The Dubai real estate market placed in April in addition to the results, with residential sales transactions up to 17,447 – an impressive 61% increased compart to the same month last year – while commercial rental activity was risen, including a 22.4% increase in the average office rental and a sharp 40.8% jumped into warehouse percentages.
These figures, published in the April 2025 report of Engel & Völkers Midden -OostenFor leader in premium residential and commercial real estate services, the constant power of Dubai underlines as a magnet for global capital, even in the midst of broader economic uncertainty and changing investor sentiment worldwide.
In the residential sector, the transaction volumes not only exceeded April 2024, but also exceed the monthly average of Q1 2025 by more than 20%, which emphasizes a strong underlying question.
A softer US dollar improved affordability for overseas buyers, which continues to work on the interest in off-plan and secondary markets. International investors remain attracted to the combination of lifestyle of Dubai, a high return and relative value compared to other global cities.
Commercial real estate echoed the momentum, supported by substantial population growth and an increasingly diversified economy. Core Business Districts such as Business Bay and Jumeirah Lake Towers saw strong absorption and limited new shares, which pushed Avege Office rental prices more than 22% compared to April 2024.
At the same time, the logistics and industrial sector experiences a performed, with warehouse rental that climbs almost 41% year on year due to the increasing demand from e-commerce, production and trace sector in search of well-lured, high-specific space.
“Dubai continues to distinguish itself in the global real estate stage,” said Daniel Hadi, CEO of Engel & Völkers Midden -Oosten. “Buyers and investors respond to the unique combination of the city of quality lifestyle, competitive yields and policy stability. Safe, well -managed environment.
Residential activities remained broad, with location and emerging communities that saw a question investigated. Jumeirah Village Circle remained the highest transaction area of the city and attractive for end users and investors who are attracted to the relative value.
Damac Islands Came of strength and met the growing demand for affordable villas and mansions on the water. Meanwhile, Business Bay and Dubai Marina Remained one of the best performing apartment markets and combined a strong lifestyle appeal power with Conscsentens Investor Interest.
While the total prices are still up, Engel & Völkers Pay attention to early signs of stabilization in adult communities – an indicator of a more balanced, sustainable market. Strong basic principles, investor-friendly policy and a transparent regulatory environment support the growing process of Dubai Langer term.
On the commercial side, top percens for transaction activity include Business Bay, Motor City, JLT and Barsha Heights-Lall that offer strong fundamental and strategic benefits for companies in different sectors. The limited availability of grade A office space and a steady influex from companies that set up the head office in Dubai regionally expect them to send on an upward pressure in the second half of the year.
Meanwhile, competence of warehouse operators for space in the vicinity of trade, free zones and last-mile delivery hubs, stimulated by the Sustaned rental overgrowth in important industrial clusters.
While Dubai’s position as a gateway between East and West and a magnet for innovation and investment, cementation, Engel & Völkers Midden -Oosten Predictions continuous momentum sport the rest of 2025. With strong market fundaments, resilien-buyer Somiment and record levels of global interest, the real estate market of the city is on schedule to deliver the record of the Derter.
