- Dubai’s real estate market showed robust growth in the first quarter of 2025, with 45,474 transactions worth 142.7 billion, which reflects a 22% increase in volume and a 30% increase in value.
- The Ready property segment in Dubai reached volumes and record value in the first quarter of 2025, with 20,034 transactions by a total of AED 87.5 billion, an increase in volume of 21% and an increase in the value of 34% in Q1 2024.
- Total sales transactions for existing properties in Abu Dhabi continued to increase in the first quarter of 2025, with a value of value by 75% year -on -year and a 9% increase in volume; Possible brought by large commercial offers.
Q1 Insights of Property Finder, the main property portal of the Mena region, reveal a real estate market of the Eau Alcista with Dubai and Abu Dhabi experiencing a robust start, for different reasons.
Dubai achieved historical maximums both in the number and in the value of the transactions, registering its strongest performance in the first quarter in more than a decade. The city registered 45,474 transactions worth 142.7 billion that reflect a 22% increase in the volume and an increase in the value of 30% compared to the same period in 2024. This increase was mainly driven by record activity in sales outside the plan and existing properties.
In fact, sales outside the plan represented 56% of all transactions in Dubai, rising to 25,440 transactions, which represents an year -on -year increase, with a value of 55.2 billion AED, above 44.5 billion dollars in the first quarter of 2024. The value in the value of the delivery of AED ONS of AED of AED, which has an increase of 21% in the volume and 34% of the emerge in the value. These are the quarterly results with the greatest vision for this segment.
Dubai’s numbers reflect the sustained demand of both end users and investors, probably backed by a growing change of renting to possess, since the increase in rental prices increasingly pushes residents to explore the opportunities for homes.
Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi saw an increase in the ready real estate market, registering a 9% increase in the volume and an increase in the value of 75%, led by large trade agreements and a growing demand for completed housing. Residential lists transactions increased 5% by volume and 33% in value, indicating the buyer’s preference for moving options.
Key insights included:
Mercado out of the plan:
- Dubai:
- Dubai real estate market It continues to be among the high -performance markets worldwide, with the first quarter of 2025 witnessing a significant increase in total sales transactions. With 45,474 transactions achieved that reflect an year -on -year increase, the total value increased by 30%, reaching AED 142.7 billion; The highest volume of transactions for a first quarter ever registered.
- In the first quarter of 2025, the market outside Dubai registered its highest performance in the first quarter in a decade, with sales outside the plan that represents 56% of the total volume of transactions. The outstanding number of transactions reached 25,440, compared to 20,557 in the first quarter of 2024, which reflects an year -on -year increase, driven by strong long -term confidence between medium and long -term investors.
- In terms of value, the outside segment was also witnessing remarkable growth, with an increase of 24% year after year, reaching 55.2 billion dollars compared to the AED 44.5 billion in the first quarter of 2024. This represented 39% of Vallustuest or Dubai.
- Abu Dhabi:
- The Abu Dhabi real estate market registered approximately 2,496 transactions, with a total transaction value that amounts to AED 9.6 billion.
- The market outside the ABU Dhabi plan in the first quarter of 2025 registered approximately 1,332 sales transactions outside the plan, with a value that reaches the AED 4.9 billion.
Existing Real Estate Market:
- Dubai:
- A new quarterly record was established, the size: the average quarterly volume and the value of 2024, with a volume that excites the average of 2024 by 12% and the value by 19%, reaffirming that the real estate market of Dubai continues with a strong positive impulse.
- Transactions related to existing property showed an increase of yoy or 21% in volume, with approximately 20,034 transactions with a total value of AED 87.5 billion. The transaction value increased by 34%, compared to the AED 65.3 billion in the first quarter of 2024
- Property transactions lists constituted almost half (44%) or the total volume of sales transactions.
- Abu Dhabi:
- The existing/ready market of Abu Dhabi in the first quarter of 2025 registered 1,164 transactions, representing approximately 47% of the total transactions, compared to 1,066 transactions in the fourth quarter of 2024.
- Existing property transactions contributed to 49% of the total transaction value, which reflects a remarkable growth of 9% in volume and a significantly 75% increase in the value compared to the same period last year. By volume, they represented 47% of the total transactions.
- Residential transactions represented 88% of the total volume of the existing market and 60% of the total value in the first quarter of 2025, with the rest attributed to commercial and other uses. Compared to Q1 2024, transactions prepared for residentials saw a 5% increase in volume and an increase in the value of 33% in the value, indicating a sustained demand for completed properties.
Cherif Sleiman, Director of Income, property search engine commented, “This year is still strong, particularly in Dubai, where the preparation of investment in the appreciation of long -term capital remains high. The evolution behavior of the buyer of Abu Dhabi shows a growing interest in quality, ready to move from the point of view, from the dollar of the perspective, is creating a successful interest in the real estate investment opportunities of the EAU.
In general, the EAU continue to be a reliable and globally competitive real estate ecosystem, backed by initiatives such as the Dubai Real Estate Alliance for the Dubai land department (DLD) that brings together members of the public and private sector. At the same time, the DLD association with the regulatory authority of Virtual Assets (Vara) to link the Real Emirate Record registration with the tokenization of properties, allows the fractional property of the assets and is an important step towards the market.
Together, these developments are helping to build a real estate market, more inclusive and friendly with investments. ”
“As a fault technology company in the region, the property search engine remains committed to training housing search engines with precise and real -time data and supporting our partners to navigate these evolutionary trends.”
