The Dubai real estate market has surpassed the previous full-year record, with sales reaching AED559.4 billion in the first ten months of 2025.
October produced 19,875 property transactions worth AED59.4 billion, bringing the total number of deals for the first ten months to 178,244, according to a market report issued by fรคm Properties.
The figures ensure that 2025 will exceed the previous full-year record of 180,900 transactions valued at AED522.1 billion in 2024.
October transactions push Dubai property market past 2024 benchmark
Data from DXB interact showed that apartment sales led the market in October in terms of value and volume, with 16,238 deals amounting to AED31 billion, a 3.4 per cent year-on-year increase in volume.
Villa sales worth AED15.5 billion were down 36.8 per cent in volume to 2,549 compared with October last year. However, land acquisitions climbed, with 399 plots selling for AED11 billion, a 23.9 per cent year-on-year rise.
The commercial sector recorded the biggest year-on-year growth in sales volume with 689 transactions, a 61.7 per cent jump on last October, for AED1.9 billion. The average property price per square foot rose by 6.7 per cent to AED1,692 per square foot.
“The market overall is undeniably strong, and on a global scale, Dubai remains one of the best real estate markets to invest in, whether as an end user or investor,” Firas Al Msaddi, CEO of fรคm Properties said in a statement.
“But it doesnโt mean every developer will win just because the market is healthy. Nor does it mean investors can make impulsive or uninformed decisions and expect success. The only consistent way to win is by making well-informed, data-backed decisions, whether youโre an individual investor or an institution,” Msaddi added.
Al Msaddi highlighted the transparency of Dubai’s property ecosystem. “It has built one of the most transparent real estate ecosystems in the world, where every sale and lease transaction is publicly available.”
“Today, DXBinteract provides full access to this data – empowering anyone to analyze, compare, and validate opportunities with facts, not assumptions. In short, this market will massively reward those who do their homework, and punish those who donโt,” said.
First sales from developers dominated in October, accounting for 13,926 transactions totalling AED38.7 billion, compared with 5,949 resales valued at AED20.7 billion.
Dubai’s property sales in October have grown from AED6.8 billion (3,300 transactions) in 2020 to AED13.1 billion (5,400) in 2021, AED25.3 billion (8,700) in 2022, AED39.5 billion (12,200) in 2023 and AED60.8 billion (20,500) last year.
Jumeirah Village Circle leads in transaction volume
Jumeirah Village Circle recorded the highest number of transactions in October with 1,685 deals worth AED2.5 billion. Business Bay followed with 1,177 transactions valued at AED3.2 billion, while Wadi Al Safa 5 saw 1,110 transactions worth AED1.7 billion.
Jumeirah Village Triangle recorded 964 transactions worth AED1.2 billion, and Dubai Investment Park Second had 921 transactions valued at AED2.6 billion.
The most expensive individual property sold in October was a villa at Jumeirah Second for AED220 million. The most expensive apartment went for AED155 million at Bulgari Lighthouse Dubai at Island 2.
Properties worth AED1-2 million accounted for 36 per cent of sales, 28 per cent were below AED1 million, 14 per cent between AED2-3 million, 12 per cent between AED3-5 million, and 10 per cent more than AED5 million.
DAMAC Riverside tops first-sale apartment projects
DAMAC Riverside (All Buildings) was the best-selling first-sale apartment project in October with 656 transactions worth AED849.5 million and a median price of AED1.2 million.
Binghatti Flare recorded 515 transactions valued at AED647.1 million with a median price of AED1.3 million, while Binghatti Hillviews saw 194 transactions worth AED212.3 million with a median price of AED930,000.
Sky Hills Astra Tower A had 172 transactions worth AED209.8 million with a median price of AED1.1 million, and Chelsea Residences By DAMAC recorded 163 transactions valued at AED493.6 million with a median price of AED2.6 million.
Villa projects see strong developer sales
DAMAC Islands – Seychelles 2 led first-sale villa projects with 92 transactions worth AED287.3 million and a median price of AED2.8 million.
Grand Polo – Chevalia Estate 2 recorded 89 transactions valued at AED897.8 million with a median price of AED8.1 million, while Dubai World Central saw 89 transactions worth AED392.2 million with a median price of AED4.3 million.
Reportage Village 1 had 73 transactions worth AED99.2 million with a median price of AED1.4 million, and Dubai Investment Park Second recorded 62 transactions valued at AED174.3 million with a median price of AED2.7 million.
Properties between AED1-2 million account for 36% of Dubai sales
In the resale apartment market, Azizi Riviera (All buildings) recorded 107 transactions worth AED93.7 million with a median price of AED695,000.
Sobha Hartland – The Crest saw 42 transactions valued at AED80.1 million with a median price of AED1.6 million, while Binghatti Azure had 38 transactions worth AED35.9 million with a median price of AED990,000.
For resale villas, Rukan 3 led with 27 transactions worth AED35.8 million and a median price of AED1 million. DAMAC Lagoons – Santorini 1 recorded 25 transactions valued at AED85 million with a median price of AED3.4 million.
