Dubai’s residential property market has recorded progress within the first six months of 2025, with villa gross sales rising by 65 per cent in worth and 55 per cent in quantity in comparison with the identical interval in 2024.
Villa gross sales climbed from AED 71.6 billion within the first half of 2024 to AED 118.5 billion in 2025, with transaction volumes rising from 13,135 to twenty,415 offers.
The mixed gross sales of villas and flats reached AED 262.7 billion within the first half of 2025, representing a 38 per cent enhance from AED 190.8 billion within the earlier yr. Transaction volumes grew by 22.96 per cent, rising from 76,442 to 93,988 offers.
Condo transactions elevated by 16 per cent year-on-year, from 63,307 to 73,573 offers. Gross sales worth for flats climbed 21 per cent over the identical interval, from AED 119.2 billion to AED 144.2 billion.
Villas lead Dubai property surge
Villa gross sales demonstrated triple-digit progress in three months of the yr. January recorded a 118 per cent rise, February noticed 111.5 per cent progress, and April witnessed a 147 per cent surge. In April, the full worth of villa gross sales tripled year-on-year from AED 7.8 billion to AED 24 billion.
April proved to be a robust month for flats as effectively, with transactions rising by 42 per cent from 9,656 in 2024 to 13,736 in 2025. Gross sales worth grew by 48.47 per cent, from AED 18.046 billion to AED 26.794 billion.
Month-to-month villa offers averaged 2,189 within the first half of 2024 and rose to three,402 in 2025, with worth rising from AED 11.9 billion to AED 19.8 billion.
Condo offers grew from a month-to-month common of 10,551 to 12,262, whereas month-to-month worth rose from AED 19.9 billion to AED 24 billion.
Firas Al Msaddi, CEO of fäm Properties, stated: “The surge in villa transactions throughout most months this yr highlights a rising demand for bigger, family-oriented houses, a development we’ve seen strengthen in recent times.”
He added: “On the similar time, we’re witnessing sustained curiosity in flats, notably amongst traders and youthful patrons looking for long-term worth and rental yield, and this stage of exercise underlines constant investor confidence in Dubai.”
Actual property traits: Villas vs flats
The info, compiled by fäm Properties and DXBinteract, reveals month-to-month transaction patterns all through the first half of 2025.
Villa gross sales peaked in Could with 3,809 transactions price AED 25.079 billion, whereas house gross sales reached their highest level in the identical month with 14,013 transactions valued at AED 29.697 billion.
January villa transactions totalled 3,558 offers price AED 16.102 billion, in comparison with 1,635 offers price AED 9.507 billion in January 2024.
February recorded 3,917 villa transactions valued at AED 19.541 billion, up from 1,852 transactions price AED 9.769 billion within the earlier yr.
March villa gross sales reached 2,739 transactions price AED 14.193 billion, while March 2024 recorded 2,403 transactions valued at AED 12.457 billion. June villa transactions numbered 2,985 offers price AED 19.539 billion, in comparison with 3,039 transactions valued at AED 18.287 billion in June 2024.
For flats, January 2025 recorded 9,944 transactions price AED 18.169 billion, in comparison with 9,283 transactions valued at AED 19.473 billion in January 2024.
February house gross sales reached 11,370 transactions price AED 21.468 billion, up from 9,369 transactions valued at AED 17.367 billion within the earlier yr.
March house transactions totalled 11,661 offers price AED 22.673 billion, while March 2024 recorded 10,564 transactions valued at AED 19.466 billion.
June house gross sales numbered 12,849 transactions price AED 25.382 billion, in comparison with 10,474 transactions valued at AED 19.216 billion in June 2024.