Dubai property sales soar 379.9% in five years to $136bn

The Dubai property market has maintained its remarkable growth trajectory, with new data showing a 379.9 per cent increase in real estate sales value over the past five years — a performance that analysts say highlights long-term market stability and investor confidence.

A new market report from fäm Properties shows that total sales jumped from AED104bn ($28.3bn) in the first nine months of 2021 to AED499.1bn ($136bn) over the same period in 2025.

Transaction volume also climbed 266.7 per cent, from 43,200 to 158,400 deals.

The upward momentum continued into this year, with total sales value rising 32.4 per cent and transaction volume up 20.6 per cent compared with the first nine months of 2024.

Sustained performance across all sectors

The fäm Properties study found that average monthly real estate sales rose sharply from 14,600 transactions worth AED41.89bn ($11.4bn) in 2024 to 17,600 deals valued at AED55.46bn ($15.1bn) in 2025.

Average sales values and volumes also increased across all segments — apartments, villas, commercial properties, and plots — compared with the same period last year.

Data from DXBinteract confirmed a consistent pattern of strong year-on-year growth across every asset class since 2021.

Firas Al Msaddi, CEO of fäm Properties, said: “During this period, property values have grown faster than the number of deals in all segments, highlighting strong all-round market momentum.

“Rising prices are driving much of the market’s growth, which is especially encouraging for investors.

“While apartment sales still dominate, there have been exceptional gains in both value and volume across all asset classes.

“This balance highlights the market’s depth and resilience, underpinning the long-term stability and sustainable growth that investors are seeking.”

Apartments lead the boom

Apartments recorded the biggest surge in value, with sales between January and September rising 451.7 per cent — from AED43.6bn ($11.9bn) in 2021 to AED240.5bn ($65.5bn) this year.

Transaction volume climbed 339.1 per cent, from 28,100 to 123,400.

Villas followed closely, with total value up 302 per cent to AED162bn ($44.1bn) and volume increasing 144.3 per cent to 27,600 transactions.

Plot sales rose 378.7 per cent, from AED17.8bn ($4.8bn) in 2021 to AED85.2bn ($23.2bn) this year, while the number of deals jumped 61.9 per cent to 3,400.

Meanwhile, commercial property sales increased 413.6 per cent in value to AED11.3bn ($3.1bn), with transactions up 150 per cent to 4,000.