Dubai, UAE – Sales of ready apartments in Dubai rose 25.7% month on month to AED 5.28 billion (about USD 1.44 billion) in October 2026, the highest monthly value since February, according to analysis of Dubai Land Department (DLD) data.
October in numbers
- 2,988 ready apartments sold, up 22.6% from 2,437 in September
- Ready units made up 36.9% of apartment sales value and 34.3% of all apartment deals, including off-plan
- October ranked third of the year so far, behind February (3,844 deals, AED 6.85bn) and January (3,527 deals, AED 5.96bn)
Top areas by volume
- Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC): 384 sales, AED 364.8m
- Business Bay: 237 sales, AED 448.6m (highest value of the top five)
- Liwan: 187 sales, AED 192m
- International City Phase 1: 129 sales, AED 58.2m
- Dubai Marina: 123 sales, AED 338.6m
Luxury segment
44 ready apartments sold for AED 10 million or more, worth a combined AED 700 million. Palm Jumeirah accounted for 18 of these deals and about half of the segment’s value, including October’s two most expensive sales at AED 55m and AED 53.7m.
Source: Arabian Business.
