Abu Dhabi’s property market recorded Dh171.26 billion across 38,483 transactions through September, already above its 2025 full-year total, while foreign investment in Abu Dhabi’s investment zones climbed sharply.
The Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (ADREC) said transaction value for the first nine months of 2026 rose 76.1% from the same period in 2025, while transaction volume increased 32.8%. ADREC released the figures Nov. 7. The nine-month value exceeded the Dh142 billion recorded across all of 2025, when Abu Dhabi reported 42,814 transactions.
Sales made up Dh119.33 billion of the nine-month total across 23,749 transactions. Sales value rose 105% from a year earlier, and sales volume increased 49.2%. Mortgages accounted for Dh45.92 billion across 14,390 transactions, with value up 30.2% and volume up 13.2%.
Foreign investment in the emirate’s investment zones reached Dh86.11 billion, up 131% year over year and equal to 81% of investment value in those zones. Separately, foreign direct investment by nonresident individuals totaled Dh17.22 billion. Investors from 121 nationalities contributed; the United Kingdom, China, Russia, the United States, France and Germany were the leading sources of nonresident individual investment by value.
Al Reem Island led districts with Dh29.86 billion in transaction value, followed by Al Hudayriyat Island at Dh28.62 billion and Al Saadiyat Island at Dh18.69 billion. ADREC projects that six districts, including Al Reem, Al Hudayriyat, Al Saadiyat and Yas islands, will account for 77% of incremental real-estate supply through 2030.
ADREC Director-General Rashed Al Omaira said: “Buyers expect projects to be delivered, businesses need space to grow.”
The International Real Estate and Investment Show (IREIS) ran Nov. 10-12 at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi. Organizer Dome Exhibitions LLC describes the event as connecting developers, brokers and investors with buyers worldwide. Gulf News reported that Amer Al Ahbabi, chairman of Vertix Holdings, said the event was drawing foreign investor interest to the emirate. The show was scheduled to conclude Thursday, Nov. 12.
