With global investors increasingly looking to Abu Dhabi for high-yield property and second-home opportunities, IREIS 2025 arrives at a moment of sharp market growth, regulatory reform, and rising demand for off-plan and luxury assets, reports John E. Kaye
Abu Dhabi is set to host more than 3,000 investors next month as the International Real Estate & Investment Show (IREIS) returns for its 14th edition against the backdrop of a surging UAE property market valued at AED 893 billion.
Scheduled to take place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) from 12–14 September 2025, the event is positioning the capital as a focal point for cross-border real estate capital and large-scale development.
Billed as the UAE’s premier real estate platform since 2005, IREIS 2025 will span more than 3,500 square metres of exhibition space and has confirmed participation from over 40 exhibitors. Country pavilions from Turkey, Egypt and others will promote investment inflows and bilateral market access, reinforcing the show’s status as a gateway for international developers.
The event’s organiser, Dome Exhibitions, told The European that the show is designed to support live investment discussions, platform launches, and insight-sharing around urban development, migration-linked property investment, and sector regulation.
It will include projects across the residential, commercial, and mixed-use segments.
The show will also feature thematic zones including second-home investment, immigration-linked residency schemes, and property innovation. Developers will use the platform to promote pre-launch projects, digital viewing experiences, and investment packages tailored to international buyers.
This year’s format also includes a new area dedicated to Citizenship by Investment consultants, addressing growing demand for global residency, lifestyle migration and dual-home strategies.
Additional conference tracks will cover fractional ownership models, golden visa reforms, digital cross-border property transactions and regulatory updates. Virtual showcase tools and immersive tech will allow attendees to engage with digital property portfolios.
Dome Exhibitions has operated in the real estate and investment event space for over 30 years, producing property exhibitions in both the UAE and the UK. It has also worked to facilitate access for Middle Eastern investors to British property markets, particularly in the residential and mixed-use segments.
Speaking yesterday, its Exhibition & Conference Director, Arun Bose, said: “We’re witnessing strong momentum heading into IREIS 2025.
“Developers from the UAE, GCC, Europe, North America, and beyond are confirming participation, eager to showcase their most ambitious residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects.”
The show comes as Abu Dhabi’s real estate sector reports double-digit annual growth. Total transaction value in Q1 2025 reportedly rose to AED 25.3 billion, up 34.5% from AED 18.82 billion in the same period of 2024, according to the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (ADREC).
Unit sales increased 11% in volume and 26.7% in value. Mortgage transactions also climbed, reaching AED 9.8 billion—up 49% year-on-year.
This follows a year of broad-based expansion in 2024, which saw AED 96.2 billion in total transaction value across 28,249 deals in Abu Dhabi alone. Unit sales for the year were up 4%, totalling AED 47.9 billion.
Abu Dhabi’s luxury and branded residences segment has also posted record growth in 2025.
Branded residence launches are up fourfold year-on-year, while transactions valued at AED 7 million and above have reached AED 6.3 billion in just the first four months of the year. Over half of those involved properties above AED 10 million.
Bose added: “IREIS is increasingly seen as a high-impact venue for global real estate engagement, and Abu Dhabi remains a key strategic platform for serious investors.”
Main image: Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, courtesy ADNEC
