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Dubai Property Market Q1 2026: A Market Slowing

According to DLD data, Q1 2026 shows clear signs of cooling across Dubai’s property market.

Total transaction value reached AED 172 billion, up 24% year on year, but down 6% compared to Q4 2025. Transaction volumes fell 18% quarter on quarter.

That contrast matters. The annual comparison looks strong. The short-term trajectory does not.

Key figures from Q1 2026:

• Total transaction volume down 18% quarter on quarter
• Overall transaction value down 6% vs Q4 2025
• Average prices up 14% quarter on quarter and 19% year on year
• Apartment volume down up to 25%
• Apartment transaction value down up to 22%
• Apartment price growth limited to around 3%
• Villas and townhouses prices up 43% year on year
• Villas and townhouses transaction value up 23%
• Villas and townhouses volume up 19%
• Off-plan volume down 22%
• Off-plan value down 15%, despite still representing 67% of all transactions
• Rental volume down 15% quarter on quarter
• New rental contracts down 19%
• Total rental value down 25% in some datasets
• Rental listings up 24%

What is emerging is a more selective market.

Luxury and high-value transactions continue to support pricing, while mid-market liquidity has softened. Apartments are under clearer pressure, while villas and townhouses remain the strongest performing asset class.

The data does not point to a market in decline, but it does point to one losing momentum.

For investors and end users, strategy now matters more than timing.

Read the full breakdown: https://www.air-dxb.com/insights/dubai-property-market-slows-q1-2026

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According to AirDNA, the Dubai short-let market is operating at 71% occupancy across 28,642 active listings.

At AirDXB, we’re operating at 85% occupancy.

Same market. Same demand. Different ex*****on.

Based on our own booking data since March:

• ~25 bookings per day on average
• ~25–30% of bookings are 30+ nights
• ~10–15% are 21+ nights
• ~30–35% are short stays (1–6 nights) filling gaps

Demand hasn’t disappeared — it has shifted.

Longer stays are increasing.
Last-minute bookings are rising.
Flexibility is driving decisions.

While many properties sit unoptimised across thousands of listings,
our portfolio is:

✔ Generating consistent income
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✔ Capturing both short-term and mid-term demand

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✔ Exit anytime with just 2 days’ notice
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✔ Operate at low-season pricing to build performance fast

The opportunity is already in the market —
the question is whether your property is positioned to capture it.

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