• Total real estate transactions reached AED 54bn in H1-2025 (+42% YoY), with residential unit sales at AED 25bn (+38%), driven by expat and foreign investors. • Residential demand grew about 6% since 2022 versus about 3% supply growth; projected supply for 2025–28 is about 64,000 units, still lagging demand and creating mid-market opportunities. • Apartment prices rose 14% and villa/townhouse prices 11%
• Abu Dhabi’s economy showed strong growth in H1 2025 with rising non-oil trade, foreign investment, and business confidence supporting housing demand. • The residential market favored completed homes, with about 3,300 sales transactions: approximately 2,300 ready property sales and just over 1,000 off-plan sales. • Off-plan sales declined due to fewer new project launches; however, demand for ready properties remained robust with
• Dubai’s real estate market surged in Q2 2025, with sales value up 46% year-on year to AED 151.8B and transactions rising 25% to 50,485 units. • Apartments dominated, comprising 80% of transactions, with off-plan sales jumping 30% quarter-on-quarter due to strong investor demand. • Secondary villa sales soared 80% year-on-year to AED 62.4B, driven by enduser demand, while off-plan villa sales slowed.
Dubai recorded 42,200 residential sales in Q1 2025, up 23.1% year-on-year but down 10% quarter-on-quarter due to slower launches and seasonal effects. Off-plan sales dominated with a 68.9% market share, while secondary transactions showed continued resilience. Total residential sales value rose 29.6% year-on-year to AED 114.4 billion. The off-plan segment accounted for AED 77.5 billion (+31.0%), while the secondary market contributed AED 36.9
Approximately 900 office sales were recorded in Q1 2025, marking a 23.7% year-on-year increase. Total sales value surged to AED 2.8 billion, an 83.1% annual rise, driven by demand for both ready and off-plan units. Off-plan transactions accounted for 18.9% of total sales, more than doubling their share from Q1 2024 (8.1%). This reflects growing buyer confidence in Dubai’s future office pipeline and
Abu Dhabi’s real GDP reached AED 1.2 trillion in 2024, growing 3.8% year-on-year, driven primarily by a 6.2% expansion in the non-oil sector. The IMF projects further growth of 4.2% in 2025 and 5.8% in 2026, supported by diversification efforts, low inflation, and a strong trade surplus. Residential sales in Abu Dhabi City totaled approximately 1,300 in Q1 2025, down 63.2% quarter-on-quarter and