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How to Open a Real Estate Training Institute in Dubai
A real estate training institute delivers specialised instruction to people working in, or entering, the property sector: courses on brokerage, valuation, management, regulation and market practice. In Dubai, where the market has grown rapidly and drawn thousands of new entrants, structured training has a clear and growing role.
The influx of newcomers is significant. Dubai attracted around 110,000 new investors to its real estate sector in 2024, a 55 per cent increase year on year. 1 The market itself turned over AED 761 billion across roughly 226,000 transactions in the same year, the busiest on record. 2 A larger, more active market means more agents, advisers and staff who need to be trained to a professional standard.
For training providers, this expanding pool of practitioners makes a real estate training institute a well-supported activity to hold under a Meydan Free Zone business license, subject to the approval noted below.
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Rapid market growth has brought thousands of new participants who need professional training. The figures below show the expansion behind that demand.
| Metric | Figure |
|---|---|
| New investors attracted to Dubai real estate (2024) | ~110,000 |
| Year-on-year increase in new investors | 55% |
| Total transaction value (2024) | AED 761 billion |
| Total transactions (2024) | ~226,000 |
Sources: Dubai Land Department; Dubai Media Office
Who Is This Activity For?
8549.78 – Real Estate Training Institute
Activity 8549.78 sits within the broader Other Education class, which covers specialised instruction and training, generally for adults, that does not lead to an academic degree. Within that class, this activity is a real estate training institute: delivering professional courses focused on the property sector.
The activity is training. It does not extend to practising the subjects it teaches, such as brokering, valuing or managing property, nor to awarding academic degrees, each of which falls under separate activities, as the exclusions below set out.
It is important to note what a training institute does not cover. Delivering instruction is distinct from practising the activities being taught, such as brokering, valuing or managing property, each of which is a separate licensed activity. It also does not extend to awarding academic degrees or providing higher education, which fall under separate education activities.
| Included | Not included (separate activity required) |
|---|---|
| Delivering professional courses on the property sector | Brokering property |
| Training agents, advisers, and staff | Valuing property |
| Specialised instruction for adults | Managing property |
| Awarding academic degrees or providing higher education |
In short: if you are training people for the property sector, you are in. If you are brokering, valuing or managing property yourself, or awarding academic degrees, those are separate activities.
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This activity requires pre-approval from the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) before a business license can be issued by Meydan Free Zone.
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This business activity is not subject to AML compliance requirements.
