The Dubai real estate sales market is on a remarkable trajectory, posting record figures that signal its powerful recovery and growth. As of Q3 2025, Dubai real estate sales are nearing $136 billion, fueled by a record 59,228 transactions this quarter alone. This surge not only highlights the market’s resilience but also underlines its attractiveness to both local and international investors, reaffirming Dubai’s position as a premier global real estate hub.
The Dubai real estate market reached a new milestone in Q3 2025, recording its highest-ever quarterly transaction volume and the second-largest sales value on record, driving total sales for the first nine months of the year to nearly AED 500 billion ($136 billion).
A market update from fäm Properties revealed that Q3 produced 59,228 transactions totaling AED 170.7 billion ($46.5 billion), marking year-on-year increases of 17.2 percent in volume and 19.9 percent in value.
Data from DXBinteract showed the full extent of the surge, with January to September 2025 sales reaching AED 498.8 billion ($136 billion) across 158,200 transactions—up 32.33 percent in value and 20.46 percent in volume compared with the same period in 2024.
Dubai Real Estate Market 2025
Apartments dominated activity, with 49,370 sales worth AED 94.3 billion ($25.7 billion), reflecting a 25.9 percent year-on-year increase in volume.
Commercial sales rose 41.9 percent to 1,565 deals valued at AED 4.2 billion ($1.1 billion).
Plot sales climbed 25.7 percent to 1,214 transactions, valued at AED 36.1 billion ($9.8 billion).
By contrast, villa sales fell 23.3 percent in volume to 7,078 units, worth AED 43.1 billion ($11.7 billion).
However, the median price per square foot across all property types increased by 11.4 percent year-on-year to AED 1,685 ($459), continuing an upward trajectory from AED 858 ($233) in 2020.
Firas Al Msaddi, CEO of fäm Properties, noted, “The Q3 figures again underline the lasting strength of the market and Dubai’s growing appeal to local, regional, and global investors and buyers as one of the world’s prime real estate investment hubs.”
Dubai’s Q3 property sales over the past five years have risen steadily, from AED 17.9 billion ($4.9 billion) across 8,500 deals in 2020 to AED 142.3 billion ($38.8 billion) in 2024.
The most expensive property sold in Q3 was a luxury villa in Jumeirah Second, fetching AED 250 million ($68 million). The priciest apartment sold for AED 174 million ($47.4 million) at Aman Residences Dubai – Tower 1.
Sales distribution showed that properties worth more than AED 5 million ($1.36 million) accounted for 10 percent (5,991) of deals. The majority—38 percent (22,785)—were priced between AED 1 million and AED 2 million ($272,000–$545,000), while 25 percent (15,065) were below AED 1 million ($272,000). Additionally, 15 percent (9,128) fell between AED 2 million and AED 3 million ($545,000–$817,000), and 11 percent (6,258) were priced between AED 3 million and AED 5 million ($817,000–$1.36 million).
First sales from developers significantly outnumbered re-sales in the secondary market, comprising 73 percent of volume and 66 percent of value.
Best-Selling Projects in Q3 2025
First Sale Apartments (by volume)
- Binghatti Skyrise (1,393 units, AED 2.2 billion / $599 million)
- Binghatti Hillviews (724 units, AED 825.5 million / $225 million)
- Binghatti Aquarise (634 units, AED 1.1 billion / $299 million)
- Sobha Solis (624 units, AED 765.2 million / $208 million)
- Sobha Orbis (477 units, AED 652.5 million / $178 million)
First Sale Villas
- Wadi Al Safa 3 (849 units, AED 5.9 billion / $1.6 billion)
- Al Yelayiss 1 (755 units, AED 2.3 billion / $626 million)
- Dubai Investments Park 2 (635 units, AED 3.5 billion / $953 million)
- Madinat Al Mataar (392 units, AED 1.6 billion / $436 million)
- Madinat Hind 4 (376 units, AED 705.4 million / $192 million)
Re-sale Apartments
- Azizi Riviera (238 units, AED 205.4 million / $56 million)
- Elite Sports Residence (143 units, AED 83.7 million / $23 million)
- DIFC Heights Tower (137 units, AED 593.4 million / $162 million)
- Mediterranean Cluster (103 units, AED 65.3 million / $18 million)
- Sobha Hartland – The Crest (94 units, AED 187.2 million / $51 million)
Re-sale Villas
- Wadi Al Safa 5 (323 units, AED 1.3 billion / $354 million)
- Al Hebiah Fifth (298 units, AED 829.6 million / $226 million)
- Madinat Al Mataar (199 units, AED 759.3 million / $207 million)
- Wadi Al Safa 7 (161 units, AED 562.6 million / $153 million)
- Jabal Ali First (158 units, AED 781.2 million / $213 million)
With Dubai real estate sales nearing $136 billion in 2025 and the number of transactions skyrocketing, the market is in a strong position. The record-breaking figures underscore a trend of sustained interest and investment in Dubai’s dynamic real estate landscape.