IPS 2026 Opens in Dubai: 300 Exhibitors, 30,000 Participants, the AED 700 Million Tréppan Vision With Robots on Every Floor and the Dubai Land Department Roadmap to 2033

2026-09-08

The 22nd International Property Show (IPS 2026) opened at Dubai World Trade Centre on 7 September 2026 and runs until 9 September in Halls 4 to 8, from 10:00 to 18:00, with free entry for professional visitors who pre-register online. The organiser, Strategic Marketing and Exhibitions, counts more than 300 exhibitors and expects over 30,000 participants; the Dubai Land Department (DLD) is the strategic partner, and the show shares the venue and the dates with AIM Congress 2026. The opening day produced three headline items. Fakhruddin Properties unveiled Tréppan Vision, an AED 700 million mixed-use project in Dubai Land Residence Complex with eight robotic services and dedicated robots on every floor, due for completion in the fourth quarter of 2029. Danube Group chairman Rizwan Sajan offered a 10% discount to buyers who pay 20% of the price and repeated a pledge to hand over 11 projects within 11 months. And DLD used the opening session to walk investors through its roadmap from 2026 to 2033: the Dubai Real Estate Sector Strategy 2033 targets AED 1 trillion in transactions, a doubling of the sector’s contribution to GDP to AED 73 billion and a home ownership rate of 33%. This article sets out the verified figures from the show, the state of the market they land in, and what a buyer or a company should check before signing anything on an exhibition stand.

IPS 2026 at a glance

Tréppan Vision: AED 700 million and a robot on every floor

The launch that drew the most attention on day one came from Fakhruddin Properties, the Titanium sponsor of IPS 2026. Tréppan Vision is an AED 700 million mixed-use development in Dubai Land Residence Complex (DLRC) that combines residential apartments with office and retail space. The proposition is built around eight specialised robotic services, with dedicated robots operating on every floor: reception and household assistance, security, cleaning, coffee preparation, healthcare support and delivery are among the roles the developer has listed. The homes are AI-enabled, so residents manage their living environment through connected systems, and the project adds wellness support and sustainability systems to the package. Completion is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2029.

Yousuf Fakhruddin, CEO and Managing Partner of Fakhruddin Properties, described the aim as an ecosystem that supports wellbeing, convenience, technology and sustainability. The wider point for the market is that robotics and AI have moved from the brochure into the specification of a tower in Dubai Land Residence Complex, not only into the top end of the market. For a buyer that raises a practical question that did not exist five years ago: who owns, maintains and pays for the robots after handover, and how that cost enters the service charge. The answer belongs in the sale and purchase agreement and in the building management documents, not in the stand presentation.

Danube: 10% off for 20% paid, and 11 projects in 11 months

Danube Group was the loudest voice on incentives. Founder and Chairman Rizwan Sajan put the show offer in one sentence: “We are offering a 10 per cent discount. That means if you pay 20 per cent, I will give you 10 per cent off.” He also repeated the company’s delivery pledge: “Today, we have promised to deliver 11 projects in 11 months. This is not a small thing, we will do it.”

The pledge builds on Danube’s announcement of 30 July 2026, when the company said it would hand over 11 projects over the following 12 months: Elitz 1 and 3 in Jumeirah Village Circle, Sportz in Dubai Sports City, Viewz 1 and 2 in Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Oceanz 1, 2 and 3 in Dubai Maritime City, Fashionz in Jumeirah Village Triangle, and Oasiz 1 and 2 in Dubai Silicon Oasis. In that announcement Sajan said the cost of construction materials had doubled because of regional geopolitical developments and that the company had absorbed the increase rather than pass it on to buyers. Exhibition discounts of this kind are common in Dubai and they are real money on a two-bedroom apartment, but they are only worth what the contract says: the discount, the payment schedule and the completion date must all be written into the agreement that is registered with DLD.

What the Dubai Land Department told investors about 2026 to 2033

The opening conference session was titled “From 2026 to 2033: DLD Leadership on the 2033 KPIs and 2026 Pillars” and covered investor outlooks, financing and governance. The speakers were Majid Al Marri, CEO of the Corporate Support Sector at the Dubai Land Department, Dubai real estate expert Ismail Al Hammadi, and Dawood Al Shezawi, President of the IPS Congress and CEO of the organiser.

The reference document is the Dubai Real Estate Sector Strategy 2033, launched by DLD on 28 October 2024 under its Director General, Marwan Ahmed bin Ghalita. Its targets for 2033 are AED 1 trillion in real estate transactions, a doubling of the sector’s contribution to Dubai’s GDP to AED 73 billion, a 70% increase in the number of transactions, a home ownership rate of 33%, and growth in the value of real estate investment funds and portfolios to AED 20 billion. The strategy is organised into six ten-year programmes: transparency and global marketing, data and governance, flexible urban planning, real estate investment funds, affordable housing and sustainability, and Emirati competitiveness in the sector. It is aligned with the Dubai Economic Agenda D33, the Dubai Social Agenda 33 and the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan.

The market DLD is steering towards those targets is already large. Real estate transactions in Dubai reached AED 917 billion in 2025 across more than 270,000 deals, up 20% on 2024, a figure DLD reported on 12 January 2026 and which the Dubai Media Office repeated in its 20-year review of The Executive Council on 7 September 2026. In the first quarter of 2026 transactions reached AED 252 billion, up 31% by value and 6% by number (60,303 transactions), with AED 173 billion of investment across 57,744 deals, 29,312 new investors and AED 148.35 billion of foreign investment, up 26%, according to DLD’s release of 9 April 2026. On the supply side, 104 projects and 24,537 units worth about AED 111 billion were completed in the first half of 2026. And on 3 September 2026, four days before the show, DLD launched its AI-powered Initial Registration platform, which registers developer transactions in under five minutes instead of 30.

What IPS 2026 means for a business or an investor in the UAE

Three things follow from the show for a company or an individual deciding whether to buy, invest or set up in Dubai’s property sector.

The event calendar is a cost. IPS shares Dubai World Trade Centre and the 7 to 9 September dates with AIM Congress 2026, and hotel rates near DWTC rise sharply on exhibition dates: a Khaleej Times check found Novotel DWTC at AED 825 instead of AED 300 for the September event dates. Anyone travelling in for the show should book accommodation together with the badge, not after it.

A stand discount is not a registered contract. Off-plan sales in Dubai are regulated by DLD and its Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA): the project must be registered, buyer payments go into the project’s escrow account under Dubai Law No. 8 of 2007, and the sale is recorded in the Oqood register of off-plan contracts. The 4% DLD registration fee applies to off-plan purchases as well as to ready property. Before paying a booking deposit at the show, check the project and the developer in the Dubai REST app, ask for the escrow account details and confirm that the discount, the payment plan and the completion date appear in the sale and purchase agreement.

Property can carry residency. A property investment of AED 2 million or more can qualify the owner for a 10-year UAE Golden Visa, and Dubai Holding now builds Golden Visa guidance into purchases at Nakheel and Meraas. Conditions differ for off-plan and mortgaged property, so the visa route should be checked before the unit is chosen, not after. The same logic applies to a company: a brokerage, a property management firm or a holding company that will own units needs a licence, a corporate bank account and residence visas for its staff, and each of those has its own timeline.

How Atlant Capital can help

Atlant Capital works with founders and investors who arrive at events like IPS with a plan and need the legal and banking structure to execute it. We register companies on the mainland and in free zones with the correct activity for real estate brokerage, property management or investment holding, open corporate and personal bank accounts, arrange work permits and residence visas for owners, staff and families, and support Golden Visa applications for property investors and their dependants. For buyers who need bank financing we provide mortgage assistance at UAE banks. Accounting, audit and tax filings are handled by licensed accounting firms from our partner network. Contact us with the project you are considering and we will map the steps and the timeline.

Checklist: before you sign at a property show

• Confirm that the developer and the project are registered with DLD and RERA; check both in the Dubai REST app.
• Ask for the project’s escrow account number; payments to any other account are not protected under Law No. 8 of 2007.
• Get the discount, the full payment schedule and the completion date in writing in the sale and purchase agreement.
• Budget the 4% DLD fee, the Oqood registration and the annual service charges on top of the price.
• Decide the ownership vehicle first, personal name or UAE company, since it affects bank financing, Golden Visa eligibility and inheritance.
• If residency is part of the plan, verify the AED 2 million Golden Visa threshold and the treatment of off-plan and mortgaged units before choosing the unit.

Conclusion

IPS 2026 is a three-day snapshot of a market that sold AED 917 billion of property in 2025 and AED 252 billion in the first quarter of 2026. The show’s own numbers, 300 exhibitors and 30,000 participants, matter less than what was put on the table: a robot-serviced AED 700 million tower due in 2029, a 10% discount for a 20% payment, a promise of 11 handovers in 11 months, and a regulator that measures itself against AED 1 trillion in 2033. The show closes on 9 September 2026; the contracts signed there will be registered, paid and delivered over the next three years, and that is the horizon on which any decision made on a stand should be tested.

Sources: Gulf News, 7 September 2026; IPS organiser releases of 9 June, 24 August and 7 September 2026 and the IPS event information page; Dubai Land Department releases of 28 October 2024, 12 January 2026 and 9 April 2026; Danube Properties announcement of 30 July 2026.

FAQ

When and where is IPS 2026 held, and is entry free?

The 22nd International Property Show runs from 7 to 9 September 2026 at Dubai World Trade Centre, Halls 4 to 8, from 10:00 to 18:00. Entry is free for professional visitors who pre-register online; a badge is personal and valid for all three days. The show is co-located with AIM Congress 2026 and counts more than 300 exhibitors and over 30,000 participants.

What is Tréppan Vision and when will it be completed?

Tréppan Vision is an AED 700 million mixed-use project by Fakhruddin Properties in Dubai Land Residence Complex, unveiled at IPS 2026 on 7 September 2026. It combines apartments with office and retail space and is designed around eight robotic services with dedicated robots on every floor, AI-enabled homes, wellness support and sustainability systems. Completion is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2029.

What does the Dubai Real Estate Sector Strategy 2033 aim for?

Launched by the Dubai Land Department on 28 October 2024, the strategy targets AED 1 trillion in real estate transactions by 2033, a doubling of the sector’s contribution to GDP to AED 73 billion, a 70% rise in the number of transactions, a home ownership rate of 33% and AED 20 billion in real estate investment funds and portfolios. It runs through six ten-year programmes covering transparency, data and governance, urban planning, investment funds, affordable housing and Emirati competitiveness.

Does buying property in Dubai give a Golden Visa?

A property investment of AED 2 million or more can qualify the owner for a 10-year UAE Golden Visa, which also covers the spouse and children. Off-plan and mortgaged property is accepted under specific conditions, so the eligibility of a particular unit should be confirmed before purchase. The Dubai Land Department registers the property and issues the title documents used in the visa application.