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UAE Property Boom Accelerates With Record Abu Dhabi Quarter And Busy Dubai Start To April

Strong foreign buying, rising mortgage use, plus on‑schedule projects signal durable demand.

Overview

  • Abu Dhabi’s regulator reported its best quarter on record, with real estate transactions up 160.7% year over year to AED 66 billion.
  • The capital’s sales reached AED 50.97 billion and mortgages AED 15.03 billion, while foreign buyers from 99 nationalities invested AED 8.27 billion, up 423%.
  • Dubai kept high deal flow in early April, including AED 4.41 billion in one session and more than AED 11 billion in sales in the first four working days.
  • A separate session logged AED 3.18 billion in transactions, with high‑end apartment deals standing out.
  • Developer Damac booked AED 3.12 billion in March sales across 1,106 deals and said construction and handovers remain on schedule.