Overview

• Dubai’s residential market reached AED 153.7 billion in Q2 2025 sales value, up 44.5% year over year, with off‑plan deals dominating activity in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
• Abu Dhabi posted AED 54 billion in real estate transactions in H1 2025, a 42% annual rise, with cash deals accounting for roughly 81% of sales and luxury apartments taking 57% of apartment sales value.
• Prices and rents climbed across segments: Abu Dhabi apartment and villa prices rose 14.4% and 11.1%, Dubai apartment and villa prices increased 13.3% and 16%, and apartment rents advanced 13.9% in Abu Dhabi and 7.2% in Dubai.
• Hospitality performance strengthened in Q2 2025, with Abu Dhabi occupancy at 80.3% and Dubai at 81.4%, as Abu Dhabi’s ADR rose 22.7% to AED 693 and RevPAR increased 26.3% to AED 557.
• Industrial and logistics assets saw notable price growth, with Abu Dhabi warehouse rates up 22.4% to AED 469 per m² and Dubai up 19.9% to AED 46 per ft², while about 32,400 residential units are under construction across both markets in H2 2025.