How to Read a DLD Transaction Report (Dubai)

1. What you are looking at

A DLD-registered transaction is the government record of a completed event — usually a sale or mortgage registration — not an advertisement. The important fields are: price, date, unit / building / master community, and area (verify units: sqft vs sqm mix-ups happen).

2. Price per area — normalize before comparing

Always compute price ÷ sellable area using the same unit (sqft or sqm). Compare against other registrations in the same project in the last 8–12 quarters — not against a Bayut banner.

3. One deal vs. a pattern

A single high or low print can be a distressed sale, a bulk transfer, or a data typo. What matters is breadth: how many registrations sit near the median, and whether the distribution tightens or widens over time.

4. Off-plan: Oqood vs. “sold out” posters

Early off-plan demand shows up as Oqood-style registrations when projects hit the register — not when a sales centre claims “80% gone.” Thin early registration relative to inventory is a structural flag we treat seriously.

5. Adding yield: Ejari

DLD tells you what cleared; Ejari helps infer rent reality. Gross yield is a starting point: annual rent ÷ purchase price. Net yield needs service charges, DEWA, vacancy — Pro in our bot layers benchmarks where DLD is silent.