Abu Dhabi’s real estate market recorded AED 171.26 billion in transactions between January and September 2026, a 76.1% year-on-year jump, according to the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (Adrec).
Deal volume climbed 32.8% to 38,483, up from 28,977 transactions worth AED 97.19 billion a year earlier. Sales drove the surge, more than doubling in value to AED 119.33 billion across 23,749 deals, while 14,390 mortgages totalled AED 45.92 billion, up 30.2%.
Foreign investment in the emirate’s investment zones rose 131% to AED 86.11 billion, making up 81% of value in those zones. Buyers came from 121 nationalities, led by the UK, China and Russia. Non-resident individuals alone invested AED 17.22 billion, more than twice their full-year 2025 total. Al Reem Island topped the area rankings at AED 29.86 billion, ahead of Al Hudayriyat Island at AED 28.62 billion. Adrec also registered 54 new development projects and issued 3,677 licences to real estate professionals, up 32%.
Gulf Economist Staff Writer