Badr Al-Rabish, a real estate broker, confirmed that real estate tokenization will open up the investment market to a broad segment that was previously unable to enter, by enabling fractional ownership with investments starting at small amounts, and enabling portfolio diversification rather than tying up liquidity in a single property, in addition to increasing transparency in ownership and returns through smart contracts.

Al-Rabish noted that the success of this transformation remains contingent on clear legislation, licensed platforms, and strict governance that protects non-professional investors from excessive technical or marketing risks.

Regarding large-scale real estate assets such as towers and shopping centers, Al-Rabish said: «The impact of tokenization is expected to be positive but gradual; as these assets stand to benefit the most due to their high value and the difficulty of liquidating them through traditional methods, as well as their ability to attract global investors without transferring full ownership, in addition to improving yield management and allowing owners to partially exit their investments. However, these assets will still require professional management and will not become quick speculative instruments like purely digital assets.»

Al-Rabish stated that financial institutions and banks face a clear strategic choice: either adapt to this transformation or step aside, noting that effective adaptation involves developing financing frameworks compatible with tokenized assets and participating in licensed tokenization platforms, either as liquidity providers or as asset custodians.

Al-Rabish concluded by saying: «Real estate tokenization is not a passing technological trend, but rather a structural transformation in the concept of real estate ownership and investment, which matures as legislation, governance, and market maturity become available, and holds real potential to reshape the relationship between real estate and capital.»