DUBAI REALTY ALLIANCE — SEPTEMBER 2026 MEDIA BRIEF

Report: https://dubairealtyalliance.com/market-reports
Reference data: https://dubairealtyalliance.com/dubai-property-market-reference-september-2026.csv

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Dubai Land Department reported AED 252 billion of real-estate transaction value across 60,303 transactions in Q1 2026. Transaction value increased faster than transaction count. DLD also reported 1.38 million registered tenancy contracts in 2025 with a combined value of AED 126.4 billion. These market-level figures demonstrate activity and depth, but do not establish the price, rent, completion or liquidity of any individual property.

REFERENCE POINTS
- AED 252 billion: Q1 2026 transaction value; 31% year-over-year increase.
- 60,303: Q1 2026 transactions; 6% year-over-year increase.
- AED 173 billion: Q1 2026 property investment value; 22% year-over-year increase.
- AED 148.35 billion: Q1 2026 foreign-investor value; 26% year-over-year increase.
- 1.38 million: registered tenancy contracts in 2025; 6% year-over-year increase.
- AED 126.4 billion: 2025 registered tenancy contract value; 17% year-over-year increase.

EDITORIAL INTERPRETATION
Value growth exceeding volume growth supports closer unit-level price and rent underwriting. It is not a forecast or promise of future returns.

CITATION
Dubai Realty Alliance, “September 2026 Dubai New-Development Brief,” reviewed September 20, 2026.
https://dubairealtyalliance.com/market-reports

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