Dubai Real Estate Market Report — October, 2025

Dubai Real Estate Market Report – October 2025

October 2025 wrapped up with 19,850 transactions worth AED 59.20 billion across every property type, plots included. Narrowed to the Apartment, Villa and Commercial basis, activity cooled: volume slipped 4% to 19,449 deals and value fell 5% to AED 48.61 billion year on year.

The retreat was contained rather than widespread. Villas alone were responsible for it, while apartments and commercial each grew — apartments to a series-best October and commercial by more than half again on volume. Prices, meanwhile, stayed firm or climbed in every category.

Headline figures

Year-on-year performance by category

Apartments stayed the market's backbone and its strongest large segment. Volume rose 3% to 16,207 deals — the highest October volume in the 12-year series — and value grew 10% to AED 30.95 billion, the biggest of any category. The median price per square foot, at AED 1,714, was up 2% and likewise the highest October reading in the series, now 44% above 2014, while the median ticket stayed flat at AED 1,265,000.

Villa was the only category to fall, and it drove the headline decline. Transactions dropped 37% to 2,554 and value fell 28% to AED 15.74 billion. This was a contraction in count rather than pricing power: villa price per square foot climbed 12% to AED 1,634 — a 12-year October high and 132% above 2014 — and the median ticket rose 22% to AED 3,900,000. Put simply, fewer villas traded, but those that did sold for considerably more.

Commercial was the fastest grower. Volume jumped 58% to 688 deals, the highest October volume in the series, and price per square foot rose 33% to AED 2,000, likewise a 12-year October high. Value more than doubled, up 106% to AED 1.93 billion, and the median ticket increased 27% to AED 1,790,985. Both volume and price per square foot were October series highs, though the value figure, despite more than doubling, does not count as a certified record.

Every category, including plots and buildings

Plots contributed meaningfully to the all-property total, placing third by value at AED 10.58 billion on just 388 transactions. With a median ticket of AED 6,675,000, plots carried the largest median ticket of any category, well above villas, reflecting their nature as large, land-heavy deals rather than frequently traded stock.

Primary versus resale

Off-plan sales remained dominant. Primary transactions made up 71% of volume and 67% of value — 13,727 deals worth AED 32.65 billion — while resale accounted for 29% of volume and AED 15.96 billion. Resale's 33% value share ran 4 points above its volume share, indicating secondary-market deals leaned toward higher-priced, more established properties.

Where the activity was

Business Bay led by value at AED 3.18 billion, followed by Nad Al Sheba First (AED 3.10 billion) and Dubai Investment Park Second. By volume, Al Barsha South Fourth topped the table with 1,673 transactions, ahead of Business Bay and Wadi Al Safa 5. Three areas appeared on both lists — Business Bay, Dubai Investment Park Second and Al Barsha South Fourth — combining scale with high-value activity.

Rental market

Rents rose across every segment. New apartment leases climbed to a median AED 75,000 (+7.14%) on 16,038 contracts, and villa new-lease medians reached AED 180,000. Commercial saw the sharpest rent gains — new-lease medians up 46.34% to AED 120,000 and rent per sqft up 18.95% — even as new commercial contract volume fell 14.56%, the one exception to otherwise rising contract counts across apartment and villo segments.

Supply

Developers launched 16,517 units across 56 projects while 9,577 units were delivered across 23 projects — a launch-to-delivery ratio of 1.7 and a net addition of 6,940 more units launched than handed over, keeping the forward pipeline expanding.

Launched

• Kanyon By Beyond – Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah (Beyond), 412 units
• Verde By Vision – Al Hebiah Fourth (Vision Developments), 253 units
• Terra Gardens - Townhouse – Dubai South (Emaar), 561 units
• Jad 288 - Block C – Al Satwa (Jad Global), 222 units
• Sol Luxe – Trade Center First (Sol Properties), 420 units
• Wynwood Horizon By Imtiaz – Bukadra (Imtiaz), 165 units
• Ivy At Park Five – Me'Aisem First (Deyaar), 210 units
• Sky Gate Tower – Al Barsha South Fifth (Tiger), 431 units
• Evergrin House 2 – Al Satwa (Object One), 193 units
• Amazonia – Al Jaddaf (Palladium Prime Real Estate Development Llc), 95 units
• Elaris Rise – Al Barsha South Fifth (Object One), 214 units
• Samana Boulevard Heights – Wadi Al Safa 5 (Samana), 541 units
• Golf Hills 2 – Dubai South (Emaar), 204 units
• Il Vento – Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah (Kora), 331 units
• Elaris Sky – Al Barsha South Fifth (Object One), 409 units
• Elmora – Al Satwa (Neoterra), 85 units
• Ellington Sands I - Tower B – Dubai Islands (Ellington), 471 units
• Wadaa - Altura 2 – Dubai South (Bt Properties), 365 units
• Villa Del Brunello Residences – Dubai Islands (Divo Home), 49 units
• Derby Heights – Wadi Al Safa 3 (Amis), 50 units
• Helvetia Verde – Bukadra (Dhg), 109 units
• Mirdad 2 – Al Hebiah First (Union Properties), 541 units
• Blue Marina Residence By Shakirov Developments - Tower B – Dubai Islands (Shakirov), 125 units
• Alder At Park Five – Me'Aisem First (Deyaar), 75 units
• Ellington Sands Ii - Tower B – Dubai Islands (Ellington), 460 units
• Seraph By Wadan – Wadi Al Safa 5 (Wadan), 190 units
• Pearl House Iv By Imtiaz – Al Barsha South Fourth (Imtiaz), 211 units
• Building C – Palm Jebel Ali (Nakheel), 434 units
• Hq By Rove – Business Bay (Irth), 414 units
• Skyhills Gardens - D – Wadi Al Safa 2 (Hre), 1,429 units
• Grand Polo - Equiterra 2 – Dubai Investment Park Second (Emaar), 384 units
• Stellar Axis By Ajmal Estate Developers – Warsan Fourth (Ajmal Real Estate), 122 units
• Marea – Dubai Islands (Sharafi), 68 units
• Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments – Warsan Fourth (Newbury), 127 units
• Ryah Living By Alyakka – Al Hebiah Second (Alyakka Developer), 128 units
• Alghaf 2 – Al Thanyah Third (Emaar), 45 units
• Future Residence – Bukadra (True Future), 152 units
• Wellington Ocean Walk – Dubai Islands (Wellington), 79 units
• Queen'S Garden – Nad Al Sheba First (Hmk Development), 77 units
• Xenia Residence – Al Barsha South Fourth (Nyx), 73 units
• Solen Residence By Jamal Living – Nadd Hessa (Jamal Living), 87 units
• Iridian Park 1 – Al Barsha South Fourth (Object One), 76 units
• The Serene At Sobha Central – Jabal Ali First (Sobha), 1,091 units
• House Of Well – Dubai Islands (Well Concept), 77 units
• Symbolic Altus – Wadi Al Safa 2 (Symbolic), 108 units
• Cg Living – Dubai Islands (Cg Gulf), 116 units
• Aquora By Casa Vista Development – Dubai Islands (Casa Vista), 111 units
• Celesto Tower – Wadi Al Safa 5 (Tarrad Development), 271 units
• Paradise One – Al Barsha South Fifth (Danat Aldunia), 121 units
• Sierra By Iman – Al Hebiah First (Iman Developers), 598 units
• Greencrest Tower – Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid (Emaar), 195 units
• Ocean Bay By Sd - B – Dubai Islands (Samana), 143 units
• Nourelle Building 3 – Um Suqaim Third (Meraas), 236 units
• Purvanchal Triana Residences – Al Satwa (Purvanchal Developers), 72 units
• Azizi Milan Heights - Tower H – Wadi Al Safa 4 (Azizi), 2,074 units
• Rosewell – Al Yelayiss 2 (Nshama), 217 units

Delivered

• Torino By Oro24 - 6 – Al Barsha South 3 (Oro24), 627 units
• Ciel – Marsa Dubai (The First Group), 2,632 units
• Binghatti Royale – Al Barsha South Fourth (Binghatti), 370 units
• Avenue Residence 5 – Jabal Ali First (Al Jaziri Brothers), 87 units
• Binghatti Aurora – Al Barsha South Fourth (Binghatti), 275 units
• Al Jazi 4 – Um Suqaim Third (Meraas), 378 units
• Binghatti Phantom – Al Barsha South Fourth (Binghatti), 369 units
• Aura – Al Hebiah Fourth (Majid Al Futtaim), 808 units
• Azizi Mirage 1 - Tower 2 – Al Hebiah Second (Azizi), 329 units
• Royal Regency – Business Bay (Al Seeb), 165 units
• Altia One – Nadd Hessa (Yas Developers), 123 units
• Adhara Star – Al Barsha South 3 (Acube), 115 units
• Damac Hills (2) - Camelia – Madinat Hind 4 (Damac), 620 units
• Address Hillcrest – Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid (Emaar), 138 units
• Barari Views – Wadi Al Safa 3 (P C I Developers), 26 units
• Binghatti Phoenix – Al Barsha South Fourth (Binghatti), 464 units
• Hills Park – Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid (Emaar), 450 units
• Cloud B – Al Barsha South Fifth (Tiger), 467 units
• Pearl House Ii By Imtiaz – Al Barsha South Fourth (Imtiaz), 202 units
• Equiti Gates – Jabal Ali Industrial Second (Bnh), 284 units
• Albarari Ixora Villas – Wadi Al Safa 3 (Al Barari), 189 units
• Sensoria At Five Luxe – Marsa Dubai (Devco), 109 units
• Petalz By Danube - 2 – Al Warsan First (Danube), 350 units

Most expensive sales

Top apartment sales

1. AED 100,000,000 – Jumeirah Residences Asora Bay, Jumeirah First
2. AED 71,364,427 – Peninsula Dubai Residences - Tower 2, Jumeirah Second
3. AED 52,065,000 – Passo By Beyond - Tower A, Palm Jumeirah
4. AED 51,434,000 – Jumeirah Residences Emirates Tower A, Trade Center Second
5. AED 37,000,000 – Bulgari Residences 5, Jumeirah Bay Islands

Top villa sales

1. AED 220,000,000 – Jumeirah Second
2. AED 95,000,000 – Palm Jumeirah
3. AED 90,000,000 – Emirates Living
4. AED 75,500,000 – Wadi Al Safa 3
5. AED 65,360,063 – Bukadra

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.