Abu Dhabi sees Dh31bn property deals in H1 2019
ABU DHABI 8 July 2019: Around Dh31 billion was generated through 10,000 plus real estate transactions across Abu Dhabi Emirate in first half of 2019, according to the first biannual report of the Department of Urban Planning and Municipalities (DPM).
“These results demonstrate the buoyant real estate market in Abu Dhabi,” Falah Al Ahbabi, DPM Chairman. “These figures support our vision to further community happiness through sustainable urban growth and municipal services. We believe that these figures show investors how well the Abu Dhabi real estate market is performing; the Emirate remains highly competitive in this sector, home to some of the best properties and developments across the Middle East and North Africa region.
“The release of this first indicators report is a continuation of our open approach aimed at raising transparency and enhancing the ease of doing business in the real estate market. Providing information to investors, real estate developers and landowners will enhance confidence and competitiveness regionally and internationally.”
The report revealed that the real estate sector has generated a total of 6,374 property transactions valued at more than Dh12.5 billion. The volume of mortgage transactions reflects the confidence of banks in the sector, with 3,712 mortgage transactions worth over Dh8.5 billion.
Reem Island
In terms of geographic locations where sales activity was the most dynamic:
- Al Reem Island topped the list with transactions worth more than Dh4.371 billion, followed by
- Al Reef area with a value of over Dh1.788 billion of transactions and
- Yas Island with more than Dh1.597 billion worth of transactions
- Al Shamkha City with Dh636 million of transactions
- Khalifa City with Dh357 million of transactions and
- Al Faqa Area with Dh211 million of transactions
In line with the emirate’s vision to become one of the best places in the world to do business, invest, work, live, and visit, the Abu Dhabi Government modernised real estate laws in April 2019 to allow foreigner ownership of freehold property in designated investment zones.
