5–11 October 2026: Dubai and Abu Dhabi Property Transactions Report

Dubai registered 2,212 home sales worth AED 4.91bn during 5–11 October, down 4.0% in number and 3.5% in value from the previous week. Ready-home sales increased, however, accounting for 50.7% of total value from just 36.2% of transactions.

Abu Dhabi recorded 507 home sales worth AED 1.95bn. Sales rose 3.3%, led by a busier week for townhouses, but total value fell 5.8% as fewer homes sold for AED 10m or more.

The week at a glance

• Dubai: 800 ready homes sold, up from 776, while off-plan registrations fell to 1,412.
• Abu Dhabi townhouses: 138 sales, up from 81, including 99 at Manchester City Yas Residences.
• Abu Dhabi’s AED 10m-plus sales: 13 transactions, down from 34. Sales value below AED 10m rose 9.5%.

Compares 5–11 October with 28 September–4 October, using data available on 12 October.

Dubai: ready-home sales rise as off-plan slows

Ready-home sales rose 3.1%, with their combined value increasing 6.0% to AED 2.49bn. Off-plan transactions fell 7.7%, and their value declined 11.7% to AED 2.42bn. Ready homes’ share of Dubai’s sales value rose from 46.2% to 50.7%.

Dubai’s 37 sales at AED 10m or more were worth AED 1.08bn, exceeding the AED 944.0m recorded across 41 sales the week before. The largest was a six-bedroom villa at Eden Hills for AED 97m, registered on 6 October.

Azizi Venice was the busiest named development with 106 sales, followed by Binghatti Skyterraces with 78.

Abu Dhabi: townhouse sales climb, but fewer large deals

Abu Dhabi’s 138 townhouse sales were worth AED 607.6m, compared with 81 worth AED 185.7m a week earlier. Activity was concentrated at Manchester City Yas Residences, with 99 townhouses worth AED 496.6m. Those townhouse sales accounted for almost 72% of the emirate’s townhouse transactions and a quarter of its total home-sale value. Phase A accounted for another 19 villa sales.

Across Abu Dhabi, apartment sales increased from 253 to 267, while villa sales fell from 144 to 97.

The fall in Abu Dhabi’s total value came from its most expensive sales. Homes priced at AED 10m or more contributed AED 339.1m, down from AED 598.6m. Below that level, sales value rose 9.5% to AED 1.61bn. A lower weekly total therefore does not, by itself, indicate falling property prices.

The largest sale was a five-bedroom villa at Four Seasons Private Residences on Saadiyat for AED 72.6m, registered on 9 October.

Off-plan homes accounted for 75.7% of Abu Dhabi’s sales. Of those 384 transactions, 98 were resales, up from 27 the previous week. Initial off-plan sales fell from 375 to 286.

About the data

This report covers home sales registered with DLD and ADREC during 5–11 October 2026, compared with 28 September–4 October. Both weeks use data available on 12 October. Plots, whole residential buildings or complexes, and non-sale transactions are excluded. See our research methodology.

Comparison updates and calculation notes

Later registrations and source corrections have revised the previous week’s figures. Dubai now has 2,305 home sales worth AED 5.085bn, compared with the 2,299 worth AED 4.981bn originally reported. Abu Dhabi has 491 worth AED 2.071bn, compared with 492 worth AED 2.077bn, after one AED 5.5m sale was reclassified as a whole residential asset. All weekly changes in this report use the revised figures.

Property types follow the source classifications. Abu Dhabi also recorded 18 plot sales worth AED 35.5m and four whole residential assets worth AED 30.8m during the week; these are excluded from the home totals. Median prices per square foot in the downloadable data are calculated from the 2,068 Dubai homes and 502 Abu Dhabi homes with a recorded area greater than zero. These medians describe the homes sold, rather than changes in the price of the same properties over time. Figures may change as further registrations or corrections become available.

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Related research

• Previous weekly report: 28 September–4 October
• Dubai’s September report
• Abu Dhabi’s September report
• Browse Dubai transactions and Abu Dhabi transactions.

Sources

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