Realtor Filipino Homes enters Middle East market
"Now that I am a licensed broker in Dubai, we are opening up legitimate, professional opportunities for cross-selling. Brokers in the Philippines can now market and sell Dubai properties in partnership with us," said Filipino Homes' Anthony Leuterio. Filipino Homes video screenshot
A Philippine real estate platform is expanding its footprint in the Middle East.
In a press release issued Tuesday, Filipino Homes founder Anthony Leuterio announced that the platform may now legally and actively engage in property transactions in Dubai after he became a licensed property broker there.
'This is a milestone for Filipino Homes,' Leuterio said. 'Now that I am a licensed broker in Dubai, we are opening up legitimate, professional opportunities for cross-selling. Brokers in the Philippines can now market and sell Dubai properties in partnership with us.'
Leuterio said brokers in Dubai can partner directly with Filipino Homes to co-manage property listings, which will later create new channels for collaboration between real estate professionals in the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates.
''A lot of foreigners and Filipinos want to invest in Dubai but don't know brokers who are licensed there. Now, through FHI Global Properties, they have a trusted, Filipino-owned agency they can rely on,'' he said.
According to Leuterio, the expansion will enable Philippine-based brokers to take part in international transactions, helping them broaden their clientele and income potential.
It will also provide new career opportunities for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are based in Dubai, allowing them to become part-time brokers or full-fledged real estate professionals.
'We can now collaborate with developers in both countries, leveraging our globally competitive systems and platforms. Filipino Homes is ready to facilitate business both ways—selling Dubai properties in the Philippines and Philippine properties to Dubai-based investors,'' he said.
Meanwhile, Leuterio earlier announced that his Cebu-based Filipino Homes was organizing the Asian Real Estate Summit (ARES) 2025, which will take place on July 1 and 2, 2025, in Bangkok, Thailand.
Leuterio said he is expecting participation to grow, with more than 30 top developers and 1,000 real estate professionals anticipated to attend. — Anna Felicia Bajo/BM, GMA Integrated News
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