What is Market Value?
Расчётная цена объекта на открытом рынке между готовым покупателем и готовым продавцом, обладающими разумными знаниями о рынке и действующими без принуждения.
Description
Market value is the most probable price a property should bring in a competitive and open market, assuming a willing buyer and seller, both acting prudently and knowledgeably, with the price not affected by undue stimulus. This definition, established by international valuation standards (IVS/RICS), underpins mortgage lending, fund valuations, tax assessments, and insurance coverage.
Dubai property valuations use three approaches: the comparable sales approach (most common for residential, comparing recent DLD transactions for similar units), the income approach (capitalising net rental income for investment properties), and the cost approach (replacement cost minus depreciation for unique properties). For mortgage purposes, banks require independent valuations by RERA-registered valuers.
How to interpret
Market value is the number that matters for mortgage financing, insurance, and fund reporting. It represents what an informed buyer would pay today, not what the seller hopes to achieve or what was paid historically. Investors who conflate their purchase price with current market value make systematic errors in portfolio valuation and performance assessment.
The gap between market value and listing price reveals market conditions. In a seller's market, listing prices may be at or above market value as buyers compete. In a buyer's market, listing prices are typically above market value as sellers resist accepting lower offers. Tracking the bid-ask spread in your target area is a useful gauge of negotiating power.
Контекст рынка Дубая
Dubai property valuations for mortgage purposes must be conducted by RERA-registered independent valuers. Banks do not accept developer-provided valuations or owner estimates. This regulatory requirement ensures that mortgage lending is based on professionally assessed market values rather than transactional or aspirational prices. The valuation report typically takes 1-3 business days.
DLD transaction data provides the primary comparable evidence for Dubai market value assessments. Because DLD records actual transacted prices (not asking prices), the database is more reliable than many international markets where comparable evidence is based on surveyor-estimated or model-generated prices. This transparency benefits buyers, sellers, and valuers alike.
Frequently asked questions
The estimated price at which a property would sell in the open market between a willing buyer and seller, both having reasonable knowledge and acting without undue pressure.
Market value is the most probable price a property should bring in a competitive and open market, assuming a willing buyer and seller, both acting prudently and knowledgeably, with the price not affected by undue stimulus. This definition, established by international valuation standards (IVS/RICS), underpins mortgage lending, fund valuations, tax assessments, and insurance coverage.
Market value is the number that matters for mortgage financing, insurance, and fund reporting. It represents what an informed buyer would pay today, not what the seller hopes to achieve or what was paid historically.
Dubai property valuations for mortgage purposes must be conducted by RERA-registered independent valuers. Banks do not accept developer-provided valuations or owner estimates.
Oliva feeds Market Value into a proprietary 6-dimension score that rates eparticularly Dubai project on Financial Value, Market Dynamics, Location, Developer Trust, Risk, Macro Context, and Liquidity. This keeps comparisons consistent across hundreds of listings.
Dubai property valuations use three approaches: the comparable sales approach (most common for residential, comparing recent DLD transactions for similar units), the income approach (capitalising net rental income for investment properties), and the cost approach (replacement cost minus depreciation for unique properties). For mortgage purposes, banks require independent valuations by RERA-registered valuers.
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