The UAE property sector is on observe for its strongest yr on document after Dubai and Abu Dhabi posted historic Q3 2025 outcomes, in accordance with new knowledge from Property Finder, the MENA area’s main actual property platform.
In whole, the 2 cities recorded AED194.3bn ($52.8bn) in mixed transaction worth in the course of the third quarter, underlining sustained investor confidence, sturdy inhabitants progress, and a deepening choice for off-plan tasks.
Abu Dhabi units new benchmark
Abu Dhabi’s actual property market reached a historic peak, with whole gross sales transactions hovering 76 per cent year-on-year to 7,154, whereas whole worth surged 110 per cent to AED25.3bn ($6.9bn).
The emirate’s structural upturn in demand, supported by improved liquidity, has been strengthened by sustainable, master-planned communities aligned with the Abu Dhabi 2030 city diversification agenda.
The residential sector accounted for 96 per cent of all transactions, with 6,883 gross sales price AED23.3bn ($6.3bn) — a 107 per cent year-on-year enhance.
Off-plan dominance
Off-plan transactions drove Abu Dhabi’s Q3 efficiency, accounting for 73 per cent of whole gross sales quantity and 68 per cent of worth.
Worth spiked 136 per cent year-on-year to AED 17.3bn ($4.7bn), with residential gross sales comprising 99 per cent.
Excessive-value offers in new developments akin to Fahid Island (Aldar) and Al Hidayriyyat Island (Modon) accounted for 30 per cent of all off-plan residential worth.
- Off-plan residences led the market with transaction values up 276 per cent and volumes up 198 per cent, reflecting early-stage investor urge for food for vertical communities
- Off-plan villas rose 68 per cent in worth and 42 per cent in quantity
- Off-plan duplexes surged 424 per cent in worth and 255 per cent in transactions, signalling sturdy traction for mid-luxury hybrid layouts
Prepared market restoration
Abu Dhabi’s prepared property market additionally gained momentum, with AED8bn ($2.2bn) in whole gross sales worth — a 71 per cent year-on-year enhance throughout 1,940 transactions.
Residential prepared gross sales rose 15 per cent in quantity and 56 per cent in worth to AED 6.1bn ($1.7bn), pushed by:
- Al Reem Island and Al Raha Seashore, the place dense condominium inventory boosted move-in exercise
- Al Reef, attracting household patrons at mid-ticket costs
- Saadiyat Island, which delivered high-ticket villa gross sales lifting the general common
Dubai maintains world lead
Dubai’s property market additionally hit an all-time excessive in Q3 2025, with 59,044 transactions — up 17 per cent year-on-year — and whole worth climbing 19 per cent to AED 169bn ($46bn).
The outcomes mark Dubai’s strongest quarter ever, reinforcing its status as a protected haven for world traders, supported by constant overseas inflows and inhabitants progress.
Off-plan drives momentum
Like Abu Dhabi, off-plan gross sales powered Dubai’s document quarter, accounting for 40,108 transactions, a 26 per cent year-on-year rise, representing 68 per cent of whole market quantity.
The entire off-plan worth reached AED 82.9bn ($22.6bn) — its highest on document, up 23 per cent year-on-year.
Key districts continued to anchor investor confidence:
- Enterprise Bay generated round AED 7.4bn ($2bn) in gross sales amid new challenge launches
- Al Barsha and Dubai Islands noticed rising demand for master-planned neighborhood investments
Worth-driven demand shapes prepared market
Dubai’s prepared gross sales phase contributed 32 per cent of whole transactions, with 18,936 offers, up 2 per cent year-on-year.
The entire worth jumped 16 per cent to AED 86.1bn ($23.5bn), exhibiting a shift in the direction of value-driven, premium belongings.
Worth-driven power was concentrated in established districts akin to:
- Wadi Al Safa 3, which recorded over AED 7bn ($1.9bn) in land transactions
- Enterprise Bay, supported by ultra-luxury resales interesting to high-net-worth patrons
- Palm Jumeirah and Marsa Dubai (Dubai Marina), collectively exceeding AED 6bn ($1.6bn), underscoring sustained world investor curiosity in waterfront residing
UAE actual property seen as world protected haven
Cherif Sleiman, Chief Income Officer at Property Finder, stated: “The record-breaking efficiency we’re seeing in each Dubai and Abu Dhabi underlines the UAE’s place as one of many world’s most resilient and engaging property markets.
“Abu Dhabi is setting new benchmarks with sustainable, master-planned communities which are clearly resonating with patrons, whereas Dubai’s shift in the direction of value-driven demand exhibits a maturing market the place traders are targeted on long-term stability and wealth preservation,” he added.
“Collectively, these tendencies spotlight the UAE’s power as a worldwide protected haven for actual property funding.”
