Dubai’s real estate market has achieved a remarkable milestone in 2025, with Q3 recording its highest-ever quarterly transaction volume of 59,228 deals worth $46.5bn. The market has already reached nearly $136bn in sales for the first nine months of the year.
The Dubai real estate sector continues to demonstrate extraordinary resilience and attractiveness, with data from DXBinteract revealing an impressive performance in 2025. From January to September, the market saw 158,200 transactions valued at $136bn, representing significant year-on-year growth of 32.33% in value and 20.46% in volume.
Apartments dominated the market activity, accounting for 49,370 sales worth $25.7bn, a 25.9% increase compared to the previous year. Commercial sales also saw substantial growth, rising 41.9% to 1,565 deals valued at $1.1bn.
Firas Al Msaddi, CEO of fäm Properties, highlighted the market’s strength, stating: “The Q3 figures again underline the lasting strength of the market, and Dubai’s growing appeal to local, regional and global investors and buyers as one of the world’s prime real estate investment hubs”.
The market’s trajectory has been consistently upward, with Q3 property sales rising from $4.9bn in 2020 to $38.8bn in 2024. In the latest quarter, the most expensive property sold was a luxury villa in Jumeirah Second at $68m, while the priciest apartment was priced at $47.4m at Aman Residences Dubai.
Interestingly, first sales from developers significantly outnumbered re-sales, comprising 73% of transaction volume and 66% of value. The median price per square foot has also increased by 11.4% year-on-year to $459, reflecting the market’s continued appreciation.
