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Dubai, UAE25 March 2012 – The Government of Dubai Land Department (LD) has launched the new version of its real estate registration system (Al Tabou),
heralding a new era in offering tens of electronic services and procedures to the audience under one user-friendly, quick process for 169 real estate procedures offered by the department..

The Dubai Real Estate Institute (DREI), the educational arm of Dubai Land Department (LD), will start offering its Certified International Property Specialist Program
next April, which is being offered for the first time in the GCC region to enable real estate professionals to join a global network of international certified experts and deal with an
increasingly globalized property environment. The program will be offered as part of the strategic partnership between DREI and the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

“We..

A timeshare training course organized by Dubai Real Estate (DREI), the educational arm of the Government of Dubai Land Department (LD) has witnessed a huge demand from
brokers working in this field.

The course is among a series of professional courses by DREI in cooperation with the real estate licensing department of the Real Estate
Regulatory Authority (RERA) as part of an awareness & knowledge campaign. Such campaign reflects LD’s keenness to disseminate knowledge and awareness of the real estate sector in..

The Real Estate Valuation Committee, in cooperation with the Real Estate Appraisal Center at the Government of Dubai Land Department (LD), valuated 1971 properties at the
request of property owners in 2011 with total value of AED99 billion.

In line with best international practices and transparency criteria, the Real Estate Appraisal Center
and members of the Real Estate Valuation Committee at the Land Department used data from the Land Department in addition to field visits to complete the valuation process..

The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), the regulatory arm of the Government of Dubai Land Department (LD) launched its e-Appointment System, which allows brokers to
book suitable appointments to save their money, time and efforts. The new service will improve customer service in accordance with best internationally-recognized practices to
achieve excellence in all services provided to clients.

Yousif Al Hashimi, Director of the Real Estate Licensing Department asserted that the introduction of new services..

The Government of Dubai Land Department (LD) is set to organize training courses for real estate brokers working in the Dubai’s timeshare through a couple of professional
courses. The program will be presented by the Dubai Real Estate Institute (DREI), the educational arm of LD in cooperation with the real estate licensing department of the Real Estate
Regulatory Authority (RERA). The course is part of a comprehensive training and awareness approach in line with LD’s objectives to disseminate and enhance the real estate knowledge in the..

The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), the regulatory arm of Dubai Land Department (LD) to start training programs for real estate development companies on the
Governance Charter on 25th of January 2012. This aims at achieving a quantum leap in the performance of developers and increase transparency in markets’ performance, enhance foreign
investment, confidence and efficiency of real estate companies through the application of the charter. The charter is based on openness toward the companies’ activities in the market and..

The Government of Dubai Land Department (LD) to introduce on February 2012 the continuing education program for real estate brokers which is considered the second phase of
empowering brokers working in Dubai real estate market through vocational training courses. The courses will be introduced by the Dubai Real Estate Institute (DREI), the educational arm
of the LD in collaboration with Real Estate Licensing Department in Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA). These courses are developed on academic basis and aimed at improving..

Number of transactions raise by 20% with 35297 transactions in 2011

Sales and Mortgage for plots hit AED 91
billion

Sales and Mortgage for flats hit AED 43 billion

 The Dubai Land Department’s transactions for 2011 reached 35297 transactions valued around AED 143
billion last year in Dubai. The transactions include sales, mortgages, ijarah, mortgage portfolios, deferred sales and other transactions.

Sultan Butti bin Mejrin,..

The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), the
regulatory arm of the Dubai Land Department (DLD), has accredited 22 auditing firms and bureaus to conduct financial auditing of real estate projects registered with RERA.

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The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), the regulatory arm of Land Department in Dubai (LD), has issued warnings to 23 real estate brokerage companies for not adhering
to RERA’s terms and regulations. The warnings were issued after RERA’s Permits Section of the Real Estate Licensing Department monitored and registered violations committed by
some firms through their advertisements in the media. The companies did not indicate their registration numbers issued by RERA in the advertisements published in newspapers,..

Under the patronage of His Majesty King Abdulla II Bin Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Amman hosted the 4th Arab Real Estate & Urban Development
Conference entitled “Towards a Mature, Transparent and Global Real Estate Market”. This event will be organized by Dubai Land Department along with its organizational arm (i.e. Real
Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), and its educational arm (i.e. Dubai Real Estate Institute), in cooperation with Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO)- the..

The Dubai Land Department (DLD) has inked an agreement with Islamic Architects Consulting Engineers (IACE). As per the agreement, IACE will undertake the task of auditing
projects listed under real estate development initiative “Tanmia”; the program launched by the department’s center for Promotion and Management of Real Estate Investment, the
investment arm of the department.

The agreement was signed by Sultan Butti bin Mejren, DLD’s Director General and Imad Hassein, Managing Director and Partner of IACE...

The Real Estate Appraisal Centre (Taqyeem) in conjunction with the Dubai Real Estate Institute (DREI) has held the first Valuation course at the Dubai Land Department.
Attending the course and passing the exam will be a prerequisite to the upcoming Valuer Registration which is in line with Dubai's efforts to regulate the real estate sector. Taqyeem shall
be responsible for Valuer Registration in line with the appropriate legislation and through the Emirates Book Valuation Standards (EBVS).

Mohamad Khodr Al-Dah, Head..

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the financial and business hub connecting the region’s emerging markets with the developed markets of Europe, Asia and
the Americas, announced today that DIFC Authority has signed a Technical cooperation agreement with the Dubai Land Department (DLD).

According to the agreement,
DIFC’s real estate registrar will start utilising DLD’s electronic system in the process of registering and authorising the formation, transfer, amendment or elimination of rights..

Wasl joins the real estate development initiative

The Dubai Land Department (DLD) has signed agreement with
Wasl Asset Management Group, a subsidiary of Dubai Real Estate Corporation. According to the agreement the group will join the second initiative launched by DLD through the center
for Promotion and Management of Real Estate Investment, the real estate investment arm of the Department.
The agreement was signed by His Excellency Sultan Butti bin..