Land transactions in September 2025 were 33.7% of the total transactions. The market activity decreased by AED 1.2 billion from August 2025, -2% MoM. And 14.4% increase YoY.

Dubai closed September 2025 with AED 65.76 billion in property transactions across 21,781 deals. This represents a 1.8% decline month-over-month versus August 2025’s AED 66.98 billion, but a 14.4% increase year-on-year versus September 2024’s AED 57.50 billion. Transaction count rose 6.5% from 20,452 in August to 21,781 in September.

Metric	September 2025	August 2025	MoM Δ	September 2024	YoY Δ
Total value	AED 65.76 bn	AED 66.98 bn	▼ 1.8 %	AED 57.50 bn	▲ 14.4 %
Transactions	21,781	20,452	▲ 6.5 %	—	—

Market Composition

Segment	Value (AED bn)	Share of Total	Key Drivers
Land	22.14	33.7 %	Large plots concentrated in Wadi Al Safa 3, Ras Al Khor, and DIP Second anchored value.
Off-Plan	29.54	44.9 %	Flats (AED 25.58 bn, 86.6%) dominated, villas a clear second.
Ready	14.09	21.4 %	Flats (AED 8.82 bn, 62.6%) led secondary activity; commercial had a notable 12.5% share of ready.

Off-Plan Market Performance

Sub-category	Value (AED bn)	% of Off-Plan
Flats	25.58	86.6 %
Villas	3.00	10.2 %
Hotel Apt. & Rooms	0.83	2.8 %
Commercial	0.40	1.4 %

New-build apartments overwhelmingly carried off-plan spend; nearly 9 dirhams of every 10 went to flats.

Top Performing Areas

Area	Value (AED bn)	% Of Off-Plan
Business Bay	2.989	10.1%
Trade Center Second	1.363	4.6%
JVC	1.357	4.6%
DIP Second	1.105	3.7%
Hadaeq Sheikh MBR	1.067	3.6%

Business Bay dominated the off-plan market capturing more than 10% of the off-plan traded value, more than double that of the second place Trade Center Second.

The average price per square meter for off-plan flats stood at AED 23,580 almost unchanged from last month, while off-plan villas averaged AED 20,007 less than 1% increase from last month.

Ready Market Performance

Sub-category	Value (AED bn)	% of Ready
Flats	8.82	62.6 %
Villas	2.98	21.1 %
Hotel Apt. & Rooms	0.53	3.8 %
Commercial	1.77	12.5 %

Secondary sales stayed apartment-heavy, with villas holding just over one-fifth of ready spend.

Top Performing Areas

Area	Value (AED bn)	% Of Ready
Business Bay	1.413	10.0%
Burj Khalifa/Downtown	1.411	10.0%
JVC	0.875	6.2%
Palm Jumeirah	0.854	6.1%
Dubai Marina	0.802	5.7%

In the ready market, Business Bay topped the chart in the value traded while JVC booked secured the first place in number of transactions, both areas combined saw more than 16% of the secondary market traded value.

The average price per square meter for Ready Flats stood at AED 16,210 a 4.6% increase over last month, while Ready Villas averaged AED 13,034, almost unchanged from last month.

Land Transactions (Value)

Area	Value (AED bn)
Wadi Al Safa 3	4.82
Ras Al Khor	2.90
DIP Second	1.66
Me’Aisem Second	1.59
Al Yelayiss 1	1.05

On the Micro Level

Market Insights & Outlook

• Resilient liquidity: Despite a modest MoM dip in value (-1.8%), YoY growth (+14.4%) and rising deal counts (+6.5% MoM) highlight durable demand.
• Apartment supremacy: Across both segments, flats captured the lion’s share (off-plan 86.6%, ready 62.6%), reflecting affordability and faster handover cycles.
• Concentrated hotspots: Business Bay and JVC remain bellwethers, leading by either value, volume, or both; moves here often foreshadow wider market sentiment.
• Outlook: With sustained land acquisition and steady launch cadence, momentum should remain firm into Q4, though buyers are increasingly selective toward quality, payment flexibility, and location fundamentals.

Data Source: Dubai Land Department