Dubai Real Estate Weekly Market Analysis – 23 February 2026

Total trading reached AED 10.2 bn in Week 8 across 4,184 transactionsOff-Plan dominated with AED 6.5 bn (64.4%), while Ready accounted for AED 3.6 bn (35.6%).
Category Off-Plan (AED millions) Ready (AED millions)
Flat 4,451.4 2,429.5
Villa 1,068.4 661.2
Hotel Apt. & Rooms 55.1 132.8
Commercials 972.9 399.0
Total 6,547.7 3,622.5

Off-Plan Market Performance

  • Total Value: AED 6.5 bn
  • Share of Weekly Total: 64.4%
Sub-Category Value (AED millions) % of Off-Plan
Flat 4,451.4 68.0%
Villa 1,068.4 16.3%
Hotel Apt. & Rooms 55.1 0.8%
Commercials 972.9 14.9%
Off-plan activity was flat-led, with commercials providing a meaningful secondary contribution.

Top Performing Off-Plan Areas

Top 10 areas generated AED 3.9 bn (59.9% of Off-Plan value). It’s worth mentioning that the Trade Center Second transaction was concentrated in AHS Tower (offices).
Area Value (AED millions) % of Off-Plan
Trade Center Second 771.7 11.8%
Al Yelayiss 1 664.3 10.1%
Dubai Islands 589.0 9.0%
Palm Jumeirah 545.3 8.3%
Al Wasl 299.0 4.6%

Ready Market Performance

  • Total Value: AED 3.6 bn
  • Share of Weekly Total: 35.6%
Sub-Category Value (AED millions) % of Ready
Flat 2,429.5 67.1%
Villa 661.2 18.3%
Hotel Apt. & Rooms 132.8 3.7%
Commercials 399.0 11.0%
Ready market performance also skewed strongly toward flats, with villas as the clear runner-up.

Top Performing Ready Areas

Top 10 areas generated AED 2.0 bn (55.0% of Ready value).
Area Value (AED millions) % of Ready
Business Bay 329.6 9.1%
Burj Khalifa 303.4 8.4%
Dubai Marina 261.8 7.2%
Jumeirah Village Circle 220.8 6.1%
Palm Jumeirah 215.8 6.0%

On the micro level

Weekly Comparison

Metric Last Week This Week Change
Total Value (AED bn) 14.1 10.2 -3.9 bn (-27.9%)
Transactions 5,481 4,184 -1,297 (-23.7%)

Market Insights & Outlook

Week 8 shows a broad cooling versus last week, with declines in both value (-27.9%) and transaction count (-23.7%), suggesting lower throughput, not just fewer large-ticket deals. Off-plan remained the market’s anchor at 64.4% of total value, and activity was highly concentrated: the top three off-plan areas (Trade Center Second, Al Yelayiss 1, Dubai Islands) delivered 30.9% of off-plan value, while the top three ready areas (Business Bay, Burj Khalifa, Dubai Marina) made up 24.7% of ready value. Palm Jumeirah featured in both segments’ top 10, reinforcing continued appetite for prime/coastal demand even during a softer weekly print.

Source: Dubai Land Department
This report is an independent analysis published by MasidProperties for informational purposes.

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