Dubai’s real estate market set a new benchmark in Q3 2025, recording its highest-ever quarterly transaction volume and the second-largest sales value on record, taking total sales for the first nine months close to AED500 billion.
A market update from fäm Properties showed Q3 produced 59,228 transactions worth AED170.7 billion, up 17.2 percent in volume and 19.9 percent in value year on year.
According to DXBinteract data, January–September sales reached AED498.8 billion from 158,200 transactions, reflecting growth of 32.33 percent in value and 20.46 percent in volume compared with the same period in 2024.
Apartments led Q3 activity with 49,370 sales worth AED94.3 billion, up 25.9 percent YoY in volume. Commercial property sales rose 41.9 percent in volume to 1,565 deals worth AED4.2 billion. Plot sales grew 25.7 percent YoY to 1,214 transactions worth AED36.1 billion. Villa sales, however, dropped 23.3 percent in volume to 7,078, though the median price per square foot climbed 11.4 percent to AED1,685, continuing a steady rise from AED858 in 2020.
“The Q3 figures again underline the lasting strength of the market, and Dubai’s growing appeal to local, regional and global investors as one of the world’s prime real estate investment hubs,” said Firas Al Msaddi, CEO of fäm Properties.
Dubai’s Q3 performance over the past five years shows consistent expansion: AED17.9 billion (8,500 transactions) in 2020, AED42.5 billion (16,000) in 2021, AED69.1 billion (25,400) in 2022, AED109.4 billion (36,700) in 2023 and AED142.3 billion (50,500) in 2024.
The most expensive transaction in Q3 was a villa in Jumeirah Second that sold for AED250 million. The priciest apartment went for AED174 million at Aman Residences Dubai – Tower 1.
High-value properties above AED5 million accounted for 10 percent of all Q3 sales (5,991 transactions). Mid-market properties between AED1–2 million led activity with 38 percent (22,785 transactions). Homes priced below AED1 million represented 25 percent (15,065), while 15 percent (9,128) were in the AED2–3 million bracket and 11 percent (6,258) between AED3–5 million.
Off-plan sales dominated, with first sales representing 73 percent of transactions and 66 percent of value, compared with 27 percent and 34 percent respectively for re-sales.
