Following their triumphs in the UAE market, where real estate transactions in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and Ajman topped Dh893 billion last year, major UAE developers are aiming for the lucrative $110.83 trillion US real estate market. In the UAE’s real estate market, where rental yields range from 7% to 9%, Americans rank among the top 10 nations who invest.
Right now, the United States’ largest export destination in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region is the United Arab Emirates. Its exports in 2023 totaled over $24.8 billion, a 19% increase over 2022. Martin Kocher, a partner at Alternative Investments, claims that the United Arab Emirates supports 166,000 American employment and engages in commerce with all 50 states.
“For American investors, UAE real estate offers high yields, tax benefits, and diversification in a fast-growing market. Investing in UAE real estate provides capital security, global market access, and an inflation hedge,” Kocher said in his latest article.
In a recent investment round, the US alternative real estate commercial lender 3650 REIT received fresh funding from Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company. The website of Mubadala’s sovereign wealth fund states that its real estate business has collaborated with 3650 REIT and CalSTRS to commit up to $4 billion towards the US real estate credit markets, despite the fact that the financial details of the deal have not been made public.
With an emphasis on building residences, workplaces, mixed-use communities, and data centers, a number of developers from the United Arab Emirates have declared a significant expansion into the United States market. While IGO, MAG Group, Mulk Holding, Dar Global, and Sobha Realty are focusing on the luxury real estate market in various US states, particularly Texas, Damac Group is making significant investments in US data centers. As previously mentioned, Sobha Realty is working on several projects in the US.
“The total value of the US housing market is approaching $50 trillion, having added $3.1 trillion in value over the past year. This represents a 6.6 per cent rise compared to June 2023 and is more than double the value of a decade ago. Residential real estate is expected to be the dominant segment of the US real estate market, with a projected market volume of $110.83 trillion in 2025,” said a recent report by Statista, a global market intelligence provider.
According to a survey by The Regulatory Review, foreign investment in US real estate has exceeded $1.2 trillion over the past 15 years.
The US National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that between April 2023 and March 2024, foreign purchasers acquired 54,300 residences valued at $42 billion. $22.6 billion worth of existing residences in the US were bought by foreign buyers who were either recent immigrants or had visas that permitted them to live in the country, accounting for 54% of the total cash volume of transactions. $19.4 billion worth of existing properties were bought by foreign buyers who resided overseas, making up 46% of the total cash volume. Two percent of the $2.1 trillion in yearly US existing-home sales during that time came from foreign buyers.
With 20% of all international transactions, Florida continues to be the most popular location for purchasers from abroad. Following Arizona (5%), Georgia, New Jersey, New York, and North Carolina (4% each), Texas (13%) and California (11%) came in second and third, respectively, according to NAR.
According to data from Miami Realtors, inventory in Miami-Dade County, which encompasses one of the most costly metro areas in Florida and the nation, increased by more than 43% in April when compared to the same month the previous year.
This spike in for-sale properties may indicate that Miami-Dade’s housing market is about to settle down, despite the fact that Redfin data shows that county prices are still rising five times faster than the national average.
The announcement comes as the second edition of the America Property Exhibition, Summit, and Gala Awards, which will be held at the Miami Convention Center from September 15–17, 2025, will feature over 100 real estate exhibitors from 15 nations, including the United Arab Emirates. Major UAE real estate developers, brokers, and investors will attend the 2nd America Property Exhibition (APEX), which is organized by MIE Events and sponsored by the Dubai Land Department. The three-day event will also highlight international cross-border investment in the real estate and construction sectors. APEX will encourage more US investors and buyers to purchase real estate in the United Arab Emirates.
The UAE has announced that it will invest $1.4 trillion in the US economy over the next ten years in a number of areas, including AI infrastructure, semiconductors, electricity, housing, and American manufacturing. This news comes just months after the APEX.
At the APEX 2025 Exhibition and Conference, more than 100 international real estate projects will be exhibited, 150 experts and speakers will share their perspectives, and more than 100 VIP buyers will attend to invest in the projects. Over 3,000 professional realtors are anticipated to attend the three-day event.
“APEX is designed to be the leading international real estate platform in the US, promoting global investment, innovation, and partnerships in the property sector and we are delighted to announce the dates for the 2nd APEX this September, following our successful first edition held last year,” Zahoor Ahmed, Vice-President for Strategy and Partnerships at MIE Events, says.
“We are also happy to announce our partnership with the Dubai Land Department which has lent its strong support to the event that is expected to attract investment from the North American markets to the UAE’s property market in the coming years. This way, APEX is going to play a crucial role in strengthening the US-UAE economic partnership.”
