Business | Property
Land transactions top Dh84m in Dubai yesterday
The total value of land transactions in Dubai yesterday was Dh84.81 million, of which sales exceeded Dh31 million.
- Compiled from staff reports
- Published: 00:00 June 7, 2006
Dubai: The total value of land transactions in Dubai yesterday was Dh84.81 million, of which sales exceeded Dh31 million. The total value of mortgages during the day was Dh53.77 million, according to the Land Department. A total of 11 sales transactions were registered with the department by the end of the day, the most valuable of which was a plot in Al Baraha that was sold for Dh7.33 million. The next two most prominent sales saw a second plot in Al Waheda acquired for Dh5 million and another in Al Barsha-1 for Dh4.22 million.
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