
Bayut celebrates excellence in Dubai and Abu Dhabi real estate at the prestigious Bayut Awards 2024
The exclusive event recognised exceptional agencies, developers, and professionals who have demonstrated excellence, innovation, and a lasting impact on Dubai and Abu Dhabi's dynamic property landscape. Winners were selected based on comprehensive performance data from 2024, with a distinguished jury—including Sahar Khan (VP of Marketing), Nicolas Majeau (Chief Strategy Officer), Amash Malik (Director of Performance Marketing), and Muneeb Farrukh (Director of Product)—deliberating on the most deserving candidates.
A hallmark of the awards, the People's Choice categories empowered real estate enthusiasts across the UAE to vote for their favourite agencies directly on the Bayut website. Thousands participated, and as an exciting incentive, one lucky voter won AED 25,000, further engaging the community.
Haider Khan, CEO of Bayut and Dubizzle Group, commented:"At Bayut, we take pride in recognising the individuals and businesses that push the boundaries of excellence in real estate. The Bayut Awards are a tribute to the relentless dedication, innovation, and integrity that drive this industry forward. This year's winners have set new benchmarks, reinforcing trust and transparency in the market. Their remarkable contributions shape the future of UAE real estate, and we look forward to celebrating even greater achievements together in the years to come."
As Bayut continues to elevate industry standards, the Bayut Awards remain a symbol of success, reinforcing the company's commitment to innovation and excellence. With another landmark edition concluded, Bayut remains dedicated to empowering real estate professionals with cutting-edge tools, insights, and well-deserved recognition.
See below for the full list of winners
Dubai Awards:
New Comer of the Year 2024 - Dubai: Equity Real Estates
Fastest Growing Agency of the Year 2024 - Dubai: Huspy
TruCheck™ Champion of the Year 2024 - Dubai - Premium: House & Hedges Real Estate
TruCheck™ Champion of the Year 2024 - Dubai - Enterprise: Allsopp & Allsopp
Top Closer of the Year 2024 - Dubai: haus & haus Real Estate
Agency of the Year 2024 - Dubai - Commercial: CRC
Agency of the Year 2024 - Dubai - Holiday Homes: Luxe Signature Holiday Homes
TruEstimator of the Year 2024: Igor Dordevic, Rosenheim Real Estate
Bayut Big Broker 2024: Darren Murphy, Allsopp & Allsopp
Agent of the Year 2024 - Dubai - Premium: Christy Mchale, Strada Real Estate Brokerage
Agency of the Year 2024 - Dubai - Premium: Strada Real Estate Brokerage
Agency of the Year 2024 - Dubai - Premium - People's Choice - Dacha Real Estate
Agent of the Year 2024 - Dubai - Enterprise: Parmida Azizi, Ax Capital Real Estate
Agency of the Year 2024 - Dubai - Enterprise : fäm Properties
Agency of the Year 2024 - Dubai - Enterprise- People's Choice: White & Co Real Estate
Agency of the Year 2024 - Dubai - Off-plan: Sky View Real Estate Brokers
Abu Dhabi Awards:
TruCheck™ Champion of the Year 2024 - Abu Dhabi: Metropolitan Capital Real Estate
New Comer of the Year 2024 - Abu Dhabi: Katal Property Investment
Agent of the Year 2024 - Abu Dhabi - Premium: Rita Neovesky, LLJ Asset Management
Agency of the Year 2024 - Abu Dhabi - Premium: Nas Luxury Real Estate
Agency of the Year 2024 - Abu Dhabi - Premium - People's Choice - Nas Luxury Real Estate
Agent of the Year 2024 - Abu Dhabi - Enterprise: Oubaida Maarouf, Oia Properties
Agency of the Year 2024 - Abu Dhabi - Enterprise: Metropolitan Capital Real Estate
Agency of the Year 2024 - Abu Dhabi - Enterprise - People's Choice - Al Mira Real Estate Brokerage
Agency of the Year 2024 - Abu Dhabi - Off-plan: Al Mira Real Estate Brokerage
Developer Awards:
Developer of the Year 2024 - Sustainability: Imtiaz Developments
Developer of the Year 2024 - Rising Star: One Development
Project of the Year 2024: DAMAC Islands
Hospitality Launch of the Year 2024: Ritz Carlton, Keturah Resort by MAG
Developer of the Year 2024: Binghatti Developers
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About Bayut:
Bayut is the uncontested market-leader when it comes to real estate portals in the UAE. With 4000+ real estate agencies choosing Bayut as their advertising partner, with over 400 million page views per year. +87.2 million visits, Bayut has successfully established itself as the number one platform people trust when it comes to property search.
A technology driven platform, Bayut is known to keep innovation at its core with updated, detailed transactional and advertised insights, extensive area and building guides, and revolutionary new products and features, allowing end-users to make the most well-researched decisions when searching for properties in the UAE.
Since Bayut was established in 2008, the company has seen accelerated growth, by focusing on increasing not only the number of real estate partners it works with, but also obtaining substantial traffic growth to claim the status of market leaders in the competitive real estate portal landscape in the UAE, with an extensive portfolio across all seven emirates.
Haider Ali Khan joined Bayut in 2014 as the CEO and the company has continued to showcase very high growth over the past years including closing multiple rounds of funding from top Venture Capital firms such as Naspers, KCK, Exor, and other notable names.
Bayut is a part of the Dubizzle Group, formerly known as Emerging Markets Property Group (EMPG), which also operates the largest property classified sites in. In April 2020, the group merged with the Netherlands-based OLX group in certain key markets, and was valued at $1 Billion, giving it the coveted unicorn status. The group now also owns and operates dubizzle in the UAE, Our bespoke classifieds portals are among the strongest brands in our markets, primarily encompassing the Greater MENA and South Asia regions. Our flagship ventures include dubizzle and Bayut in the UAE and the Greater MENA Region, as well as Zameen and OLX in Pakistan.
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