UAE Q3 2025, Market Watch Digest Residential Real Estate Insights
-Abu Dhabi posted its strongest quarter on record, with 7,154 total transactions (+76% YoY) and AED 25.3 billion in value (+110% YoY). This surge signals a structural upturn in demand, underpinned by a broader investor base, improved liquidity, and the emirate’s continued shift toward sustainable master-planned communities.
-Off-plan transactions captured 73% of all sales and 68% of value, soaring to AED 17.3 billion (+136% YoY). The momentum from new launches on Fahid Island and Al Hidayriyyat Island highlights a strategic reorientation toward long-term development corridors, aligning with Abu Dhabi’s 2030 urban diversification agenda.
The surge in apartment and duplex sales value (+203% and +341%, respectively) also indicates emerging investor appetite for mid-luxury and hybrid living formats.
-Off-plan transactions captured 73% of all sales and 68% of value, soaring to AED 17.3 billion (+136% YoY). The momentum from new launches on Fahid Island and Al Hidayriyyat Island highlights a strategic reorientation toward long-term development corridors, aligning with Abu Dhabi’s 2030 urban diversification agenda.
The surge in apartment and duplex sales value (+203% and +341%, respectively) also indicates emerging investor appetite for mid-luxury and hybrid living formats.
Dubai Highlights
-Dubai achieved its highest-ever quarterly transaction total — 59,044 deals (+17% YoY) worth AED 169 billion (+19% YoY) —surpassing its previous market peak.
The results underscore Dubai’s position as a safe-haven investment hub, benefiting from sustained international inflows, robust population growth, and continued diversification of demand beyond traditional investor groups.
-Off-plan activity surged to 40,108 transactions (+26% YoY) valued at AED 82.9 billion (+23% YoY), accounting for two-thirds of total market share.
The dominance of Business Bay, Dubai Creek Harbour, and Bukadra projects illustrates how buyers are front-loading investment in high-potential masterplans, a clear signal of confidence in Dubai’s multi-cycle urban development model.
The results underscore Dubai’s position as a safe-haven investment hub, benefiting from sustained international inflows, robust population growth, and continued diversification of demand beyond traditional investor groups.
-Off-plan activity surged to 40,108 transactions (+26% YoY) valued at AED 82.9 billion (+23% YoY), accounting for two-thirds of total market share.
The dominance of Business Bay, Dubai Creek Harbour, and Bukadra projects illustrates how buyers are front-loading investment in high-potential masterplans, a clear signal of confidence in Dubai’s multi-cycle urban development model.
