Key Takeaways
- Dubai’s real estate market kept up its strong pace in 2026.
- According to Dubai Land Department (DLD) data, property sales from January to the end of October reached AED 411.98 billion across 134,730 transactions.
- Total real estate transactions, which include sales, mortgages and gifts, reached AED 624.8 billion across 181,866 transactions.
Dubai’s real estate market kept up its strong pace in 2026. According to Dubai Land Department (DLD) data, property sales from January to the end of October reached AED 411.98 billion across 134,730 transactions.
Total real estate transactions, which include sales, mortgages and gifts, reached AED 624.8 billion across 181,866 transactions. This is already 68% of the AED 919 billion recorded for the whole of 2025, with two months of the year still to go.
Sales covered 113,353 residential units, 10,498 buildings and 10,879 plots of land, showing demand across all asset types.
Ready vs off-plan
Ready property led the market by value. Ready sales reached AED 215.6 billion, or 52.3% of total sales value, across about 43,970 transactions. Off-plan sales reached AED 196.38 billion, or 47.7%, across about 90,760 transactions.
Off-plan is still the busiest segment by number of deals, making up 67.4% of all sales transactions. The average sale value across the market was AED 3.06 million.
Mortgages and gifts
Mortgage transactions reached AED 163.8 billion across 39,461 transactions, covering 24,803 residential units, 4,738 buildings and 9,920 plots of land. Gifts reached AED 49.07 billion across 7,682 transactions.
Top areas
Business Bay was the top area for sales, with more than AED 21.96 billion. Madinat Al Mataar came second with AED 18.35 billion, followed by Al Yalayis 1 with AED 16.63 billion.
Palm Deira ranked fourth with AED 13.85 billion, followed by Palm Jumeirah with AED 12.77 billion and Me’aisem Second with AED 11.86 billion. Jumeirah Village Circle came seventh with AED 11.23 billion, followed by Palm Jebel Ali with AED 10.9 billion, Al Rowaiyah First with AED 9.83 billion and Burj Khalifa with AED 9.58 billion.
Together, the top 10 areas recorded AED 136.96 billion, or 33.2% of all sales value.
October performance
In October alone, sales reached AED 34.12 billion across 11,605 transactions. Ready property made up AED 20.99 billion from 4,907 transactions, and off-plan made up AED 13.13 billion from 6,698 transactions.
Ready property took 61.5% of October sales value, higher than its 52.3% share over the 10-month period. October sales were below the 10-month monthly average of AED 41.20 billion.
Mortgages in October reached AED 12.68 billion across 4,552 transactions, and gifts reached AED 5.47 billion across 989 transactions. Total real estate transactions for the month came to AED 52.27 billion across 17,146 transactions.
What this means for buyers and investors
The figures point to steady demand for both ready and off-plan property. Ready homes appeal to buyers who want to move in or earn rental income right away, while off-plan continues to attract the largest number of buyers. With established areas like Business Bay and Palm Jumeirah alongside growing locations such as Madinat Al Mataar and Al Yalayis 1, there are options for different budgets and goals.
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