Dubai property gross sales hit $14bn in July as off-plan demand and rents surge, prime builders revealed

Dubai’s residential actual property market continued its upward trajectory in July 2025, with Betterhomes reporting robust progress in each gross sales and leasing, pushed by strong off-plan demand and an inflow of latest tenants.

Drawing on knowledge from Property Monitor and its personal transactions, the agency highlighted important month-on-month good points in volumes, values, and rental exercise.

• Common worth per sq. foot: AED1,893 ($516), up 3.3 per cent from June
• Complete transactions: 18,816, up 20.5 per cent month-on-month
• Complete gross sales worth: AED51.3bn ($13.96bn), a ten.6 per cent enhance
• Off-plan gross sales: 65 per cent of transactions, up from 62 per cent in June

The highest-performing villa communities within the month have been The Wilds, Grand Polo Membership & Resort and The Oasis. In the meantime, the top-performing condominium communities have been Jumeirah Village Circle, Enterprise Bay and Damac Riverside.

Common Dubai Land Division sale costs July 2025

• Flats: AED1.99m ($541,500)
• Townhouses: AED3.25m ($884,200)
• Villas: AED9.7m ($2.64m)

Betterhomes’ personal portfolio confirmed increased common condominium costs at AED2.33m ($633,800) however decrease villa costs at AED6.1m ($1.66m).

Christopher Cina, Director of Gross sales at Betterhomes, mentioned: “The continued power of Dubai’s off-plan sector exhibits enduring confidence within the metropolis’s long-term progress. We’re seeing demand from each seasoned traders and first-time patrons desirous to safe properties earlier than completion”.

Prime 5 off-plan builders by gross sales worth

1. Sobha Realty: AED2.7bn ($735.6m)
2. Emaar: AED2.6bn ($708.4m)
3. Binghatti: AED1.7bn ($463.1m)
4. Damac: AED1.6bn ($435.6m)
5. H&H: AED1.5bn ($408.8m)

Prime 5 title deed builders by gross sales worth

1. Emaar: AED5.9bn ($1.61bn)
2. Aldar: AED4.6bn ($1.25bn)
3. Damac: AED2.5bn ($680.6m)
4. Nakheel: AED1.7bn ($463.1m)
5. Sobha Realty: AED1.5bn ($408.8m)

Renting in Dubai

Leasing exercise additionally strengthened in July, with Dubai residential market recording 39,251 rental transactions, a 3.4per cent month-on-month rise.

New contracts made up 40 per cent of those offers, up from 37 per cent in June, indicating an inflow of contemporary tenants into the market

Al Khail Heights registered the very best condominium rental progress at 1.5 per cent month-on-month, reaching a median of AED67,500 ($18,400) yearly, whereas Jumeirah led villa rental progress with a 4.2 % enhance to AED498,000 ($135,600) per 12 months.

Throughout Dubai, common rents by property kind have been:

• Flats: AED72,000 ($19,600)
• Townhouses: AED172,000 ($46,800)
• Villas: AED255,000 ($69,500)

Betterhomes recorded a ten per cent month-on-month enhance in tenant leads in July, reflecting continued demand throughout its rental portfolio. Common leasing costs throughout the firm’s transactions stood at AED141,000 ($38,300) for residences, AED190,000 ($51,700) for townhouses, and AED368,000 ($100,200) for villas. 

Dubai actual property outlook 2025

Betterhomes says the mixture of rising gross sales volumes, robust off-plan absorption, and strong rental demand reaffirms Dubai’s standing as a number one world property hub.

With investor confidence excessive and contemporary tenant inflows accelerating, the corporate expects momentum to hold by way of the rest of 2025.