Off-Plan Market Performance
Total Value: AED 489.67 million
Share of Total Market: 44.8%
Flats dominated off-plan activity, generating AED 363.48 million, equivalent to 74.2% of the segment's total value. Villas contributed AED 110.74 million, representing 22.6%, bringing the combined residential contribution to approximately 96.8% of off-plan transactions.
Commercial properties accounted for a relatively modest 2.1%, while hotel apartments and rooms contributed just 1.0%. The distribution highlights the continued concentration of off-plan activity in residential properties, particularly apartments, with limited participation from other property categories.
Ready Market Performance
Total Value: AED 602.69 million
Share of Total Market: 55.2%
Ready properties led the market, with flats generating AED 390.17 million, accounting for 64.7% of the segment. Villas represented a significant 28.6%, contributing AED 172.25 million, demonstrating a stronger villa presence in the ready market compared with off-plan transactions.
Commercial properties generated AED 26.16 million, or 4.3%, while hotel apartments and rooms contributed AED 14.11 million, representing 2.3%.
The ready segment demonstrated a more balanced distribution than off-plan activity, with villas and commercial properties collectively accounting for 32.9% of its total value. This broader participation helped ready properties secure the majority of the day's transaction value.
Market Insights & Outlook
Apartments remained Dubai's principal transaction driver, generating a combined AED 753.65 million across off-plan and ready properties, representing 69.0% of total market value. Villas followed with AED 282.99 million, contributing 25.9%. Together, these two residential categories accounted for approximately 94.9% of recorded transactions by value.
The ready market's 55.2% share highlights its stronger performance during the session, particularly in the villa category, where completed properties generated AED 172.25 million, compared with AED 110.74 million in off-plan villa sales. Meanwhile, off-plan transactions remained heavily concentrated in apartments, which represented nearly three-quarters of the segment's activity.
Overall, the day's performance reflected a market led by ready residential properties, supported by substantial apartment transactions and a meaningful contribution from completed villas. While off-plan apartments continued to attract significant transaction value, the greater contribution of ready properties illustrates the importance of the secondary market within Dubai's broader real estate landscape.
Data Source: Dubai Land Department
