To give residents more job opportunities, the Land Department (DLD) announced on Sunday that it had inked an agreement with nine developers, both private and government-backed, to assign a specific percentage of their projects to be sold through Emirati brokers. In a deal signed with Emaar Properties, Expo Dubai, Deyaar, Damac Properties, Azizi Developments, MAG, Sobha Realty, Ellington Properties, and Al Bait Al Duwaliy Real Estate Development, the regulator said the aim is to “allocate a 10 percent to 15 percent quota of their projects to be sold through Emirati brokers.” To help local talent progress in the real estate industry, the agreement was signed as part of the “Dubai Real Estate Programme.” Furthermore, the agreement calls for…