Dubai real estate thrives in 2025 as Emaar leads value and Binghatti tops sales volumes

Saturday, 17 January 2026

Dubai’s property market delivered a strong and balanced performance in 2025, with leading developers driving growth across both luxury and affordable segments, underlining deep demand and sustained confidence from investors and end-users.

Key Highlights:

Dubai real estate recorded broad-based growth across luxury and affordable housing segments in 2025
Properties priced above AED15 million and below AED2 million both achieved strong transaction volumes and values
Emaar led the market by total sales value, generating AED65.8bn in transactions
DAMAC Properties ranked second by value with AED35.9bn, followed by Binghatti with AED26bn
Emaar delivered 27 projects and 7,318 units, launched 54 new developments, and had 51,032 homes under construction
Binghatti emerged as Dubai’s top developer by sales volume, completing 17,061 transactions
DAMAC followed with 15,393 deals, while Emaar recorded 13,149 transactions
In the luxury segment (above AED15m), Nakheel led with AED16.9bn from 672 transactions
Emaar followed in luxury sales with AED15.7bn, while Meraas recorded AED9.5bn
In the affordable segment (below AED2m), Binghatti dominated with AED16.2bn from 14,627 transactions
DAMAC and Sobha also posted strong results in the affordable category
Market performance highlights a diversified, resilient and well-balanced real estate ecosystem in Dubai