Abu Dhabi · Market Summary

Q3 2026 Market Report

Abu Dhabi Real Estate

Abu Dhabi recorded 6,691 property sales in Q3 2026, with a combined value of AED 32.58B. The median price stood at AED 19,351/sqm. Direct sales only — court transfers excluded.

Transactions

6,691

▼ 16.5%QoQ▼ 6.7%YoY

Total Value

AED 32.58B

▼ 12.1%QoQ▲ 29.9%YoY

Median Price/sqm

AED 19,351

▼ 0.2%QoQ▲ 18.4%YoY

By Property Type

3,689

Apartments

▼ 37.2% QoQ▼ 30.4% YoY

AED 10.0B

Sales valueiIncludes: Apartment · duplex · penthouse · serviced apartments · residential complex

2,391

Villas / Townhouses

▲ 42.6% QoQ▲ 78.4% YoY

AED 17.3B

Sales valueiIncludes: Villa · townhouse / attached villa · farm

102

Commercial

▲ 100.0% QoQ▲ 72.9% YoY

AED 1.2B

Sales valueiIncludes: Office · retail · mall / retail center · office complex

375

Plots

▲ 0.3% QoQ▲ 13.0% YoY

AED 3.1B

Sales valueiIncludes: All plot types (villa, farm, residential, commercial, mixed-use…)

Top 5 Areas

1Al Reem Island
1,391
2Al Hidayriyyat
1,236
3Yas Island
1,033
4Al Saadiyat Island
507
5Al Shamkhah
349

Price Range Distribution

Median Price/sqm — Q3, by Year

Q3 of each year, so the trend and change compare the same quarter year-on-year.

YearMedian AED/sqm
2019AED 8,268
2020AED 7,271
2021AED 9,901
2022AED 11,628
2023AED 12,739
2024AED 13,620
2025AED 16,339
2026AED 19,351

Q3 Transaction Volume & Value — By Year

Q3 of each year — comparable year-on-year.

Primary vs Resale Split

Primary

4,429

66% of sales

AED 24.9B

Resale

2,262

34% of sales

AED 7.7B

Best selling projects

Ranked by volume · direct sales only

Off-Plan Apartments
#ProjectVolumeValue (AED)
1
The Canopies at Yas Point
Yas Island
285772.7M
2
Yas Park Place
Yas Island
219483.7M
3
Tara A
Al Reem Island
173425.7M
4
Gardenia Bay
Yas Island
150244.6M
5
Reem Hills - Phase 2D
Al Reem Island
118187.3M
Off-Plan Villas
#ProjectVolumeValue (AED)
1
Hudayriyat Golf Estates - Townhomes
Al Hidayriyyat
6483388.5M
2
Hudayriyat Golf Estates - Villas
Al Hidayriyyat
2213459.6M
3
Bal Ghaiylam
Al Bahyah
153367.9M
4
Qasr Al Jurf - Phase 3B
Ghadeer Al Tayr
152534.5M
5
Ramhan Island - Phase 5
Ramhan Island
931393.1M
Ready Apartments
#ProjectVolumeValue (AED)
1
Ansam - Phase 2 - The Golf Collection
Yas Island
89166.0M
2
Saadiyat Beach Residences - Block 3
Al Saadiyat Island
55111.5M
3
Al Reef Downtown
Al Reef
5458.4M
4
Saadiyat Beach Residences - Block 1
Al Saadiyat Island
4694.9M
5
Marina Square, Paragon Bay Mall
Al Reem Island
4572.8M
Ready Villas
#ProjectVolumeValue (AED)
1
Private
Zakhir
129353.2M
2
Al Reeman 2 - Phase 2
Al Shamkhah
38146.8M
3
Al Reef 2
Al Samhah
3374.0M
4
Bloom Living - Toledo
Zayed City
2059.4M
5
Mangrove Village
Rabdan
1675.7M
Plots
#ProjectVolumeValue (AED)
1
Private
Zayed City
86833.7M
2
Wadeem (Plots)
Al Hidayriyyat
78270.2M
3
Arabian Hills Estate (Plots)
Al Faqa'
5985.3M
4
Al Reeman 1 - Phase 2 (Plots)
Al Shamkhah
2866.3M
5
Al Reeman 1 - Phase 1 (Plots)
Al Shamkhah
21110.2M