Dubai’s residential property scene pushed forward during the first half of 2025, as villa turnover in dirham terms bounded upward by 65 %, while the number of deeds signed climbed 55 % compared with the corresponding stretch in 2024.
Villa receipts moved from AED 71.6 billion in H1 2024 to AED 118.5 billion this year, with contract count expanding from 13 135 to 20 415.
Bringing villas and flats together, overall takings reached AED 262.7 billion for January‑to‑June 2025, marking a 38 % leap above the AED 190.8 billion recorded twelve months earlier. Deal flow widened 22.96 %, rising from 76 442 to 93 988 executed transfers.
Flat exchanges advanced 16 % year‑on‑year, moving from 63 307 to 73 573 registrations. Monetary value rose 21 % during the same interval, shifting from AED 119.2 billion to AED 144.2 billion.
The opening quarter generated triple‑digit villa surges: January posted 118 % growth, February 111.5 %, and April an impressive 147 % uplift.
April alone saw villa takings triple year‑over‑year, lifting from AED 7.8 billion to AED 24 billion.
The same month proved kind to flats as well, with completed trades jumping 42 %, shifting from 9 656 in 2024 to 13 736 in 2025, while exchanged value accelerated 48.47 %, moving from AED 18.046 billion to AED 26.794 billion.
Average monthly villa activity grew from 2 189 transactions in H1 2024 to 3 402 in 2025, with corresponding value expanding from AED 11.9 billion to AED 19.8 billion.
Monthly flat transfers progressed from an average of 10 551 to 12 262, and receipts gained from AED 19.9 billion to approximately AED 24 billion.
The pronounced upswing in villa registrations across most months underscores an enlarged appetite for bigger, family‑ready homes, a preference that has intensified during recent periods.
Simultaneously, sustained curiosity for flats persists, especially among capital deployers and early‑stage owners seeking durable asset appreciation and rental yield; this vigor illustrates enduring investor confidence in Dubai.
Figures compiled by the agency trace monthly deal rhythms throughout the first half of 2025.
Villa sales peaked in May at 3 809 deals worth AED 25.079 billion, while flats touched their zenith the same month at 14 013 registrations totaling AED 29.697 billion.
January logged 3 558 villa deeds valued at AED 16.102 billion, against 1 635 deals worth AED 9.507 billion a year earlier.
February delivered 3 917 villa signings amounting to AED 19.541 billion, surpassing 1 852 transfers worth AED 9.769 billion during 2024.
March produced 2 739 villa completions totaling AED 14.193 billion, exceeding March 2024’s 2 403 registrations pegged at AED 12.457 billion. June sealed 2 985 villa transactions worth AED 19.539 billion, slightly down in count versus June 2024’s 3 039 though higher than the previous AED 18.287 billion tally.
Turning to flats, January 2025 posted 9 944 contracts capturing AED 18.169 billion, compared with 9 283 agreements totaling AED 19.473 billion during January 2024.
February flat movement reached 11 370 transfers worth AED 21.468 billion, overtaking the prior year’s 9 369 exchanges valued at AED 17.367 billion.
March yielded 11 661 flat transactions totaling AED 22.673 billion, pacing ahead of March 2024’s 10 564 transfers tagged at AED 19.466 billion.
In June, flat sales arrived at 12 849 registrations worth AED 25.382 billion, bettering 10 474 contracts priced at AED 19.216 billion one year before.
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