Experts to shed lights on foreign investment and new property ownership laws at the Investment Conference at IREIS 2025

At the rate of Dh2 million investment, the 200,000 Golden Visa issued in 2024 would have attracted Dh400 billion foreign investment in the UAE – international experts will share insights at the International Real Estate & Investment Show (IREIS) that takes place at the ADNEC, 12–14 September 2025

Date: Abu Dhabi, UAE, September 03, 2025

Key highlights:

1.      Real estate sector has been a key driver in foreign investment into the UAE, with the majority of the 200,000 Golden Visa issued in 2024 has been in property sector;

2.      With a minimum investment of Dh2 million in properties for a Golden Visa, this translates to a potential investment of Dh400 billion in a single year;

3.      This is on top of the US$45.6 billion (Dh167.35 billion) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) attracted by the UAE last year;

4.      The total UAE real estate transaction value in the first quarter exceeded Dh239 billion (US$65 billion) in Q1 2025;

5.      Abu Dhabi emirate witnessed a 33 percent year-on-year jump in real estate transaction value exceeding Dh113.64 billion in the last 12 months (August 2024-July 2025) due to a 29 percent year-on-year increase in the number of transactions to 59,190;

6.      The global real estate market that is expected to reach a value of US653.39 trillion by the end of this year;

7.      The total GCC real estate investment value grew 25 percent year-on-year to exceed $383 billion in 2024, largely driven largely by Dubai’s dominant performance.

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