10–16 August 2026: Dubai and Abu Dhabi Property Transactions Report

Dubai and Abu Dhabi moved in different directions from 10 to 16 August. Dubai recorded 2,623 residential sales worth AED 5.42bn, while Abu Dhabi recorded 460 worth AED 1.47bn. Each emirate is measured against its own previous week; their totals are never combined.

The headline movements need context. Dubai’s sales count fell more sharply than its registered value because the top end of the market remained active. Abu Dhabi’s rebound was largely driven by 152 off-plan villa registrations at Bal Ghaiylam.

The week at a glance

• Dubai: 2,623 residential sales worth AED 5.42bn. Sales fell 11.4% and value fell 3.4% week on week.
• Abu Dhabi: 460 residential sales worth AED 1.47bn. Sales rose 48.9% and value increased 25.6% week on week.

What the data suggests

• Dubai’s registered value proved more resilient than its sales count. Residential sales declined 11.4%, but value fell only 3.4%. Homes registered at AED 10m or more represented 2.1% of home sales and 23.5% of home-sale value.
• Dubai’s volume was concentrated. Azizi Venice supplied 440 home registrations—one in every six recorded across the emirate and 85.6% of Dubai South’s weekly home sales.
• Abu Dhabi’s rebound was project-led. Bal Ghaiylam supplied 152 off-plan villa registrations. Without that batch, Abu Dhabi home sales would have risen only 2.5%, while home-sale value would have fallen 3.1%.
• The off-plan share barely moved in Dubai but increased in Abu Dhabi. Off-plan homes represented 74.2% of Dubai registrations and 78.9% of Abu Dhabi registrations.

Dubai: 2,623 residential sales worth AED 5.42bn

Dubai’s total residential market comprised 2,623 sales worth AED 5.42bn, compared with 2,962 sales worth AED 5.61bn from 3 to 9 August. The weekly sales count fell 11.4%, while value declined 3.4%.

Homes accounted for 2,610 sales worth AED 5.31bn. The register also contained nine residential land sales worth AED 44.85m and four whole residential assets worth AED 63.70m. Dubai’s largest separate residential plot sale was an AED 25m registration in Al Merkadh; the largest whole residential asset was an AED 43m sale in Jumeirah Village Circle.

Within the home-sale series, registrations fell 11.5%, while value decreased 2.0%. Off-plan sales moved from 2,200 to 1,937, down 12.0%. Ready sales declined from 749 to 673, down 10.1%. The off-plan share consequently remained almost unchanged, moving from 74.6% to 74.2%.

The median registered home price rose 9.9% to AED 1.15m, while the median registered price per square foot was broadly flat at AED 1,705. These measures describe the mix of homes registered during the week; they are not a repeat-sales price index.

One project supplied one in six Dubai home sales

Dubai South recorded 514 home sales. Of those, 440 were at Azizi Venice, with a registered value of AED 358.0m. The project supplied 16.9% of all Dubai home registrations during the week and 85.6% of the Dubai South total.

The upper end of the market had a different influence. Dubai recorded 55 home sales at AED 10m or more, worth a combined AED 1.25bn. They represented just 2.1% of home sales but 23.5% of registered home-sale value, helping explain why value declined much less than volume.

The week’s largest Dubai home sale was a ready villa at Signature Villas on Palm Jumeirah, registered at AED 110m.

Abu Dhabi: 460 residential sales worth AED 1.47bn

Abu Dhabi’s total residential market comprised 460 sales worth AED 1.47bn, compared with 309 worth AED 1.17bn in the previous week. Sales rose 48.9% and value increased 25.6%.

That total contained 441 home sales worth AED 1.38bn, 15 residential land sales worth AED 44.28m and four whole residential assets worth AED 43.30m. Home registrations rose 56.4% and their value increased 31.8%. Residential land moved the other way, with sales down 31.8% and value down 56.3%.

Off-plan home sales increased from 210 to 348, while ready sales rose from 72 to 93. The off-plan share increased from 74.5% to 78.9%.

Bal Ghaiylam changes the reading of the week

Bal Ghaiylam recorded 152 initial off-plan villa sales worth AED 365.9m. The registrations covered three- to six-bedroom villas and represented 34.5% of Abu Dhabi’s weekly home sales. The project had no registrations in the previous comparison week.

Removing that one batch leaves 289 home sales worth AED 1.02bn, compared with 282 worth AED 1.05bn in the previous week. On that basis, registrations increased 2.5% and value declined 3.1%. The broader market was therefore much steadier than the headline increase suggests.

The median home sale was AED 2.40m, up 4.3% from the previous week. The median registered price per square foot fell 29.0% to AED 1,259. The addition of a large villa batch changed the property mix, so the per-square-foot movement should not be read as a market-wide price fall.

Al Saadiyat Island rose from 46 to 67 home sales, Yas Island edged up from 64 to 66, and Al Reem Island fell from 86 to 62. Abu Dhabi’s largest home sale was a five-bedroom off-plan villa at SHA Residences, registered at AED 75.02m.

2026 home-sale value reached 110% of full-year 2025

Abu Dhabi’s registered home-sale value for 2026 passed 110% of the full-year 2025 total on 14 August. By 16 August it had reached AED 76.6bn, equal to 110.2% of the AED 69.5bn registered throughout 2025.

The transaction count has not yet reached last year’s total. Abu Dhabi recorded 17,763 home sales from 1 January through 16 August 2026, equal to 83.0% of the 21,411 recorded in 2025. The gap between value and volume indicates that higher-value registrations continue to play a larger role in 2026.

Homes, land and whole residential assets

The total residential market is the sum of three non-overlapping scopes: homes, residential land and whole residential assets. Reporting them separately preserves a like-for-like view of apartments, villas and townhouses while still showing the wider residential market.

Different definitions explain why publishers can report different transaction totals for the same dates. Some combine plots, entire buildings, commercial property, hospitality units or mixed-use transactions with individual homes. Projectory includes residential plots and complete residential assets in the total residential market, but excludes non-residential property. Home-only figures remain separate for off-plan shares, medians and project analysis.

Projectory’s take: Dubai had a quieter week, although high-value sales and a concentrated off-plan project batch kept registered value comparatively resilient. Abu Dhabi’s headline rebound looks strong, but most of the increase came from one project. Without Bal Ghaiylam, its home market was close to flat on volume and slightly lower on value. Weekly transaction data is most useful when these mix effects are visible rather than hidden inside a single total.

How these figures are built

Projectory analysed Dubai and Abu Dhabi separately using sales registered by the Dubai Land Department and Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre from Monday 10 August through Sunday 16 August 2026. The comparison period is 3 through 9 August. The principal weekly figure is the total residential market; home-only measures are retained for off-plan splits, medians, project concentration and location analysis.

The home-sale scope includes apartments, villas, townhouses, duplexes and penthouses. DLD land rows matched to villa inventory remain in the home series and are not counted again as plots. Residential land covers separately registered residential plots. Whole residential assets covers complete residential buildings in Dubai and residential complexes in Abu Dhabi. Total residential market is the sum of those three non-overlapping scopes.

Commercial and mixed-use property, hotel units, mortgages, gifts and other transaction types are excluded from every scope. Each transaction identifier is counted once. Prices are registered values rather than asking prices. Off-plan shares and medians apply only to the home-sale scope; adding plots or entire buildings would distort them.

The DLD and ADREC registers can add or correct historical transactions. Projectory refreshed both sources on 19 August 2026. Market medians describe the mix of homes registered during each week and should not be read as a repeat-sales price index.

The Abu Dhabi annual comparison applies the same home-sale definition. The 2026 figure covers 1 January through 16 August; the 2025 benchmark covers the full calendar year.

Cite this research

For articles, posts and market commentary, use: Projectory Research, “10–16 August 2026: Dubai and Abu Dhabi Property Transactions Report”, August 2026. The report covers Dubai and Abu Dhabi home sales, residential land and whole residential assets registered from 10 through 16 August using DLD and ADREC data refreshed on 19 August.

Continue exploring Projectory Research

• Previous weekly report: 3–9 August 2026
• Browse all Projectory market research
• Dubai Property Market July 2026: DLD Home Sales Report
• Dubai Property Market H1 2026: DLD Data Report
• Abu Dhabi Property Market H1 2026: ADREC Data Report

Sources

• Dubai Land Department: Real Estate Data
• Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre: Market Data