Real Estate

Stake has announced a strategic partnership with ACE & Company to develop a secondary transfer facility aimed at enhancing liquidity, transparency, and investor confidence in fractional real estate investments across the UAE.

The joint venture will initially focus on Stake’s UAE real estate portfolio, structured through Prescribed Companies—equivalent to Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs)—within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The initiative seeks to create a more efficient and transparent marketplace for investors participating in fractional property ownership.

By combining Stake’s digital investment platform with ACE & Company’s expertise in private markets and secondary transactions, the partnership aims to strengthen the ecosystem surrounding fractional real estate in the region. The planned framework will enable investors to gain greater flexibility in managing their holdings, improved visibility on pricing, and clearer pathways to liquidity.

The collaboration reflects strong confidence in the UAE’s economic fundamentals, including its resilience, political stability, and sustained global investor interest. These factors continue to position the country as a leading destination for long-term real estate investment.

The secondary infrastructure will operate under Stake’s existing regulatory permissions from the Dubai Financial Services Authority, ensuring compliance and investor protection within a well-established legal framework.

Manar Mahmassani highlighted the strategic importance of the partnership, noting that it represents a step toward building institutional-grade infrastructure for the UAE’s real estate market. He emphasised the company’s long-term confidence in Dubai and the broader UAE, particularly as global attention increasingly turns to the region.

Sherif El Halwagy added that the initiative leverages nearly two decades of experience in private market liquidity solutions, identifying significant opportunities in UAE real estate secondaries and reaffirming confidence in the country’s investment landscape.

The partnership is expected to benefit a wide range of stakeholders by enhancing market stability, improving price discovery, and encouraging greater participation in fractional ownership. It also represents a broader move toward institutionalising the sector through scalable liquidity mechanisms and long-term capital structures.

As fractional real estate investment continues to gain global traction, Stake and ACE & Company believe that the development of robust secondary market infrastructure will be critical to supporting sustainable growth in the UAE and beyond.

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