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Dubai Real Estate Market Review: July 2025
Land transactions in July 2025 was 43.2% of the total transactions. The market activity increased by AED 11.7 billion from June 2025, 18.1% MoM. And 26.8% increase YoY.
The Real Estate Report
August 06, 2025
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Dubai closed July 2025 with AED 76.40 billion in property transactions across 24,746 deals. This represents a 18.1% increase month-over-month from June 2025’s AED 64.68 billion but a 26.8% year-on-year increase versus July 2024’s AED 60.25 billion. The number of transactions stood at 24,746, up 20.6% from June’s 20,524 deals.
Metric | July 2025 | June 2025 | MoM Δ | July 2024 | YoY Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total value | AED 76.40 bn | AED 64.68 bn | ▲ 18.1 % | AED 60.25 bn | ▲ 26.8 % |
Transactions | 24,746 | 20,524 | ▲ 20.6 % | — | — |
Market Composition
Segment | Value (AED bn) | Share of Total | Key Drivers |
|---|---|---|---|
Land | 33.0 | 43.2 % | Big-ticket plots in Wadi Al Safa 3, Ras Al Khor and DIP Second dominated. |
Off-Plan | 27.9 | 36.5 % | Flat sales (AED 24.8 bn, 88.9 % of off-plan) carried the segment; villas were a distant second (AED 2.24 bn, 8.0 %). |
Ready | 15.5 | 20.3 % | Flats led (AED 10.42 bn, 67.2 %), while villas delivered AED 2.98 bn (19.2 %). |
Market Performance
Off-Plan Market Performance
Sub-category | Value (AED billion) | % of Off-Plan |
|---|---|---|
Flats | 24.82 | 88.9 % |
Villas | 2.24 | 8.0 % |
Hotel Apt. & Rooms | 0.21 | 0.8 % |
Commercial | 0.65 | 2.3 % |
Demand for new-build apartments remains overwhelming; nearly nine dirhams out of every ten spent on off-plan went to flats.
Ready Market Performance
Sub-category | Value (AED bn) | % of Ready |
|---|---|---|
Flats | 10.42 | 67.2 % |
Villas | 2.98 | 19.2 % |
Hotel Apt. & Rooms | 0.73 | 4.7 % |
Commercial | 1.38 | 8.9 % |
Secondary-market activity is still apartment-heavy, but villas held almost one-fifth of ready spend as end-users chased immediate handovers.
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