Against the backdrop of the annual Dominican Week celebrations in Madrid, Spain, Dominican President Luis Abinader alongside Housing, Habitat and Buildings Minister Jean Luis Rodríguez officially cut the ribbon on the inaugural international iteration of the “Más Cerca de Casa” real estate fair, a landmark public-private initiative tailored to serve the Dominican diaspora community based in Spain. Organized by the Dominican Association of Housing Promoters and Builders (Acoprovi) with full institutional backing from the Ministry of Housing, Habitat and Buildings (Mivhed), the three-day event that ran from November 6 to 8 assembled 21 local construction and development firms, six licensed real estate agencies and four leading Dominican financial institutions to deliver targeted, actionable guidance to expat Dominicans looking to purchase residential or investment property in their country of origin. Attendees had direct access to detailed briefings on ongoing housing projects, customized cross-border financing packages, verified developer track records, and clear breakdowns of all legal protocols required for non-resident buyers to complete property transactions securely. During the inauguration, Minister Rodríguez unveiled the newly upgraded Vivienda Segura digital platform, a centralized public resource that allows prospective buyers to cross-verify the registration status of real estate firms, full project locations, all valid construction permits, complete technical and legal documentation, real-time construction progress updates, and records of prior official site inspections. Complementing the digital tool, a printed Safe Housing step-by-step guide was also distributed at the fair, outlining critical documents buyers must review and flagging common red flags that signal potential fraud or non-compliance. President Abinader framed the fair as a milestone demonstration of the Dominican Republic’s strengthened legal security framework and expanded access to competitive financing for diaspora investors, noting that the cross-border initiative is the product of close collaboration between government regulators and private sector industry leaders. Minister Rodríguez further emphasized that the event is designed to deliver dual benefits: supporting diaspora Dominicans to secure safe long-term housing for their families, while driving new, sustainable investment into the domestic construction sector, creating local jobs, and advancing ongoing government reforms to streamline construction permitting processes, cut red tape, and boost full transparency across the real estate ecosystem. Acoprovi President Annerys Meléndez noted that the industry association has partnered closely with Mivhed under the Abinader administration to roll out sweeping anti-fraud measures that have drastically reduced real estate scams in recent years, pointing to the newly implemented national Rental Law and the formal establishment of Mivhed itself as two landmark policy milestones that have elevated the Dominican real estate sector’s credibility for domestic and international buyers alike. For the latest related updates, audiences can access full coverage via DominicanScope’s official news platform.
Abinader inaugurates first Dominican real estate fair abroad in Spain
