2025 records a remarkable presence of national real estate brokers in Dubai

National real estate brokers recorded a remarkable presence during the year 2025, after their success in executing deals in the thriving real estate market in the emirate, in accordance with the standards of the Dubai Land Department. A monitoring by Emirates Today showed that 670 citizens who are graduates of the “Dubai Real Estate Broker Program,” and who work in only three brokerage companies, executed deals during the past year with a total value of about 907.44 million dirhams.

For their part, real estate brokers said that this advanced performance reflects the growing role of national competencies in leading real estate activity, consolidating standards of professionalism and commitment in the sector, and also highlights the ability of national brokers to compete strongly in a market characterized by dynamism and diversity.

They added to Emirates Today that national brokers achieved high rates in the volume and value of transactions over the past year, in addition to adhering to real estate regulations and enhancing customer happiness, pointing out that supporting citizens in the real estate sector is consistent with Dubai’s trends aimed at increasing the participation of national cadres in various vital economic sectors.

5 star rating

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of On Plan Real Estate Company, Ahmed Al-Dawla, received a “5-star” rating, scoring 90 points, making him the only national broker to obtain this rating according to the standards of the Dubai Land Department.

On Plan Real Estate, which received a gold rating for the year 2025, is one of the largest companies supporting the training and qualification of citizens in the real estate field, as it includes about 300 citizens.

The state confirmed to Emirates Today that this performance reflects the growing role of national competencies in leading real estate activity, noting that the graduates of the “Dubai Real Estate Broker Program” who joined the company’s team executed more than 70 deals during the year 2025, with a value exceeding 200 million dirhams.

4 star rating

In turn, the founder and CEO of AKN Real Estate, Abdullah Kazim Al Nuaimi, received a “4-star” rating, for the fourth year in his real estate career, with a total of 88.5 points. AKN Real Estate includes 62 citizens, while sales of graduates of the Dubai Real Estate Broker Program, who joined the company’s team, exceeded 100 million dirhams in 2025 through 77 deals.

Al Nuaimi stressed his company’s keenness to train and qualify national mediators, pointing out that empowering national competencies represents a strategic priority within the company’s expansion plans.

He told Emirates Today that national brokers achieved high rates in the volume and value of transactions over the past year, in addition to adhering to real estate regulations and enhancing customer happiness.

In the same context, Ahmed Turki Al Mansouri, from “BSI Real Estate Company”, the CEO of “Al Zajil” Real Estate Company, Abdullah Mohammed Al Banna, and the founder and CEO of “Al Liwan Royal Real Estate Brokerage Company”, Maryam Hassan Al Alili, received a “4-star” rating with a total of 88 points for each of them.

Mohammed Al-Mas Al-Falahi from “Al-Liwan Al-Malaki Real Estate Brokerage Company” received a “4-star” rating with 87.73 points, Mohammed Talib Ahmed Al-Abbar Al-Falasi from “Mohamed Al-Abbar Real Estate Brokerage Company,” and Mohammed Ali Reda Musa from “Dubai Dunes Real Estate Company” received 86 points each, then Mohammed Khamis Saeed Mubarak Al-Otaiba from “On Plan Real Estate Company” received 85 points.

Topped the list

As for non-citizen real estate brokers, the CEO of Harbor Properties, Dr. Muhannad Al-Wadiya, topped the list of real estate brokers in Dubai with a “5-star” rating.

Harbor Properties includes 308 Emirati graduates of the Dubai Real Estate Broker Program, and the company executed deals during 2025 worth 607.44 million dirhams through 522 deals.

Al-Wadiya confirmed to Emirates Today that the company provides specialized training programs and accredited professional courses to raise the level of professionalism and enhance customer confidence.

He added that supporting citizens in the real estate sector is in line with the emirate’s directions aimed at increasing the participation of national cadres in various vital economic sectors.

Al-Wadiya pointed out that the launch of the “Emirati Corporate Incubator”, as a new stage to support and qualify national cadres, comes within the framework of sustainable investment in the citizen human element.

He stressed that investing in national cadres is not limited to providing job opportunities only, but extends to refining skills, enhancing knowledge of real estate laws and regulations, and international best practices in the field of mediation.

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2028 national real estate broker

The number of national real estate brokers, at the end of 2025, reached about 2,028 brokers, including 426 female citizens, while the department aims to raise the number to 3,000 real estate brokers by the end of the current year 2026, while increasing the percentage of Emirati brokers to 10% of the total brokers working in the real estate market.