{"id":26730,"date":"2026-10-06T11:39:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T07:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/?p=26730"},"modified":"2026-10-06T11:39:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T07:39:20","slug":"dubai-real-estate-remains-on-track-for-rental-record-while-primary-market-sales-continue-to-set-pace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/2026\/10\/06\/dubai-real-estate-remains-on-track-for-rental-record-while-primary-market-sales-continue-to-set-pace\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Real Estate Remains On Track For Rental Record While Primary Market Sales Continue To Set Pace"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dubai<\/a> real estate market recorded 37,429 sales transactions worth AED92.9 billion in Q3 2026, as primary sales from developers continued to outpace resales, and the rental sector remained on track to set an all-time record.<\/p>\n

A market analysis from f\u00e4m Properties<\/a>\u00a0today revealed that the primary market delivered 25,441 third quarter sales worth AED52.6 billion compared with 11,988 resales valued at AED40.3 billion.<\/p>\n

Just over 67% of all secondary market sales transactions were made in cash in Q3, which culminated in September with some notable month-on-month increases in sales volumes, as well as rentals.<\/p>\n

Plot sales for last month were up 28.8% MoM to 237 valued at AED3.8 billion, commercial transactions, including offices and shops rose 27.7% to 539 worth AED2.2 billion, while villa sales increased by 3.9% to 1,428 at AED8.6 billion. The month also brought 9,055 apartment sales worth AED 14.8 billion.<\/p>\n

Data from DXBinteract<\/a>\u00a0meanwhile shows that 48,639 rental contracts were registered across Dubai\u2019s freehold areas in September, a 22.6% MoM increase. The volume of new contracts climbed 25.6% YoY to 25,345, while renewals increased by 7.6% YoY to 23,294.<\/p>\n

This takes the total number of freehold rental contracts recorded for the first nine months in 2026 to 298,984, a 6.8% increase on the same period in 2025 which ultimately set a full-year record of 377,926 registered contracts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe figures show that Dubai\u2019s primary sector remains the main driver of sales activity, while the resale market continues to attract significant cash investment,\u2019 said Firas Al Msaddi, CEO of f\u00e4m Properties.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the same time, the rental figures point to sustained demand across the established freehold sector. Taken together, the data shows a market that remains active, but with different segments moving at different rates.\u201d<\/p>\n

The most expensive villa sold in September went for AED260 million at Eome, while the most expensive apartment was sold for AED71 million at\u00a0Como Residences at Palm Jumeirah.<\/p>\n

For a seventh consecutive month, Dubai South was the emirate\u2019s best-performing area in primary market sales volume, recording 737 off-plan transactions worth AED980.5 million.<\/p>\n

With properties worth more than AED5 million accounting for 8.3% of sales, 10.3% were between AED3-5 million, 14.6% between AED2-3 million, 32.4% between AED1-2 million and 34.1% were below AED1 million.<\/p>\n

The leading area of Dubai in freehold rentals in the first nine months of this year is Al Warsan First, with 28,825 registered tenancy contracts. Underlining a consistent apartments preference in the market, 124,113 (42%) of tenancy contracts registered were for one-bedroom units.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

TOP FIVE PERFORMING AREAS IN OFF-PLAN SALES SEPTEMBER 2026<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume <\/b><\/strong> Sales value<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dubai South 737 AED980.5M<\/p>\n

Wadi Al Safa 3 560 AED574.5M<\/p>\n

Al Barsha South Fourth 442 AED491.4M<\/p>\n

Jebel Ali First 394 AED860.5M<\/p>\n

Al Hebiah First 361 AED720.4M<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

BEST-SELLING PROJECTS DURING SEPTEMBER 2026<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Primary market apartments<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Project <\/b><\/strong> Volume<\/b><\/strong> Value<\/b><\/strong> Median price<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Valia \u2013 Tower 263 AED725.4M AED2.3M<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Primary market villas<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Project <\/b><\/strong> Volume<\/b><\/strong> Value<\/b><\/strong> Median price<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Greenz By Danube 62 AED305M AED4.5M<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Resale apartments<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Project <\/b><\/strong> Volume<\/b><\/strong> Value<\/b><\/strong> Median price<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dune Residency Dubai 32 AED24.0M AED651.2K<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Resale villas<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Project <\/b><\/strong> Volume<\/b><\/strong> Value<\/b><\/strong> Median price<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Damac Lagoons \u2013 Portofino 16 AED49.6M AED2.6M<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

TOP TEN AREAS BY RENTAL CONTRACTS REGISTERED IN FIRST 9 MONTHS OF 2026<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Al Warsan First 28,825<\/p>\n

Jebel Ali First 24,710<\/p>\n

Al Barsha South Fourth 24,564<\/p>\n

Business Bay 19,781<\/p>\n

Marsa Dubai 16,453<\/p>\n

Nadd Hessa 15,722<\/p>\n

Al Thanyah Fifth 12,459<\/p>\n

Al Barsha South Third 10,655<\/p>\n

Wadi Al Safa 5 10,009<\/p>\n

Dubai Investment Park First 9,898<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Dubai real estate market recorded 37,429 sales transactions worth AED92.9 billion in Q3 2026, as primary sales from developers continued to outpace resales, and the rental sector remained on track to set an all-time record. A market analysis from f\u00e4m Properties\u00a0today revealed that the primary market delivered 25,441 third quarter sales worth AED52.6 billion […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26733,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26730"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26734,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26730\/revisions\/26734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}