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Dubai Real Estate Market Review 3rd-Jul-2025
Dubai’s real estate market hit record H1 sales: 98,603 properties worth AED 327 billion, a 40% YoY jump. Dubai’s DLD and DET unveiled the First-Time Home Buyer Programme.
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July 03, 2025
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Dubai’s real estate market hit record H1 sales: 98,603 properties worth AED 327 billion, a 40% YoY jump. Q2 saw 53,118 deals totaling AED 184 billion, eclipsing past highs across all sectors. Villa, apartment, plot and commercial sales rose strongly, buoyed by higher median prices.
Read the full article on Zawya
Dubai’s off-plan property sales surged, with Business Bay alone logging over AED 4.5 billion from 1,900+ deals in Q2 2025. May saw AED 66.8 billion across 18,700 transactions (up 44% value, 6% volume YoY). Branded residences, flexible payment plans, and visa incentives fuel investor demand.
Read the full article on Khaleej Times
Dubai’s DLD and DET unveiled the First-Time Home Buyer Programme, granting Emiratis and expats priority launch access, preferential pricing and bespoke mortgages to boost homeownership, supporting Dubai Real Estate Strategy 2033 and the D33 economic agenda.
Read the full article on Gulf Today
Dubai’s RTA and DLD have signed an MoU to integrate mobility, real estate and logistics through secure data exchange and unified digital services, enhancing customer-centric government platforms like Dubai Now, advancing smart infrastructure, sustainability and Dubai’s vision for a seamless, AI-driven smart city.
Read the full article on Zawya
A European investor chose Dubai real estate for its lifestyle, safety, infrastructure, community, over yields. Driven Properties’ Tier-1 City Index ranks Dubai fifth globally, buoyed by record transactions ($207 billion, +20% YoY) and surging Q1 sales. Institutional capital and long-term visas underscore its shift from speculative hub to mature market.
Read the full article on Forbes
Business Bay recorded over AED 4.5 bn in Q2 off-plan sales across 1,900+ deals, contributing 5% to Dubai’s record AED 66.8 bn May transactions (up 44% value, 6% volume). Concurrently, RTA converted a key street to one-way and added a storage lane, enhancing traffic flow and safety.
Read the full article on Gulf Business
REEF Luxury Developments has launched REEF 998, a $122.5 million sustainable community in DLRC featuring 323 energy-efficient studios to three-bedrooms with patented outdoor cooling balconies, smart home tech, and green spaces. Due for Q2 2028 handover, units start at AED 759,441 with flexible payment plans.
Read the full article on Construction Week Online
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Deca Developments will launch Avana Residences in Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai’s first marine-inspired residential project. Its undulating, wave-like façade optimizes airflow, shading and aesthetics. Offering studios to two-bedroom apartments, private pool options, an “Aquatic Realm” amenity level and flexible payment plans, it marks a new architectural milestone.
Read the full article on Gulf News
Dubai’s crackdown on illegal room partitions has left low-income workers facing higher rents and longer commutes. Residents call for affordable, legally compliant shared housing, through designated zones, clear 5 sqm-per-person and fair-rent guidelines, and regulated rates, to ensure safety and affordability.
Read the full article on Khaleej Times
In Dubai’s JBR, illegal hostel-style conversions cram apartments with dozens of transient tenants, causing hygiene, safety and lift outages, plunging property values and straining infrastructure. Affected communities like Discovery Gardens urge authorities to enforce residential regulations and secure affordable, lawful housing solutions.
Read the full article on Gulf News
Dubai Real Estate Transactions as Reported on the 2nd of July 2025
On 02 July 2025, Dubai’s total real estate transaction value reached AED 1.576 billion. Off-plan properties accounted for 57.9 % (AED 913.8 million), while ready assets contributed 42.1 % (AED 662.6 million) of the total volume.
Category | Off-Plan (AED m) | Ready (AED m) |
|---|---|---|
Flats | 814.8 | 494.8 |
Villas | 85.2 | 102.4 |
Hotel Apt. & Rooms | 3.5 | 16.7 |
Commercial | 10.3 | 48.6 |
Total | 913.8 | 662.6 |
Off-Plan Market Performance
Flats drove off-plan sales at AED 814.8 million (89.2 % of off-plan).
Villas followed with AED 85.2 million (9.3 %).
Hotel apartments & rooms generated AED 3.5 million (0.4 %).
Commercial assets added AED 10.3 million (1.1 %).
Ready Market Performance
Flats led the ready segment at AED 494.8 million (74.7 % of ready).
Villas contributed AED 102.4 million (15.5 %).
Hotel apartments & rooms totalled AED 16.7 million (2.5 %).
Commercial sales stood at AED 48.6 million (7.3 %).
On The Micro Level
Market Insights
The dominance of flats across both segments underscores sustained demand for residential units, driven by investors and end-users alike. The healthy villa share in the ready market highlights appetite for immediate-occupancy family homes. With off-plan transactions representing nearly 58 % of activity, forthcoming project completions are poised to maintain momentum.
Data Source: Dubai Land Department
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