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Abu Dhabi property sales rise 105% in first nine months of 2026

Abu Dhabi sales transactions were worth AED 119.33 billion in the first nine months of 2026, up +105%, while mortgage value grew 30.2%.

The facts

  • Abu Dhabi recorded AED 171.26 billion of real estate transaction value across 38,483 transactions in the first nine months of 2026, against AED 97.19 billion across 28,977 transactions a year earlier, a rise of 76.1% in value and 32.8% in volume, published on 7 November 2026.
  • Sales accounted for 23,749 transactions worth AED 119.33 billion, up +105% in value and 49.2% in volume from 15,910 transactions worth AED 58.20 billion.
  • Mortgage transactions reached 14,390 deals worth AED 45.92 billion, 30.2% higher in value and 13.2% higher in volume.
  • Foreign investment inside the emirate's investment zones rose 131% to AED 86.11 billion, or 81% of total investment value in those zones, and foreign direct investment by non-resident individuals reached AED 17.22 billion, against AED 8.2 billion for the whole of 2025.
  • Al Reem Island led the districts with AED 29.86 billion, ahead of Al Hudayriyat Island at AED 28.62 billion, Al Saadiyat Island at AED 18.69 billion, Yas Island at AED 13.4 billion and Zayed City at AED 5.36 billion.
  • The Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre registered 54 new development projects and issued 3,677 professional licences, 32% more than in the same period of 2025.

What it means for your money

  • Entry costs more but exits look easier. Transaction volume rose 32.8% and value 76.1%, so price and liquidity moved together.
  • Glopra puts Abu Dhabi apartments at 6,474.5 dollars per square metre with 6.5% transaction costs, and mortgage value grew 30.2% against a 105% jump in sales value, so cash and equity buyers set the price in the named investment zones while a leveraged bidder competes without their indifference to interest rates.
  • An owner already holding in Al Reem Island, Al Hudayriyat Island, Al Saadiyat Island, Yas Island or Zayed City meets the other half of the same release: six districts are projected to take 77% of incremental supply through 2030, and that lands on resale pricing and rental yields at exactly those addresses.

What to watch

  • The release prints no next publication date and directs readers to the centre's own market reports page, where the complete nine-month figures sit.
  • Its percentages are truncated rather than rounded, and AED 171.26 billion against AED 97.19 billion works out at 76.2%, not the printed 76.1%.
  • The foreign direct investment comparison is not like for like: AED 17.22 billion covers nine months of 2026, AED 8.2 billion the full year 2025.

Sources: Abu Dhabi Media Office https://www.mediaoffice.abudhabi/en/economy/abu-dhabi-real-estate-centre-records-761-year-on-year-increase-in-transaction-value-reaching-aed1712bn-during-first-9-months-of-2026/

Market data: Abu Dhabi · Ras Al Khaimah · Dubai · Sharjah