The Dubai real estate market has remained on an upward trend in 2025, with new statistics showing that the real estate sector is on a high sales trend in luxury and affordable properties. The statistics highlight long-term trust in investors and end-users, which is driven by the success of the major developers of the city.
A report issued on Thursday indicates that the high-value houses with Dh15 million and the affordable houses with Dh2 million were both recording high volumes of transactions and sales values throughout the year, indicating that the market is healthy across the board and not just the demand concentrated in one segment.
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Top Developers Power Market Growth
Emaar Properties has maintained its market lead by performing better than its rivals in terms of project deliveries, unit handovers, new launches, and total sales value, generating Dh65.8bn in transactions in 2025 (DXBinteract data). Damac Properties came second and sold Dh35.9 billion, and Binghatti took the third position and sold Dh26.0 billion.
An additional study of fäm Properties reveals that Emaar was also the market leader in terms of project delivery and new projects. The developer finished 27 projects and handed over 7,318 residential units in the year itself and also launched 54 new projects. It also ranked as the best in the number of homes under construction in Dubai at the end of 2025, at 51,032 units.
Binghatti Tops Sales Volume Rankings
Emaar was doing very well in terms of sales value, but Binghatti was the best developer in terms of the volume of sales, and it was a remarkable year for the company. Binghatti has made its way up the listings by four positions in the rankings, having made a record 17,061 property transactions in 2025.
It was completed earlier than Damac Properties, which registered 15,393 transactions, and Emaar, which registered 13,149 deals. These good performances can be attributed to the fact that Binghatti has emphasized high-demand, competitively priced developments, especially in the low- and mid-end markets.
Luxury Segment Driven by Nakheel
In the premium segment, characterized by properties valued over Dh15 million, Nakheel dominated the market with Dh16.9 billion in sales on 672 luxury deals. Emaar was close behind with Dh15.7 billion in 680 deals, and Meraas was third with Dh9.5 billion in sales in 289 deals. The statistics highlight sustained demand for luxury homes, especially in waterfront and master-planned developments.
Affordable Housing Sees Strong Demand
In the affordable market, which is the market of properties that cost less than Dh2 million, Binghatti reappeared as the leader in this market. The developer registered Dh16.2 billion in sales with 14,627 transactions, which was a big leap compared to the competitors.
Second in the affordable segment is Damac Properties with its Dh8.4 billion sales of 6,828 transactions, a good sales volume due to the entry-level and mid-market homes being in high demand among end-users and investors with stable returns on rental properties.
A Balanced and Diversified Market
Reflecting on the data, Firas Al Msaddi, the CEO of fäm Properties, asserted that the presence of a balanced performance of the price categories is an indicator of a healthy and robust real estate ecosystem. This is because both the luxury and the affordable industries are producing strong values, indicating that no single place is receiving the demand, according to him. This is an indicator of a healthy, diversified market with stable investor and end-user demand.
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Conclusion
As major developers keep the real estate activity in all segments, the real estate market in Dubai remains profound, strong, and attractive in the long term, which is supported by good fundamentals, population growth, and current development in the emirate.
With the trend of drawing world capital, population, and permanent residents, the success of developers operating within several segments raises expectations that the Dubai real estate market is in a good position to grow in the future after the year 2026.