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Cite the Q3 2026 report

Prop971 Research (2026), Real Estate Market Balance: Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Q3 2026, Prop971, Dubai, published 9 October 2026, https://www.prop971.com/research/reports/market-balance-q3-2026

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Headline figures, Q3 2026

0132,385registered residential sales in Dubai in Q3 2026-35.8% on Q3 2025; higher than 21 of the 30 quarters since 2019Q3 2026 · Prop971 Research
02AED 56.0bnof residential sales value in Dubai in the quarter-44.7% on Q3 2025; AED 217bn in the first nine months of 2026Q3 2026 · Prop971 Research
03AED 1,685median registered price per sq ft in Dubai-2.0% on Q3 2025; +76% on Q3 2019Q3 2026 · Prop971 Research
0473%of Dubai sales were off-plan, 70% of value77% and 79% a year earlierQ3 2026 · Prop971 Research
0543%of Dubai sales were priced under AED 1 million28% a year earlier; sales above AED 5m were 3.6% of deals and 22% of valueQ3 2026 · Prop971 Research
06368,502estimated unfinished units in registered Dubai projects494,269 registered units in 1,559 active projects; 78% in projects under a quarter builtQ3 2026 · Prop971 Research
072.35xpipeline-to-absorption ratio for Dubairemaining units to sales in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026; across the 12 largest pipelines, from 1.9x in Jumeirah Village Circle to 3.8x in Al Yelayiss 1Q3 2026 · Prop971 Research
08+5.0%change in the median Dubai apartment rent over 12 monthsQ3 2026 contracts: median AED 68,000, new AED 73,000 vs renewed AED 64,000Q3 2026 · Prop971 Research
09AED 27.4bnof residential sales value in Abu Dhabi in Q3 2026+31.1% on Q3 2025 from 6,070 sales (-7.8%); ADREC Abu Dhabi City sale index +17.3% y/yQ3 2026 · Prop971 Research
1044 / 59Prop971 Market Balance Index, Dubai / Abu Dhabisix components, 50 = neutral; Abu Dhabi provisional. Dubai: transaction momentum 0, rental momentum 67Q3 2026 · Prop971 Research
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