Dubai Real Estate Market Review 19-Mar-2026

On the 18-Mar-2026, the total transacted value reached AED 2.13 billion. Off-plan dominated with AED 1.48 billion (69.6%), while Ready accounted for AED 646.2 million (30.4%).
Category Off-Plan (AED millions) Ready (AED millions)
Flats 1,078.2 386.6
Villas 207.4 174.2
Hotel Apt. & Rooms 32.7 21.8
Commercial 162.1 63.6
Total 1,480.5 646.2

Off-Plan Market Performance

Total Value: AED 1.48 billion
  • Flats: AED 1.08 billion (72.8%)
  • Villas: AED 207.4 million (14.0%)
  • Hotel Apts & Rooms: AED 32.7 million (2.2%)
  • Commercial: AED 162.1 million (11.0%)
Off-plan activity was heavily concentrated in flats, which continued to anchor primary market demand, while villas and commercial assets added meaningful depth to the day’s pipeline.

Ready Market Performance

Total Value: AED 646.2 million
  • Flats: AED 386.6 million (59.8%)
  • Villas: AED 174.2 million (27.0%)
  • Hotel Apts & Rooms: AED 21.8 million (3.4%)
  • Commercial: AED 63.6 million (9.8%)
The ready segment showed a more balanced mix, with flats leading the market but villas also capturing a sizeable share, pointing to healthy end-user and secondary-market demand.

On The Micro Level

Sales remained the dominant transaction driver, reaching AED 2.32 billion across 780 transactions, while mortgages stood at AED 374.3 million from 176 deals and gifts reached AED 63.1 million across 15 transactions. In value terms, sales contributed 84.1% of total activity, mortgages 13.6%, and gifts 2.3%.

Market Insights & Outlook

Dubai’s market on 18 March reflected another strong day led decisively by off-plan demand, especially in the flat segment. At the same time, the ready market retained solid breadth, particularly through villas and resale flats, suggesting that both investors and end-users remained active. The overall structure of activity points to a market that is still expanding through new supply while maintaining healthy liquidity in completed stock.

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