UAE’s real estate firms join forces to launch property portal

UAE’s real estate firms join forces to launch property portal

A consortium of UAE's real estate companies have joined forces to create property portal, houza.com, spearheaded by former chief executive officer of online marketplace Dubizzle, Barry Judge.The property portal is aimed at enabling the buying, selling and renting of property, and has brought together a collective of brokerages to offer all real estate agencies in the UAE more choice when selecting a portal on which to list their properties.Judge, who is former CEO of Dubizzle as well as the former CEO of OLX Group MENA, has formed a team with marketplace experience, including specialists in sales, user experience and engineering.Speaking about houza, Judge said: "It has been well-documented that it's been a difficult year for the industry. We wanted to provide greater