Abu Dhabi, UAE – The Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre, the body responsible for regulating the real estate sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, issued its latest reports on the real estate market for the year 2025.
This shows significant growth in the value of real estate transactions, with strong performance expected to continue until 2030.
Real estate transaction data during 2025 revealed unprecedented levels of performance in market activity.
The total value of real estate transactions reached 142 billion dirhams, a growth of 44% compared to 2024.
Sales transactions accounted for the largest share of activity, worth AED 93 billion, representing 66% of the total value of real estate transactions.
Residential unit sales also emerged as a major driver of growth, with their value rising from approximately AED 19 billion in 2022 to AED 76 billion in 2025.
That’s four times the value in just three years.
In turn, foreign investment patterns showed how attractive the market is to investors from outside the UAE.
Foreign residents and investors accounted for approximately 62% of total residential unit sales in 2025.
According to the report, the total housing stock in the emirate reached 401,000 housing units during 2025.
The number of occupied units grew at an annual rate of 6.6%, compared to a 2.8% growth in supply since 2022.
In turn, residential apartment prices recorded the highest annual increase in recent years.
Selling prices rose by 19%, while new leases rose by 16% between 2024 and 2025.
This momentum was also strongly reflected in the performance of residential villas.
Selling prices rose by 13%, with strong rental returns of 14% in investment areas.
For its part, the commercial real estate sectors in Abu Dhabi continued to achieve strong performance during 2025.
Total supply in the retail sector reached 3.8 million square meters by 2025.
Public shops and stores within community shopping centers constituted 44% of the total leasable areas.
