Dubai Real Estate Sales Transactions Report

16 July 2026

Dubai Land Department registered another full day of sales, mortgage, and gift transactions on 16 July 2026, covering freehold and non-freehold property across the emirate.

Ready and off-plan properties were both active, and the deals were spread across more than a hundred different localities.

The First-Ever Apartments on Palm Jebel Ali, Dubai
Source: Building Arabia.

By Sales Type

Category	Number of Transactions	Value (AED)	Value (USD)
Gifts	33	123,797,445	33,709,311
Mortgage	254	944,859,765	257,279,718
Sales	607	1,362,271,703	370,938,517
Grand Total	894	2,430,928,914	661,927,546

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By Property Status

Category	Number of Transactions	Value (AED)	Value (USD)
Off-Plan	447	766,508,387	208,715,694
Ready	447	1,664,420,527	453,211,852
Grand Total	894	2,430,928,914	661,927,546

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By Property Ownership

Category	Number of Transactions	Value (AED)	Value (USD)
Free Hold	818	1,936,748,693	527,365,199
Non Free Hold	76	494,180,221	134,562,347
Grand Total	894	2,430,928,914	661,927,546

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By Property Usage

Category	Number of Transactions	Value (AED)	Value (USD)
Commercial	35	462,306,638	125,883,360
Residential	859	1,968,622,275	536,044,187
Grand Total	894	2,430,928,914	661,927,546

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By Property Type

Category	Number of Transactions	Value (AED)	Value (USD)
A) Building	65	288,135,411	78,457,566
- Villa	65	288,135,411	78,457,566
B) Land	110	997,662,807	271,657,674
- Airport	1	35,334,655	9,621,417
- Commercial	34	458,826,638	124,935,776
- General Use	1	21,125,000	5,752,212
- Government Housing	3	19,170,000	5,219,877
- Industrial	1	3,480,000	947,583
- Land	3	33,000,509	8,985,843
- Residential	50	255,448,239	69,557,043
- Residential / Residential Villa	9	13,355,000	3,636,487
- Villa	1	7,000,000	1,906,059
- Other	7	150,922,765	41,095,375
C) Unit	719	1,145,130,696	311,812,307
- Flat	604	927,471,325	252,544,949
- Hotel Apartment	19	23,505,665	6,400,453
- Hotel Rooms	4	1,840,525	501,164
- Office	90	177,341,082	48,288,926
- Shop	2	14,972,100	4,076,814
Grand Total	894	2,430,928,914	661,927,546

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By Locality

Category	Number of Transactions	Value (AED)	Value (USD)
BUSINESS BAY	106	181,584,256	49,444,318
PALM JUMEIRAH	9	176,938,876	48,179,408
Mankhool	1	170,680,896	46,475,397
Madinat Al Mataar	111	138,477,428	37,706,584
Al Warqa First	1	121,389,250	33,053,574
BURJ KHALIFA	20	103,360,048	28,144,329
Jumeirah Second	1	65,000,000	17,699,115
JUMEIRAH VILLAGE CIRCLE	49	57,081,973	15,543,083
Al Nahda Second	1	56,000,000	15,248,468
LA MER	3	55,541,250	15,123,553
Top 10 Subtotal	302	1,126,053,977	306,617,829
Remaining 104 Localities	592	1,304,874,937	355,309,717
Grand Total	894	2,430,928,914	661,927,546

The remaining 104 localities include Wadi Al Safa 3, JUMEIRAH VILLAGE TRIANGLE, and Palm Jabal Ali among the next strongest by value.

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Conclusion

Downtown and waterfront localities recorded the biggest values, while the rest of the day's transactions were spread across the remaining areas.

Units and freehold residential deals made up most of the number of transactions yesterday.

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Disclaimer
This report is based on publicly available market transaction summaries and compiled data related to Dubai real estate activity for the stated period.
Figures are presented for informational purposes only and may vary from final official statistics published by the Dubai Land Department (DLD).
1 US Dollar = 3.6725 UAE Dirhams
This material does not constitute financial or investment advice. Real estate investments involve risk and readers should conduct independent research before making any investment decisions.