Dubai Real Estate Market Report – H1 2026
Dubai entered 2026 at record pace, then the market split, exposing where resilience was structural.
- AED 225.7Bn Total market value H1 2026
- 81,839 Property sales H1 2026
- 73.8% Off-plan volume Share of transactions
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Inside the Report
The findings the full report sets out in detail.
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Apartments lead
84.0% market share across 68,739 deals worth AED 133.9 billion.
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Villas carry value
16.0% of deals, but AED 91.3 billion in value.
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Off-plan holds
73.8% of transaction volume, through the mid-year pause.
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Signals for H2
The policy developments, investor trends and market signals already shaping H2 2026.
Where the Market Split
Apartments led residential demand; villas sustained higher-value capital deployment.
Apartments
84.0% market shareContinued leading residential demand.
- Deals
- 68,739
- Value
- AED 133.9Bn
Villas
16.0% market shareSustained higher-value capital deployment.
- Deals
- 13,100
- Value
- AED 91.3Bn
Beyond the Headlines
Strong momentum met geopolitical uncertainty, and the fundamentals held.
Transactions moderated, but resilient pricing, sustained off-plan demand and supportive policy reform reinforced the market. The report analyses the trends and signals shaping the outlook for H2 2026.
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