Dubai, UAE — Dubai real estate has undergone exponential expansion over the last four years, with property prices increasing almost four times since 2021, new figures published Thursday revealed.

Over the first nine months of 2025 compared with the same period in 2021, real estate sales soared by 379.9 per cent in value from Dh104 billion to Dh499.1 billion. Transaction volume also jumped by 266.7 per cent from 43,200 to 158,400.

The dramatic upswing for the January-September period reached a 32.4 per cent growth in aggregate sales value and a 20.6 per cent growth in transactions in the past 12 months alone.

Strong Monthly Performance

A market report by fäm Properties reveals that average aggregate overall monthly property sales jumped sharply from 14,600 transactions worth Dh41.89 billion for the initial nine months of 2024 to 17,600 transactions worth Dh55.46 billion this year.

Volumes and average sales values were also higher for every one of the apartment, villa, commercial and plot sectors compared to the same time last year. DXBinteract data indicates this as a steady trend of robust year-on-year growth in all sectors since 2021.

Sector Performance

Apartments revealed the largest increase in value between January-September over the past five years, rising by 451.7 percent from Dh43.6 billion to Dh240.5 billion since 2021. Volume of transactions also increased significantly, by 339.1 percent from 28,100 to 123,400.

Villas experienced a 302 percentage jump in overall value to Dh162 billion, with volume also rising by 144.3 percent to 27,600 transactions.

Plot sales rose 378.7 per cent in the first nine months from Dh17.8 billion in 2021 to Dh85.2 billion this year as deals increased 61.9 per cent to 3,400 transactions.

Commercial property sales jumped by 413.6 per cent in value to Dh11.3 billion. The number of deals also increased by 150 per cent to 4,000.

The continued expansion in all property segments is a reflection of Dubai's attractiveness as a top destination for real estate investment, fueled by good government policies, first-world infrastructure, and a booming economy.