−23% Dar Global
The international arm of a large Saudi developer, listed in London. It specialises in branded projects — hotel names, fashion houses, car marques — and sells them across several countries at once.
20 lots in stock across 4 projects. Of the 6 with a known status: 2 ready, 4 under construction. By median price — 51st of 139.
- Branded residences
- An international portfolio
- Buying the name
- Long holding periods
Median price $760K AED 2 790 000
Entry price $463K AED 1 700 000 — the cheapest lot
Per square foot $909 AED 3 339 / sq.ft, median
Completed stock 33% 4 lots discounted, deepest −23%
Where they build
The districts where this developer has the most lots in our stock.
Downtown Dubai 14 Business Bay 6
The company in brief
Checkable facts about the developer itself. Unlike the figures above, these are not about our stock and do not move with what happens to be listed today.
- Founded
- 2017, international arm of Dar Al Arkan (Saudi Arabia)
- Listed
- London Stock Exchange main market since February 2023
- Portfolio
- around $19bn by the company own valuation
- Sales
- 3 800 units in 2025 against 2 400 in 2024
- Revenue
- more than doubled over 2025
- In Dubai
- a Trump-branded hotel and tower, completion stated for December 2031
What kind of developer this is
How the branded model works
The developer licenses a name and a set of standards. The brand does not fund construction and does not carry construction risk; it lends its identity and, usually, an operator. That is a perfectly normal arrangement and it produces genuinely well-run buildings.
It also produces two questions that belong in the contract rather than the conversation: how long the licence runs, and what happens to the building when it ends. Both answers exist on paper.
Selling on several markets at once
Projects go on sale simultaneously across the Gulf, Europe and beyond. A Dubai buyer is therefore not only competing with local demand, and that works in both directions: international interest lifts prices faster on the way up and leaves faster on the way down.
Being listed on a major exchange adds the same discipline that listed Dubai developers carry. Delays and problems become public information rather than an internal matter.
What to check before you sign
The four items that decide the economics of ownership: who operates the building, the term of the brand licence, exactly what furnishing includes, and the service charge per square foot. In a small scheme that charge is divided among a few dozen owners rather than a few hundred.
Then whether short-term letting is permitted at all, and on whose terms. In a number of branded schemes it is either prohibited or routed through the management company for a share of the income.
Projects by Dar Global
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What these numbers mean, and what they do not
Lots are matched to Dar Global by project name, since the base has no developer field. The numbers above therefore describe our stock rather than the company’s market share: a developer with a large completed portfolio can show fewer lots than one whose buildings are resold more often.
All prices are asking prices, not sales. For the building you pick I pull the registered Land Department transactions and show the prices deals really closed at.
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Project breakdowns from the English channel. Every clip has a written version on a page of its own.
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Dar Global: a London-listed developer selling branded homes across several countries
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How much does a Dar Global apartment cost?
The median across this developer's lots in our stock is $760K (AED 2 790 000), with entry from $463K. The median per square foot is $909. They are drawn from asking prices in our own base and refreshed every night — a picture of current supply rather than of the official price list.
Are there discounts on Dar Global property?
Right now the base holds 4 lots from this developer priced below the market, with the deepest cut at 23%. The discount comes from the seller on a resale or an assignment, not from the developer: they have their own reason to exit quickly. The size of the cut is computed against comparable property by an algorithm, not typed in by a broker.
Is Dar Global a reliable developer?
Founded: 2017, international arm of Dar Al Arkan (Saudi Arabia). Delivered: around $19bn by the company own valuation. Check Dar Global in the Land Department’s open register, not in the marketing: licence status, per-project construction progress and the registered escrow account are all there. Off-plan payments land in that escrow under RERA supervision and reach the developer only against verified construction milestones. The full dossier is further up the page.
What projects is Dar Global building?
Above on this page: 8 projects by Dar Global from our catalogue, each with a passport covering floors, units, handover and bedrooms. The districts holding most of its lots are grouped under “Where they build”. Lots on sale, when there are any, sit right under the project.
Should I buy from Dar Global direct or through a broker?
For an off-plan buyer the price is identical, because the developer covers the broker’s commission. Going straight to Dar Global is therefore no cheaper, and the choice there is limited to its own projects — you will not get a comparison with neighbouring buildings or a candid read on handover dates. On resale and assignment the commission is standard: 2% plus VAT.
Is Dar Global worth buying
It depends what you are buying and why. Send me your budget and the job it has to do — I will tell you which of this developer's projects make sense right now and which I would walk past.
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