Dubai’s real estate market set a new monthly sales record of AED62.4bn ($17bn) in April, a 95.3 per cent increase in value on the same month last year, according to a market update issued by fäm Properties.
The report reveals that last month’s total of 17,979 transactions also represented a 55.4 per cent increase over April 2024, making it the third best-selling month on record in terms of volume.
It underlines the buoyant nature of the Dubai property sector, with April eclipsing the previous monthly sales peak of AED61.1bn ($16.6bn) in October last year, following on from the second highest ever quarterly total of AED142.7bn ($38.9bn) in Q1 2025.
Data from DXBinteract shows major increases in the number of transactions across all real estate sectors for April compared with last year, topped by 3,223 villa sales, a 134 per cent rise in volume, worth AED23.7bn ($6.45bn).
Plot sales worth AED10.9bn ($3bn) climbed by 126 per cent in volume to 599, followed by apartment sales of AED26.7bn ($7.4bn) rising by 42.3 per cent to 13,737.
A total of 419 commercial property transactions amounting to AED1.1bn ($299m) represented a 54 per cent increase in volume over April 2024, while the average price per sq ft was up by 2.3 per cent to AED 1,583 ($431).
Firas Al Msaddi, CEO of fäm Properties, said: “Once again, the data underscores the strength of Dubai’s real estate market and the consistent growth it has shown in recent years. It reaffirms Dubai’s reputation as a secure, dependable destination for real estate investment, strengthening investor confidence and drawing increased interest from local, regional, and international markets.”
Overall, first sales from developers were significantly greater than those of resales – 67 per cent over 33 per cent both in terms of volume and overall value.
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