Why Dubai Publishes Its Transactions

Dubai publishes its property transactions. That single fact is why this site can exist, and why most claims about the market can be tested.

What is published

The Land Department publishes transactions, rents, projects, valuations, buildings, units, brokers, developers and land — each covering the registered market rather than a sample of listings.³

Listings are not transactions

An asking price tells you what someone hopes to receive. A transaction tells you what someone actually paid. Most published Dubai market commentary draws on the former; everything here draws on the latter.

What the registry does not tell you

• Why a price was paid — motivation is never recorded.
• The condition or specification of the unit.
• Whether furniture or fit-out was included.
• What the buyer could have negotiated.

Which is why the data on this site is presented as evidence rather than as an answer. It tells you the shape of the market; the judgement about a specific property remains yours.