Dubai real estate sector records over 4,000 activities in H1 2025

The surge reflects the emirate’s growing appeal to investors and the range of opportunities for property service providers. Shutterstock
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Updated 11 August 2025
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Dubai real estate sector records over 4,000 activities in H1 2025

  • Brokerage for property sales and purchases topped list of activities, accounting for 2,301 registrations
  • 273 activities related to purchase and sale of land and properties

RIYADH:  Dubai’s property market witnessed significant momentum in the first half of the year, registering 4,049 real estate activities.

According to the Dubai Land Department, the surge reflects the emirate’s growing appeal to investors and the range of opportunities for property service providers, Emirates news agency WAM reported.

It also comes amid broader market drivers such as sustained population growth, ongoing infrastructure projects, and government-led efforts to modernize services and enhance regulations.

“These activities reflect the professional diversity in the market and the department’s keenness to provide a flexible environment that meets the needs of investors and clients in various areas of the real estate sector, enhances competitiveness, and aligns with the population and economic growth requirements of the emirate,” WAM said.

One of the most notable undertakings is the “Trakheesi” system, the official platform of the Dubai Land Department for registering and activating a variety of core real estate services.

Registration through the system is mandatory for several types of property licenses, including brokerage for sales and purchases, leasing brokerage, property administrative supervision, valuation services, purchase and sale of land and properties, management of jointly owned holdings, and real estate and mortgage consultancy.

In addition, specific real estate licenses, such as property development, leasing and management of private and third-party properties, and the work of real estate service and promotion trustees, require prior approval from the Trakheesi system.

Brokerage for property sales and purchases topped the list of activities during the first half, accounting for 2,301 registrations.

Leasing brokerage followed with 1,279 activities, reflecting the extensive network of real estate brokers and their role in serving tenants and owners. A total of 273 activities were related to the purchase and sale of land and properties.

Among the recorded activities were property administrative supervision services, mortgage brokerage, real estate consultancy, leasing and management of private and third-party properties, and mortgage consultancy.

The figures directly reflect the streamlined procedures adopted by the department through an integrated digital platform, enabling clients to issue and renew activities with ease, WAM said.

The initiatives are part of the department’s commitment to enhancing Dubai’s investment climate and encouraging innovation in the property sector.

They also align with the Dubai Real Estate Strategy 2033, which seeks to position the emirate as a global property hub while maintaining a safe, flexible business environment that supports sustainable growth and economic diversification.


No Saudi acquisition offers: FC Barcelona tells Al-Eqtisadiah

Updated 16 December 2025
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No Saudi acquisition offers: FC Barcelona tells Al-Eqtisadiah

CAIRO: FC Barcelona has not received any offers, whether from Saudi Arabia or elsewhere, to acquire the club, according to an official source who spoke to Al-Eqtisadiah.

According to the source, the circulating news regarding the possibility of finalizing a deal to acquire the club in the coming period is a mere rumor.

Recent Spanish reports had indicated the possibility of a Saudi acquisition of Barcelona shares for around €10 billion ($11.7 billion), a move considered capable of saving the club from its financial crises if it were to happen, especially as it suffers from debts estimated at around €2.5 billion.

Sale not in management’s hands

Joan Gaspart, the former president of the club, confirmed that the current board of directors, chaired by Joan Laporta, does not have the right to dispose of the club’s ownership.

He added: “FC Barcelona is owned by about 150,000 members, and selling the club is something the owners will not accept. FC Barcelona possesses something no other club in the world has; money is very important, and so is passion, but the sentiment of the members today is to continue what the club has been for 125 years.”

High market value

Despite the financial crisis the club has been going through in recent years, FC Barcelona ranks sixth on the list of the world’s highest market value clubs, with an estimated value of €1.12 billion, according to Transfermarkt. Meanwhile, its rival Real Madrid tops the list with a market value of €1.38 billion.