05/06/2026
Dubai’s May 2026 property numbers show a clear shift.
Sales volume dropped to 10,281 transactions, while total sales value reached AED 28.9B. On paper, that looks like a sharp slowdown. But when you look deeper, the market is not weak — it is becoming more selective.
Apartments made up 50% of total sales value, primary sales continued to dominate with 74% of transaction volume, and 71% of transactions happened below AED 2M.
That tells us where the demand is sitting: affordable and mid-market properties.
At the same time, cash buyers still made up 70% of resale activity, showing that serious capital is still active in Dubai.
May was slower, yes.
But slower does not mean broken.
It means buyers are comparing more, negotiating better, and choosing carefully.
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