Dubai Property Market Achieves Second-Highest Sales in Nine Months for 2026

Dubai's real estate market demonstrated sustained strength in the first nine months of 2026, achieving the second-highest sales level on record for the period, according to a new analysis by W Capital Real Estate Brokerage. The total property sales for this period exceeded AED 380 billion through more than 123,000 transactions, reflecting robust demand in the emirate.

Key Figures for January-September 2026

Based on Dubai Land Department (DLD) data, the W Capital report detailed key transaction types:

• Property sales: Over AED 380 billion from more than 123,000 transactions (compared to AED 495.8 billion and 157,306 transactions in the same period of 2025).
• Residential units: Over 103,000 units sold.
• Buildings: Approximately 9,500 buildings transacted.
• Land plots: Over 9,600 land plots sold.
• Mortgage transactions: Increased by 14% to AED 150.6 billion (from AED 132.21 billion in 2025).
• Property gifts: Rose by 9% to AED 43.5 billion (from approximately AED 40 billion in 2025).

When including sales, mortgages, and gifts, the total value of real estate transactions for the first nine months of 2026 surpassed AED 575 billion across 159,908 transactions.

Third Quarter and September Performance

Breaking down the performance further, Dubai's real estate sales in the third quarter of 2026 reached approximately AED 92.3 billion through 37,124 transactions. Mortgage transactions for Q3 amounted to AED 48.48 billion, and property gifts totalled AED 12.14 billion.

For September 2026 alone, total real estate transactions, including sales, mortgages, and gifts, were approximately AED 49.22 billion across 15,531 transactions. Property sales in September accounted for AED 28.7 billion, mortgage transactions for AED 16.26 billion, and property gifts for AED 4.26 billion.

Walid Al Zarooni, Chairman of W Capital Real Estate Brokerage, highlighted that the market's performance, despite being compared to the exceptional record levels of 2025, indicates its continued strength and resilience amidst regional and global developments. He noted that new project launches and sustained investment inflows are crucial drivers, supporting expectations for robust sales levels and potentially new record highs in the final quarter of 2026.