Dubai Real Estate Market Report — August, 2025

Dubai Real Estate Market Report – August 2025

August 2025 closed as Dubai's strongest August yet, with 18,749 transactions across every property type generating AED 51.26 billion — a record for both count and value. Confined to the apartment, villa and commercial segments, the tally comes to 18,390 deals, 16% ahead of August 2024, and AED 43.31 billion in value, a more modest 7% advance that a steep villa pullback held in check.

Apartments carried the month's growth, while villas alone lost ground on volume. Prices nonetheless strengthened across the board: the all-property median stood at AED 1,723 per square foot, and every one of the three core segments notched a new August peak for price per square foot in the 12-year data run.

Headline figures

Year-on-year performance by category

Apartments were the growth driver, with 15,930 sales marking the busiest August in the 12-year series and 3,622 transactions more than the year before. Value rose 23% to AED 30.14 billion on that 29% volume increase, while the price per square foot advanced to AED 1,799 per square foot, up 9% on the year and 49% over the 2014 baseline, itself an August record. The exception was the median ticket, which slipped 2% to AED 1,306,234, suggesting buyers gravitated toward smaller or more accessibly priced units even as per-foot pricing climbed.

Villas moved in the opposite direction. Volume dropped 36% to 2,015 deals — 1,136 short of the year-earlier count and the weakest August since 2021 — taking segment value down 22% to AED 11.96 billion. The cause, though, was a shortage of ready stock rather than softening demand: the median price per square foot jumped 20% to AED 1,536, its own August record and 122% above 2014, and the median villa ticket climbed 12% to AED 3,720,000. Fewer villas traded, but at markedly higher prices each time.

Commercial property, small in absolute terms at 445 transactions, carried the month's strongest momentum. Volume climbed 21% to yet another series-high August, and value very nearly doubled, up 83% to AED 1.22 billion, as the median price per square foot leapt 39% to AED 1,849 — the highest of any segment this month and 91% above 2014. The median commercial ticket surged 61% to AED 1,937,892, indicating bigger, higher-grade assets changing hands.

Every category, including plots and buildings

Outside the three headline segments, plots contributed AED 7.84 billion from just 348 transactions, at a median ticket of AED 6,300,000 and AED 709 per square foot — the land segment alone explains much of the difference between the AED 51.26 billion all-property headline and the smaller apartment-villa-commercial total. An additional 11 whole-building sales added AED 106.46 million.

Primary versus resale

Off-plan and developer sales remained the market's anchor, accounting for 75% of volume and 70% of value through 13,758 deals worth AED 30.13 billion. Resale, comprising 4,632 transactions worth AED 13.19 billion, held 25% of volume but a proportionally larger 30% of value. That five-point spread indicates secondary-market buyers clustering around pricier, completed properties rather than the entry-level off-plan stock that leads on sheer count.

Where the activity was

Business Bay topped both rankings, leading value at AED 3.58 billion and volume at 1,698 deals. Al Barsha South Fourth was next busiest with 1,587 transactions and placed fourth by value at AED 1.85 billion, while Jabal Ali First (AED 1.99 billion, 1,068 deals) and Dubai Investment Park Second (AED 2.42 billion, 1,058 deals) both featured near the top of each table. Marsa Dubai closed out the value leaders at AED 1.83 billion, and Wadi Al Safa 5 the volume leaders with 775.

Rental market

The leasing market kept favouring landlords. New apartment contracts increased 13.29% to 13,599 at a median AED 73,000, while the 13,978 renewals — up 6.08% — showed even faster rent growth of 9.09% to AED 60,000, indicating sitting tenants closing the gap with market rates. Villa leasing also tightened, new contracts rising 10.85% to 2,003 at a median AED 190,000. Commercial saw the biggest swing: new leases eased 4.02% to 1,647, yet the median new commercial rent jumped 31.46% to AED 138,828 and rent per square foot rose 29.25% to AED 137.

Supply

The supply pipeline continued to expand faster than it was drawn down. Developers launched 7,676 units spanning 38 projects during the month, against 1,892 units delivered from 11 completed projects, a launch-to-delivery ratio of 4.1 and a net 5,784 more units launched than handed over. This imbalance signals a well-stocked forward pipeline, in line with the off-plan share that dominates current activity.

Launched

• Octa Isle Interiors By Missoni – Dubai Islands (Octa), 112 units
• 27 East End Garden Residences By Mirha Homes Real Estate Development – Warsan Fourth (Mirha Homes), 96 units
• Livia Residence – Dubai South (Barco), 71 units
• La Vue Parc – Nad Al Sheba First (Maaia Developers), 46 units
• Silena Building B – Dubai Islands (Avenew), 137 units
• Manam Pearl – Jabal Ali First (Manam), 79 units
• Aria Heights – Al Barsha South Fourth (Marquis Star), 172 units
• Azizi Riviera 58 – Al Merkadh (Azizi), 82 units
• Tavora Residences By Jhk Heights Real Estate Development – Warsan Fourth (Jhk Heights), 95 units
• Solanki One – Wadi Al Safa 5 (Solanki), 133 units
• Tomorrow Commercial Tower – Al Warsan First (Tomorrow World Group), 133 units
• Aurelia Residence – Al Hebiah Fourth (Object One), 280 units
• Samana Sky Views – Me'Aisem First (Samana), 556 units
• Nuvana By Wadan – Dubai Islands (Wadan), 57 units
• Sera 2 - Tower B – Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah (Emaar), 175 units
• The Elysian – Al Satwa (New Mfour), 84 units
• Belle Vie By Zimaya – Nadd Hessa (Zimaya), 116 units
• Veda By Aum One Real Estate Development – Al Barsha South Fourth (Aum One), 69 units
• G-Tower – Wadi Al Safa 4 (Galadari), 91 units
• Palace Residences Hillside A – Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid (Emaar), 360 units
• Emerge Residences By Elysian – Nad Al Sheba First (Elysian), 82 units
• Flora Shore By Calgary Properties – Dubai Islands (Calgary), 76 units
• Sera 1 - Tower A – Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah (Emaar), 92 units
• Sea View Residence By Sama Mayas – Dubai Islands (Sama Ezdan), 63 units
• Oasis Residences – Dubai South (Bin Hamoodah), 318 units
• Azizi Milan 53 – Wadi Al Safa 4 (Azizi), 306 units
• Sunlight Homes – Warsan Fourth (Sun And Sand Developers), 30 units
• Belmore Residences – Bukadra (Ellington), 214 units
• Binghatti Flare 01 – Al Barsha South Fifth (Binghatti), 845 units
• Avana Residences By Deca Real Estate Development – Al Barsha South Fourth (Deca Properties), 167 units
• Nova Tower – Al Barsha South 2 (Al Ansari), 134 units
• Binghatti Skyblade – Downtown Dubai (Binghatti), 626 units
• Franck Muller Yachting – Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah (London Gate), 585 units
• Forest City Tower 2 – Wadi Al Safa 5 (Al Helal Al Zahaby), 194 units
• Gfs Conventry Gardens Ii – Wadi Al Safa 5 (Gfs), 134 units
• Arya Residences By Citi Developers – Dubai Islands (Citi Developers), 68 units
• Agua Residences By Citi Developers - Tower 1 – Dubai Islands (Citi Developers), 61 units
• Samana Barari Heights – Wadi Al Safa 3 (Samana), 737 units

Delivered

• Myrtle – Al Wasl (Meraas), 132 units
• Floarea Residence – Al Barsha South 3 (Mashriq Elite), 206 units
• Azizi Vista – Al Hebiah Second (Azizi), 166 units
• Alicante Villas – Al Hebiah Fourth (Dubai Sports City), 14 units
• Estella 2 – Al Hebiah Fourth (Dubai Sports City), 5 units
• Mudon Al Ranim 3 – Al Hebiah Sixth (Dubai Properties), 242 units
• Al Serh Residences 11 By Asak Real Estate Development – Al Barsha South Fourth (Asak), 105 units
• Lime Gardens – Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid (Emaar), 293 units
• Volante 2 – Business Bay (Xtreme Vision), 61 units
• Peninsula One – Business Bay (Select Group), 525 units
• Emerald Vision Tower – Al Barsha South Fifth (Vision Avenue Homes), 143 units

Most expensive sales

Top apartment sales

1. AED 50,185,800 – The Alba Resort Residences, Palm Jumeirah
2. AED 37,921,797 – Peninsula Dubai Residences - Tower 2, Jumeirah Second
3. AED 36,128,490 – Cavalli Couture - Tower 1, Al Wasl
4. AED 35,050,000 – One Za'Abeel The Residences, Zaabeel First
5. AED 23,538,656 – Dubai Harbour Residences (Area 1)-B, Marsa Dubai

Top villa sales

1. AED 350,000,000 – Jumeirah First
2. AED 260,000,000 – Emirates Living
3. AED 161,000,000 – Palm Jumeirah
4. AED 62,500,000 – Wadi Al Safa 3
5. AED 60,865,451 – Me'Aisem Second

Notes on methodology

Scope. Headline figures and the category table include every property category in the data, Plot and Building included. The primary/resale split, top-area rankings and year-on-year series, however, cover only Apartment, Villa and Commercial, so those numbers are intentionally smaller than the headline and should not be combined across sections.

Rounding. The headline totals stand as the authoritative rounded figures. Category-level breakdowns are rounded on their own and may not add up precisely to the headline.

Definitions. Price figures represent medians rather than averages. Year-on-year comparisons set the period against the equivalent period a year prior. All monetary values are in AED, with areas measured in square feet.