Abu Dhabi Real Estate records a 44% increase in real estate transactions during 2025

The Abu Dhabi Real Estate Center announced that the real estate market in the emirate has achieved remarkable growth and record numbers in total real estate transactions and transactions during the year 2025, which consolidates the leading global position of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi as a preferred destination for investors and a reliable global center for real estate investment.

The results of the annual performance of the real estate market in Abu Dhabi revealed that the total value of real estate transactions recorded 142 billion dirhams, achieving a 44% increase in the value of transactions through the implementation of 42,814 real estate transactions, which reflects a 52% increase in the total number of real estate transactions compared to 2024.

The real estate sector showed a strong and diversified performance during the year 2025, as the value of purchase and sale transactions reached 99.4 billion dirhams through the implementation of 25,604 transactions, and the value of mortgage transactions reached 42.7 billion dirhams through 17,210 transactions. This shows the sustainability of demand in the real estate market, reflects the extent of balance between final buyers and investors, and confirms the continued confidence of financial institutions in the performance of the market, which enhances the maturity of the real estate system in the emirate, and highlights the extent of development witnessed by the financial infrastructure that supports real estate investment opportunities.

Foreign direct investments in the real estate sector in Abu Dhabi recorded 8.2 billion dirhams during the year 2025, achieving a growth of 13% compared to 2024. The nationalities of investors varied from more than 100 nationalities, led by investors from Russia, China, the United Kingdom, the United States, France and Kazakhstan, which shows the extent of Abu Dhabi’s global attractiveness in developed and emerging markets alike. The investment areas received wide international attention, as foreign investments constituted about 72% of the total value of real estate investments in them, and recorded a significant growth of 65%, reaching 54.13 billion dirhams, compared to 32.89 billion dirhams during the year 2024.

Engineer Rashid Al Amira, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Center, said: “The results achieved during the year 2025 were not the result of coincidence, but rather reflect the strong performance of a real estate market that was formed systematically and with great care on the foundations of trust, transparency and long-term sustainability. The Abu Dhabi Real Estate Center played a pivotal, successful role in advancing the real estate sector from the stage of activity to the stage of maturity, by establishing clear standards of governance, providing reliable data, and building a regulatory framework that protects investors and supports continued achievement of sustainable growth. The volume and diversity of transactions recorded during the year 2025 also demonstrates the remarkable development witnessed by the real estate market in Abu Dhabi to become a market that not only attracts capital, but is capable of retaining it through confidence in its advanced institutional system.”

In light of the continued momentum witnessed by the real estate sector in Abu Dhabi and the attractiveness it enjoys among international investors, 56 new real estate development projects were recorded during the year 2025, in addition to the growth in the number of licenses to practice real estate professions by 57.7%, bringing the number of licensed specialized professionals working in the market to 3,566 specialists, which reflects the expansion of the professional and regulatory base of the real estate market in the emirate.

The year 2026 is expected to consolidate the outstanding performance achieved by the real estate market in Abu Dhabi during the year 2025, forming one of the basic pillars of supporting the comprehensive economic goals of the emirate, and enhancing its pivotal role in economic diversification and enhancing long-term investment confidence. The advanced regulatory framework, digital innovation and strong market foundations continue to attract investors regionally and internationally, paving the way for continued sustainable growth in the coming years.