All about Bayut – The UAE market leaders for property search
- About Bayut UAE
- Our Journey So Far
- What Makes Us Different?
- Innovative Products and Features
- Bayut’s Awards
- Office Location, Timings and Contact Details
- Connect With Us
The UAE has one of the world’s most dynamic real estate sectors, where new projects and developments are unveiled every day. As the real estate industry in the UAE is constantly evolving, buyers, homeowners and tenants are often on the lookout for homes to buy, rent or sell in the country. But how can potential buyers, sellers, landlords, agents and tenants easily connect with each other through a reliable platform?
That’s where Bayut steps in to support end-users with a range of superior products and innovative PropTech solutions. Each of our tools redefines property search in the region.
WHO ARE WE: ABOUT BAYUT UAE
Bayut is a part of the Dubizzle Group, the highly successful parent company which owns and operates bespoke property verticals in emerging markets, mainly focused in the Middle East and South Asia.
Bayut is the market-leading property website in the UAE, that connects buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and agents. Our website hosts listings for properties in the UAE with extensive inventory from more than 3,500 agencies.
Bayut UAE has also pioneered transforming the real estate industry since launching over a decade ago in 2008. Our story began to really take shape when our CEO, Haider Ali Khan, moved from the US to the UAE to head the Bayut office in 2014.
Since then, Bayut has had an incredible journey, reaching many milestones and receiving accolades from peers within the industry and global media outlets such as Forbes and Arabian Business. Our core values of Honesty, Ownership and Innovation have fueled our growth over the years.
In 2020, our parent company, Dubizzle Group (then named EMPG), also announced a merger with the Netherlands-based OLX Group for its businesses in Pakistan, Lebanon and Egypt, and dubizzle in the UAE!
Along with being the market leader and the most trusted portal in the industry, Bayut UAE is also the most well-funded tech startup in the region, raising capital of $200M (AED 735M) in its latest investment round. We are proud to announce that Bayut, along with the rest of Dubizzle Group, is now gearing up for an IPO in the near future.
Listen to our CEO, Haider Khan, talk about how this incredible feat was accomplished on The Business Breakfast Show on DubaiEye.
BAYUT OVER THE YEARS
2019 is the year that truly put Bayut UAE on the map.
- It began with the acquisition of Lamudi Middle East, which expanded our reach to the wider GCC region.
- We followed this up with the much-anticipated launch of Bayut.sa, cementing our entry into the Saudi Arabian real estate market.
- In 2019, we also unveiled the biggest real estate commercial in the region, where we revealed Chris Hemsworth as the face of Bayut in the UAE.
Bayut had a great start in 2020, too!
- Our Marketing Director, Sahar Khan, won The Storyteller Award for Top Marketing and Communications Executives from Forbes Middle East.
- Our parent company, Dubizzle Group (then named EMPG), merged with the Netherlands-based OLX Group for its businesses in Pakistan, Lebanon, Egypt, as well as dubizzle in the UAE!
- Following the merger of Bayut and dubizzle, two of the UAE’s leading homegrown brands, the company continued to persevere, stronger together against the devastating impact of COVID-19.
2021 marked the year when the UAE bounced back from the pandemic, stronger than ever.
- To celebrate this resilience, we hosted the first ever Bayut Your Home Your Choice Awards. These exclusive consumer choice awards recognised the best of Dubai across various sectors, such as retail, hospitality, dining, education and more.
The year 2022 was all about using PropTech innovation to revolutionise the real estate sector in the UAE.
- Following the success of the inaugural Bayut Big Broker Event (B3DXB) in 2019, we hosted the second edition of the B3DXB summit in 2022. The event featured immersive experiences and discussions on PropTech and was attended by industry leaders, experts and professionals.
- During the event, our CEO also announced the lineup of five new products that would released across the year as PropTech solutions for real estate agents and end users. These announced products were Search 2.0, SmartShare, ProConnectTM, ProBoardTM and TruViewTM.
In 2023, we were leveraging the latest technology in property search with our innovations.
- We released Dubai Transactions, a feature that allows users to access all the last-sold rental and sales transactions straight from DLD data. There are filters to explore specific property types and locations, making it an excellent tool for property sellers, buyers, tenants and landlords (along with the agents seeking information on the market).
- We then added a Map View feature on Dubai Transactions, which allows users to navigate an interactive map of Dubai and access transactional data for specific areas.
- BayutGPT, the world’s first AI-powered search tool, was launched on Bayut’s website and app. It allows property seekers to have their property-related queries, such as average rents and sales prices in specific areas, seamlessly and accurately answered by AI.
- Search 2.0 was added to Bayut’s home page. This feature allows property seekers to find ideal properties based on driving times from bespoke locations of importance (workplaces, schools, etc). Search 2.0 also includes the option of budget-related filters to ensure a greater capacity for user-personalised search responses.
- We won the Great Place to Work certification for the second time.
It was a busy 2024 for Bayut. We continued to lead the race in cutting-edge PropTech while picking up accolades and hosting prestigious events. Here’s everything that’s happened:
- We launched TruEstimate, an AI-powered solution that provides users with an accurate, up-to-date, data-backed property value estimation. You can simply generate a TruEstimate report containing a property’s estimated valuation, history and ROI by inputting the unit number, DEWA number or Oqood.
- Bayut & dubizzle’s CEO, Haider Ali Khan, was awarded the PropTech CEO of the Year 2023 at the CEO Awards 2023. In addition, Dubizzle Group was recognised as the ‘Fastest Growing Tech Company of the Year.’
- We hosted our Bayut Awards for UAE real estate agencies and agents. These awards recognise the best in the industry for their hard work, commitment, and understanding of Bayut’s products and solutions.
- Dubai Land Department (DLD), represented by the Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA), partnered with Bayut to empower local talent in the real estate sector. As part of this agreement, newly licensed citizens of the UAE working as real estate agents will have the opportunity throughout their first year to promote their properties for free on Bayut.
- We introduced TruBroker™, a unique way to recognise and reward top-performing real estate agents who are trusted, highly responsive and offer the best quality service. TruBrokers™, who continue to raise the bar in Dubai’s real estate market, make it to the huge Hessa Street billboard! Have you spotted the billboard yet? Snap a photo, share it, and tag us @BayutUAE!
- Bayut Academy’s training programme was officially endorsed by the Dubai Land Department (DLD) and licensed by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA).
- 3 years in a row and counting! Bayut was recognised as a Great Place to Work for the third time —where innovation thrives, teamwork shines and success is a shared journey.
Starting 2025 on a high note, Bayut’s Profolio™ app just got an upgrade! Agents, get ready to use ProConnect™, a tool that connects your leads with the perfect property?
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?
THE WEBSITE
The core of our business is our website, Bayut.com, the fastest-growing property portal in the world. It offers users a seamless property search experience, with highly detailed listing pages highlighting each property’s main features.
Each listing has all the information you need to make a quick judgement about the feasibility of the property. This includes pictures of the property, the amenities, the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and the amenities and landmarks around the area. The listing pages also include an interactive map that users can use to look for the closest schools, supermarkets, hospitals, metro stations, and more.
In addition, our website offers exclusive trends for property search patterns and price evolution in the UAE real estate market. It also includes a detailed index of Dubai real estate transaction data sourced directly from the Dubai Land Department (DLD).
However, Bayut is known for going beyond being a property search engine by providing unique features and products that ensure users receive a fully integrated experience. Here are some other features that make it happen.
DUBAI TRANSACTIONS
Bayut’s Dubai Transactions feature allows users to truly understand the emirate’s property market by providing a detailed index of all real estate transactions. This innovative resource uses data from the Dubai Land Department, allowing users to see transactions in any building or area in Dubai. With filters for rental and sales transactions, users can analyse property sales history, annual sales volume, and other essential information.
BAYUTGPT
Even amongst Bayut’s glittering array of pioneering PropTech innovations, BayutGPT, the region’s first cutting-edge AI-powered property search assistant, is a true game-changer. Driven by cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence, BayutGPT offers an extremely interactive and personalised journey for those navigating the UAE’s dynamic real estate market.
MAP VIEW
Using the Map View feature, you can easily search for properties near your workplace, children’s schools or metro stations.
SEARCH 2.0
To further enhance the property search process, the Search 2.0 feature allows you to find properties near or between two points of interest – e.g., your office and gym.
STANDARDISED FLOOR PLANS
Along with browsing through the comprehensive details of each property, our users can peruse through over 45,000 2D and 3D floor plans of properties across the UAE. These Floor Plans are available on both Bayut’s desktop and mobile versions.
GUIDES
Along with the MyBayut blog, we also have content-rich resources to help end-users make well-informed decisions about the properties they choose to move into. Here are some of the resources users can access on Bayut.
- With our Area Guides, we aim to help users who are looking to move or already living in the area to find in-depth information about their area of interest. There are over 1,400 Area Guides on Bayut, which users can access in English and Arabic.
- The Building Guides provide a comprehensive insight for residential, commercial and mixed-use towers in the UAE. This gives potential tenants and buyers an accurate picture of each building, including the service charges, parking facilities, property types available, amenities, average prices and more.
- Using our guides for the different schools in the UAE, parents can get to know all the information about the curriculum, campus facilities, admissions criteria, extracurricular activities, lunch options, fee structure, medical facilities and other important details such as the ratings from the Ministry of Education, KHDA and ADEK.
Profolio™
Accompanying the Profolio™ website is a revolutionary app designed exclusively for our real estate brokers to enhance their business efficiency. This app’s features help agents in the UAE improve the visibility of their listings and deliver high-quality, customer-focused service.
Here are some of the features available on Profolio™.
TruCheck™
Using the property authentication feature, TruCheck™, brokers can easily advertise the availability of a property in Dubai and Abu Dhabi using BayutPro. This helps them establish trust with customers and generate better-quality leads.
SmartLeads™
This feature is an intuitive lead management tool that collates all the information on a customer’s property preference, including location, budget, and property type. When a lead is generated, brokers have access to this information to help them better understand the intent and requirements of a user.
SmartShare
SmartShare allows agents to create an interactive catalogue with property listing recommendations tailored to their customer’s preferences.
TruEstimate™
Property valuation just got smarter with Bayut’s TruEstimate™. This feature on Bayut’s homepage lets you look up any property’s accurate property valuations based on data from the Dubai Land Department. By generating a property’s TruEstimate™ report, you can estimate value, history, ROI and more.
BAYUT ACADEMY
Bayut is committed to improving the level of service in the UAE real estate market, which is why we created Bayut Academy, a free-of-charge training system with a diverse range of workshops covering multiple modules. These workshops offer tips for real estate agents to improve the skills and knowledge of our partners, helping them produce a better end-user experience. Now, agents can also register for our training sessions at Bayut Academy! The good news is that Bayut Academy is now officially recognised by the Dubai Land Department.
OTHER INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS
Our superior technology, data-based approach and keen understanding of the need to innovate have powered Bayut’s growth over the years. To ensure our users have a seamless property search experience, we developed a curated set of user-friendly systems and content-rich platforms.
Here’s a look at some of the bespoke features available on Bayut to support the needs of both end-users and clients.
FOR THE END-USER
Bayut provides all the necessary tools for end-users to find the right properties that meet their expectations. As a homegrown platform in the UAE, all our features are available in English and Arabic.
BAYUT APP
Built with the same focus on using technology to solve the problems end-users face, the Bayut App allows users to browse through properties on the go. The app also comes with detailed filters and options to conduct tailored searches based on your needs.
Bayut’s highly popular consumer-facing app is available for download in the Apple iOS Store and Google Play Store.
MYBAYUT BLOG
In addition to having a complete database of available listings for rent and sale, Bayut is also home to the MyBayut blog, which can answer every question that a potential end-user could encounter when searching for a property in the UAE.
Some topics covered in our MyBayut blog include detailed insights on the current property price trends, comparisons of popular neighbourhoods and top schools, extensive market reports of all the emirates and other useful information about navigating life in the UAE.
To help users maximise their lives in the UAE, MyBayut also features all the latest information about trending events, recent laws and more!
FOR THE BROKER
Along with offering a seamless property search experience for end-users, we have technologically advanced products to help our clients elevate their business performance.
PROFOLIO™
Profolio™ is a robust listings management software available to all registered agents on Bayut to help them maximise reach and conversions. With Profolio™, agencies can upload listings, edit and manage information, check on the health of the listings and update details about the agent handling the property. Agents can also manage their listings on dubizzle through Profolio™.
AGENT REVIEWS
Real estate brokers and agents on Bayut can easily request a review from clients. Using this new feature, you can filter from the reviews you receive and choose to publish positive feedback on your profile using your Profolio™ app. Displaying positive feedback on your agent profiles on Bayut will help market the benefits you can provide prospective buyers and tenants, attracting more clients and resulting in more business.
NEW PROJECTS
This is a section on the website where developers can advertise new off-plan and ready projects in the UAE market. With the new projects section on Bayut, developers can gain exposure to their projects from investors from around the world.
OTHER VALUE ADD-ONS
Along with the groundbreaking products and elaborate content platforms, we offer interactive and engaging add-ons to help agencies gain more exposure and engage our audience.
- Agency and Agent Of The Quarter – This is a coveted award that recognises the top performers in our industry to help boost their visibility.
- 1-Minute Viewing – An exclusive segment where we walk through some of the available Bayut properties to help potential renters and buyers tour the property from the comfort of their home.
- Industry Eye – Our guest blog on the Agent Portal where agents can talk about their real estate journey and takeaways from their experiences.
- Real Estate Lab – Our podcast where thought leaders in real estate share their insights on the industry and their predictions for the future of UAE’s real estate market.
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
Due to our continued commitment to improving the quality of the real estate market in the UAE and our tireless efforts to use technology in innovative ways to solve local challenges, we have been recognised by reputed bodies in the region.
- Our CEO, Haider Ali Khan brought home the prestigious People’s Choice Award For Entrepreneur Of The Year at the Arabian Business StartUp Awards in 2018.
- In November 2019, after a fantastic year of accomplishments, we were extremely honoured to be recognised by Forbes Middle East as the ‘Best Property Portal’ in the region for transforming the region’s real estate market.
- Our Marketing Director, Sahar Khan also won the Forbes Middle East Storyteller Award for Top Marketing and Communications Executives for leading the highly successful campaign featuring Chris Hemsworth as the face of Bayut and other impressive marketing initiatives.
- Bayut and dubizzle’s CEO, Haider Ali Khan bagged the PropTech CEO of the Year 2023 award at the CEO Awards 2023. Dubizzle Group also was recognised as the “Fastest Growing Tech Company of the Year”.
BAYUT OFFICE LOCATION, TIMINGS AND CONTACT
Bayut’s offices are located in the design centre of the city, Dubai Design District (d3). We moved here in 2017, to accommodate our growing team and fuel our creativity for solving property-related challenges in the UAE.
If you’d like to come to meet us or talk to us, here’s how you can reach us.
- Bayut Dubai office location: Building 3, on the fifth floor, office 511
- Office timings: Sunday to Thursday from 09:00 am – 06:00 pm
- Contact Number: 800-22988
We also have offices in Bay Square, Business Bay.
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