- Dubai’s actual property market confirmed strong development in Q1 2025, with 45,474 transactions value AED 142.7 billion, reflecting a 22% improve in quantity and a 30% improve in worth.
- The prepared property phase in Dubai achieved record-breaking volumes and worth in Q1 2025, with 20,034 transactions totaling AED 87.5 billion – a 21% improve in quantity and a 34% rise in worth in comparison with Q1 2024.
- Total gross sales transactions for current properties in Abu Dhabi continued to surge in Q1 2025, with worth rising by 75% year-on-year and a 9% rise in quantity; probably introduced on by giant industrial offers.
Q1 Insights from Property Finder, the MENA area’s main property portal, reveal a bullish UAE actual property market with each Dubai and Abu Dhabi experiencing a sturdy begin to the 12 months – for various causes.
Dubai achieved historic highs in each the quantity and worth of transactions, recording its strongest first quarter efficiency in additional than a decade. The metropolis recorded 45,474 transactions value AED 142.7 billion reflecting a 22% improve in quantity and a 30% improve in worth in comparison with the identical interval in 2024. This surge was pushed primarily by file exercise in off-plan gross sales and current property transactions.
Indeed, off-plan gross sales accounted for 56% of all transactions in Dubai, climbing to 25,440 transactions, representing a 24% YoY improve, with a worth of AED 55.2 billion, up from AED 44.5 billion in Q1 2024. The prepared market additionally delivered a breakout efficiency, with 20,034 transactions value AED 87.5 billion, marking a 21% improve in quantity and a 34% surge in worth. This is the highest-ever quarterly outcomes for this phase.
Dubai’s numbers mirror sustained demand from each end-users and buyers, possible supported by a rising shift from renting to proudly owning, as rising rental costs more and more push residents to discover homeownership alternatives.
Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi noticed a surge within the prepared property market, posting a 9% improve in quantity and a 75% rise in worth, led by giant industrial offers and rising demand for accomplished properties. Residential prepared transactions had been up 5% in quantity and 33% in worth, signalling purchaser desire for move-in-ready choices.
Key insights included:
Off-plan Market:
- Dubai:
- Dubai’s real estate market continues to rank among the many top-performing markets globally, with Q1 2025 witnessing a big surge in whole gross sales transactions. With 45,474 transactions achieved reflecting a 22% YoY improve, the overall worth rose by 30%, hitting AED 142.7 bn; the best quantity of transactions for a primary quarter ever recorded.
- In Q1 2025, Dubai’s off-plan market recorded its highest first quarter efficiency in a decade, with off-plan gross sales accounting for 56% of whole transaction quantity. The variety of off-plan transactions reached 25,440, up from 20,557 in Q1 2024, reflecting a 24% year-on-year improve, pushed by robust long-term confidence amongst medium- and long-term buyers.
- In phrases of worth, the off-plan phase additionally witnessed exceptional development, with a 24% improve year-on-year, reaching AED 55.2 bn in comparison with AED 44.5 bn in Q1 2024. This represented 39% of the overall transaction worth in Q1 2025, highlighting the continued attractiveness of Dubai’s future improvement pipeline
- Abu Dhabi:
- The Abu Dhabi actual property market registered roughly 2,496 transactions, with a complete transaction worth amounting to AED 9.6 bn.
- Abu Dhabi’s off-plan market in Q1 2025 recorded roughly 1,332 off-plan gross sales transactions, with a worth reaching AED 4.9 bn.
Existing/Ready Property Market:
- Dubai:
- A brand new quarterly file was set, surpassing the typical quarterly quantity and worth of 2024, with quantity exceeding the 2024 common by 12% and worth by 19%, reaffirming that Dubai’s actual property market continues its robust constructive momentum into 2025.
- Existing property associated transactions confirmed a YoY improve of 21% in quantity, with roughly 20,034 transactions with a complete worth of AED 87.5 bn. Transaction worth surged by 34%, in comparison with AED 65.3 bn in Q1 2024
- Ready property transactions made up almost half (44%) of the overall gross sales transaction quantity.
- Abu Dhabi:
- Abu Dhabi’s current/prepared market in Q1 2025 recorded 1,164 transactions, accounting for roughly 47% of whole transactions, in comparison with 1,066 transactions in Q1 2024.
- Existing property transactions contributed to 49% of the overall transaction worth, reflecting a notable development of 9% in quantity and a big 75% improve in worth in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months. By quantity, they represented 47% of whole transactions.
- Residential transactions made up 88% of the overall current market quantity and 60% of whole worth in Q1 2025, with the rest attributed to industrial and different makes use of. Compared to Q1 2024, residential-ready transactions noticed a 5% improve in quantity and a 33% rise in worth, indicating sustained demand for accomplished properties.
Cherif Sleiman, Chief Revenue Officer, Property Finder commented, “This 12 months stays robust, notably in Dubai the place investor confdence in long-term capital appreciation stays excessive. Abu Dhabi’s evolving purchaser behaviour reveals rising curiosity in high quality, ready-to-move-in properties. From a global perspective, international coverage shifts and the depreciation of the greenback are creating heightened curiosity in UAE actual property funding alternatives.
Overall, the UAE continues to be a dependable, and globally aggressive actual property ecosystem, supported by initiatives such because the Dubai Real Estate Alliance by the Dubai Land Department (DLD) that brings collectively private and non-private sector companions. In parallel, DLD’s partnership with the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) to hyperlink the Emirate’s actual property registry with property tokenisation, permits fractional possession of belongings and is a significant step in direction of permitting a broader base of buyers to enter Dubai’s market.
Together, these developments are serving to construct a better, extra inclusive and investment-friendly property market.”
“As a lighthouse tech company in the region, Property Finder remains committed to empowering home seekers with accurate, real-time data and supporting our partners in navigating these evolving trends.”