10 real estate consultants
Dubai is home base for four of these real estate consultants, with the rest in Singapore, London, the Hamburg area, Serbia, Florida and Georgia, and their work centers on development decisions, land deals and investment advice for family offices, funds and landowners. They suit an investor, developer or landowner testing a project before committing capital, especially one crossing borders.
Professionals to explore
Ahmad Khalaf
LinkedInExperience: Strategic Real Estate Development Advisor · Ahmad Khalaf Advisory
Development decisions in MENA for family offices, institutional investors and sovereign-adjacent capital are the advisory work of Ahmad Khalaf, Strategic Real Estate Development Advisor at Ahmad Khalaf Advisory since 2015. Khalaf was Country Director at National Holding (2009–2014), Regional Director of Business Development at Bloom Holding (2008–2014), Director of Real Estate at Noor Capital (2007–2008) and a self-employed Real Estate Consultant (2001–2007).
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Alex Lepez
LinkedInExperience: Director - Founder · Strategy&Projects
Delivering a project once capital is committed is the question for Alex Lepez, who describes more than 28 years taking large, complex real estate projects from investment origination to completion while advising investors and landowners, and who founded Strategy&Projects (Director - Founder since 2015) and Oasis Real Estate (Director - Founder since 2023). Lepez was Operation Director at TGS (2013–2015) and Associate Director at Capita Real estate and infrastructure (2007–2013).
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Boris Ignjatovic
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director · 3A Real Estate Consulting
Sourcing and planning cross-border projects fits Boris Ignjatovic, Managing Director at 3A Real Estate Consulting since 2013, who describes knowledge of investments, development and asset management in international real estate, with direct responsibility for origination. Ignjatovic was Director Of Real Estate at Sport Vision Group (2019–2020), Managing Director at Zepter International (2015–2019) and Managing Director at Vidasus Developemnt GmbH (2011–2015).
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Bradley Addicks
LinkedInExperience: Principal · Venture Development Consulting Group & Venture Commercial Realty Partners
Bradley Addicks has been Principal at Venture Development Consulting Group & Venture Commercial Realty Partners since 2017; the first is described as a land use and development advisory firm. Addicks was Vice President Land Acquisitions at The Kolter Group (2021–2024) and Director of In-fill Development Land Acquisitions at Waterford Homes (2002–2008), and lists entitlement, in-fill mixed-use development, market analysis and underwriting among specialties.
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David Hutton
LinkedInExperience: Director - International Real Estate Advisor · D&D Consultancy.
Two current titles anchor David Hutton's record: Director - International Real Estate Advisor at D&D Consultancy. and International Real Estate Development - Snr Development Advisor at Lendlease, both since 2024. Hutton's other Lendlease titles are Group Head of Development (2010–2023), COO - Asia Pacific Region (2007–2010) and MD - Development Australia (2004–2007), a background that fits master-planning and major project questions.
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Eduardo Canet
LinkedInExperience: CEO · Investors Realty Consultants
As CEO of Investors Realty Consultants since 2016, Eduardo Canet assists family offices, private equity investors and bankers in identifying, originating and completing real estate opportunities, including domestic and international land purchases. Canet was also Senior Advisor at Parkview International (2015–2017), CEO and Member at PCNY / AL-Deera (2006–2014) and Managing Director at Robert Flemming Inc. /JP Morgan Chase (1998–2001), so deal origination for private capital is the topic to bring.
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Fadi Marouf
LinkedInExperience: Former Leader - Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction Advisory MENA · EY
Fadi Marouf was Leader - Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction Advisory MENA at EY from 2014 to 2017 and has been Managing Director of ABG Advisory since 2018, and was Partner at Solitaire Partners (2010–2018). Marouf's advisory and investment work covered real estate, hospitality and government sectors on projects spanning the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and the US, useful for real estate and hospitality advisory questions in the region.
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Manfred Kupka
LinkedInExperience: Managing Partner · BRICS Real Estate Advisors
Partner selection in unfamiliar markets is the natural topic for Manfred Kupka, Managing Partner at BRICS Real Estate Advisors since 2011, also Geschäftsführer Managing Director there from 2012 to 2023, and Geschäftsführer Managing Director at HCI Capital (2003–2012). Kupka describes real estate investing via local partners in the BRICS and Next-11 markets, with transactions realized of over $1.5 bn.
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Siddhart Goel
LinkedInExperience: Founder Principal Consultant · Arais Consulting Services FZ LLC
In Dubai, India and across Asia-Pacific, Siddhart Goel says the work helps developers, funds and governments unlock the value of real estate, as Founder Principal Consultant at Arais Consulting Services FZ LLC (since 2025) and Co-Founder & Principal Consultant at aRaiS Consulting Services (since 2023, and 2018–2020). Goel was Head - Research & Editorial at Magicbricks (2021–2023), so market research and investment strategy in those markets fit.
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Yohaan Freitas
LinkedInExperience: Real Estate, Hospitality & Leisure Strategy & Development Consultant · Self Employed
Self-employed since 2023 as a Real Estate, Hospitality & Leisure Strategy & Development Consultant, Yohaan Freitas was Real Estate Development Director, (Asia Middle East) at Qi Group (2013–2023), Real Estate Transaction Advisory Senior Manager at PwC (2009–2013) and Real Estate Transaction Advisory Manager at EY (2006–2009). That mix of transaction advisory and developer-side titles suits questions on hospitality and leisure development business plans.
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Choose the right perspective
For development decisions in the Middle East, Ahmad Khalaf, Fadi Marouf and Yohaan Freitas fit, with Siddhart Goel covering Dubai, India and Asia-Pacific. Bradley Addicks is the land acquisition and entitlement specialist, Eduardo Canet works with family offices and private equity on land purchases, and David Hutton, Alex Lepez, Manfred Kupka and Boris Ignjatovic suit large project delivery or investing through local partners abroad.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What do you test first when judging whether a development site is worth buying at the seller's price?
- 02How should a family office structure a joint venture with a local developer in a market it does not know well?
- 03Which assumptions in a development feasibility model most often prove wrong once construction starts?
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