DUBAI: Dubai’s actual property market started 2026 on a strong notice, recording property transactions price AED 771.12 million ($210 million) on the primary working day of the yr, underscoring sustained investor confidence following a record-breaking 2025.
Based on official knowledge, 204 transactions have been accomplished in a single day, comprising 140 residential models, 40 buildings and 24 land plots, signalling broad-based demand throughout a number of property segments.
The best-value transaction was recorded on Palm Jumeirah, the place a luxurious residence offered for AED 33.5 million. This was adopted by a lodge residence at Tackle Fountain Views, Tower 2, close to Burj Khalifa, which fetched AED 14.4 million, whereas one other residence in Burj Khalifa offered for AED 10.3 million, rating because the third-largest deal of the day.
The robust opening comes after a landmark yr for Dubai’s property sector, with complete actual property gross sales reaching AED 682 billion ($185.5 billion) in 2025, in keeping with the Dubai Land Division. The determine represented a 30.6 per cent enhance over 2024, marking the fifth consecutive yr of record-breaking development.
Whole transactions throughout 2025 stood at 214,912, reflecting sturdy exercise throughout residential, industrial and land markets.
Inhabitants development continued to assist sustained housing demand, with Dubai’s inhabitants surpassing 4.03 million in 2025. Greater than 208,000 new residents relocated to the emirate in the course of the yr for employment, way of life and long-term settlement. Since 2014, over 1.35 million individuals have moved to Dubai, offering a sturdy demand base for actual property.
Demographic knowledge confirmed that patrons aged 31 to 45 accounted for almost all of purchases, with the 36–40 age group main exercise — a development analysts say displays profession stability, household formation and long-term residency selections somewhat than speculative funding.
