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UAE Developer RAK Properties to Accept Crypto Payments on Property Purchases

UAE Developer RAK Properties to Accept Crypto Payments on Property Purchases

by Phil Hall | Sep 2, 2025 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

RAK Properties, the UAE real estate developer, has announced a partnership with the fintech Hubpay that will enable its international clients to purchase property using cryptocurrencies. According to the company, clients can now buy property in the Ras Al Khaimah real...
Report: Dubai Brokers Closed Over 42,000 Transactions During 1H

Report: Dubai Brokers Closed Over 42,000 Transactions During 1H

by Phil Hall | Jul 28, 2025 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Dubai’s real estate brokers generated 42,181 transactions during the first half of the year, resulting in commission values of roughly $8.8 billion – a 99% growth rate from the $879 million during the same period in 2024. According to data from the Dubai government,...
Dubai Partners With Crypto.com to Tokenize Real Estate

Dubai Partners With Crypto.com to Tokenize Real Estate

by Phil Hall | Jul 7, 2025 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Dubai Land Department (DLD) has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com for the creation of a digital investment environment for virtual real estate assets. Under the terms of the agreement, procedures will be...
Dubai Launches Program to Encourage First-Time Homebuyers

Dubai Launches Program to Encourage First-Time Homebuyers

by Phil Hall | Jul 4, 2025 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Dubai government has rolled out a program designed to encourage first-time homebuyers among both UAE citizens and expatriates. The program is open to applicants aged 18 and above who are residents of the UAE and who do not currently own residential property in...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Real Estate, Crypto and the Trump Agenda

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Real Estate, Crypto and the Trump Agenda

by Phil Hall | Feb 3, 2025 | A Phil Hall Op-Ed, Current News & Events, Market Snapshot, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: The other day, I had a conversation with Bart de Brujin, the co-founder of EstateX, a new real estate platform tokenization platform. EstateX promotes itself as a “revolution in the real estate industry” – while I can’t vouch for a revolution in the...

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