Dubai This Week: AED 7.51 billion in sales, ready homes lead for an eleventh week, and Dubai South ranks top three in every category

Dubai This Week · 9 November 2026

The short version: another steady week. Sales rose to AED 7.51 billion, ready homes outsold off-plan for the eleventh week in a row, and Dubai South ranked in the top three communities for apartments, villas and land at the same time. Away from the numbers, Emaar moved to take full control of its development arm, a strong signal of confidence from Dubai’s biggest developer.

What happened

• AED 7.51 billion in one week. In the week of 2 to 6 November, Dubai recorded 2,709 sales worth AED 7.51 billion, according to Dubai Land Department figures. Ready properties accounted for AED 4.50 billion across 1,159 deals, and off-plan for AED 3.01 billion across 1,550 deals. Mortgages added AED 5.73 billion from 923 transactions.
• Up on the week before. Total value rose by AED 70 million and the number of sales by 130. Ready homes added AED 110 million, while off-plan dipped by AED 40 million.
• Ready homes lead for an eleventh week. Ready properties outsold off-plan by AED 1.49 billion, and the gap widened from AED 1.34 billion a week earlier.
• What sold. 2,171 apartments and other units, 199 villas and buildings, and 339 plots of land.
• Where buyers were busiest. For apartments, first sales in Jumeirah Village Circle led (121), followed closely by first sales in Dubai South (117), resales in Business Bay (83), Al Jaddaf (77) and Majan (70). For villas and buildings, Damac Islands led with 29 resales and 27 first sales, followed by first sales in Dubai South (18). For land, first sales in Dubai Islands led (89), followed by resales in Nad Al Sheba (42) and first sales in Dubai South (28).

The biggest deals

• AED 62.5 million: a plot in Jumeirah Garden City, previously bought for AED 21.8 million in March 2017, a 187% gain.
• AED 60 million: a Garden Home on Frond C, Palm Jumeirah, previously bought for AED 28.7 million in May 2023, a 109% gain in about three and a half years.
• AED 58 million: a first-sale apartment at Silena Residences, Dubai Islands, the week’s biggest apartment deal.
• AED 55 million: a plot in Mohammed Bin Rashid City, previously bought for AED 8.7 million in September 2023, a 533% gain.
• AED 50.1 million: a first-sale villa in The Beach Collection, Palm Jebel Ali.
• AED 44 million: a villa in Wildflower, Jumeirah Golf Estates, previously bought for AED 11.5 million in January 2021, a 283% gain.
• AED 49 million: a plot in Al Barsha, which sold 11% below its AED 55 million price in March 2013.

The pattern from recent weeks continues: land and well-positioned villas bought at the right time are delivering the biggest gains. The Wildflower sale stands out for golf-course owners, nearly four times its 2021 price. The Al Barsha plot is the reminder that timing still matters, even for land in an established area.

Also this week

• Emaar moves to own its development arm outright. Emaar Properties offered AED 15 per share, around AED 12.6 billion, to buy the remaining 21% of Emaar Development it does not already own. Emaar Development reported H1 2026 net profit of AED 6.7 billion, up 43%, with AED 127.7 billion of sales still to be recognised. That backlog is years of pre-sold homes still to be delivered.
• JPMorgan expands in DIFC. J.P. Morgan Private Bank opened a new DIFC branch after more than tripling its Dubai private-banking team in a year. DIFC now counts 1,408 family-related entities, up 36% year on year. Private bankers follow wealthy clients, and those clients are the buyers at the top of Dubai’s market.
• Al Satwa planning rules updated. Dubai Municipality now allows higher-density building in Al Satwa, up to a ground floor plus eight residential floors on qualifying plots, with incentives for plots of 1,000 square metres or more, including combined plots.

What it means, and for whom

• Buyers: eleven weeks of ready homes leading shows buyers want homes they can live in or rent out now. Compare recorded sales, not asking prices, and move quickly when the right home appears.
• Off-plan buyers: the developer’s strength matters as much as the payment plan. Emaar’s results and its AED 127.7 billion backlog are a useful reassurance for anyone buying off-plan in an Emaar community.
• Villa and golf-home owners: long-held villas in golf and waterfront communities continue to deliver the biggest gains. If you are thinking of selling, price on recent recorded sales in your own community.
• Landowners and investors: land keeps producing the week’s biggest gains, and the Al Satwa rules show how new planning can unlock value in older areas.

Umar’s take

This is the week Dubai South showed up everywhere: second for apartment first sales, third for villa first sales and third for land. Buyers are not backing one project, they are backing the whole area, from apartments to villas to plots, on the strength of the airport expansion and Expo City. The Emaar news matters here too. Emaar is the developer behind Emaar South, and a developer that is profitable, growing and buying out its own minority shareholders is not one that needs to discount. If you own in an Emaar community, that supports your price. If you are buying, it supports your confidence. And the Wildflower sale is one more example of what golf-course villas can do for owners who hold. If you want to know what your home is worth today, my free instant price range tool shows what similar homes have actually sold for.

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General market commentary, not investment advice. Weekly figures are from the Dubai Land Department for 2 to 6 November 2026.