| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Other Name | Ben Bandari |
| Profession | Real Estate Agent |
| Physical Stats | |
| Height (approx.) | 5' 8" (173 cm) |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper |
| Personal Life | |
| Birthplace | Vancouver, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Hometown | Vancouver |
| College/University | CASS Business School, Dubai (2009-2012) |
| Educational Qualification | MBA in General Studies |
| Food Habit | Non-vegetarian |
| Hobbies | Playing Golf |
| Social Media | • Instagram • YouTube |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Shabnam Boushehri |
| Children | Son- Armin Bandari Daughter- Sava Bandari |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Bahman Bandari
- Bahman holds Iranian ancestry as his parents were Iranian, and they moved to Vancouver, Canada, soon after their wedding, and a few years later, Bahman was born in Vancouver.
- He did not finish his university studies and dropped out in the middle of the course. Recalling his initial career days, Bahman was quoted as saying in one of his interviews that
I was a dropout, a university dropout. I came from a very strict family where you had to be a doctor or an engineer. I did retail. I was a telemarketer. I was pretty much scraping, hustling, trying to make money in Canada.”
- Some of his family connections gave him the opportunity to go to Dubai, where he accepted a position paying just $436 monthly.
- In 2002, Bahman Bandari moved to Dubai from Vancouver, Canada. At that time, he just had CAD 700 (approximately $510) in his pocket, and it was also the time when Dubai had just begun its freehold revolution.
- In one of his interviews, he termed himself as the lowest-paid Canadian on the planet. He lived in a one-bedroom with five people. He compared it to the military, where he used to wake up in the morning and stand in line to take a shower.
- In the same year, Bahman Bandari started working as a Senior Sales Consultant at the Dubai-based real estate agency named ‘Better Homes LLC.’
- As a property consultant, he built a link between property buyers, sellers, financial institutions, and developers for the purpose of residential and commercial purchases. Some of his clients for whom he built financial models were Burj Dubai Business Park, One Business Bay, International City, and Ewan Residence in Dubai.
- His career really changed after his mother visited Dubai. She was shocked by how he was living, she pushed him to do better and even called real estate companies herself. That’s how he ended up at Better Homes, where he turned down a fixed $2,726 salary to work on a 50/50 commission instead.
- He started working in real estate when there were not many properties in the Dubai city.
- Soon after, his mother joined him in real estate, and she wanted to show him how the real estate business is done. The decision brought quick results. By 2004-2006, Bahman Bandari was earning over $54,519 monthly.
- Talking about his first month in the real estate industry, Bahman was quoted as saying that
My first month, I sold a villa in The Meadows, all off-plan, $545,190, 2 per cent – $10,903. I made $5,451. The next month I made $10,903, the month after, my third month, I made $21,806.”
- In 2006, Bahman Bandari started working as the Sales and Marketing Director of the real estate development company named ‘Emirates Sunland.’
- When the 2008 global financial crisis happened, Bahman Bandari was hit hard. He had just sold a $190.8 million building in Waterfront, and the payment was due right before the crash. But the developer ran off with the money, and half of Bahman’s wealth was gone overnight.
- In 2010, he started working as the business development manager and sales director at the developer of projects and a hospitality service provider named ‘ENSHAA PSC.’
- In 2012, Bahman started working as the Senior Sales Consultant at the Dubai-based real estate agency named ‘Better Homes LLC.’
- In 2014, he started working as the Managing Director of the premier Dubai real estate agency named ‘Unique Properties.’
- In 2016, Bahman Bandari started working as the Sales and Marketing Director of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) real estate division of the MAG Group, named ‘MAG Property Development.’
- In the same year, he started working as the Managing Director for the first Real Estate brokerage company in Dubai named ‘Plus Brokerage.’
- In 2019, Bahman Bandari started working as the Managing Director of his own company, named ‘Bandari Investment Group’, in Dubai.
- After the loss that he suffered during the 2008 global financial crisis, he adjusted his plans. That tough experience led him to start BenCo Real Estate during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. He stated that he learned his lesson back in 2008-2009.
- In 2021, he started working as the Chief Executive Officer at the luxury real estate brokerage and lifestyle company named ‘BenCo Real Estate.’
- In 2023, Bahman Bandari started his self-named YouTube channel and started uploading his business videos. His YouTube channel holds more than 130 subscribers, as of 2025.
- In the same year, he was cast in the first season of the reality TV series titled ‘Million Dollar Listing UAE,’ which was based on the American reality television series franchise of the same name.
Bahman Bandari (second from right) on the poster of the reality TV series titled ‘Million Dollar Listing UAE’ (2023)
- In 2025, Bahman was listed as one of the ‘Top 150 Real Estate Icons of the UAE’ by Finance World.
- In the same year, Bahman Bandari started a new venture named ‘DevCore Properties,’ which is a project sales and marketing company that works with developers from land acquisition to design to build.
- Talking about his new venture, he was quoted as saying in one of his interviews that
We have our own in-house architects and consultants. Our first developer on board is LEOS International, a UK developer that’s been on the market for about three years. We’ll be handling their sales and marketing for Weybridge 5, their fifth building in Dubailand with about 190 units.”
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