Dubai Real Estate Market Analysis 16-Feb-2026

Total trading reached AED 14.11B across 5,481 transactions in Week 7. That’s up from last week’s AED 11.79B and 4,699 transactions, a +AED 2.33B (+19.7%) jump in value and +782 (+16.6%) more deals.
Category Off-Plan (AED millions) Ready (AED millions)
Flat 4,948.4 2,784.0
Villa 1,342.4 700.3
Hotel Apt. & Rooms 74.2 132.5
Commercials 556.2 298.9
Total 6,921.2 7,189.2

Without the outlier, Ready would be AED 3,915.7M

Off-Plan Market Performance

Total Value: AED 6,921.2M
Share of Weekly Total: 49.1%
Off-Plan Sub-Category Value (AED millions) % of Off-Plan
Flat 4,948.4 71.5%
Villa 1,342.4 19.4%
Hotel Apt. & Rooms 74.2 1.1%
Commercials 556.2 8.0%

Top Performing Off-Plan Areas

Top 10 off-plan areas total AED 3,854.5M (55.7% of Off-Plan).
Off-Plan Area Value (AED millions) % Of Off-Plan
Al Yelayiss 1 985.8 14.2%
Al Wasl 490.7 7.1%
Dubai Islands 483.5 7.0%
Madinat Al Mataar 347.1 5.0%
Business Bay 303.8 4.4%

Ready Market Performance

Total Value: AED 7,189.2M
Share of Weekly Total: 50.9%
Ready Sub-Category Value (AED millions) % of Ready
Flat 2,784.0 38.7%
Villa 700.3 9.7%
Hotel Apt. & Rooms 132.5 1.8%
Commercials 298.9 4.2%
It’s important to nitice that 3 sized partition transactions (all in Fairmont Hotel & Resort, 2 grants and 1 mortgage) in Palm Jumeirah printed AED 3,273.4M, which is why Ready beats Off-Plan this week.
  • With the outlier included: Ready = 50.9% of the week.
  • Without the outlier: Ready would be AED 3,915.7M, and the split flips to Off-Plan 63.9% vs Ready 36.1%.

Top Performing Ready Areas

Ready Top 10 total is AED 1,955.8M. That Top 10 list is 27.2% of total Ready value. The Palm Jumeirah outlier (AED 3,273.4M) is not included.
Ready Area Value (AED millions) % Of Ready
Business Bay 559.4 7.8%
Burj Khalifa 223.2 3.1%
JVC 218.3 3.0%
Al Barari 202.5 2.8%
Dubai Marina 170.7 2.4%

On The Micro Level

Weekly Comparison

Metric Last Week This Week Change
Total Value (AED) 11.79B 14.11B +2.33B (+19.7%)
Transactions 4,699 5,481 +782 (+16.6%)

Market Insights & Outlook

Week 7 looks like a higher-activity week on both value and volume, but the headline ready-market lead is largely driven by a Palm Jumeirah outlier. Under the surface, the market’s “normal engine” remains intact: off-plan is still apartment-led at scale, while the ready market shows its typical pattern of central-district liquidity (Business Bay) plus prime and established communities (Burj Khalifa, Dubai Marina, Dubai Hills). If the coming weeks revert without similar mega-deals, expect the split to lean back toward the more familiar off-plan-led profile.

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