Local end-user demand supported Dubai’s ready-home market in Q3 2026 as regional uncertainty weighed on wider sales activity. Ready-home transactions increased 11% quarter on quarter to 9,765 in Q3 2026, while overall sales activity moderated, while average prices per square foot rose 18% to AED 1,914. Across the residential market, transaction volume declined 4% to 34,626 and sales value fell 17% to AED 73.67 billion. Off-plan pricing softened, rental registrations increased as median rents per square foot eased, and approximately 61% of planned residential supply remained scheduled for 2027 and 2028.

Key Highlights

  • 34,626:Residential transactions recorded in Q3 2026, down 4% quarter on quarter and 37.5% year on year, with volumes broadly comparable to late 2023.
  • AED 73.67B:Total residential sales value, down 17% quarter on quarter and 52.2% year on year, within the range recorded during 2022 and early 2023.
  • 9,765:Ready-home transactions, up 11% quarter on quarter and 28% of residential sales. Sales value fell 7% to AED 26.86 billion.
  • 72%:Share of residential transactions represented by off-plan properties: 24,861 sales, down 9% quarter on quarter. Average off-plan pricing fell 9% to AED 1,750 per sq. ft.
  • 91%:Share of off-plan activity generated by initial developer sales, representing 22,637 transactions, compared with 2,224 resales.
  • 680 / 94 / 10:Prime, super-prime and trophy transactions respectively, down 26%, 23% and 44% quarter on quarter. Trophy properties recorded the sharpest decline; the largest villa sale was AED 252 million at Dubai Hills View.
  • 155,804:Rental registrations, up 34% quarter on quarter, while median annual rent per sq. ft declined 6% to AED 87. Renewals represented 54% of registrations and new contracts 46%.
  • 479,105:Planned residential units across 1,713 projects as of September 2026, with approximately 61% scheduled for 2027 and 2028. Apartments account for 86% of the pipeline; actual delivery timing may change.

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