- May 4, 2026
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Total trading reached AED9.62 billion across 4,190 transactions in Week 18, excluding land. Off-plan remained dominant with AED6.78 billion, accounting for 70.5% of total transaction value, while ready properties recorded AED2.84 billion, representing 29.5%. Land transactions added a further AED6.04 billion separately.
| Category | Off-Plan (AED millions) | Ready (AED millions) |
| Flat | 4,209.3 | 1,980.9 |
| Villa | 2,040.6 | 467.6 |
| Hotel Apt. & Rooms | 32.7 | 196.6 |
| Commercials | 500.7 | 193.5 |
| Total | 6,783.4 | 2,838.6 |
Off-Plan Market Performance
Total Value: AED6.78 billion
Share of Weekly Total: 70.5%
| Sub-category | Value (AED millions) | % of Off-Plan |
| Flat | 4,209.3 | 62.1% |
| Villa | 2,040.6 | 30.1% |
| Hotel Apt. & Rooms | 32.7 | 0.5% |
| Commercials | 500.7 | 7.4% |
Off-plan activity was led by flats, but the villa segment was unusually strong this week, driven heavily by bulk villa activity in Saih Shuaib 1.
Top Performing Off-Plan Areas
| Area | Value (AED millions) | % of Off-Plan |
| Saih Shuaib 1 | 1,813.3 | 26.7% |
| Dubai Islands | 488.5 | 7.2% |
| Business Bay | 461.9 | 6.8% |
| Jabal Ali First | 292.8 | 4.3% |
| Dubai Water Canal | 231.9 | 3.4% |
The top 10 off-plan areas accounted for AED4.25 billion, or 62.7% of all off-plan activity. Saih Shuaib 1 was the standout contributor, with AED1.81 billion, supported by the sale of 233 villas in Lunaya. This single area represented around 26.7% of the entire off-plan market for the week.
Ready Market Performance
Total Value: AED2.84 billion
Share of Weekly Total: 29.5%
| Sub-category | Value (AED millions) | % of Ready |
| Flat | 1,980.9 | 69.8% |
| Villa | 467.6 | 16.5% |
| Hotel Apt. & Rooms | 196.6 | 6.9% |
| Commercials | 193.5 | 6.8% |
Ready activity was also led by flats, which contributed nearly 70% of ready transaction value. Villas remained meaningful, while hotel apartments and commercial assets each contributed just under 7%.
Top Performing Ready Areas
| Area | Value (AED millions) | % of Ready |
| Burj Khalifa | 254.9 | 9.0% |
| Business Bay | 216.4 | 7.6% |
| Dubai Marina | 201.3 | 7.1% |
| City Walk | 194.2 | 6.8% |
| Jumeirah Lakes Towers | 185.2 | 6.5% |
The top 10 ready areas generated AED1.53 billion, equal to 53.9% of ready market activity. Burj Khalifa led the ready segment with AED254.9 million, followed by Business Bay and Dubai Marina.
Transaction Type Analysis
| Transaction Type | Off-Plan (AED millions) | Ready (AED millions) | Total (AED millions) |
| Gifts | 92.2 | 308.3 | 400.5 |
| Mortgage | 64.9 | 1,014.7 | 1,079.6 |
| Sales | 6,626.3 | 1,515.6 | 8,141.8 |
| Total | 6,783.4 | 2,838.6 | 9,621.9 |
Sales dominated the market, accounting for AED8.14 billion, or 84.6% of total ex-land value. In off-plan, sales were overwhelmingly dominant at 97.7% of off-plan activity, highlighting the primary-market nature of the segment.
Ready properties showed a more balanced structure. Sales represented 53.4% of ready value, while mortgages accounted for 35.7%, confirming that financing remains much more visible in the secondary market.
Highest Transactions
| Segment | Type | Area | Value (AED millions) |
| Off-Plan | Flat | Jumeirah First | 112.6 |
| Off-Plan | Villa | Saih Shuaib 1 | 16.9 |
| Ready | Flat | City Walk | 26.0 |
| Ready | Villa | Me’Aisem First | 8.9 |
The week’s largest off-plan flat transaction was recorded in Jumeirah First at AED112.6 million, while the highest off-plan villa deal was in Saih Shuaib 1 at AED16.9 million. In the ready market, City Walk recorded the highest flat transaction at AED26.0 million, while Me’Aisem First led ready villas with AED8.9 million.
On the micro level
Weekly Comparison
| Metric | Last Week | This Week | Change |
| Total Volume (AED millions) | 10,266.7 | 9,621.9 | -644.7 (-6.3%) |
| Total Transactions | 4,650 | 4,190 | -460 (-9.9%) |
Market Insights & Outlook
Week 18 showed a moderate cooling in headline activity, with total ex-land transaction value falling 6.3% from last week and total transaction count declining 9.9%. However, the market remained heavily supported by off-plan demand, which continued to represent more than 70% of total value.
The most important signal this week was the strength of off-plan villas, particularly the AED1.81 billion contribution from Saih Shuaib 1, driven by the Lunaya villa transactions. This helped lift the villa share within off-plan to more than 30%, giving the week a less apartment-heavy profile than usual.
Ready activity remained concentrated in established, liquid communities such as Burj Khalifa, Business Bay, Dubai Marina, City Walk, and JLT. The high mortgage share in ready transactions also reinforces the difference between the two markets: off-plan remains mainly a sales-led developer market, while ready property continues to reflect end-user and investor financing behaviour.
Overall, Week 18 points to a market that softened from the previous week but remained structurally active, with off-plan still setting the pace and ready demand concentrated in Dubai’s most established residential and mixed-use districts.
Data Source: Dubai Land Department
Only freehold transactions are included
