Latest / IMI Podcasts / Ajman Golden Visa Investors Drive 69% of Property Valuations After April Reforms
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- 0:00SPEAKER_00: Agemon's Department of Land and Real Estate Regulation completed 155 property valuations worth$112.7 million in August, formal assessments that investors need to qualify for UAE golden visas through real estate holdings.
- 0:16SPEAKER_00: Of those valuations, 107 transactions worth$48.3 million tied directly to golden visa applications, demonstrating how April's legal reforms have redirected the Emirates property market toward residency-seeking capital.
- 0:30SPEAKER_00: July had witnessed an even sharper concentration when 195 golden visa-linked valuations reached$354 million, representing 89% of total assessment activity that month.
- 0:44SPEAKER_00: August's 69% share marks a pullback from that peak, but confirms residency permit applications as the core driver of Ajman's valuation sector.
- 0:53SPEAKER_00: Omar Binomayer Al-Muhari, Director General of the Department of Land and Real Estate Regulation, confirmed the transactions spanned personal valuations, court and institutional requests, and assessments for the UAE's 10-year golden visa program.
- 1:09SPEAKER_00: Residential properties commanded$45.7 million in August valuations, while commercial assets reached$43.2 million.
- 1:18SPEAKER_00: Sheikh Humeid bin Rashid Al-Nuwaimi issued Law No.
- 1:22SPEAKER_00: 1 of 2025 in April, establishing a real estate contribution system that allows multiple investors to pool capital into joint development projects.
- 1:32SPEAKER_00: The legislation created a centralized register that the Department of Land and Real Estate Regulation maintains to document developer information, investor ownership shares, and project specifications.
- 1:44SPEAKER_00: The law applies to three property categories in designated areas: undeveloped land for joint projects, dilapidated buildings for redevelopment, and under construction projects, for which the contribution system will be available.
- 1:58SPEAKER_00: The department oversees initial approvals to licensed real estate offices and supervises all contribution-related activity.
- 2:06SPEAKER_00: July's 273% month-over-month surge in golden visa valuations captured investors racing to position assets for residency eligibility under the new framework.
- 2:17SPEAKER_00: August's decline to$48.3 million indicates the market has absorbed the initial rush and entered a more measured growth phase.
- 2:25SPEAKER_00: The contribution system allows investors to meet the Golden Visa's$2 million durings, or$544,588 property investment threshold through joint projects rather than requiring full individual purchases.
- 2:40SPEAKER_00: This lowers the capital barrier for residency seekers while preserving the program's minimum requirements.
- 2:46SPEAKER_00: The UAE eliminated the 1 million Durham down payment requirement in early 2024, contributing to broader growth in residency-linked property investment across the country and a doubling of golden visa approvals.
- 3:00SPEAKER_00: HMAN recorded$3.38 billion in total real estate transactions during the first half of 2025, up 37% year over year.
- 3:10SPEAKER_00: The Emirates business licensing data shows parallel expansion as professional licenses rose 37% and new investors increased 24% in the first half 2025.
- 3:23SPEAKER_00: Broader real estate market activity in August reached$517 million across 1,389 deals, marking 21% year-over-year growth, despite the month-over-month decline from July's$884.8 million peak.
- 3:40SPEAKER_00: This episode first appeared as an article by Amada Bas on IMIDaily.com.
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