Dubai Land Department and IPS are building toward the 22nd edition of their real estate investment exhibition, scheduled for September 7 to 9, 2026, at Dubai World Trade Centre. The two organizations are advancing a strategic partnership designed to position the emirate as a premier destination for global capital and institutional property investment.
The partnership combines Dubai Land Department’s regulatory and institutional authority with IPS’s international reach and investor networks. Together, they aim to create infrastructure for connecting high-potential property opportunities with global capital and specialized expertise. The collaboration reflects a shared commitment to sector growth, expanded international investment flows, enhanced market transparency, and Dubai’s competitive standing in global real estate.
The operational context is striking. In the first quarter of 2026, Dubai’s real estate market generated AED 252 billion in transaction value, marking 31 percent year-on-year growth in value and 6 percent growth in transaction volume. Real estate investments reached AED 173 billion across 57,744 transactions, while foreign investment climbed 26 percent to AED 148.35 billion. Those figures point to sustained investor confidence and a market resilient enough to absorb expanded international participation.
The exhibition itself functions as a comprehensive delivery platform. IPS convenes investors, developers, government entities, banks, decision makers, and industry experts on an international stage. The 2026 edition will feature a Main Conference, an Institutional Investors Conference, IPS Women programming, interactive workshops, and specialized training. The agenda includes dedicated spaces for project launches, investor engagement, and Investment Destination Presentations, alongside discussions on global real estate trends, PropTech, sustainability, smart cities, and finance.
Early indicators suggest the platform is scaling. Total exhibition area is expanding by 38 percent compared with the previous edition. The 2025 edition drew more than 30,000 visitors from 153 countries representing 182 nationalities and facilitated deals and commercial agreements exceeding AED 1.84 billion, equivalent to more than USD 500 million. Those outcomes demonstrate the exhibition’s capacity to convert international attendance into tangible investment and business activity.
Majid Al Marri, Executive Director of the Corporate Support Sector at Dubai Land Department, framed the partnership as instrumental to the emirate’s broader objectives. “Our partnership with IPS reflects Dubai Land Department’s commitment to strengthening the emirate’s position as a leading global destination for real estate investment,” Al Marri stated. “The exhibition provides a high value platform for showcasing investment opportunities, advancing knowledge exchange, and building partnerships that support the sector’s sustainable growth. This partnership also contributes to the objectives of the Dubai Real Estate Sector Strategy 2033 by reinforcing transparency, promoting innovation, and strengthening investor confidence across the market.”
Meanwhile, Dawood Al Shezawi, President of IPS, emphasized the partnership’s role in creating operational pathways for capital deployment. “By bringing together regulatory leadership, market intelligence, high potential projects, and access to international investment networks, IPS creates promising pathways for capital flows, institutional collaboration, and business expansion, further strengthening Dubai’s influence in shaping the future of the global real estate sector,” Al Shezawi said.
The partnership aligns with two of Dubai’s strategic planning frameworks: the Dubai Real Estate Sector Strategy 2033 and the Dubai Economic Agenda D33, both of which prioritize enhanced competitiveness and stronger global positioning. The emirate’s foundation for this work includes progressive legislation, advanced infrastructure, digital transformation, efficient procedures, and policies emphasizing transparency and investor protection.
The exhibition serves as the mechanism for translating those structural advantages into direct investor engagement. By providing access to Dubai’s real estate market, the partnership supports investment attraction, expands business opportunities, and advances the emirate’s strategic objectives for the property sector. Whether the 2026 edition can surpass the AED 1.84 billion in agreements reached in 2025 will be the clearest measure of whether the expanded platform delivers on its ambitions.
Further details on the partnership and exhibition are available at https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/events-conferences/dubai-land-department-and-ips-strengthen-dubais-presence-on-the-global-real-estate-investment-map-471655.