Sources checked: 6 October 2026
Property numbers and career pathways: a broker report
An official-data chart, published fee components and a practical licensing evidence workflow. Every figure has a currency, period and source. Market transaction value does not predict an individual broker's earnings.
Dubai: aggregate transaction value
| Period | Value, AED billion | Primary source |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 761 | Dubai Government Media Office, March 2025 |
| 2025 | 917 | Market results published in January 2026 |
The arithmetic difference is AED 156 billion. Using these rounded inputs, the calculated increase is about 20.5%. That calculation is editorial, not a forecast. It does not identify a district's performance, an agency's revenue or a likely return. Use district and property-category evidence before turning a market headline into a campaign decision.
Official fees: keep the components separate
| Service | Published component | Scope and source |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi individual FAL brokerage and marketing licence | SAR 300 per year | Qualification-course costs are not included. REGA individual licence service |
| Dubai real estate broker card | AED 500 | This is not the full business setup cost. DLD professional practice card service |
| Dubai broker exam | AED 700 plus AED 10 knowledge and AED 10 innovation fees | The service also lists an ERES component of AED 50 plus VAT. Verify the checkout for your application. |
Do not combine Saudi riyal and UAE dirham figures in one comparison bar. Do not treat a practice-card fee as the cost of setting up a brokerage. Training, trade licensing, residency and other requirements have separate scopes and costs. The current official application remains the authority for the amount payable.
A licensing evidence workflow
This is an editorial planning diagram, not a regulator-mandated sequence for every application.
Keep property evidence alongside the licence file. Before creating an advertisement, check the marketer's authority, property permissions and applicable advertisement permit. A design must not suggest that a trade licence alone authorizes every professional activity.