Dubai real estate sales jump to 59.2 billion dirhams in February, a growth of 18%

Dubai real estate sales continued their exceptional performance during the month of February, with a strong jump in the value of transactions by 18% to reach 59.2 billion dirhams, compared to sales in the same month last year at a value of 50.2 billion dirhams, in new confirmation of the continued momentum witnessed by the real estate sector in the emirate. According to a monitoring conducted by Emirates Today, based on data from the Dubai Land Department, the real estate sector in the emirate recorded 16,459 sales during February 2026, compared to 15,772 sales in the same period in 2025, with a growth of 4.35%.

In turn, mortgage transactions recorded about 15.69 billion dirhams during February 2026 through the implementation of about 3,763 transactions, while the value of donations amounted to about 6.81 billion dirhams through 722 transactions.

Real estate transactions

In addition, total real estate transactions in Dubai during the month of February recorded a growth of 19.32% to reach about 81.75 billion dirhams, resulting from about 20,944 transactions, compared to 68.51 billion dirhams, which took place through 19,949 transactions conducted during February 2025.

This level of sales reflects the continued strong demand from local and international investors, driven by attractive returns, a stable legislative environment, and the diversity of projects offered between residential, commercial and hotel.

This performance comes at a time when the market continues to consolidate its position as one of the most active real estate markets in the region, benefiting from the high confidence in Dubai’s economy, the expansion of the investor base, in addition to the new launches of projects that add depth and diversity to the real estate supply.

While Dubai real estate sales during the first two months of this year (January – February), amounting to 131.64 billion dirhams, are the highest ever for the aforementioned period, they represent about 19.28% of the total value of sales recorded in 2025, amounting to 682.49 billion dirhams.

Dubai real estate sales have grown by 39.6% since the beginning of this year (January – February), compared to sales estimated at 94.24 billion dirhams during the same period in 2025.

While the total real estate transactions since the beginning of 2026 amounted to about 192.5 billion dirhams, constituting about 21% of the total value of transactions recorded in 2025, amounting to more than 917 billion dirhams.

higher areas

The “Al Yalayis 1” area topped the list of areas with the highest sales value since the beginning of 2026, with a value of 10.1 billion dirhams through 2006 deals, followed by the “Meaisem 2” area with 8.1 billion dirhams through 446 deals, then the “Al-Ruwayyah 1” area with sales amounting to 6.3 billion dirhams, followed by the “Business Bay” area with 6.1 billion dirhams through 1,748 deals. deal, then the “Palm Deira” area, with 4.3 billion dirhams through 1,256 deals.

. 81.75 billion dirhams in Dubai real estate transactions during February 2026.

. 131.6 billion dirhams in Dubai real estate sales during the first two months of 2026.

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