Methodology: how we source the numbers

Every published number on this site can be traced to a public record. This page explains where the data comes from, how it is handled, and what the limits are. It exists because a claim you cannot check is just an opinion.

The source: the Dubai Land Department registry

Published figures on this site come from the Dubai Land Department's open data: the official registry of real estate transactions in Dubai. Registry records carry the registered price, the date, the location, and the property attributes of each transaction. They carry no buyer or seller names, and we publish none.

DLD open data is released under the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 licence, which permits republication with attribution. Every chart, table, and figure built on it is attributed to the Dubai Land Department, and each carries an "as of" stamp showing the month the data was drawn.

The registration lag, and why recent numbers change

A sale is recorded in the registry when it is registered, not when buyer and seller shake hands. Registration follows the agreement after the transfer process completes, so the most recent days and weeks in any dataset are always an undercount: deals already agreed have not yet reached the registry. Late registrations continue to arrive after the fact.

Two consequences for reading our numbers. First, treat the most recent period on any chart as provisional. Second, expect revisions: a monthly figure can rise after publication as late registrations land. When a previously published figure changes materially, the page that carries it is updated rather than left stale, and the "as of" stamp moves with it.

What we publish, and what we do not

We publish registered transactions: real sales at real prices, from the registry. We do not publish asking prices, listing data, demand estimates, or any figure from a commercial data provider. Where we use licensed commercial datasets internally to cross-check our work, those numbers stay internal. If a figure can only be supported by a source we cannot republish, we do not publish the figure.

Some things the registry cannot tell anyone: how long a property was on the market, what was asked before the agreed price, or what is under offer right now. Sites that claim those numbers are estimating. We would rather show a smaller set of numbers that are checkable than a larger set that are not.

Community and sub-community level data

The registry records transactions at community and project level. The familiar JGE sub-community names are a marketing layer the registry does not always carry, so mapping registry records to sub-communities such as Redwood Avenue or Sanctuary Falls is editorial work we do ourselves, building and maintaining the reference table that links registry naming to the names residents actually use. Where a figure depends on that mapping, it is our interpretation of registry data and is labelled accordingly.

The interactive map

The JGE master-plan map is drawn and maintained by us. Boundaries are editorial: captured against satellite imagery and public sources, including OpenStreetMap, and refined by hand by someone who lives inside the community. They are indicative, not surveyed parcel lines. Each boundary in the map's data carries its own provenance note, and villa counts are maintained per sub-community as a sanity check against the registry.

Independence, and the disclosure

Benjamin Baker is a licensed real estate agent at Edwards & Towers (RERA registered), JGE branch, and earns commission on property transactions. That interest is disclosed here and in the editorial standards rather than buried, because the claim this site makes is not "no interest". It is "verifiable": the numbers come from the public registry, the working is shown, and you can check them yourself.

Corrections

If a number on this site looks wrong, it might be. Registry data is revised, mappings are editorial, and mistakes happen. Tell us and we will check it against the registry and correct the page if it fails the check.

Transaction data sourced from the Dubai Land Department under CC BY 4.0. Map base data includes OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.