the world suffer from security disintegration, and this is evident in the organization of major events and activities.

The report stressed that Dubai is a fertile environment for investment, thanks to the availability of many supporting factors locally and internationally has strengthened the position of the real estate market and encouraged many international companies and brands to launch projects from there.

 “The real estate market in Dubai has taken an upward trajectory that exceeded all expectations since recovering from the covid-19 pandemic,” said Walid Al Zarooni, W Capital CEO.

He noted that DLD data showed that sales exceeded AED 1.16 trillion in 55 months (January 2020 to July 2024).Sales raised from AED 69.8 billion in 2020, to AED 149 billion in 2021, then to AED 265.5 billion in 2022, and finally AED 401 billion last year, reaching AED 283 billion in the first seven months of 2024.

Al Zarooni stressed that record and successive growth reflects the great maturity that Dubai real estate market reached, thanks to all supporting factors, starting with the rapid recovery from the effects of the pandemic, the recovery in the economic and tourism sectors, in addition to security and safety enjoyed by the emirate.

 Al Zarooni said that "W Capital" previous report assessed strong demand from all nationalities around the world to buy Dubai real estate, led by Indians, Chinese, Lebanese, Canadians, French, Italians, Dutch, Pakistanis, and Turks. The list also included Egyptians, Americans, Saudis, Russians, and Iranians.

The CEO said that the real estate sector boom benefited from the UAE positive economic conditions in general and Dubai in particular. That was boosted by government steps aiming at encouraging business activities such as granting residency visas, the attractive tax system for establishing and launching new businesses, and cultural diversity, with the hosting of about 200 nationalities from all over the world.

Al Zarooni pointed out that real estate sales in Dubai from January to July, grew by 30.3% to reach AED 283.11 billion, compared to AED 217.2 billion in the same period in 2023.

Total transactions in the Dubai real estate market from the beginning of 2024 until the end of July amounted to AED 415.55 billion, resulting from 123,250 deals.

The sector also recorded its highest monthly performance ever in terms of sales during July, totalling AED 50.78 billion, a growth of 35%, compared to about AED 37.6 billion recorded in July 2023, surpassing the previous record for a single month, November 2023, at AED 45.8 billion.

* Dubai real estate monthly sales since the beginning of 2024:

Month

Sales value/AED billion

No. of deals

January

35.3

11265

February

36.7

12005

March

37.7

13824

April

32.4

11686

May

45.8

17512

June

45.2

14102

July

50.9

16491

Source: DLD data

Dubai real estate annual sales since 2020

year

Sales value AED billion

No. of deals

2023

401

129000

2022

265.5

97446

2021

149

60213

2020

69.8

33962

Source: DLD data

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About “W Capital”:

“W Capital Real Estate Brokerage” was established in 2007 in the United Arab Emirates, specializing in real estate development, buying, selling, renting as well as consulting services for real estate companies.

Since its inception, the company has sold over AED 200 million of properties to major developers.

About Walid Al Zarooni:

Walid Al Zarooni is the founder and Chairman of W Capital Real Estate Brokerage. A certified real estate expert from the Dubai Real Estate Regulatory Agency “RERA”, he is the author of “Secrets of the Smart Real Estate Investor”.

Al Zarooni is one of the first experts to harness social media to raise the public awareness about  real estate. He provides almost free advice on a daily basis, as well as latest news and updated information through videos and posts on social media platforms such as " Instagram ",“ Snapchat " and “Twitter”, on which he is very active