Dubai Land Department | Real Estate Regulatory Agency
1. What does RERA stand for?
Answer: Real Estate Regulatory Agency
2. Which authority oversees RERA in Dubai?
Answer: Dubai Land Department (DLD)
3. In which year was RERA established?
Answer: 2007
4. What is the primary role of RERA?
Answer: To regulate the real estate sector in Dubai, protect investors, and
ensure market transparency
5. What is the DLD's mandate?
Answer: To oversee all real estate transactions, registrations, and regulatory
compliance in Dubai
6. Which law established the legal framework for real estate regulation in
Dubai?
Answer: Law No. 85 of 2006 (Dubai Real Estate Law)
7. What is the Ejari system?
Answer: An online tenancy contract registration system in Dubai managed by
RERA
8. What does Ejari mean in Arabic?
Answer: My rent
9. Is it mandatory to register tenancy contracts on Ejari?
Answer: Yes, all tenancy contracts must be registered on Ejari
10. What is the Real Estate Regulatory Agency's website?
Answer: dubailand.gov.ae
11. Which Decree governs the regulation of real estate brokers in Dubai?
Answer: Decree No. 85 of 2006
,12. What is the function of the Real Estate Investment Management and
Promotion Centre (REIDIN)?
Answer: It provides real estate data, analytics, and research for the Dubai
market
13. Which entity manages and operates the Dubai Real Estate Institute
(DREI)?
Answer: Dubai Land Department
14. What does DREI stand for?
Answer: Dubai Real Estate Institute
15. Who must complete the RERA Certified Training Programme?
Answer: All real estate brokers and agents wishing to operate in Dubai
16. What is the validity period of a RERA broker card?
Answer: One year (renewable annually)
17. What happens if a broker card expires without renewal?
Answer: The broker is not allowed to practice real estate activities and may
face penalties
18. How many CPD (Continuing Professional Development) hours must a
broker complete annually?
Answer: A minimum of 12 CPD hours are recommended to maintain
competency
19. What is the Dubai Real Estate Market?
Answer: The organized marketplace for buying, selling, and leasing real
property in Dubai
20. What does the term 'freehold' mean in Dubai real estate?
Answer: Ownership of the property and the land on which it stands, available
to any nationality in designated areas
21. What is 'leasehold' property in Dubai?
Answer: A property where the buyer has the right to use the property for a
specified period (typically up to 99 years) but does not own the land
22. What are freehold zones in Dubai?
Answer: Designated areas where expatriates and foreign nationals can
purchase freehold property
23. Name three major freehold areas in Dubai.
Answer: Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai, Palm Jumeirah
, 24. What is the Real Estate Investment Law (Law No. 7 of 2006)?
Answer: The law that defines ownership rights and allows non-UAE nationals
to own property in designated freehold areas
25. What is the role of a Notary Public in real estate transactions?
Answer: To authenticate and legalize real estate documents and contracts
26. What does DLD charge as a registration fee for property sales?
Answer: 4% of the property sale price
27. Who typically pays the DLD registration fee?
Answer: The buyer, though it can be negotiated between buyer and seller
28. What is a Title Deed in Dubai?
Answer: An official document issued by DLD proving ownership of a property
29. What is a No Objection Certificate (NOC) in property sales?
Answer: A certificate issued by the developer confirming there are no
outstanding dues and approving the sale
30. What is the purpose of the Oqood system?
Answer: To register off-plan property sales contracts and track developer-
buyer agreements
SECTION 2: Broker Licensing & Ethics
31. What is the minimum age to obtain a RERA broker license?
Answer: 21 years old
32. What documents are required to apply for a broker card?
Answer: Passport copy, residency visa, passport photo, educational
certificates, and proof of employment or trade license
33. Which exam must be passed to become a licensed broker?
Answer: The RERA Broker Exam
34. What score is required to pass the RERA broker exam?
Answer: A minimum score of 85% is typically required
35. What is the broker registration fee?
Answer: AED 5,020 (subject to change; verify with DLD)
36. Can a broker operate without a valid RERA card?
Answer: No. Operating without a valid RERA card is illegal and subject to
fines
1. What does RERA stand for?
Answer: Real Estate Regulatory Agency
2. Which authority oversees RERA in Dubai?
Answer: Dubai Land Department (DLD)
3. In which year was RERA established?
Answer: 2007
4. What is the primary role of RERA?
Answer: To regulate the real estate sector in Dubai, protect investors, and
ensure market transparency
5. What is the DLD's mandate?
Answer: To oversee all real estate transactions, registrations, and regulatory
compliance in Dubai
6. Which law established the legal framework for real estate regulation in
Dubai?
Answer: Law No. 85 of 2006 (Dubai Real Estate Law)
7. What is the Ejari system?
Answer: An online tenancy contract registration system in Dubai managed by
RERA
8. What does Ejari mean in Arabic?
Answer: My rent
9. Is it mandatory to register tenancy contracts on Ejari?
Answer: Yes, all tenancy contracts must be registered on Ejari
10. What is the Real Estate Regulatory Agency's website?
Answer: dubailand.gov.ae
11. Which Decree governs the regulation of real estate brokers in Dubai?
Answer: Decree No. 85 of 2006
,12. What is the function of the Real Estate Investment Management and
Promotion Centre (REIDIN)?
Answer: It provides real estate data, analytics, and research for the Dubai
market
13. Which entity manages and operates the Dubai Real Estate Institute
(DREI)?
Answer: Dubai Land Department
14. What does DREI stand for?
Answer: Dubai Real Estate Institute
15. Who must complete the RERA Certified Training Programme?
Answer: All real estate brokers and agents wishing to operate in Dubai
16. What is the validity period of a RERA broker card?
Answer: One year (renewable annually)
17. What happens if a broker card expires without renewal?
Answer: The broker is not allowed to practice real estate activities and may
face penalties
18. How many CPD (Continuing Professional Development) hours must a
broker complete annually?
Answer: A minimum of 12 CPD hours are recommended to maintain
competency
19. What is the Dubai Real Estate Market?
Answer: The organized marketplace for buying, selling, and leasing real
property in Dubai
20. What does the term 'freehold' mean in Dubai real estate?
Answer: Ownership of the property and the land on which it stands, available
to any nationality in designated areas
21. What is 'leasehold' property in Dubai?
Answer: A property where the buyer has the right to use the property for a
specified period (typically up to 99 years) but does not own the land
22. What are freehold zones in Dubai?
Answer: Designated areas where expatriates and foreign nationals can
purchase freehold property
23. Name three major freehold areas in Dubai.
Answer: Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai, Palm Jumeirah
, 24. What is the Real Estate Investment Law (Law No. 7 of 2006)?
Answer: The law that defines ownership rights and allows non-UAE nationals
to own property in designated freehold areas
25. What is the role of a Notary Public in real estate transactions?
Answer: To authenticate and legalize real estate documents and contracts
26. What does DLD charge as a registration fee for property sales?
Answer: 4% of the property sale price
27. Who typically pays the DLD registration fee?
Answer: The buyer, though it can be negotiated between buyer and seller
28. What is a Title Deed in Dubai?
Answer: An official document issued by DLD proving ownership of a property
29. What is a No Objection Certificate (NOC) in property sales?
Answer: A certificate issued by the developer confirming there are no
outstanding dues and approving the sale
30. What is the purpose of the Oqood system?
Answer: To register off-plan property sales contracts and track developer-
buyer agreements
SECTION 2: Broker Licensing & Ethics
31. What is the minimum age to obtain a RERA broker license?
Answer: 21 years old
32. What documents are required to apply for a broker card?
Answer: Passport copy, residency visa, passport photo, educational
certificates, and proof of employment or trade license
33. Which exam must be passed to become a licensed broker?
Answer: The RERA Broker Exam
34. What score is required to pass the RERA broker exam?
Answer: A minimum score of 85% is typically required
35. What is the broker registration fee?
Answer: AED 5,020 (subject to change; verify with DLD)
36. Can a broker operate without a valid RERA card?
Answer: No. Operating without a valid RERA card is illegal and subject to
fines
