- April 22, 2026
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AED 14.1B Week: Ready beats Off-Plan in transactions value in the 7th week of the year
Total trading reached AED 14.11B across 5,481 transactions in Week 7. That’s up from last week’s AED 11.79B and 4,699 transactions, a +AED 2.33B (+19.7%) jump in value and +782 (+16.6%) more deals.
| Category | Off-Plan (AED millions) | Ready (AED millions) |
| Flat | 4,948.4 | 2,784.0 |
| Villa | 1,342.4 | 700.3 |
| Hotel Apt. & Rooms | 74.2 | 132.5 |
| Commercials | 556.2 | 298.9 |
| Total | 6,921.2 | 7,189.2 |
Without the outlier, Ready would-be AED 3,915.7M
Off-Plan Market Performance
Total Value: AED 6,921.2M
Share of Weekly Total: 49.1%
| Off-Plan Sub-Category | Value (AED millions) | % of Off-Plan |
| Flat | 4,948.4 | 71.5% |
| Villa | 1,342.4 | 19.4% |
| Hotel Apt. & Rooms | 74.2 | 1.1% |
| Commercials | 556.2 | 8.0% |
Top Performing Off-Plan Areas
Top 10 off-plan areas total AED 3,854.5M (55.7% of Off-Plan).
| Off-Plan Area | Value (AED millions) | % Of Off-Plan |
| Al Yelayiss 1 | 985.8 | 14.2% |
| Al Wasl | 490.7 | 7.1% |
| Dubai Islands | 483.5 | 7.0% |
| Madinat Al Mataar | 347.1 | 5.0% |
| Business Bay | 303.8 | 4.4% |
Ready Market Performance
Total Value: AED 7,189.2M
Share of Weekly Total: 50.9%
| Ready Sub-Category | Value (AED millions) | % of Ready |
| Flat | 2,784.0 | 38.7% |
| Villa | 700.3 | 9.7% |
| Hotel Apt. & Rooms | 132.5 | 1.8% |
| Commercials | 298.9 | 4.2% |
It’s important to notice that 3 sized partition transactions (all in Fairmont Hotel & Resort, 2 grants and 1 mortgage) in Palm Jumeirah printed AED 3,273.4M, which is why Ready beats Off-Plan this week.
- With the outlier included: Ready = 50.9% of the week.
- Without the outlier: Ready would-be AED 3,915.7M, and the split flips to Off-Plan 63.9% vs Ready 36.1%.
Top Performing Ready Areas
Ready Top 10 total is AED 1,955.8M. That Top 10 list is 27.2% of total Ready value. The Palm Jumeirah outlier (AED 3,273.4M) is not included.
| Ready Area | Value (AED millions) | % Of Ready |
| Business Bay | 559.4 | 7.8% |
| Burj Khalifa | 223.2 | 3.1% |
| JVC | 218.3 | 3.0% |
| Al Barari | 202.5 | 2.8% |
| Dubai Marina | 170.7 | 2.4% |
On The Micro Level
Weekly Comparison
| Metric | Last Week | This Week | Change |
| Total Value (AED) | 11.79B | 14.11B | +2.33B (+19.7%) |
| Transactions | 4,699 | 5,481 | +782 (+16.6%) |
Market Insights & Outlook
Week 7 looks like a higher-activity week on both value and volume, but the headline ready-market lead is largely driven by a Palm Jumeirah outlier. Under the surface, the market’s “normal engine” remains intact: off-plan is still apartment-led at scale, while the ready market shows its typical pattern of central-district liquidity (Business Bay) plus prime and established communities (Burj Khalifa, Dubai Marina, Dubai Hills). If the coming weeks revert without similar mega-deals, expect the split to lean back toward the more familiar off-plan-led profile.
Data Source: Dubai Land Department
