Dubai Residential Market H1 2025 Wrap up – Liquidity & Prestige

The Dubai Residential Market H1 2025 Wrap-up decodes more than 62,000 sales worth AED 120B. Studios and one-beds powered liquidity, while Downtown, Palm, and MBR anchored prestige. The result is a two-speed city where affordability fuels momentum and luxury defines global appeal.

Dubai Residential Market – H1 2025 Wrap-up

Liquidity engines, prestige ballast, and the two-speed city

Market Overview

Dubai closed the first half of 2025 with 62,660 freehold flat transactions worth over AED 120B, cementing its position as one of the busiest residential markets globally. Median prices held at ~AED 1,617 per sq.ft, with a typical ticket size of ~AED 1.29M.

Momentum was clear across the half: transactions climbed from 28,500 in Q1 to over 34,000 in Q2, while median psf values nudged up by ~2.5%. This balance of rising volumes with controlled price growth reflects a market running hot but not overheated.

Beneath the surface, a two-speed city emerged:

• Liquidity engines: Studios and one-beds kept transactions churning, together making up more than half of all sales. Compact units remained the entry gate for investors and the ballast of Dubai’s rental market.
• Prestige ballast: Downtown, Palm Jumeirah, Beachfront, and MBR City anchored the luxury narrative, where ticket sizes stretched into multi-million territory even if volumes were thinner.

AIQYA Insight

H1 2025 showed Dubai at full stride: accessible compacts for yield, branded luxury for prestige. Investors kept the city liquid, while high-net-worth buyers gave it weight.

Key Market Metrics – H1 2025

The citywide numbers show the sheer depth of activity across Dubai’s freehold flat market.