Dubai, June 25, 2026 – The Dubai Land Department (DLD) released the latest official monthly and quarterly data today. Driven by the dual hotspots of relaxed residence visa policies for property investors and green building support initiatives, Dubai’s real estate market maintained a rapid expansion trend in the second quarter of 2026. The total real estate transaction value exceeded 275 billion AED, a year-on-year increase of 36% compared to 2025. The strong market performance has continuously consolidated Dubai’s status as a top global real estate investment and livable destination, fully demonstrating the strong resilience and long-term vitality of the city’s economy under the framework of the Dubai Economic Agenda (D33).
Official statistics show that the total real estate investment in the quarter reached 192 billion AED, and the share of transactions by overseas cross-border investors rose to 43%, fully confirming global investors’ full confidence in the long-term value of Dubai’s real estate. The current booming property market is driven by multiple favorable factors: a special 1.2 billion AED real estate economic incentive subsidy, the optimized residence visa policy for property buyers fully implemented this month, and the city-wide low-carbon green real estate support program. The new visa policy has significantly lowered the threshold for overseas investors to purchase property, canceling the minimum 750,000 AED price limit for ready properties – any property can apply for a two-year investor residence visa. The minimum individual share for co-ownership property purchases has been reduced to 400,000 AED, and the 50% down payment requirement for off-plan properties to obtain visas has been abolished, directly driving a 51% month-on-month surge in mid-end residential property transactions.
All market segments have ushered in comprehensive prosperity. Luxury apartments and coastal villas in core areas such as Dubai Business Bay, Jumeirah Palm, Dubai Hills Estate, and around Burj Khalifa have maintained firm prices, with the number of high-end luxury properties worth over 100 million AED sold increasing by 32% year-on-year. Demand for affordable suburban residential properties and well-equipped mid-end communities for owner-occupiers continues to boom, with a sharp increase in the absorption rate of properties. At the Dubai Green Real Estate Expo held today, major developers launched low-carbon sustainable new projects with a total planned investment of over 29 billion AED. All new projects fully comply with LEED green building certification standards, equipped with photovoltaic power supply and rainwater recycling energy-saving systems, supporting the implementation of Dubai’s 2050 Carbon Neutrality Strategy.
Dubai continues to lead the world in real estate digitalization and technological innovation. The Dubai Land Department has fully expanded the coverage of the blockchain property rights registration pilot. Currently, more than 90% of ready property transactions in the city are connected to the blockchain registration system, with one-stop online completion of property transfer, mortgage, and assignment. The traditional 15-working-day transaction process has been shortened to within 48 hours. Electronic property certificates are fully popularized, replacing traditional paper deeds, greatly improving transaction transparency and asset circulation efficiency, and continuously attracting long-term stable capital to the local property market.
Previous regional geopolitical fluctuations briefly caused market wait-and-see sentiment, but Dubai’s property market quickly rebounded and recovered. The market’s 88% cash transaction ratio has built a solid risk barrier, fundamentally avoiding large-scale mortgage defaults and systemic credit risks.
At present, with zero property holding tax, 100% foreign ownership rights, a growing resident population year by year, and its unique geographical location as an international business hub connecting the East and the West, Dubai continues to attract high-net-worth individuals, professionals, and international capital from all over the world. Whether it is off-plan property investment pursuing asset appreciation or ready property leasing for stable returns, Dubai’s real estate market provides global investors with diversified, safe, and high-potential allocation options.
