According to the Dubai Land Department and DXBinteract, the highest quarterly transaction volume was recorded in the 3rd quarter: 59,228 properties worth 170.7 billion dirhams (46.5 billion US dollars) were sold, which is 17.2% more in quantity and by 19.9% in value compared to the same period last year.
With From January to September 2025, 158,200 real estate purchase and sale transactions totaling 498.8 billion dirhams (136 billion US dollars) were registered in Dubai, which is 20.5% more in number and 32.3% more in terms of cost compared to the same period last year.
Indicators by segment:
- 49,370 apartments were sold for the amount of 94.3 billion dirhams UAE (25.7 billion US dollars) (an increase of by 25.9% compared to the same period of the previous year).
- Commercial real estate showed exceptional growth: 1,565 transactions worth 4.2 billion dirhams of the UAE (1.1 billion US dollars) were concluded, which is 41.9% more in volume.
- The number of transactions for the sale of land plots reached 1,214 in the amount of 36.1 billion dirhams of the UAE (9.8 billion US dollars), which is 25.7% more in volume.
InSeptember 2025, the upward trend continued: 20 127 purchase and sale transactions totaling 54.3 billion UAE dirhams (14.8 billion US dollars) were completed, representing an increase of 11.3% in volume and by 21.2% in value year-on-year, according to Economy Middle East data, indicating no seasonal slowdown at the beginning of the 4th quarter.
According to market reports, in the 3rd quarter, unfinished real estate from developers accounted for 73% of the volume of transactions and 66% of the market value in the third quarter of 2025.
Key market drivers: expanded visa programs ("Golden Visa", the possibility of obtaining a residence permit for 10 years), expanded property rights of foreigners in strategic areas, simplified real estate registration processes through the Dubai Land Department and the ongoing development of infrastructure, including the expansion of the subway and projects related to Happy Expo 2020.
Market context: the high performance of 2025 continues the records of 2024, when the total volume of transactions amounted to 761 billion dirhams UAE, , which makes 2024 the most successful year in the history of the Dubai real estate market.
Source: Reuters
