In the first nine months of 2025, Abu Dhabi’s property market registered one of its strongest performances to date, as total transaction value rose 43.3 per cent to AED 94 billion (USD 25.6 billion) across 29,400 deals, according to new data issued by the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (ADREC).
ADREC noted that the 48 per cent rise in transaction numbers reinforces Abu Dhabi’s standing as one of the region’s most transparent and trusted real estate markets, supported by sustained digital transformation and regulatory reforms designed to improve efficiency and investor confidence.
Of the AED 94 billion (USD 25.6 billion) recorded, AED 61.8 billion (USD 16.8 billion) was attributed to sales and purchase activity across 16,887 transactions.
Mortgage transactions contributed a further AED 32.2 billion (USD 8.7 billion) from 12,666 deals, signalling healthy demand from both end-users and investors, as well as growing institutional appetite for real estate financing.
Engineer Rashed Al Omaira, Acting Director General of ADREC, said the results highlight the market’s solid fundamentals and the maturity of its investors. He added that improved transparency, reliable data, and effective regulation continue to generate real economic value, reflected in a 9 per cent increase in the sector’s non-oil GDP contribution, which reached AED 21.9 billion in the first half of 2025, up from AED 20.2 billion (USD 5.5 billion) a year earlier. He said the alignment between policy, performance, and productivity remains central to Abu Dhabi’s real-estate success.
The construction sector also delivered strong growth, with its value contribution climbing 10 per cent to AED 57.5 billion (USD 15.7 billion), compared with AED 52.3 billion (USD 14.2 billion) during the same period last year.
Together, real estate and construction contributed AED 79.5 billion (USD 21.8 billion), accounting for 24 per cent of Abu Dhabi’s non-oil GDP in the first half of the year.
Foreign Direct Investment by individuals increased significantly, reaching AED 6.2 billion (USD 1.68 billion) by the third quarter of 2025 — a 35 per cent increase on the same period in 2024.
Investors from 97 nationalities participated, with strong contributions from Russia, China, the United Kingdom, France, Kazakhstan, and the United States.
Investment zones remained the primary attraction for global buyers, representing 74 per cent of all foreign real-estate investments and posting a 66 per cent rise in value to AED 35 billion (USD 9.53 billion), compared with AED 21 billion (USD 5.72 billion) the previous year.
