| What to Know: - Dubai and Maldives tokenized real estate progressing from concept to real-world execution. - Tokenization lowers entry thresholds, widens participation, upgrades settlements under regulatory oversight. - Experiments blend early-stage financing with on-chain compliance across multiple jurisdictions. |
Tokenized real estate initiatives in Dubai and the Maldives are moving from concept to execution. Tokenization represents ownership or economic interests in property as digital securities recorded on a blockchain.
These efforts matter because they aim to lower minimum investment sizes, broaden participation, and upgrade settlement infrastructure under regulatory oversight. They also test how earlier-stage financing and on-chain compliance can coexist across jurisdictions.
According to CoinDesk, Dubai’s real estate tokenization pilot, overseen by the Dubai Land Department and aligned with the emirate’s digital-asset regulators, targets about 7% of property transactions by 2033, or roughly USD 16 billion. The same report notes authorities are using blockchain to streamline title management and settlement workflows.
As reported by CryptoNews, the DLD said 68% of investors in its first five tokenized projects were first-time real estate buyers, among roughly 1,025 participants. The average investment size was about AED 2,432, indicating materially lower entry thresholds.
According to FinanceFeeds, World Liberty Financial selected Securitize to issue tokens tied to a development loan associated with the Trump-branded Maldives resort, with DarGlobal involved as the developer. This highlights a debt-style structure during the development phase, distinct from fractionalizing completed assets.
As reported by Lara on the Block, DarGlobal’s CEO projected an internal rate of return of about 16–20% for the Maldives project and indicated tokens would be priced at USD 1,000 each. While these figures are indicative, outcomes depend on project execution, market conditions, and regulatory compliance.
Liquidity prospects remain an area to watch, given evolving security-token trading venues and cross-border rules for retail participation. “Tokenization makes assets much easier to sell, much more liquid to resell,” said Ziad El Chaar, CEO of DarGlobal.
Based on Emaar Properties PJSC overview data, and at the time of this writing, Emaar’s shares recently traded around AED 16.90 with a market capitalization near AED 149 billion. Such context underscores broader real estate market interest but does not directly reflect tokenized security performance.
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