Dubai Real Estate Sales Market Report 26 February 2026
Dubai Real Estate Sales Transactions Report
Registered on Thursday, 26 February 2026
Market Review
On 26 February 2026, the Dubai Land Registry recorded 1,056 real estate sale transactions with a total value of AED 6,369,088,675. The dataset reflects activity across multiple transaction types, property statuses, ownership structures, usage classifications, property types, and localities. All figures below are reported exactly as registered.
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Transactions by Sales Type
| Sales Type | Number of Transactions | Value (AED) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gifts | 62 | 1,094,683,770 | 298,075,907 |
| Mortgage | 217 | 2,317,983,651 | 631,173,220 |
| Sales | 777 | 2,956,421,254 | 805,015,998 |
| Grand Total | 1056 | 6,369,088,675 | 1,734,265,126 |
Transactions by Property Status
| Property Status | Number of Transactions | Value (AED) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off-Plan | 457 | 1,186,085,804 | 322,964,140 |
| Ready | 599 | 5,183,002,871 | 1,411,300,986 |
| Grand Total | 1056 | 6,369,088,675 | 1,734,265,126 |
Transactions by Property Ownership Type
| Ownership Type | Number of Transactions | Value (AED) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Hold | 1021 | 6,208,845,570 | 1,690,631,878 |
| Non Free Hold | 35 | 160,243,106 | 43,633,249 |
| Grand Total | 1056 | 6,369,088,675 | 1,734,265,126 |
Transactions by Property Usage
| Property Usage | Number of Transactions | Value (AED) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial | 35 | 2,313,732,064 | 629,997,839 |
| Residential | 1021 | 4,055,356,611 | 1,104,249,588 |
| Grand Total | 1056 | 6,369,088,675 | 1,734,265,126 |
Transactions by Property Type
| Property Type | Number of Transactions | Value (AED) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A) Building | 90 | 346,692,162 | 94,402,222 |
| Villa | 90 | 346,692,162 | 94,402,222 |
| B) Land | 141 | 4,250,097,847 | 1,157,276,473 |
| Airport | 2 | 61,723,350 | 16,806,903 |
| Commercial | 30 | 2,139,112,051 | 582,467,543 |
| General Use | 5 | 243,749,314 | 66,371,495 |
| Industrial | 5 | 174,620,013 | 47,548,002 |
| Land | 2 | 11,250,000 | 3,063,308 |
| Residential | 73 | 435,615,310 | 118,615,469 |
| Residential / Attached Villas | 1 | 2,050,000 | 558,203 |
| School | 2 | 948,000,289 | 258,134,864 |
| Unit | 2 | 18,500,000 | 5,037,440 |
| Villa | 1 | 25,000,000 | 6,807,352 |
| Other | 18 | 190,477,520 | 51,865,901 |
| C) Unit | 825 | 1,772,298,666 | 482,586,431 |
| Flat | 781 | 1,538,695,582 | 418,977,694 |
| Hotel Apartment | 11 | 32,476,240 | 8,843,088 |
| Hotel Rooms | 1 | 704,000 | 191,695 |
| Office | 27 | 190,123,328 | 51,769,456 |
| Shop | 5 | 10,299,515 | 2,804,497 |
| Grand Total | 1056 | 6,369,088,675 | 1,734,265,126 |
Top 10 Localities by Transaction Value
| Locality | Number of Transactions | Value (AED) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsa Dubai | 11 | 1,826,137,758 | 497,246,496 |
| SOBHA HEARTLAND | 7 | 960,337,139 | 261,494,115 |
| BUSINESS BAY | 58 | 202,324,505 | 55,091,764 |
| PALM JUMEIRAH | 15 | 198,179,960 | 53,963,229 |
| Nad Al Shiba First | 17 | 184,518,000 | 50,243,159 |
| DUBAI INDUSTRIAL CITY | 13 | 177,901,331 | 48,441,479 |
| LA MER | 1 | 147,129,650 | 40,062,532 |
| Al Yelayiss 5 | 17 | 132,684,046 | 36,129,080 |
| PALM DEIRA | 40 | 130,564,337 | 35,551,896 |
| HORIZON | 6 | 125,177,319 | 34,085,043 |
Transactions were also recorded across 104 additional active localities, totaling AED 2,384,034,630, including activity in areas such as Madinat Al Mataar, Me'Aisem Second, MEYDAN ONE, Dubai Marina, and Al Barari.
Conclusion
The Dubai real estate market recorded AED 6.37 billion in registered sales on 26 February 2026 across 1,056 transactions. Land transactions represented the highest value segment at AED 4.25 billion, including a single Mortgage transaction for Ready Freehold Commercial Land in Marsa Dubai valued at AED 1.75 billion. Activity was concentrated in a limited number of high-value localities, while transaction volume remained broadly distributed across residential unit sales.
Disclaimer:
This report is based on publicly available data and Dubai Land Department (DLD) transaction summaries as of the date mentioned in the title of this post.
Final and detailed figures from the DLD may vary upon official release.
1 US Dollar = 3.6725 UAE Dirhams
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