Dubai real estate sales grow 38% and record 390.5 billion dirhams in 7 months

The real estate market in Dubai continued to break the records, as it recorded exceptional sales in the first seven months of 2025, and grew by 38% to reach 390.57 billion dirhams, compared to 283.11 billion dirhams in the same period of 2024.

According to a monitoring conducted by «Emirates Today», based on the data of the Land and Property Department in Dubai, the real estate sector in the emirate recorded 118,68 thousand sales, during the period from January and July 2025, compared to 96,520 thousand sales in the same period in 2024, with a growth of 22.96%.

While Dubai real estate sales, during the first seven months of this year 2025, are the highest ever for the mentioned period, they also represent about 74.79% of the total sales value recorded in 2024 of 522.2 billion dirhams.

This comes amid the registration of the real estate sector in Dubai, unprecedented results, supported by the increasing demand for various types of residential and commercial real estate, which confirms the growth of Dubai’s continuous attractiveness, a global investment destination.

The highest regions

The Business Gulf topped the list of the highest regions in terms of the value of sales since the beginning of the year, with sales estimated at 20.3 billion dirhams, followed by the “Ma’asim Al -Thani” area with about 16.94 billion dirhams, then “Al -Lais 1” with 15.36 billion dirhams, followed by “Nakhla Jebel Ali” in fourth place with 13.36 billion dirhams, and “Jumeirah Viglge Serlge” with 13.1 billion dirhams.

In addition, the total real estate actions in Dubai during the first seven months of this year recorded about 518.93 billion dirhams, resulting in about 153,53 thousand deals, with a growth of 25%, compared to 415 billion dirhams, which recorded in the same period last year, resulting in 123.12 thousand actions.

The actions were distributed between 390,57 billion dirhams, sales resulting from 118.68 thousand sales deals, and 99.02 billion dirhams real estate mortgages resulting from 29,461 thousand transactions, and 29.34 billion dirhams, resulting in 5389 deals.

High request

Walid Al -Zarouni, Chairman of the Board of “WAD Capital, said that the real estate market in Dubai has achieved strong performance during the first seven months of 2025, to continue the boom that has been witnessing five years ago, thanks to the high demand from local and international investors, and the increasing residents directed towards ownership instead of rent.

Al -Zarouni attributed the stability of the market to a mixture of factors, most notably population growth and government initiatives that enhance the sector’s sustainability, and its long -term investment attractiveness, in addition to the increasing confidence of investors in the market environment and its organizations.

Al -Zarouni expected that the market will maintain its momentum in the second half of 2025, despite the possibility of a relative slowdown in the pace of growth as a result of increasing the supply of housing units, stressing that the market cohesion and the continuity of demand, in addition to the supportive organizational policies, paves the way for a more balanced and stable stage in the real estate market in Dubai.

Continuous momentum

In turn, the CEO of “Thara Holding”, Tariq Ramadan, stressed that the continuous momentum in the real estate market in Dubai comes driven by the launch of new and varied projects that meet the needs of various segments of investors, from within the country or from global markets. He pointed out to «Emirates Today» that the high demand for real estate purchasing is due to the incentive initiatives launched by the Dubai government and the land and property department, the most prominent of which is the “Ownership of the First Real Estate” program, and the facilities provided within the purchase programs, which contributed to the entry of a new group of investors, especially from medium -income and youth families.

Ramadan added: “The local and global demand for Dubai real estate is still strong, amid expectations of continuing momentum during the coming period,” noting that despite the price of prices to record levels in the emirate, it remains more competitive compared to major global markets such as New York, London and Singapore, which enhances its investment attractiveness.

He pointed out that government initiatives and plans, including “Dubai Vision 2040” and “Dubai Economic Agency D33”, focus on making the emirate one of the best cities in the world to live and invest, by attracting population, investors and international companies, stressing that the rewarding revenue for the property in Dubai plays a pivotal role in establishing its position as a global investment center.

63.9 billion dirhams July 2025 sales

The real estate market in Dubai achieved its highest monthly performance ever in sales during July 2025, after registering a value of 63.9 billion dirhams with a growth of 25.83%, compared to about 50.78 billion dirhams registered in July 2024.

The monitoring showed that 20 thousand and 249 sales were recorded in July 2025, a growth of 23.24% in terms of the number of sales, compared to 16 thousand and 430 sales in July 2024.