Dubai Residential Real Estate August 2026 Market Overview

Dubai’s residential sales totalled AED 24.43 billion across 11,440 transactions in August 2026. Sales value declined 7.8% MoM, while transaction volume fell 14.6%. Activity differed by property type: apartment sales value decreased 12.9% MoM, while villa sales value increased 3.5%.Reidin’s...

Dubai recorded 13 residential project launches comprising 2,326 units, with an average launch price of AED 1,908 per sq.ft. Apartments represented 98.1% of newly launched units. DubaiLand Residence Complex recorded the highest volume, with 712 units.

Dubai’s residential property sales price index declined by 0.07% MoM while declining 0.77% YoY, while the residential property rent price index decreased by 1.26% MoM while declining 5.04% YoY. In Abu Dhabi, the residential property sales price index declined by...

Dubai recorded AED 26.45 billion in residential sales across 13,397 transactions in July 2026. Sales value increased 1.6% MoM, while transaction volume increased 1.0% MoM. Off-plan sales accounted for 66.0% of total sales value and 72.2% of volume. Primary sales...

Dubai recorded 2,572 office sales transactions in H1 2026, up 38% YoY, while transaction value increased 196% to AED 15.81 billion. Off-plan offices accounted for the majority of monthly transaction volume throughout H1 2026, with their share ranging from 57%...

Dubai’s residential sales price index declined by 0.65% MoM while increasing 0.55% YoY, while the residential rent price index decreased by 1.86% MoM while declining 3.96% YoY. In Abu Dhabi, the residential sales price index increased by 0.46% MoM and...

Dubai recorded 141 residential project launches comprising 50,935 units during H1 2026, with an average launch price of AED 1,972 per sq. ft. and a median launch price of AED 1,725 per sq. ft. Launch activity was concentrated in the...

Dubai recorded 15 residential project launches comprising 3,397 units in July 2026, with an average launch price of AED 1,874 per sq.ft. Apartments accounted for 96.2% of newly launched units. Mid market projects, priced between AED 1,200 and AED 1,800...

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...