Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Credit Bureau and the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (ADREC) have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen transparency and data-driven decision-making across the emirate’s real estate sector.
The partnership was announced at GITEX Global 2025 and aims to position Abu Dhabi as a trusted hub for real estate investment.
Under the MoU, the two entities will cooperate to improve data quality, exchange financial statistics and conduct joint research, enabling more comprehensive risk assessments and evidence-based decision-making for investors, developers, property managers and other stakeholders.
HE Marwan Ahmad Lutfi, Director General of Etihad Credit Bureau said: “This collaboration marks another milestone in our mission to enhance the depth and value of our credit reports. Integrating the fulfillment of key financial obligations, such as rent and property service charges, adds a crucial dimension to our reporting.
This new data strengthens empowerment and actively promotes financial discipline throughout Abu Dhabi’s real estate ecosystem. This partnership not only enriches the comprehensiveness of our credit reports but also enriches the level of depth, empowering stakeholders to make informed decisions and reflecting Abu Dhabi’s move toward the global best practice of using credit information in the real estate sector.”
Engineer Rashed Al Omaira, Acting Director General of ADREC said: “This MoU addresses critical data gaps and operational challenges that have long affected stakeholders across Abu Dhabi’s real estate sector. Through strategic collaboration with our federal partners, we are tackling key pain points in data accessibility and risk assessment processes that impact the entire ecosystem. This partnership strengthens our ability to provide the comprehensive insights needed for sound investment decisions and reinforces Abu Dhabi’s reputation as a reliable destination for real estate investment.”
The collaboration will leverage ADREC’s extensive real estate market data alongside advanced credit information analysis to generate enhanced insights, streamlining decision-making across property acquisitions, development financing, and other real estate transactions.
