Due to the city’s increasing international appeal as a destination for investment, Dubai’s real estate market resumed its record-breaking run in 2025, with sales in the first eight months hitting their highest level ever.
Real estate sales from January to August came to Dh441.22 billion ($120 billion), up 33.7 percent from Dh330 billion in the same period previous year, according to figures from the Dubai Land Department. Both residential and commercial real estate saw a spike in sales, which increased to 137,013 deals overall, up 21.5 percent from 2024’s total of 112,630.
The market’s increasing pace is demonstrated by the eight-month number, which now accounts for 84% of the total sales value recorded in 2024.
In comparison to Dh479 billion during the same period last year, total real estate activity, including mortgages and grants, reached around Dh595 billion across more than 177,000 transactions.
With Dh24.24 billion in sales, Business Bay was the most profitable area. Me’aisem came in second with Dh17.73 billion, Al Yalayis 1 with Dh15.97 billion, Jumeirah Village Circle with Dh15.22 billion, and Airport City with Dh13.78 billion.
While property grants increased to Dh33.43 billion, mortgage activity also increased slightly, rising 3.2 percent year over year to Dh120 billion.
