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 most dynamic real estate sectors in the world, 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 to buy, rent or sell homes 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 is redefining the way property search is conducted 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 3500 agencies.
Bayut UAE has also been a pioneer in 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 as well as 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 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 in their lives (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 in a row.
It’s been a busy 2024 for Bayut thus far. We’ve continued to lead the race in cutting-edge PropTech, whilst picking up accolades and hosting prestigious events along the way. Here’s everything that’s happened:
- We launched TruEstimate, an AI-powered solution that provides users with an accurate and up-to-date, data-backed property value estimation. You can generate a TruEstimate report containing a property’s estimated valuation, history and ROI, simply 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 real estate agencies and agents in the UAE. These awards recognised 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.
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?
THE WEBSITE
The core of our business is our website – Bayut.com, which is the fastest growing property portal in the world. It offers users a seamless property search experience, with highly detailed listing pages that highlight all the main features of the property.
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, as well as the amenities and landmarks around the area. The listing pages also include an interactive map which users can utilise 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, along with a detailed index of Dubai real estate transaction data sourced straight from Dubai Land Department (DLD).
But Bayut is known for going beyond being a property search engine by providing a series of 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 opens the doors to truly understanding the emirate’s property market, by providing a detailed index of all Dubai’s real estate transactions. This innovative resource utilises data from the Dubai Land Department, letting the user see transactions in any building or area in Dubai. With filters for both rental and sales transactions, users can analyse property sales history, annual sales volume, and a plethora of 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 close to your workplace, children’s schools or metro stations.
SEARCH 2.0
To further enhance the property search process, we have the Search 2.0 feature that 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 have the option to peruse through over 45,000 2D and 3D floor plans of properties across the UAE. These Floor Plans are available on both the desktop and mobile versions of Bayut.
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. Currently, 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 help enhance their business efficiency. This app’s features helps agents in the UAE to 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™, allows brokers to easily advertise the availability of a property in Dubai and Abu Dhabi by using BayutPro, helping them to establish trust with customers and get better quality leads.
SmartLeads™
This feature is an intuitive lead management tool that collates all the information on a customer’s property preference including details such as 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 it’s estimated 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!
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. Being a homegrown platform in the UAE, all our features are available in both English and Arabic.
BAYUT APP
Built with the same focus on using technology to solve the problems faced by end-users, the Bayut App allows users to browse through properties on the go. The app also comes with detailed filters and options using which you can 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 of the 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 for 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 their 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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