Dubai’s thriving real estate market set a new all-time monthly sales record of Dh62.4 billion in April, a 95.3 per cent increase in value on the same month last year.

A market update by fäm Properties reveals that last month’s total of 17,979 transactions also represented a 55.4 per cent increase over April 2024, making it the third best-selling month on record in terms of volume.

It underlines the buoyant nature of the Dubai property sector, with April eclipsing the previous monthly sales peak of Dh61.1 billion in October last year, following on from the second highest ever quarterly total of Dh142.7 billion in Q1 2025.

Data from DXBinteract shows major increases in the number of transactions across all real estate sectors for April compared with last year, topped by 3,223 villa sales — a 134 per cent rise in volume — worth Dh23.7 billion.

According to data from Property Finder, a real estate portal, the primary property segment led the charge on Dubai real estate, with sales touching Dh 34.2 billion in value, a 124 per cent increase from April 2024. This was fuelled by marquee transactions in destinations like Palm Jebel Ali and The Oasis by Emaar. 

Palm Jebel Ali and The Oasis by Emaar accounted for 19 per cent and 13 per cent of the total value, respectively, despite representing less than 2 per cent and 4 per cent of total transaction volume of primary transactions, highlighting investor appetite for future-forward, branded communities.

The secondary segment performed equally notably, with a record Dh28 billion in sales value across more than 7,700 transactions, up 67 per cent in value and 66 per cent in volume from April 2024.

Plot sales worth Dh10.9 billion climbed by 126 per cent in volume to 599, followed by apartment sales of Dh26.7 billion rising by 42.3 per cent to 13,737, the fam report showed. A total of 419 commercial property transactions amounting to Dh1.1 billion represented a 54 per cent increase in volume over April 2024, while the average price per sq. ft was up by 2.3 per cent to Dh1,583.

Dubai property sales for the month of April have now soared by 1,633 per cent in value over the last five years – from Dh3.6 billion (1,700 transactions) in 2020, Dh10.9 billion (4,800) in 2021, Dh17.5 billion (6,900) in 2022, Dh26.3 billion (8,000) in 2023 and Dh32 billion (11,600) in 2024 and last month’s new high.

The most expensive individual property sold in April was a luxury villa at Palm Jumeirah which fetched Dh180 million. The most expensive apartment sold during the month went for Dh156 million at Bulgari Lighthouse Dubai at Island 2.

With properties worth more than Dh5 million accounting for 11 per cent of total sales, 31 per cent came in the Dh1-2 million range, 27 per cent below Dh1 million, 18 per cent between Dh2-3 million and 14 per cent between Dh3-5 million.

Overall, first sales from developers were significantly greater than those of resales — 67 per cent over 33 per cent both in terms of volume and overall value.

Cherif Sleiman, chief revenue officer at Property Finder, said, “Dubai’s real estate market continues to scale new heights, propelled by bold city planning, regulatory innovation, and investor trust. The sustained growth across both primary and secondary segments is resounding proof of its resilience and long-term appeal.