Dubai’s ready apartment market recorded 7,825 sales worth Dhs 12.8 billion in Q3 2026, with JVC leading transactions in the first nine months.
Ready apartment sales accelerate
Dubai’s ready residential apartment market saw a sharp rise in activity in the third quarter of 2026, with transaction volumes increasing faster than total sales value.
According to an analysis by Al Masdar Al Aqaari of Dubai Land Department data, 7,825 ready apartment sales were recorded in Q3, up 21.9% from 6,420 in Q2.
The value of those transactions rose 16.4% quarter-on-quarter to about Dhs 12.8 billion, compared with Dhs 11 billion in the previous quarter.
The figures point to continued demand for completed homes in Dubai, particularly in established residential communities.
Jumeirah Village Circle leads Dubai apartment sales
A total of 23,985 ready residential apartments changed hands across Dubai during the first nine months of 2026, with a combined value of Dhs 40.6 billion.
Jumeirah Village Circle recorded the highest number of transactions, with 3,062 sales worth about Dhs 3 billion.
Business Bay ranked second with 1,673 transactions valued at Dhs 3.2 billion, followed by Dubai Marina with 1,312 sales worth approximately Dhs 3 billion.
The Burj Khalifa area recorded 1,017 transactions. Despite ranking fourth by volume, it had the highest sales value among the five leading areas at about Dhs 3.6 billion.
Arjan completed the top five with 875 transactions worth approximately Dhs 848.8 million.
Together, the five communities accounted for 7,939 transactions, or about one-third of all ready apartment sales in Dubai during the first nine months of the year.
One-bedroom apartments dominate demand
One-bedroom homes were the most commonly sold apartment type, accounting for 10,245 transactions, or 42.7% of all ready apartment sales between January and September.
Those sales were worth Dhs 11.9 billion.
Two-bedroom apartments followed with 6,386 transactions, representing 26.6% of the total. However, they generated the highest sales value among the different unit types, at Dhs 14.8 billion.
Studios accounted for 5,335 transactions worth Dhs 3.4 billion, while three-bedroom apartments recorded 1,728 sales valued at Dhs 7.2 billion.
Four-bedroom apartments represented about 1% of transactions, with 244 sales worth Dhs 2.6 billion.
Luxury apartments continue to attract high-value buyers
The data also shows continued activity at the upper end of Dubai’s ready-home market.
Dubai recorded 210 ready apartment sales above Dhs 10 million during the first nine months of 2026. Combined, those transactions were worth about Dhs 4 billion.
Palm Jumeirah accounted for the largest share of these high-value sales, with 58 transactions worth Dhs 1.2 billion.
The Burj Khalifa area followed with 32 sales worth Dhs 683.9 million, while Bluewaters recorded 23 transactions valued at Dhs 422.5 million.
Business Bay recorded another 15 sales above Dhs 10 million, worth a combined Dhs 324.4 million.
Bluewaters records Dhs 90 million top sale
The most expensive ready residential apartment recorded in the first nine months of 2026 was sold on Bluewaters Island for Dhs 90 million.
Three Palm Jumeirah apartments followed, selling for Dhs 65 million, Dhs 63.5 million and Dhs 50.3 million.
An apartment in the Burj Khalifa area completed the top five with a sale price of Dhs 50 million.
