5,758
Brokerages counted
Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah
30
AI answers captured
Google AI Mode, 5 October 2026
57
Different brokerages AI named
Across 3 cities
2,653
Websites read
11% of listed sites no longer exist
Who AI recommends
The names in the answer, city by city.
Ten questions per city from buyers, sellers and tenants: the agency to use, off-plan advice, selling a villa, renting a family flat and how to check a broker is registered. Put to Google AI Mode one at a time while logged out, on 5 October 2026. Developers suggested for a direct purchase are not counted as brokerages.
Dubai
One name ahead21 different brokerages named across 10 questions. The most named appeared in 7 of 10.
- Driven Properties 7 of 10
- fäm Properties 7 of 10
- haus & haus 4 of 10
- Dacha Real Estate 3 of 10
- Allsopp & Allsopp 2 of 10
- Betterhomes 2 of 10
- D&B Properties 2 of 10
- Espace Real Estate 2 of 10
The 10 questions and what each named
- “best real estate agency in Dubai” fäm Properties, haus & haus Group, Driven Properties LLC, Dacha Real Estate, Linda's Real Estate, D&B Properties
- “best real estate agent in Dubai for buying an apartment” fäm Properties, White & Co Real Estate, Driven Properties (Kianoush Darban), D&B Properties, Linda's Real Estate
- “best off plan property broker in Dubai” fäm Properties, Driven Properties, Unique Properties, Dacha Real Estate, AX Capital
- “which real estate agency in Dubai is most trustworthy” fäm Properties, Espace Real Estate, Coldwell Banker UAE, Homeland Realty Real Estate, H&S Real Estate
- “best agent to sell my villa in Dubai” haus & haus, fäm Properties, Engel & Völkers Dubai, Driven Properties, Christie's International Real Estate Dubai / Luxhabitat, Dacha Real Estate, White & Co
- “should I buy off plan in Dubai and which broker should I use” Unique Properties, Driven Properties, Tanami Properties, haus & haus, Betterhomes
- “real estate agency in Dubai that helps with the property golden visa” haus & haus, Allsopp & Allsopp, Driven Properties
- “top real estate brokers in Dubai for investment ROI” Betterhomes, fäm Properties, Allsopp & Allsopp, Metropolitan Premium Properties, Espace Real Estate
- “best rental agent in Dubai for a family apartment” fäm Properties, Homes 4 Life Real Estate, Binayah Properties, Driven Properties
- “how do I check if a real estate broker in Dubai is registered” No business named (the answer explained, without names)
Abu Dhabi
One name ahead15 different brokerages named across 10 questions. The most named appeared in 8 of 10.
- Property Shop Investment (PSI) 8 of 10
- Savills Abu Dhabi 8 of 10
- Metropolitan Capital Real Estate 7 of 10
- Al Zaeem Real Estate 3 of 10
- Crompton Partners 2 of 10
- Engel & Völkers Abu Dhabi 2 of 10
- Henry Wiltshire International 2 of 10
- Sky Land Middle East Properties 2 of 10
The 10 questions and what each named
- “best real estate agency in Abu Dhabi” Property Shop Investment (PSI), Metropolitan Capital Trading, Driven Properties, Savills Abu Dhabi, Al Zaeem Lel Sharq Al Awsat, Gravity Real Estate
- “best real estate agent in Abu Dhabi for buying an apartment” Property Shop Investment (PSI) (Ayham Haytham Makhlouf), Metropolitan Capital Real Estate (Mohamad Aoude, Jofel Bejec Amarilliento, Meryem Tar Rhi), Savills Abu Dhabi, Nationwide Middle East Properties
- “best off plan property broker in Abu Dhabi” Property Shop Investment (PSI), Metropolitan Capital Real Estate, Engel & Völkers Abu Dhabi, Savills Abu Dhabi
- “which real estate agency in Abu Dhabi is most trustworthy” Crompton Partners Estate Agents Abu Dhabi, Sky Land Middle East Properties, Henry Wiltshire International - Abu Dhabi, Metropolitan Capital Real Estate, Betterhomes - Abu Dhabi
- “best agent to sell my villa in Abu Dhabi” Henry Wiltshire International, Metropolitan Capital Real Estate, Sky Land Middle East Properties, Savills Abu Dhabi, Property Shop Investment (PSI)
- “should I buy off plan in Abu Dhabi and which broker should I use” Property Shop Investment (PSI), Al Zaeem Real Estate, Savills Abu Dhabi, haus & haus, Metropolitan
- “real estate agency in Abu Dhabi that helps with the property golden visa” Property Shop Investment (PSI), Engel & Völkers Abu Dhabi, Savills Abu Dhabi
- “top real estate brokers in Abu Dhabi for investment ROI” Property Shop Investment (PSI), Savills Abu Dhabi, NAS Luxury Real Estate, Al Zaeem Real Estate, Masterpiece Property
- “best rental agent in Abu Dhabi for a family apartment” Metropolitan Capital Real Estate, Property Shop Investment (PSI), Transparent Property Management / Crompton Partners, Savills Abu Dhabi
- “how do I check if a real estate broker in Abu Dhabi is registered” No business named (the answer explained, without names)
Sharjah
Open26 different brokerages named across 10 questions. The most named appeared in 5 of 10.
- Savills Sharjah 5 of 10
- Sunrise Real Estate Enterprises LLC 4 of 10
- Al Hoor Real Estate 3 of 10
- Granada Real Estate 3 of 10
- Banke International 2 of 10
- Vision X Nexus Real Estate 2 of 10
- Wahat Al Nejoum Real Estate LLC 2 of 10
- Al Bait Al Malaki Real Estate 1 of 10
The 10 questions and what each named
- “best real estate agency in Sharjah” Sunrise Real Estate Enterprises LLC, SBK Real Estate, Granada Real Estate, Perfect Legacy Real Estate, Al Marwan Real Estate
- “best real estate agent in Sharjah for buying an apartment” Sunrise Real Estate Enterprises LLC, Granada Real Estate, Vision X Nexus Real Estate L.L.C, Al Hoor Real Estate, Wahat Al Nejoum Real Estate LLC
- “best off plan property broker in Sharjah” Savills Middle East (Sharjah), Stage Properties, Al Shemoukh Real Estate, Binayah Real Estate, Metropolitan, Driven Properties, Banke International
- “which real estate agency in Sharjah is most trustworthy” Sunrise Real Estate Enterprises LLC, Al Hoor Real Estate, Granada Real Estate, Wahat Al Nejoum Real Estate LLC, Savills Sharjah
- “best agent to sell my villa in Sharjah” Sunrise Real Estate Enterprises LLC, Villa Rosa Real Estate, Highway Future Real Estate, Savills Sharjah
- “should I buy off plan in Sharjah and which broker should I use” No business named (the answer explained, without names)
- “real estate agency in Sharjah that helps with the property golden visa” Mars Land Properties, Al Hoor Real Estate
- “top real estate brokers in Sharjah for investment ROI” Keyspace Real Estate, Vision X Nexus Real Estate, Alsharq Properties, Savills Sharjah, K A Homes Properties, Patriot Real Estate, Banke International
- “best rental agent in Sharjah for a family apartment” Savills Sharjah, Al Thuriah Leasing, Square Yards UAE, Al Bait Al Malaki Real Estate, Al Masaar Properties
- “how do I check if a real estate broker in Sharjah is registered” No business named (the answer explained, without names)
One answer per question on one day. The questions about checking a broker's registration named no brokerage; the AI pointed to Dubai REST, DARI and the Sharjah licence portal instead. This is not a ranking.
The market
5,758 brokerages, counted.
From Property Finder, UAE directories and web searches. Developers and large networks are kept out of these totals; older directory entries make the independent count generous.
By what they do
- Independent brokerages 3,815
- Leasing and rental specialists 859
- Brokerages positioned as luxury 708
- Off-plan specialists 376
Reachable
- With a website listed 56%
- With a phone or WhatsApp 95%
- With an email printed 63%
By emirate
- Dubai 4,354
- Abu Dhabi 974
- Sharjah 407
- Emirate not stated 23
Where they cluster
- Business Bay 1,196
- Deira 245
- Al Barsha 203
- Bur Dubai 134
- Jumeirah 133
Only listings with a clear district are counted here.
The websites
What a buyer finds on brokerage websites.
Brokerages with a Google Ads tag or a Meta pixel on their site have their own column. Live Meta ads could not be checked this time.
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| On the website | All (2,653) | Already advertising (241) | The rest (2,412) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business details marked up for machines (LocalBusiness-type schema) | 21% | 29% | 20% |
| Schema carrying phone, address and opening hours together | 8% | 12% | 7% |
| An Arabic version of the site | 9% | 17% | 8% |
| A WhatsApp chat link | 48% | 67% | 46% |
| Google reviews shown on the site | 9% | 18% | 8% |
| Prices shown in AED | 43% | 54% | 42% |
| A booking or quote form | 64% | 78% | 63% |
| A footer year older than 2025 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| A RERA, ORN or broker licence number printed | 14% | 17% | 13% |
| Links to its Property Finder, Bayut or Dubizzle profile | 4% | 6% | 3% |
| Property listings or search on its own site | 53% | 70% | 52% |
| A team or agents page | 36% | 48% | 34% |
11% of the websites listed for these brokerages did not resolve at all (362 of 3,205 checked). Sites that could not be read are left out of every percentage above. 43% of the readable sites run on WordPress.
The difference
What the recommended brokerages do differently.
28 of the brokerages Google's AI named are in our list with a site we could read, many of them large networks. They are set against every independent brokerage site we could read.
Business details marked up for machines (LocalBusiness-type schema)
57%
Recommended by AI
20%
Everyone else
A WhatsApp chat link
71%
Recommended by AI
48%
Everyone else
Google reviews shown on the site
25%
Recommended by AI
9%
Everyone else
A RERA, ORN or broker licence number printed
21%
Recommended by AI
13%
Everyone else
Property listings or search on its own site
71%
Recommended by AI
53%
Everyone else
A team or agents page
54%
Recommended by AI
36%
Everyone else
Recommended: 28 brokerages named by Google AI Mode that we matched to our list and could read. Everyone else: 2,637.
The money
What one deal is worth.
Dubai Land Department figures for 2025, re-read on 5 October 2026. The average is our own arithmetic on the two published numbers.
AED 140,916
average commission per broker-executed deal in Dubai in 2025: AED 13.59 billion across 96,440 deals
Dubai Land Department, brokerage sector in 2025, 9 March 2026
9,785
registered brokerage offices in Dubai at the end of 2025, with 32,294 registered brokers competing for those deals
Dubai Land Department, brokerage sector in 2025, 9 March 2026
What this means for an owner
Four ways an independent brokerage gets into the answer.
Own a neighbourhood, not the whole city
Our questions were city-wide, and that answer is held by a few big names. Narrower questions about one community or one kind of deal are the likelier opening for an independent with real area pages and sales data. This report did not test them.
Print your licence and your agents' BRNs
Buyers are told to check a broker is registered. A RERA ORN and each agent's BRN on the site are facts AI can confirm against the regulator.
Show reviews and a real team
Named brokerages are far more likely to show Google reviews and a team page. Faces, languages spoken and areas covered answer how buyers actually choose.
Describe the firm to machines
One RealEstateAgent schema block with the licence, address, phone, hours and areas served, matching the Google profile and your portal pages.
Method
How to check our work.
Brokerages come from Property Finder agency listings, UAE business directories and web searches, de-duplicated by website, phone and name. Developers, firms outside these three emirates and large networks are counted separately. Luxury, off-plan and leasing groups come from how each firm describes itself, so they overlap in practice.
Each listed website was checked once. Domains that no longer resolve count as dead; the rest had their homepage, contact and about pages read for schema, Google reviews, WhatsApp, listings, a team page, portal links and a printed RERA, ORN or licence number.
Meta's Ad Library refused every search during this run, so here advertising means a Google Ads tag or a Meta pixel on the firm's own site. The Dubai Land Department broker register sits behind a captcha, so its office count is quoted, not rebuilt.
Download the summary table (CSV), as of 5 October 2026. Cite it with a link to this page. It carries totals and percentages only, never a business's contact details.
Questions
About this report.
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