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DIFC Property Transactions by Year

887 property sales worth ⃃ 5B were registered in DIFC in 2025, 30.8% higher than 2024, at a median price of ⃃ 3,490,000. The busiest year on record was 2025 (887 sales).

Years: 2012–2026Data to: 16 Oct 2026Updated: 17 Oct 2026

How many properties are sold in DIFC each year?

Each year links to its own page with the type, market and off-plan splits.

DIFC property sales by year
SalesValue (⃃)
20125191,136,900,076
2013382977,249,483
20144931,219,733,940
2015246594,672,550
2016201417,738,932
2017273621,040,291
2018138287,109,583
2019124220,287,432
2020160242,982,566
2021313569,721,925
2022182433,932,807
20235301,252,400,153
20246782,150,658,615
20258874,978,704,803
2026 YTD5953,193,997,581
Registered property sales and total value by year, DIFC. Source: DXBinteract. The same figures are in the table below.
2026 runs to 16 Oct 2026.
YearSalesSales YoYValueMedian pricePer sq ftRental contracts
2026 (to 16 Oct 2026)595part year⃃ 3.2B⃃ 3,510,000⃃ 40,4941,071
2025887+30.8%⃃ 5B⃃ 3,490,000⃃ 3,6951,528
2024678+27.9%⃃ 2.2B⃃ 2,300,000⃃ 1,9781,452
2023530+191.2%⃃ 1.3B⃃ 1,767,500⃃ 1,6831,522
2022182−41.9%⃃ 433.93M⃃ 1,900,000⃃ 1,5701,800
2021313+95.6%⃃ 569.72M⃃ 1,194,000⃃ 1,0651,763
2020160+29.0%⃃ 242.98M⃃ 1,262,500⃃ 1,2901,485
2019124−10.1%⃃ 220.29M⃃ 1,584,636⃃ 1,2531,691
2018138−49.5%⃃ 287.11M⃃ 1,785,500⃃ 1,4091,663
2017273+35.8%⃃ 621.04M⃃ 1,850,000⃃ 1,7651,423
2016201−18.3%⃃ 417.74M⃃ 1,825,000⃃ 1,7001,028
2015246−50.1%⃃ 594.67M⃃ 2,130,974⃃ 1,7841,011
2014493+29.1%⃃ 1.2B⃃ 2,173,750⃃ 1,850555
2013382−26.4%⃃ 977.25M⃃ 2,347,326⃃ 1,5001
2012519—⃃ 1.1B⃃ 1,804,615⃃ 1,130—

How these figures are calculated

Sales
Registered sale transactions by registration date, primary and resale, off-plan and ready, all property types.
Year
Calendar years (January–December). The current year is year to date and is not compared with the previous full year.
Rental contracts
New and renewed registered rental contracts in the same calendar year.

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Source and how to cite

DXBinteract analysis based on Dubai Land Department transaction data.

Data to
(latest registered transaction)
Last updated
— figures refresh hourly from the live dataset
Permanent URL
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Frequently asked questions

How many properties were sold in DIFC in 2025?
887 property sales worth ⃃ 4,978,704,803 were registered in DIFC in 2025, 30.8% higher than 2024 by number of sales.
Which year had the most property sales in DIFC?
2025 had the most registered sales on record in DIFC: 887.