01/05/2025
The total real estate transactions in Dubai’s market during the period from January to April 2025 reached approximately AED 275 billion, resulting from 81,478 transactions. This marks a growth of 28.3% in value and 33% in number compared to the same period in 2024, which recorded AED 214.5 billion from 61,250 transactions, according to data from the Dubai Land Department.
Sales in Dubai’s real estate market during the four months of 2025 witnessed a strong surge, reaching AED 205 billion from 63,149 transactions, reflecting a growth of 45.4% in value and 30.7% in number compared to the same period in 2024, which recorded AED 141 billion through 61,250 transactions.
April 2025 achieved a new record in the history of Dubai’s real estate sector, with sales reaching around AED 62 billion generated from 17,782 transactions, representing a growth of 91.4% in value and 52.5% in number compared to the same month last year (AED 32.4 billion from 11,661 transactions). This performance also surpassed October 2024, which recorded AED 61.5 billion from 20,659 transactions, an increase of 0.8% in value.
Sales and Transactions:
Residential units (apartments and villas) captured the largest share of sales during the period from January to April 2025, with a value of AED 114 billion from 53,565 transactions, representing 55.6% of the total AED 205 billion. Of this, AED 94 billion (48,148 transactions) were for apartments, and AED 20 billion (5,417 transactions) were for villas/residential buildings.
Meanwhile, land sales soared to approximately AED 91 billion through 9,601 transactions.
The residential sector recorded six individual sales each exceeding AED 100 million. The highest was in Palm Jumeirah at AED 180 million, followed by Island 2 at AED 155 million, then Dubai Water Canal at AED 140 million, and Jumeirah 2 in fourth place with approximately AED 116 million. Fifth place went again to Palm Jumeirah with AED 115 million, and lastly, Jumeirah Lakes Towers ranked sixth with AED 105 million.