The Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (ADREC) announced that the emirate’s property market recorded AED 94 billion in transactions across 29,400 deals in the first nine months of 2025—up 43.3% in value and 48% in volume from the same period last year.
The strong performance underscores Abu Dhabi’s growing reputation as one of the region’s most transparent and reliable real estate markets. Rising transaction activity reflects sustained confidence from buyers, investors, and lenders, supported by ADREC’s digital initiatives and regulatory reforms aimed at improving market efficiency and transparency.
Of the total trading volume, AED 61.8 billion came from sales and purchases across 16,887 transactions, while mortgages accounted for AED 32.2 billion through 12,666 deals—showcasing healthy demand from both end-users and investors and indicating increased financing confidence.
“These results demonstrate the robustness of Abu Dhabi’s real estate fundamentals and the maturity of its investor base,” said Engineer Rashed Al Omaira, Acting Director General of ADREC. He noted that enhanced transparency, stronger data, and effective regulation contributed to a 9% rise in the sector’s non-oil GDP contribution, reaching AED 21.9 billion in H1 2025, up from AED 20.2 billion a year earlier.
The construction sector also saw a 10% increase, contributing AED 57.5 billion compared with AED 52.3 billion in the same period of 2024. Together, real estate and construction generated AED 79.5 billion—24% of Abu Dhabi’s non-oil GDP in the first half of 2025.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the emirate’s property sector reached AED 6.2 billion as of Q3 2025, a 35% year-on-year jump. Investors from 97 nationalities—particularly Russia, China, the UK, France, Kazakhstan, and the U.S.—helped drive this growth. Investment zones attracted 74% of all foreign real estate investment, rising 66% in value to AED 35 billion.
Momentum in the sector is further seen in the approval of 40 new development projects in 2025 and a 47% rise in professional real estate licences, which reached 2,411 in the first nine months of the year. These indicators highlight ongoing confidence in Abu Dhabi’s expanding real estate ecosystem.
ADREC continues to advance the sector through digital transformation and stronger oversight, with initiatives like the Digital Buy & Sell Service, the Madhmoun Platform, and the ADREC Interactive Map positioning Abu Dhabi as a regional leader in transparency and investor trust.
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