The Dubai real estate market has continued on its record-breaking path, with the first half of 2025 reaching new highs of 98,603 property sales worth AED326.7 billion ($88.95 billion). According to data from fäm Properties, H1 sales value rose 40 percent year-on-year, driven by the strongest-ever quarterly performance of 53,118 transactions worth AED184 billion in Q2.
“These numbers once again highlight the consistent strength and resilience of Dubai’s real estate market. Dubai’s steady growth over the years is reinforcing its place as a top choice for property investment, attracting more global interest while local and regional demand remains solid,” said Firas Al Msaddi, CEO of fäm Properties.
Q2 sales value surpasses previous peak by 25 percent
The report revealed that Q2 sales value was 25 percent higher than the previous peak of AED147.2 billion set in Q4 2024 and transaction volume rose 5.39 percent above the earlier high of 50,400 deals recorded in Q3 last year.
Data from DXBinteract shows Q2 increases in all real estate sectors, led by plot sales worth AED32.2 billion from 1,384 transactions, a 49 percent leap in volume on Q2 last year and a 27.1 percent rise on Q1 2025.
A total of 10,019 villa sales worth AED66.5 billion were recorded, an increase of 38.3 percent in volume compared to the same period last year, while apartment sales worth AED81.6 billion climbed 18.7 percent in volume over Q2 last year and 22.7 percent on the previous quarter.
In addition, commercial sales worth AED3.6 billion also rose 12.5 percent in volume to 1,252 transactions compared with the same period in 2024.
Property prices surge as demand grows
Rising property values across Dubai’s real estate market in recent years were highlighted by a median price of AED1,607 per sq ft, compared with the Q2 rates of AED958 in 2021, AED1,151 in 2022, AED1,339 in 2023 and AED1,514 last year.
Dubai’s Q2 real estate sales over the last five years have now risen to the current level from AED10.8 billion (5,400 transactions) in 2020 to AED36.6 billion (15,400) in 2021, AED58.2 billion (22,100) in 2022, AED90.5 billion (31,100) in 2023 and AED123.9 billion (43,400) last year.
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Top 5 performing areas in Q2 2025
fäm Properties also revealed that the top five performing areas so far this year are Jumeirah Village Circle, with 4,930 transactions worth AED6.47 billion, Business Bay with 3,143 transactions worth AED10.05 billion, and Al Yelayiss 1, with 2,867 transactions worth AED9.08 billion. The top five also includes Wadi Al Safa and Dubai South.
In terms of overall value, the top-performing area was Me’Aisem Second, with total sales amounting to AED14.94 billion for 844 transactions. The most expensive individual property sold in Q2 was a luxury villa on Palm Jumeirah, which fetched AED365 million. Meanwhile, the most expensive apartment sold during the quarter went for AED170 million at Peninsula Dubai Residences, Tower 1.
With properties worth AED1-2 million accounting for 32 percent of sales, 26 percent were below AED1 million, 17 percent were between AED2-3 million, 13 percent were between AED3-5 million, and 12 percent were more than AED5 million.
Overall, first sales from developers significantly outnumbered re-sales in the secondary market, 66 percent over 34 percent, both in terms of volume and value.
