Dubai Real Estate Market Review 02-May-2025

Q1 Dubai report shows population at 3.92 M, 12 000 new homes delivered. Dubai’s office occupancy hit 94% with rents up 20% year-on-year. UAE GDP is projected to grow 4.7% in 2025.

ValuStrat report: Growing population bolsters demand in an increasingly unaffordable residential market

ValuStrat’s Q1 2025 Dubai report shows population at 3.92 M (+89 695 Q1), 12 000 new homes delivered, with apartment values up 21.4% and villas up 30.3%. Rents rose 10% (apartments) and 5.1% (villas). Office values surged 29.1% and rents 20.2%, while residential sales dipped QoQ.

Dubai real estate: Office rents surge over 20 percent as occupancy rates climb

Dubai’s office occupancy hit 94% with rents up 20% year-on-year amid supply shortages until 2027; Abu Dhabi offices post 96% occupancy and 13–15% rent growth. Dubai residential rents rose about 11% (apartments) and 9% (villas), sales values jumped 16%, and transaction volumes surged 23% (AED 115 billion).

MAG Signs Strategic Partnership with MultiBank Group to Tokenize $3 Billion Real Estate Assets

MAG signs a $3 billion deal with MultiBank Group and Mavryk to tokenize its luxury UAE developments on the blockchain. Using the $MBG utility token, investors gain regulated access, daily yields, and DeFi features. The platform aims to scale to $10 billion in real-world assets.

UAE real estate to thrive despite global economic tensions as Dubai and Abu Dhabi market momentum continues in Q1 2025

CBRE report highlights strong start to the year for Dubai and Abu Dhabi real estate markets.

UAE Real Estate Market Review Q1 2025

UAE GDP is projected to grow 4.7% in 2025 (up from 3.8% in 2024) despite global growth cuts to 2.8%. Higher hydrocarbon output aids growth, but Brent at $65 and trade tensions pose risks. Inflation will tick up to 2.5%, with the non-oil private sector driving the economy.

Dubai’s DXB site to become prime real estate opportunity

Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths revealed that Dubai International Airport’s 2,900-hectare Al Garhoud site will be redeveloped once operations fully shift over the next decade to Dubai World Central, freeing prime land amid robust Q1 traffic and opening major real-estate and urban expansion opportunities.

UAE real estate: DHB Holding, Betterhomes launches first Abu Dhabi project

The development features 192 residences, including studios, duplexes, penthouses, and townhouses in a waterfront location.

UAE: RAK’s residential supply set to double by 2030: report

Ras Al Khaimah’s residential stock will double by 2030, fueled by tourism and developments like Wynn Al Marjan Island. Off-plan sales dominate; branded residences comprise 32% on Al Marjan. In 2024, transactions topped Dhs11 billion and tourist arrivals rose 28% to 661,000, boosting investment appeal.

$235mln in real estate trading value in Sharjah’s Central, Eastern Regions during Q1

Sharjah’s Central and Eastern regions saw Q1 2025 real estate transactions worth AED 861.6 M—up 159% year-on-year—with 6,493 deals. Sales in 308 trades covered 11.3 M sq ft (+11.9%), mortgages totalled AED 84.8 M across 118 transactions, and 355 initial sales contracts reached AED 504.3 M.

Sweid & Sweid expands portfolio with Aurora Tower acquisition in Dubai Media City

Sweid & Sweid, the Dubai-based real estate private equity and development firm, announced the completion of the acquisition of Aurora Tower, a 27-storey office building located in Dubai Media City.

GJ Properties strengthens Ajman presence with landmark projects at Real Estate Investment Exhibition 2025

GJ Properties showcased six flagship projects—Biltmore Residences, Ajman Creek Tower, ONE678, Sky Gardens, Barajeel Towers, and Ajman Pearl—totaling 8.8 M sq ft and 4,500+ units at the 2025 Ajman exhibition. It offered cash and broker incentives, recorded 10% growth in 2024, and holds a AED 550 M pipeline.