Indicator · Q3 2026

Abu Dhabi off-plan share of sales

Name: Abu Dhabi off-plan share of sales, Q3 2026
Creator: Prop971 Research
Published: 2026-10-09

Off-plan was 80% of Abu Dhabi home sales and 89% of value in Q3 2026. From January to September it rose from 24% of sales in 2019 to 82% in 2026. ADREC's dashboard counts 98% of off-plan home sales in 2026 to date as cash purchases (69% in 2019), against 55% of ready sales.

LATEST READING80%of Abu Dhabi residential sales were off-plan, Q3 2026

Published 9 October 2026 · From Real Estate Market Balance: Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Q3 2026

Charts

FIG. 01

Off-plan share of Abu Dhabi residential sales and value by quarter, 2019 to Q3 2026

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Source: Prop971 Research, Q3 2026. Reuse with attribution.

Data

TABLE 01

Off-plan and first-sale shares by quarter (%)

Quarter	Off-plan, share of sales	Off-plan, share of value	First sales, share of sales
Q3 2026	79.9	89.0	69.7
Q2 2026	83.3	88.9	72.7
Q1 2026	81.3	89.8	76.2
Q4 2025	75.8	81.7	76.9
Q3 2025	71.3	79.8	75.4
Q2 2025	58.9	68.3	65.6
Q1 2025	64.1	74.3	64.9
Q4 2024	66.8	80.6	64.4
Q3 2024	65.0	71.7	61.5
Q2 2024	67.2	68.2	70.9
Q1 2024	67.5	78.6	67.6
Q4 2023	79.9	87.1	76.8
Q3 2023	77.8	86.6	78.6
Q2 2023	70.5	72.8	74.7
Q1 2023	75.0	81.6	76.3
Q4 2022	76.2	79.8	76.6
Q3 2022	64.3	67.6	66.4
Q2 2022	51.3	51.5	57.5
Q1 2022	51.8	45.9	55.5
Q4 2021	63.7	59.6	63.5
Q3 2021	51.1	52.1	50.3
Q2 2021	61.6	61.4	66.4
Q1 2021	61.3	55.6	64.8
Q4 2020	68.4	58.2	73.7
Q3 2020	45.7	41.8	66.4
Q2 2020	52.9	54.5	84.7
Q1 2020	33.3	36.5	79.3
Q4 2019	30.8	29.0	67.1
Q3 2019	12.9	12.8	60.8
Q2 2019	24.8	18.7	63.9
Q1 2019	26.8	16.4	74.9

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Source: Prop971 Research, Q3 2026. Reuse with attribution. CSV

TABLE 02

Cash share of Abu Dhabi home sales by year (ADREC dashboard, %)

Year	All home sales	Ready	Off-plan
2026 (to 7 Oct)	89.9	55.3	98.5
2025	78.5	54.8	88.6
2024	76.7	56.4	85.7
2023	81.8	62.4	87.6
2022	67.3	63.5	69.4
2021	64.6	61.3	67.2
2020	63.6	61.0	68.8
2019	61.1	59.7	69.0

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Source: Prop971 Research, Q3 2026. Reuse with attribution. CSV

Definition and method

Off-plan and ready are ADREC's sale application types; first sales are ADREC's Primary sale sequence (the first registered sale of a unit). Registered residential sales from ADREC's transaction-level sales export: apartments, duplexes, penthouses, villas and townhouses; court-mandated sales excluded. Medians use full-share sales with a recorded floor area, a price above AED 50,000 and AED 100 to 30,000 per sq ft.

Cash shares are ADREC's own yearly tally, homes only; ADREC counts developer payment plans as cash, not financed.

Sources

Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (ADREC) registered sales export, Prop971 analysis
ADREC dashboard, residential financing by period (export of 7 Oct 2026)

Full methods: Prop971 Research methodology

Cite

Cite the Q3 2026 edition

Prop971 Research (2026), Real Estate Market Balance: Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Q3 2026. Abu Dhabi off-plan share of sales. https://www.prop971.com/research/q3-2026/abu-dhabi-off-plan-share

Charts, tables and figures may be reproduced with attribution to Prop971 Research and a link to www.prop971.com.

Q3 2026 report (PDF)

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