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Dubai Real Estate Market Review 20-Aug-2026
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Dubai Real Estate Market Review 20-Aug-2026

Dubai’s real estate market recorded AED1,643.71 million in transactions on 19 August 2026. Off-plan properties generated AED1,128.38 million, contributing 68.6% of total value, while ready properties accounted for AED515.33 million, or 31.4%. Off-plan activity exceeded ready-market sales by approximately AED613.05 million. Land transactions reached AED601.04 million during the day.

Oxana Butrimenko
Oxana Butrimenko
August 20, 2026

Off-Plan Market Performance

Total Value: AED1,128.38 million
Share of Total Market: 68.6%

Flats overwhelmingly dominated the off-plan segment, accounting for 81.2% of activity and more than AED916 million in transactions. Villas contributed a further 12.0%, while commercial properties represented 6.0%. Hotel apartments and rooms remained a marginal component at 0.8%.

Ready Market Performance

Total Value: AED515.33 million
Share of Total Market: 31.4%

Flats also led the ready market, generating 64.0% of transaction value. Villas represented a more substantial 22.4% share, while commercial properties accounted for 11.4% and hotel apartments and rooms contributed the remaining 2.2%.

Market Insights & Outlook

Apartments remained Dubai’s principal transaction driver, generating a combined AED1,246.22 million across the off-plan and ready markets, equivalent to 75.8% of total transaction value.

Villas were the second-largest combined category at AED250.66 million, representing 15.2% of the market, supported by activity across both off-plan and ready properties.

Commercial properties generated a combined AED126.36 million, or 7.7% of total activity, while hotel apartments and rooms accounted for AED20.48 million, or 1.2%.

Overall, the day reflected a market firmly led by off-plan transactions, which accounted for more than two-thirds of total transaction value. Apartments remained overwhelmingly dominant, particularly within the off-plan segment, while the ready market showed a broader contribution from villas and commercial properties.

Data Source: Dubai Land Department

Only freehold transactions are included

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