ABU DHABI MARKET REPORT
Q3 2026
JULY - SEPTEMBER 2026
Q3 2026 / ABU DHABI
THE QUARTER IN CONTEXT
ABU DHABI Residential sales value remained above the same quarter last year, while easing from the strong first half. The market evidence points to a greater role for high-value homes and a continuing focus on new developments. Property type and location are essential to interpreting the headline result. [1, 4]
AED 27.45bn
+37.7%
-11.5%
c.6,000
Residential unit sales value
Sales value vs Q3 2025*
Sales value vs Q2 2026*
Unit sales; dashboard rounded
[1] ADREC live dashboard, accessed 26 Oct 2026; all residential unit filters. *Calculated from displayed rounded values. [4] Projectory analysis. Figures use the stated source scope.
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Q3 2026 / ABU DHABI
WHERE ACTIVITY CONCENTRATED
EMIRATE HIGHLIGHTS Al Reem Island
Al Hidayriyyat / Hudayriyat
1,326 home sales | 21.8% of the sample
34.1% of sales value | 19.1% of sales
The largest transaction count in Prop971's Q3 district analysis. Compare individual towers and layouts when reviewing this broad apartment market.
A smaller share of transactions generated a much larger share of value. That concentration makes the project and product mix especially relevant.
Yas Island
Saadiyat Island
1,022 home sales | 16.8% of sales
492 home sales | 13.0% of sales value
A substantial contributor to quarterly activity. Evaluate ready and off-plan opportunities separately before using an area-wide benchmark.
Value share exceeded transaction share. Premium pricing needs to be assessed against close comparables within the same development.
[2] Prop971 Research, Q3 2026 district analysis; 6,070-sale sample, published 9 Oct 2026. This filtered sample differs from the live ADREC dashboard. Commentary is editorial interpretation.
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Q3 2026 / ABU DHABI
PRICES AND LEASING
MARKET SNAPSHOT +9%
+8%
+29%
Apartment prices YoY
Villa / townhouse prices YoY
Rental transactions QoQ
Savills' Abu Dhabi City analysis shows modest like-for-like quarterly price gains: 0.5% for apartments and 0.2% for villas/townhouses. Rental activity reached 50,500 contracts, with renewals representing 68%. [3]
New apartment rents: selected districts DISTRICT
AED / SQ M / YEAR
QOQ RANGE
Al Reem Island
c.1,000
-1% to 0%
Yas Island
c.1,295
0% to +1%
Al Raha
875-950
-9% to -4%
Saadiyat Island
1,025-1,100
-14% to -8%
[3] Savills, Q3 2026, Abu Dhabi City only (excludes Al Ain and Al Dhafra). Price growth uses matched properties. New-rent ranges reflect selected matched cohorts; rates are per sq m, not per sq ft.
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Q3 2026 / ABU DHABI
OFFICIAL DASHBOARD SERIES
SALES ANALYSIS The live ADREC series shows the quarterly path of residential unit sales value. The latest complete quarter sits below the first two quarters of 2026, but above Q3 2025. These are transaction values; they do not measure the appreciation of an unchanged home. [1]
Sales value (AED bn) 39.62 40
31.00 28.92
27.45
30
19.93 20
10
0
Q3 2025
Q4 2025
Q1 2026
Q2 2026
Q3 2026
Reading the change A larger share of expensive homes can lift total value even when fewer properties sell. Compare sales counts, product mix and prices together before drawing a conclusion about underlying demand.
[1] ADREC > Total Residential Unit Sales by Period > Quarterly > AED, all other filters unselected. Displayed totals as accessed 26 Oct 2026; historical values can be revised.
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Q3 2026 / ABU DHABI
WHAT SITS BEHIND THE HEADLINE
RECENT MARKET SIGNALS 80.8% off-plan Projectory's filtered home-sale sample recorded 4,850 off-plan transactions. New development remained the dominant source of activity. [4]
61.4% of value from villas Villas represented 32.8% of transactions in the same sample. This uneven contribution helps explain why value and volume can move differently. [4]
87.6% of annual value growth Homes sold for AED 10m or more accounted for this share of the increase. Below that threshold, sales value grew by 5.0%. [4]
THE INTERPRETATION
The quarter's strength was concentrated. A premium transaction is evidence of demand for that asset; it is not a valuation benchmark for every nearby home. Review the closest completed sales before applying the market narrative to a purchase.
[4] Projectory Research, 16 Oct 2026, ADREC home-sale sample: 6,006 sales / AED 27.39bn. Plots and whole residential assets excluded. The sample is kept separate from [1].
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Q3 2026 / ABU DHABI
A FRAMEWORK FOR THE NEXT QUARTER
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Prime homes
Test the premium against close comparables.
Assess view, layout, scarcity and the depth of the resale market.
What to watch in Q4 Monitor whether the premium villa momentum broadens into more locations and price bands. Follow new launches alongside actual registrations, and compare new-lease evidence with renewal activity.
Supply context: ADREC's H1 2026 outlook projects 71,000 additional homes across the emirate by 2030. This is an earlier forecast, not Q3 delivery data. [6]
Editorial due-diligence framework, not a property recommendation or return forecast. [6] ADREC H1 2026 market report release, 18 Aug 2026.
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