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Ministry of Economy & Tourism — AML/CFT circulars for real estate brokers and agents, incl. Circular 05/2022 (Real Estate Activity Report) is one of the rulebooks issued by the Ministry of Economy — AML/CFT & Commercial Supervision. For compliance officers, legal teams, and advisors working under this regime, finding the right article quickly matters. Lexara indexes the full text of MoET AML instructions — real estate brokers (REAR) and makes it searchable two ways: full-text and keyword search for rapid lookup, and AI Explorer for natural-language questions answered with citations to the exact article.
11 articles in 2 chapters, each with a plain-English summary by Arakan. The full text of every article is in the Laws Browser.
Circular 1/2026 (11 March 2026)High-risk jurisdictions
DNFBPs must monitor high-risk jurisdictions and apply enhanced due diligence based on FATF and National Committee risk assessments.
Circular 3/2025Sanctions screening
Real estate brokers must screen all customers and apply customer due diligence regardless of transaction size.
Circular 5/2022 para 1REAR - cash transactions
Real estate brokers must obtain and record identification for cash transactions over AED 55,000 and submit a Real Estate Activity Report through the FIU goAML platform.
Circular 5/2022 para 2REAR - virtual asset payment
Brokers must collect and record identification and transaction documents for virtual asset payments in property transactions and submit a REAR.
Circular 5/2022 para 3REAR - converted virtual assets
Real estate brokers must obtain identification and documents for transactions involving converted virtual assets.
Circular 5/2022 para 6REAR - record keeping
Real estate brokers must retain all records related to reportable transactions for at least five years.
Circular 5/2022 para 7REAR - other goAML reports
Real estate brokers must submit various goAML reports in addition to filing a REAR.
Circular 5/2022 paras 4-5REAR - identification documents
Real estate brokers must collect identification documents including trade licence and Emirates ID for legal person buyers or sellers and valid Emirates ID for natural persons.
Circular 6/2025Risk-based due diligence
Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions must perform Enhanced Due Diligence on high-risk customers and standard Due Diligence on medium-risk customers.
Circular 7/2025 (19 Dec 2025)UN sanctions on Iran
DNFBPs must update screening systems and re-screen customers due to UN sanctions on Iran, reporting confirmed and partial matches to the Executive Office.
Circular 5/2022 para 6-retRecord Retention — Documents and information relating to REAR transactions
Real estate brokers must retain documents related to transactions for a minimum of five years, starting from the transaction date.
MoET AML instructions — real estate brokers (REAR)'s 11 indexed articles break down by obligation type as follows.
Compliance / MLRO — 10 articles
General — 1 article
MoET AML instructions — real estate brokers (REAR) spans the following regulatory topics, as tagged by Lexara.
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What is Ministry of Economy & Tourism — AML/CFT circulars for real estate brokers and agents, incl. Circular 05/2022 (Real Estate Activity Report)?
Ministry of Economy & Tourism — AML/CFT circulars for real estate brokers and agents, incl. Circular 05/2022 (Real Estate Activity Report) is issued by the Ministry of Economy — AML/CFT & Commercial Supervision. It has 11 articles across 2 chapters.
What does MoET AML instructions — real estate brokers (REAR) cover?
It is organised into: MoET DNFBP Guidance - Real Estate Brokers and Agents; REAR - record keeping.
Who issues MoET AML instructions — real estate brokers (REAR)?
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