Dubai Real Estate Market Review: July 2025
Land transactions in July 2025 were 43.2% of the total transactions. The market activity increased by AED 11.7 billion from June 2025, 18.1% MoM. And 26.8% increase YoY. Dubai closed July 2025 with AED 76.40 billion in property transactions across 24,746 deals. This represents a 18.1% increase month-over-month from June 2025’s AED 64.68 billion but a 26.8% year-on-year increase versus July 2024’s AED 60.25 billion. The number of transactions stood at 24,746, up 20.6% from June’s 20,524 deals. Metric July 2025 June 2025 MoM Δ July 2024 YoY Δ Total value AED 76.40 bn AED 64.68 bn ▲ 18.1 % AED 60.25 bn ▲ 26.8 % Transactions 24,746 20,524 ▲ 20.6 % — — Market Composition Segment Value (AED bn) Share of Total Key Drivers Land 33.0 43.2 % Big-ticket plots in Wadi Al Safa 3, Ras Al Khor and DIP Second dominated. Off-Plan 27.9 36.5 % Flat sales (AED 24.8 bn, 88.9 % of off-plan) carried the segment; villas were a distant second (AED 2.24 bn, 8.0 %). Ready 15.5 20.3 % Flats led (AED 10.42 bn, 67.2 %), while villas delivered AED 2.98 bn (19.2 %). Market Performance Off-Plan Market Performance Sub-category Value (AED billion) % of Off-Plan Flats 24.82 88.9 % Villas 2.24 8.0 % Hotel Apt. & Rooms 0.21 0.8 % Commercial 0.65 2.3 % Demand for new-build apartments remains overwhelming; nearly nine dirhams out of every ten spent on off-plan went to flats. Ready Market Performance Sub-category Value (AED bn) % of Ready Flats 10.42 67.2 % Villas 2.98 19.2 % Hotel Apt. & Rooms 0.73 4.7 % Commercial 1.38 8.9 % Secondary-market activity is still apartment-heavy, but villas held almost one-fifth of ready spend as end-users chased immediate handovers. Top Performing Areas By Number of Transactions Rank Off-Plan Deals Deals Ready Deals Deals 1 JVC 1,077 JVC 1,125 2 Business Bay 1,032 Business Bay 730 3 DIP Second 801 Motor City 417 4 Bukadra 720 Jumeirah JLT 408 5 Motor City 609 Dubai Marina 389 JVC cemented its reputation as the volume king, topping both off-plan and ready sales counts. The average price per square meter for off-plan flats stood at AED 24,709 almost unchanged from last month, while off-plan villas averaged AED 19,770 a 12.8% increase from last month.h. By Value Traded Rank Off-Plan (AED billion) Value Ready (AED billion) Value 1 Business Bay 2.23 Business Bay 1.45 2 Jumeirah 2 1.74 Burj Khalifa 1.36 3 Bukadra 1.65 JVC 1.17 4 JVC 1.22 Palm Jumeirah 1.02 5 DIP Second 1.09 Dubai Marina 0.88 Business Bay dominated value in both segments, underlining its position as Dubai’s most liquid mixed-use district. The average price per square meter for Ready Flats stood at AED 15,502, while Ready Villas averaged AED 13,689, almost unchanged from last month. Land Transactions (Value) Wadi Al Safa 3’s AED 4.82 bn mega-deals led the land market, followed by Ras Al Khor (AED 2.90 bn) and DIP Second (AED 1.66 bn). Notably, master-planned communities such as Dubai Hills and JVC also featured, signalling developer confidence in long-term residential plots. On the Micro Level Market Insights & Outlook
