Dubai Villas: Repricing Risk in H1 2026

Dubai’s villa market became increasingly differentiated by transaction type during H1 2026. By June, ready villa transaction volumes had returned to 89.3% of January levels, compared with 29.6% for off-plan villas.Average deal values in the ready segment declined by 41.5%,...

Dubai residential transaction activity moderated in Q2 2026 compared with Q1 2026. Sales reached AED 87.94 billion across 36,620 transactions, representing QoQ declines of 36.0% in value and 19.0% in volume. The quarterly decline was more pronounced within villa transaction...

Dubai’s residential sales price index declined by 1.24% MoM while increasing 1.86% YoY, while the rent price index decreased by 2.16% MoM while declining 2.55% YoY. In Abu Dhabi, the residential sales price index declined by 0.72% MoM while increasing...

Dubai residential sales transactions moderated in H1 2026 compared with H1 2025 across both off-plan and ready segments. Total sales transaction value reached AED 225.7bn, down 16% year-on-year. Off-plan remained the dominant segment at AED 168.2bn, while ready transactions totalled...

Dubai residential real estate recorded AED 22.50 billion in sales value across 9,859 transactions in a holiday-shortened May 2026. Market activity remained led by off-plan transactions, which accounted for AED 15.78 billion across 7,425 sales, representing 70% of total residential...

Dubai’s residential sales price index declined by 1.07% MoM while increasing 3.58% YoY, while the rent price index declined by 2.08% MoM and decreased by 0.63% YoY. In Abu Dhabi, the residential sales price index declined by 0.37% MoM while...

Dubai recorded 14 residential project launches in May 2026, totalling 2,942 units across 12 developers. Average launch pricing stood at AED 1,657 per sq.ft, with project pricing ranging between AED 1,158 and AED 2,642 per sq.ft. Projects priced between AED...

Dubai recorded AED 38.5 billion across 13,335 residential transactions in April 2026.Apartments accounted for 86 percent of transactions and 64 percent of sales value, with activity concentrated in sub AED 2 million ticket sizes. Villas represented 14 percent of transactions...

Dubai’s residential sales price index declined by 1.76% MoM while increasing 6.09% YoY, while the rent price index decreased by 2.09% MoM while increasing 1.55% YoY. In Abu Dhabi, the residential sales price index declined by 0.32% MoM while increasing...

Dubai residential real estate recorded AED 22.50 billion in sales value across 9,859 transactions in a holiday-shortened May 2026. Market activity remained led by off-plan transactions, which accounted for AED 15.78 billion across 7,425 sales, representing 70% of total residential...

Dubai recorded 8 residential project launches in April 2026, totalling 1,465 units. Apartments accounted for 70% of launched inventory, while villas represented 30%. Average launch pricing stood at AED 1,968 per sq.ft, with project pricing ranging between AED 950 and...

Dubai residential project launch activity moderated in Q2 2026, although launch momentum strengthened towards the end of the quarter.A total of 41 projects comprising 10,138 units were launched, compared with 93 projects and 32,000 units in Q1 2026. June recorded...