Dubai Real Estate Weekly Market Analysis 17-Nov-2025
The total real estate transactions in Dubai for Week 46 was AED 11.19 billion and 5,160 transactions. Off-plan contributed 67.23% or 7.53 billion, while Ready properties contributed 32.77% or 3.67 billion. Total trading in Week 46 reached AED 11.19 billion across 5,160 transactions, a 5.1% increase in value compared with AED 10.65 billion in Week 45, even as the number of deals edged down 1.1% from 5,220. Off-plan sales accounted for 67.23% of the week’s volume (AED 7.53 billion), while Ready properties contributed 32.77% (AED 3.67 billion). Category Off-Plan (AED m) Ready (AED m) Total (AED m) Flat 6,203.3 2,570.7 8,774.0 Villa 793.2 730.1 1,523.3 Hotel Apt. & Rooms 28.1 116.2 144.3 Commercials 500.6 250.9 751.5 Total 7,525.1 3,668.0 11,193.1 Off-Plan Market Performance Total Value: AED 7.53 billion Share of Weekly Total: 67.23% Sub-Category Value (AED m) % of Off-Plan Flat 6,203.3 82.4% Villa 793.2 10.5% Hotel Apt. & Rooms 28.1 0.4% Commercials 500.6 6.7% Total 7,525.1 100.0% Off-plan remained the clear growth engine of the market, with activity concentrated in apartment launches and early-stage projects. Off-plan flats accounted for more than four-fifths of segment value. Off-plan villas contributed a further 10.5%, while commercial and hospitality off-plan remained niche. Top Performing Off-Plan Areas Area Value (AED m) % of Off-Plan Business Bay 678.9 9.0% Jumeirah First 481.3 6.4% Dubai Maritime City 387.4 5.1% Jumeirah Village Circle 380.5 5.1% Palm Deira 374.7 5.0% The top ten off-plan areas captured just over half of all off-plan value. Business Bay led with close to AED 679 million in new commitments, followed by strong luxury and upper-mid markets such as Jumeirah First, Dubai Maritime City and Palm Deira. Emerging corridors like Madinat Al Mataar and Al Khairan First continued to pull meaningful capital, signalling investor willingness to move slightly away from the traditional core for growth opportunities. Ready Market Performance Total Value: AED 3.67 billion Share of Weekly Total: 32.77% Sub-Category Value (AED m) % of Ready Flat 2,570.7 70.1% Villa 730.1 19.9% Hotel Apt. & Rooms 116.2 3.2% Commercials 250.9 6.8% Total 3,668.0 100.0% Flats made up 70% of Ready value, with villas contributing one-fifth. Ready commercial assets and hotel apartments together represented around 10%, indicating selective but steady investor appetite for income-producing stock. Top Performing Ready Areas Area Value (AED m) % of Ready Burj Khalifa 415.8 11.3% Business Bay 263.4 7.2% Dubai Marina 227.2 6.2% Jumeirah Lakes Towers 180.7 4.9% Dubai Creek Harbour 164.7 4.5% Nearly half of Ready trading was concentrated in the top ten communities. Burj Khalifa stood out with more than AED 415 million in closed deals, supported by heavy volumes in Business Bay, Dubai Marina, and Jumeirah Lakes Towers. Prime waterfront and lifestyle hubs, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Creek Harbour, JBR and Dubai Water Canal, continued to see healthy secondary demand. On the Micro Level Below is the sales distribution based on the number of bedrooms Weekly Comparison Metric Week 45 Week 46 Change Total Volume (AED billions) 10.65 11.19 +5.1% Number of Transactions 5,220 5,160 -1.1% Value growth outpaced deal activity, indicating larger average ticket sizes or a tilt toward higher-value segments compared with the previous week. Market Insights & Outlook Week 46 reinforces a familiar theme: off-plan apartments remain the engine of Dubai’s market, driving more than two-thirds of weekly value and over 80% of off-plan activity. At the same time, Ready demand is firmly anchored in established prime districts, with the Burj Khalifa/Business Bay axis and key waterfront corridors continuing to absorb capital. The combination of rising weekly volumes and a small drop in transaction count suggests the market is moving up the price curve, with investors and end-users targeting larger or more premium assets. If this pattern persists into the coming weeks, it would support the case for continued price resilience in core communities, while still leaving room for value-driven growth in emerging areas like Madinat Al Mataar, Al Khairan First and the wider affordable development belt. Data Source: Dubai Land Department
