First gross sales from builders remained dominant and money patrons accounted for greater than two thirds of resales in February as Dubai’s actual property market continued its highly effective begin to the 12 months.
A report from fäm Properties at this time reveals that the first market accounted for 11,351 gross sales transactions price AED42.1B final month, in contrast with 5,628 resales valued at AED18.6B.
Simply over 69% of all gross sales transactions within the secondary market have been carried out in money, because the sector accelerated properly past the degrees seen within the first two months of 2025, which finally set all-time annual gross sales information in worth and quantity.
Knowledge from DXBinteract confirmed that gross sales transactions final month climbed by 18.4% in worth YoY to AED60.8 billion from 16,979 offers, a 5.1% YoY enhance in quantity.
For the primary two months of 2026, complete gross sales transactions climbed 38.8% in worth to AED133.3, with the variety of offers rising by 13.32% to 34,452 in contrast with the identical interval in 2025.
“The info tells a transparent story of how Dubai continues to strengthen its place as one of many world’s most dynamic actual property markets, after a record-breaking month in January,” mentioned Firas Al Msaddi, CEO of fäm Properties.
“All of the early progress now we have seen to date this 12 months has been constructed from agency foundations. That has been strengthened by the big lengths that the UAE authorities goes to with a purpose to safeguard all its residents, and the nation’s enterprise infrastructure, throughout unsure occasions.
“That is one thing that now we have all witnessed over the previous few days, and it sends a strong message of stability, safety, and unwavering dedication, reinforcing why Dubai and the UAE stay premier international locations for dwelling, working, and investing in property.”
Dubai’s business sector carried out notably properly in February, with workplace and retail gross sales totalling 804 offers price AED4.1B, a leap of 81.5% in quantity YoY. The variety of residences offered climbed by 13.4% to 12,916 offers amounting to AED 26.6B.
Plots gross sales additionally elevated in quantity by 25.3% YoY to 446 offers price AED 11.2B, whereas villa gross sales have been down 29.3% in quantity YoY to 2,802 valued at AED18.8B. The common property worth per sq. ft was up by 12.2% YoY to AED1,740.
General, Dubai property gross sales in February have grown steadily over the previous 5 years, from AED7.4B (3,800 transactions) in 2021 to AED15.5B (6,200) in 2022, AED27.2B (9,400) in 2023, AED36.9B (12,000) in 2024 and AED 51.3 billion (16,200) final 12 months.
TOP FIVE PERFORMING AREAS IN FEBRUARY 2026
Transactions Gross sales worth
Jumeirah Village Circle 1,146 AED1.5B
Dubai South 993 AED1.8B
Al Yelayiss 1 936 AED5.5B
Wadi Al Safa 5 936 AED1.7B
Wadi Al Safa 3 764 AED2.0B
The most costly villa offered in February was a luxurious property at La Mer which fetched AED350 million, whereas the most costly condominium went for AED226 million at The Alba Residences at Palm Jumeirah.
With properties price greater than AED5 million accounting for 12.68% of gross sales, 12.67% have been between AED3-5 million, 18.14% between AED2-3 million, 32.41% between AED1-2 million and 24.1% have been beneath AED1 million.
BEST-SELLING PROJECTS IN FEBRUARY 2026
Major market residences
| Quantity | Worth AED | Median worth AED | |
| Maybach 6 – Tower B | 250 | 424.3M | 1.4M |
| Maybach 6 – Tower A | 173 | 280.4M | 1.4M |
| Sierra By Iman | 167 | 247.4M | 1.3M |
| Paradise View 1 | 127 | 97.0M | 720K |
| Binghatti Classic | 124 | 90.5M | 691K |
Major market villas
| Damac Islands 2 – Bahamas 1 | 139 | 449.6M | 2.9M |
| Damac Islands 2 – Bahamas 2 | 126 | 391.6M | 2.8M |
| Damac Islands 2 – Maui | 120 | 439.6M | 2.9M |
| Salva The Heights | 120 | 1.0B | 8.4M |
| Serro 2 The Heights | 115 | 950.3M | 8.2M |
Resale residences
| Ashjar | 47 | 94.8M | 2.0M |
| The Neighbourhood C1 | 46 | 92.8M | 1.9M |
| Sobha Creek Vistas Tower A | 31 | 32.9M | 997.7K |
| Peninsula Three | 26 | 50.2M | 1.9M |
| Peninsula 4 | 25 | 68.8M | 2.1M |
Resale villas
| Rukan 3 | 58 | 85.6M | 1.2M |
| Damac Lagoons – Portofino | 13 | 38.3M | 2.8M |
| Aura | 13 | 69.1M | 5.2M |
| The Valley-Nara | 13 | 40.1M | 2.9M |
| Aura District One West – Section 1 | 13 | 206.2M | 14.2M |
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