Abu Dhabi sales moved higher in count, value and median rate across 2023-07-01 – 2026-06-24

ADREC / DARI records show 63,846 sales worth AED 256.14 billion during 2023-07-01 – 2026-06-24. Monthly activity ended above the July 2023 starting point, while the median sale rate reached its highest recorded monthly level in March 2026.

Key findings

• The period recorded 63,846 sales with a combined value of AED 256.14 billion. The overall median sale price was AED 2,225,699.56 and the median sale rate was AED 15,444.32 per m².
• Monthly sales rose from 1,144 in July 2023 to 1,984 in June 2026, while monthly value increased from AED 4.08 billion to AED 10.36 billion.
• The highest monthly transaction count was 3,826 in October 2025. The highest monthly total value was AED 22.94 billion in February 2026.
• The monthly median rate reached AED 20,442.14 per m² in March 2026, the highest level in the supplied monthly series.
• Apartments accounted for 39,905 sales, the largest recorded property-type count. Villas generated the largest property-type total value at AED 92.83 billion, compared with AED 90.83 billion for apartments.
• Al Reem Island recorded the largest sale count among the listed districts at 15,525, while Al Saadiyat Island recorded the largest listed district total value at AED 49.99 billion.

A three-year sales record with a stronger end point

The supplied evidence covers 63,846 sales from 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-24, with a combined recorded value of AED 256,138,364,001.69. The period-wide median sale price was AED 2,225,699.56, and the median sale rate was AED 15,444.32 per m². These are medians where stated, not averages. The record covers one municipality, 60 districts, 493 communities and 340 projects. The monthly series shows a higher level of activity at the end of the period than at its beginning. July 2023 recorded 1,144 sales worth AED 4,081,643,777.33, with a median rate of AED 11,771.39 per m². June 2026 recorded 1,984 sales worth AED 10,364,435,939.96, with a median rate of AED 19,453.90 per m². On a simple start-to-end comparison, the monthly count was about 73% higher, monthly value about 154% higher, and the median rate about 65% higher. This comparison describes the two reported monthly observations and does not assign a cause to the changes.

Counts moved unevenly before reaching a higher monthly range

Transaction counts varied substantially through the period. The series began at 1,144 sales in July 2023 and rose to 1,575 in August, before recording 1,496 in September and 1,556 in October. November 2023 reached 1,557 sales, while December recorded 1,349. The lowest monthly count in the supplied series was 914 in February 2024. Counts then moved between 991 and 1,443 from June to July 2024, before reaching 1,673 in October, 1,679 in November and 1,618 in December. January 2025 recorded 1,693 sales, followed by 961 in February and 1,188 in March. A higher-count phase appears in the second half of 2025. July recorded 2,100 sales, August 2,235, September 2,523 and October 3,826, the series high. Counts then eased to 2,380 in November and 2,643 in December. In 2026, January recorded 2,735 sales, February 3,119, March 2,649 and April 3,366. May recorded 2,088 and June 1,984. The evidence therefore shows a substantial rise from the earlier low points, alongside month-to-month variation rather than a uniform increase.

Value reached its highest monthly level in February 2026

Monthly total value did not move in direct proportion to transaction count. July 2023 recorded AED 4.08 billion, while the lowest monthly value in the series was AED 2.93 billion in June 2024. November 2024 recorded AED 7.998 billion, followed by AED 5.831 billion in December. January 2025 recorded AED 6.495 billion, and June 2025 reached AED 7.277 billion. The second half of 2025 contained several larger-value months. July recorded AED 6.220 billion, August AED 9.414 billion, September AED 9.368 billion and October AED 14.017 billion. November recorded AED 9.476 billion and December AED 10.860 billion. In 2026, January reached AED 13.306 billion, February rose to the series high of AED 22.937 billion, March recorded AED 12.633 billion and April AED 14.763 billion. May recorded AED 9.279 billion and June AED 10.364 billion. October 2025 had the highest count, but February 2026 had the highest total value. This difference shows why transaction count and total value should be read as separate measures in the period record.

Median AED per m² climbed to a March 2026 high

The monthly median sale rate was AED 11,771.39 per m² in July 2023. It moved above AED 13,000 per m² in August and September 2023, reached AED 14,412.68 in December, then fell to AED 12,875.96 in January 2024 and AED 12,139.40 in June 2024. The rate increased to AED 15,370.83 per m² in October 2024, although November and December were lower at AED 14,182.74 and AED 13,177.56. January 2025 recorded AED 16,122.91 per m², followed by a lower AED 13,445.74 in February. April 2025 was AED 16,153.50 per m², the highest monthly observation at that point in the series. The strongest monthly rate readings came in 2026: AED 18,429.78 per m² in January, AED 18,686.72 in February, AED 20,442.14 in March, AED 19,703.76 in April, AED 19,747.60 in May and AED 19,453.90 in June. March 2026 was the series high. The overall period median, AED 15,444.32 per m², summarises the full period and should not be treated as the average of the monthly medians.

District distribution: count and value leaders differed

Among the listed districts, Al Reem Island recorded the largest sale count at 15,525, followed by Yas Island at 12,781 and Al Saadiyat Island at 7,311. Al Hidayriyyat recorded 4,946 sales, while Zayed City recorded 3,484. The corresponding total values were AED 39.45 billion for Al Reem Island, AED 32.50 billion for Yas Island, AED 49.99 billion for Al Saadiyat Island, AED 34.64 billion for Al Hidayriyyat and AED 8.68 billion for Zayed City. Al Saadiyat Island therefore had the largest total value among these listed districts despite recording fewer sales than Al Reem Island and Yas Island. Its median rate was AED 24,202.80 per m². Yas Island recorded AED 18,462.95 per m², Al Jubail Island AED 16,352.75, Al Reem Island AED 14,090.62 and Al Hidayriyyat AED 12,648.20. The listed district figures show different relationships between transaction count, total value and median rate.

Property mix: apartments led count, villas led value

Apartments were the largest recorded property type by transaction count, with 39,905 sales and total value of AED 90.83 billion. Villas recorded 12,109 sales but the largest property-type total value at AED 92.83 billion. Townhouses or attached villas recorded 5,434 sales worth AED 14.11 billion, while plots for villas recorded 2,902 sales worth AED 10.28 billion. The median rate for apartments was AED 17,542.05 per m², compared with AED 14,170.82 per m² for villas and AED 13,833.79 per m² for townhouses or attached villas. Duplexes recorded 932 sales, with a median rate of AED 16,121.12 per m². Residential complexes recorded 703 sales and AED 10.16 billion in total value, with a median rate of AED 5,531.62 per m². The property mix demonstrates that the most frequent type was not the type with the largest total value. It also shows why the median rate needs to be read alongside both transaction count and total value.

How to read the period

The evidence describes recorded sales across the stated reporting window and provides monthly observations from July 2023 through June 2026. The final monthly observation is reported as June 2026, while the overall period ends on 2026-06-24. The analysis does not infer reasons for the changes in activity, value or rate. It reports the measured movement in the supplied ADREC / DARI data and keeps median AED per m² separate from average sale-price measures available elsewhere in the evidence.

Methodology

Important notes

• Developer attribution is not available and is never inferred from project names.
• Recorded project rankings include only transactions with a project identifier and at least three sales.
• The analysis describes official observations and does not infer causes or provide investment advice.