Methodology

Data Freshness

Data Type	Update Frequency	Source
Property Transactions	Weekly	DLD via Dubai Pulse
Rental Contracts (Ejari)	Weekly	Dubai REST
Building Data	Monthly	DLD Mollak
Broker Data	Monthly	RERA
Developer Data	Monthly	DLD
Service Charges	Quarterly	DLD Mollak
Makani Entrances	As published	Dubai Municipality

Rental Yield Calculation

Gross Rental Yield = (Annual Rent / Property Value) x 100

Annual rent is the average of Ejari contracts for the building/area
Property value is the average sale price from recent transactions
Only buildings with both sales and rental data are included
Minimum 5 transactions required for reliable yield calculation

Market Analytics

Price Trends

Monthly average prices computed from completed transactions
Excludes outliers (transactions below 10th or above 90th percentile)
Year-over-year comparison uses same-month data

Seasonality

Quarterly patterns based on 3 years of historical data
Identified by comparing each quarter's volume to the annual average

Developer Market Share

Calculated as developer's transaction volume / total market volume
Excludes mortgage-only transactions

Area Comparisons

Statistics computed per area_name_en
Minimum 10 transactions for statistical significance
Excludes areas with insufficient data

AI Methodology

Property Analysis

Input: Transaction data + area comparables + price trends
Processing: AI model generates narrative analysis
Output: 2-3 sentence professional analysis
Validation: Response checked for relevance and accuracy

Market Reports

Input: Area statistics + top projects + YoY trends
Processing: AI model generates market summary
Output: 3-4 sentence market analysis
Validation: Data-backed, no speculation

Rent vs Buy Analysis

Input: Sale prices + rental data + yield calculations
Processing: AI model compares financial merits
Output: 3-4 sentence investment analysis
Validation: Based on actual data points only

Data Sources

Source	Data	License
Dubai Land Department	Transactions, Buildings, Developers	Dubai Open Data
Dubai REST (Ejari)	Rental Contracts	Government Open Data
DLD Mollak	Service Charges, Coordinates	Government Open Data
Dubai Municipality	Makani Entrances, Coordinates, MGRS	Public Open Data (attribution required)
RERA	Broker Licenses	Public Registry

Accuracy & Limitations

Transaction data may have delays of 1-7 days from registration
Some transactions may be missing building or project associations
Rental data coverage varies by area (Dubai Marina: high, outskirts: lower)
AI analysis is based on available data and may not capture all market factors

Contact

For methodology questions: [email protected]