Dubai Ready-Home Transactions Reach AED 40.6 Billion in First Three Quarters
Completed apartment transactions accelerate in the third quarter as 7,825 units change hands across Dubai
The quarterly sales value climbed by 16.4% compared with roughly AED 11 billion achieved in Q2 2026. There are a number of completed a number of completed apartment sales deals.
According to a study of Dubai Land Department data by Al Masdar Al Aqaari, sales of ready-to-move-in residential apartments in Dubai reached over AED 12.8 billion in the third quarter of 2026.
Ready apartment sales value climbed 16.4% from around AED 11 billion in Q2 to approximately AED 12.8 billion in Q3 2026. The market also recorded stronger transaction activity, with completed apartment sales increasing 21.9% quarter-on-quarter to 7,825 deals.
The figures point to continued demand for completed apartments across several established residential and investment districts in Dubai.
Ready apartment sales reach AED 40.6 billion in nine months
Between January and September 2026, Dubai recorded 23,985 ready apartment transactions with a combined value of approximately AED 40.6 billion.
Jumeirah Village Circle emerged as the busiest location by transaction volume, recording 3,062 ready apartment sales worth around AED 3 billion.
Business Bay followed with 1,673 transactions valued at AED 3.2 billion, while Dubai Marina registered 1,312 sales worth approximately AED 3 billion.
The Burj Khalifa area recorded 1,017 transactions. Although it ranked fourth by the number of sales, it generated the highest total value among the five leading locations at around AED 3.6 billion.
Arjan completed the top five with 875 transactions worth approximately AED 848.8 million.
Combined, these five locations accounted for 7,939 transactions, representing roughly one-third of Dubai’s ready apartment sales during the first nine months of the year.
One-bedroom units dominate transaction activity
One-bedroom apartments remained the most actively traded unit type during the January-to-September period.
A total of 10,245 one-bedroom apartments were sold, accounting for 42.7% of all ready apartment transactions. Their combined sales value reached approximately AED 11.9 billion.
Two-bedroom apartments ranked second, with 6,386 transactions, representing 26.6% of total sales. However, this category generated the highest overall sales value among the different apartment types, reaching approximately AED 14.8 billion.
Studios recorded 5,335 transactions worth AED 3.4 billion, while three-bedroom apartments generated AED 7.2 billion from 1,728 sales.
Four-bedroom apartments accounted for a smaller portion of the market, with 244 transactions worth approximately AED 2.6 billion.
Luxury apartment segment sees high-value transactions
Dubai’s ready apartment market also recorded significant activity at the luxury end of the market.
According to the Al Masdar Al Aqaari analysis, 210 ready apartments were sold for more than AED 10 million each during the first nine months of 2026. Together, these transactions were worth approximately AED 4 billion.
Palm Jumeirah dominated the segment with 58 transactions above the AED 10 million mark, generating approximately AED 1.2 billion.
The Burj Khalifa area followed with 32 transactions worth AED 683.9 million. Bluewaters recorded 23 such sales valued at AED 422.5 million, while Business Bay registered 15 transactions worth AED 324.4 million.
Other locations recording high-value apartment transactions included Dubai Water Canal, Za’abeel First, TECOM A, Dubai Marina, Marsa Dubai and Dubai Harbour.
Bluewaters records Dubai's most expensive ready apartment sale
The highest-value ready apartment transaction during the period took place on Bluewaters Island, where a residential unit changed hands for AED 90 million.
Palm Jumeirah recorded the next three most expensive transactions, with apartments selling for AED 65 million, AED 63.5 million and AED 50.3 million.
An apartment in the Burj Khalifa area ranked fifth, selling for AED 50 million.
The transactions underline the continued presence of strong demand for prime completed apartments in Dubai’s most established luxury destinations.
Dubai's completed apartment market remains active
The Q3 figures show that ready apartments continue to attract substantial transaction activity across both mainstream and premium segments of Dubai’s residential market.
The concentration of sales in locations such as Jumeirah Village Circle, Business Bay, Dubai Marina, the Burj Khalifa area and Arjan also highlights the depth of demand across different price points and community types.
With almost AED 41 billion in ready apartment transactions recorded during the first nine months of 2026, Dubai’s completed residential market remains an important part of the emirate’s wider property sector.
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