Dubai, UAE — Dubai property transactions Week 8 recorded AED 10.2 billion across 4,184 deals, reflecting a broad week-on-week cooling as both value and transaction volume declined sharply from the previous print.
According to Dubai Land Department data, total value fell 27.9% from AED 14.1 billion, while transactions declined 23.7% from 5,481 deals. The contraction signals a slowdown in overall market throughput rather than the absence of large-ticket deals alone, suggesting a temporary pause in velocity following stronger recent weeks.
Despite the softer headline numbers, structural demand patterns remain intact, with off-plan continuing to anchor liquidity.
Broad-Based Throughput Cooling
The scale of the weekly decline indicates a market-wide deceleration rather than volatility confined to a specific asset class. Both value and transaction count dropped meaningfully, pointing to lower deal activity across segments.
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This type of weekly adjustment is not unusual in a market that has recorded sustained high volumes in recent months. Cooling at this magnitude typically reflects digestion after elevated activity, particularly in off-plan launches and concentrated prime transactions.
Crucially, the data does not indicate distress or imbalance. Instead, it suggests moderation in pace while capital remains selectively deployed.
Off-Plan Maintains Structural Dominance
Off-plan transactions totalled AED 6.5 billion, accounting for 64.4% of weekly value. Flats continued to dominate, contributing AED 4.45 billion, or 68% of off-plan activity. Villas generated AED 1.07 billion, while commercial transactions reached AED 972.9 million, representing a meaningful secondary contribution at 14.9% of off-plan value.
The flat-led composition reinforces Dubai’s ongoing construction-driven cycle, where staged payment structures and masterplan launches continue to attract capital. Commercial participation, while smaller in absolute terms, signals continued investor appetite for selective office and mixed-use opportunities.
The concentration of off-plan liquidity in a limited number of districts further illustrates disciplined capital deployment. The top three off-plan areas — Trade Center Second, Al Yelayiss 1 and Dubai Islands — accounted for 30.9% of total off-plan value. Trade Center Second activity was notably influenced by office transactions within AHS Tower, underscoring the role of high-value commercial deals in shaping weekly prints.
Ready Market Remains Balanced
The ready market recorded AED 3.6 billion in value, representing 35.6% of total weekly transactions. Flats again led the segment at AED 2.43 billion (67.1%), followed by villas at AED 661.2 million (18.3%). Hotel apartments and commercial assets made up smaller shares.
Importantly, resale activity did not collapse. While volumes were lower week-on-week, the composition suggests continued end-user and investor engagement rather than forced selling or pricing stress.
Liquidity within the ready segment remained concentrated in established districts. Business Bay, Burj Khalifa and Dubai Marina together accounted for 24.7% of ready value, highlighting sustained demand within prime and central clusters. Palm Jumeirah featured among top-performing districts in both off-plan and ready segments, reinforcing consistent appetite for coastal and trophy locations even during softer weekly cycles.
Liquidity Concentration and Market Maturity
One of the defining characteristics of Week 8 was liquidity concentration. Capital continued to flow into CBD corridors, emerging masterplans and prime waterfront zones rather than dispersing evenly across the city.
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Such clustering is increasingly characteristic of a maturing market where buyers demonstrate greater selectivity. Investors appear to be prioritising quality execution, infrastructure depth and long-term positioning over speculative breadth.
The fact that off-plan maintained a two-thirds share of total value even during a cooling week underscores the structural role of pre-construction sales in Dubai’s growth model. Meanwhile, the ready market’s stable composition suggests underlying demand resilience.
What Week 8 Signals
Dubai property transactions Week 8 reflect a moderation in pace rather than a shift in direction. The decline in both value and deal count suggests lower throughput, but the distribution of activity indicates continued structural strength.
Off-plan remains the dominant engine of liquidity. Flats continue to anchor both segments. Prime and coastal districts maintain their gravitational pull. Commercial deals remain opportunistic but meaningful.
In short, Week 8 represents a digestion phase within a broader cycle defined by depth, segmentation and disciplined capital allocation.
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