Dubai’s real estate market maintained steady momentum in November 2025, with villas outperforming apartments in price growth and off-plan sales accounting for the majority of transactions, reflecting continued buyer confidence and strong end-user demand.
Key Highlights:
- Villas lead market growth: Villas rose 1.8% month-on-month and 25.5% annually, reaching 318.5 VPI points, significantly outperforming apartments.
- Strong VPI performance: Citywide ValuStrat Price Index hit 237.3 points, marking 1.4% monthly and 20.2% annual growth.
- Top villa hotspots:
- Jumeirah Islands: 37.8% annual growth
- Palm Jumeirah: 36.9%
- Green Community West: 24.2%
- Apartment market movement: Apartments increased 1% monthly and 14.8% annually, with strongest performers:
- Remraam: 22%
- Dubai Silicon Oasis: 21.5%
- The Greens: 20.5%
- Off-plan sales dominate: Made up 74% of total residential deals; off-plan transactions surged 64.4% year-on-year.
- Ready home activity: Ready-home sales increased 4.3% year-on-year, showing healthy end-user participation.
- Top performing areas: JVC led both off-plan and ready transactions, followed by Business Bay, Dubai Marina, and Downtown Dubai.
- Ultra-prime demand: 32 transactions above Dh30M, including 10 above Dh50M, concentrated in Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Hills Estate, Emirates Hills, and Jumeirah Islands.
- Leading developers:
- Emaar: 11.6% market share
- Binghatti: 9.2%
- Damac: 8.1%
- Market outlook: Analysts expect stable price movement in early 2026, supported by strong demand, supply expansion, and growing investor diversity.
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