Real estate platform Filipino Homes, through its international arm FHI Global Properties, is expanding to the Middle East after founder and CEO Anthony Gerard Leuterio secured a property broker license in Dubai.

The company said Friday the move allows it to legally co-manage listings and enable cross-border collaborations from Dubai.

Leuterio said Filipino Homes aims to tap into the strong demand for Dubai properties, including interest from investors seeking the Golden Visa. He also sees Dubai’s real estate systems as a model that could help improve industry practices in the Philippines.

“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,” Leuterio said.

“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.

Locally, Filipino Homes continues to advocate for policy reforms to help professionalize the real estate industry.