Dubai’s real estate trends revealed for 2026 after record month drives sales to $78 billion for H
Dubai property sales reached $78bn across 79,229 transactions in the first half of 2026. See the biggest deals, busiest months and market trends.
Dubai’s property market generated AED286.43bn ($78bn) in sales during the first six months of 2026, with 79,229 transactions, more than 67,000 property units sold and hundreds of millions of dirhams spent on some of the city’s most exclusive homes and commercial real estate.
Data from Dubai Land Department shows a market that opened the year at record pace, moderated through the spring and continued to record major high-value transactions across branded residences and premium developments.
Dubai property market by the numbers
Between January 1 and June 30, 2026, Dubai recorded:
Sales
- 79,229 transactions
- AED286.43bn ($78bn) total value
- 67,254 units
- 7,114 buildings
- 4,861 land plots
- 13,696 transactions
- AED102.12bn ($27.8bn) total value
- 3,300 transactions
- AED31.38bn ($8.5bn) total value
- 433 property sales every day
- AED1.57bn ($427.6m) in property sales each day
- 75 mortgage transactions per day
- 18 property gifts per day
January: A record start
The year opened strongly, with 15,896 sales transactions worth AED72.16bn ($19.6bn), making January the busiest and highest-value month of the first half.
The month’s largest deals included:
- Bulgari Lighthouse Dubai: AED80m ($21.8m)
- Aman Residences Dubai: AED71.56m ($19.5m)
- Enara by Omniyat office: AED70.38m ($19.2m)
- Two Royal Atlantis residences sold for AED65m ($17.7m) and AED63.5m ($17.3m).
February recorded 15,464 transactions worth AED60.70bn ($16.5bn).
Luxury sales were led by:
- The Alba Residences by Omniyat: AED225.97m ($61.5m)
- Peninsula Dubai Residences: AED210m ($57.2m)
- Solara Tower Dubai: AED113.66m ($31m)
Overall sales eased to 12,200 transactions worth AED42.86bn ($11.7bn).
However, March recorded the largest individual transaction of the first half after an Aman Residences Dubai property sold for AED422m ($114.9m).
Another Aman residence changed hands for AED356.23m ($97m), while other high-value sales included Armani Beach Residences at Palm Jumeirah (AED92.5m$25.2m) and Bluewaters Residences (AED90m/$24.5m).
April: Market stabilises
Dubai registered 13,209 transactions worth AED48.38bn ($13.2bn).
The month’s largest transactions included:
- Aman Residences Dubai: AED171.04m ($46.6m)
- Baccarat Hotel and Residences: AED121.84m ($33.2m)
- The Residences at the Dubai Beach Edition: AED117.66m ($32.1m)
May recorded 9,770 transactions worth AED29.46bn ($8bn), the lowest monthly sales value during the first half.
Despite the lower totals, several transactions exceeded AED100m ($27.2m), including:
- Solaya 5: AED112.60m ($30.7m)
- Solaya 6: AED106.05m ($28.9m)
- CASA AHS: AED101.2m ($27.6m)
- Selicon Star 2: AED100m ($27.2m)
June closed the first half with 12,641 sales worth AED32.65bn ($8.9bn).
The month’s highest-value transaction was a Bugatti Residences by Binghatti property that sold for AED200m ($54.5m).
Other notable transactions included:
- The Alba Residences by Omniyat: AED73.96m ($20.1m)
- Bugatti Residences by Binghatti: AED70m ($19.1m)
- Lumena by Omniyat office: AED69m ($18.8m)
- Enara by Omniyat office: AED61.42m ($16.7m)
The highest-value transactions during the first half were concentrated in branded and ultra-prime developments, including Aman Residences, The Alba Residences by Omniyat, Bugatti Residences by Binghatti, Bulgari Lighthouse, Baccarat Hotel and Residences, Armani Beach Residences at Palm Jumeirah, Royal Atlantis Resort and Residences, ORLA by Omniyat and Solaya.
Commercial real estate also featured among the largest transactions, with office sales recorded at Enara by Omniyat and Lumena by Omniyat.
