Dubai Real Estate Weekly Market Analysis 08-Sep-2025
The total real estate transactions in Dubai for Week 36 was AED 8.95 billion and 4,188 transactions. Off-plan contributed 61.5% or 5.51 billion, while Ready properties contributed 38.5% or 3.45 billion. Total trading reached AED 8.95 billion across 4,188 transactions, a -6.7% drop in value and -15.3% decline in activity versus last week (AED 9.60 billion, 4,942 deals). Off-plan dominated by value with a 61.5% share (AED 5.51 billion), while ready assets contributed 38.5% (AED 3.45 billion). Category Off-Plan (AED millions) Ready (AED millions) Flat 4,794.2 1,872.8 Villa 451.4 745.4 Hotel Apt. & Rooms 13.9 136.7 Commercials 248.0 691.8 Total 5,507.5 3,446.7 Off-Plan Market Performance Total Value: AED 5.51 billion Share of Weekly Total: 61.5% Sub-category Value (AED millions) % of Off-Plan Flat 4,794.2 87.0% Villa 451.4 8.2% Hotel Apt. & Rooms 13.9 0.3% Commercials 248.0 4.5% Total 5,507.5 100% Off-plan activity was overwhelmingly driven by flats (87.0%), with villas at 8.2% and smaller tails from commercial (4.5%) and hospitality (0.3%). Top Performing Off-Plan Areas (by value traded) Area Value (AED millions) Jumeirah Second 370.6 Business Bay 338.1 Dubai Science Park 305.6 Jumeirah Village Circle 258.1 Madinat Al Mataar 247.2 The top 10 off-plan areas together accounted for 47.5% of all off-plan value this week. Jumeirah Second alone contributed 6.7% of off-plan turnover, with Business Bay (6.1%) and Dubai Science Park (5.5%) also key magnets for new-build demand. Ready Market Performance Total Value: AED 3.45 billion Share of Weekly Total: 38.5% Sub-category Value (AED millions) % of Ready Flat 1,872.8 54.3% Villa 745.4 21.6% Hotel Apt. & Rooms 136.7 4.0% Commercials 691.8 20.1% Total 3,446.7 100% The ready market was led by flats (54.3%), with villas (21.6%) forming the second pillar. Commercials were a sizeable 20.1%, and hospitality 4.0%. Top Performing Ready Areas (by value traded) Area Value (AED millions) Burj Khalifa 440.0 Business Bay 366.0 Palm Jumeirah 267.1 Jumeirah Village Circle 239.4 Dubai Marina 152.4 The top 10 ready areas captured 59.3% of ready value. Burj Khalifa led with 12.8% share of ready properties transactions, followed by Business Bay (10.6%), with Palm Jumeirah (7.7%) and JVC (6.9%) showing steady secondary-market liquidity. On the micro level Below is the sales distribution based on the number of bedrooms Weekly Comparison Metric Last Week (AED billions) This Week (AED billions) Change Total Volume 9.60 8.95 -6.7% Transactions 4,942 4,188 -15.3% Market Insights & Outlook