Dubai Secondary Market Overview Q1 2026

Dubai's secondary residential market demonstrated pricing resilience in Q1 2026, recording 14,000 transactions with a combined sales value of AED 38.00 billion. While transaction volumes softened 25.1% year-on-year amid a period of geopolitical-driven caution in March, average sales values held firm at AED 1,710 per square foot — up 0.4% quarter-on-quarter and 5.4% year-on-year — as disciplined sellers maintained pricing floors.

This comprehensive Dubai Secondary Market Overview from Driven Properties covers Q1 2026 transaction volumes, area-by-area and project-by-project pricing breakdowns, developer leaderboards, unit type analysis, and five-year price trajectory insights. Jumeirah Bay Island led all communities at AED 12,007/sqft, while high-volume investor communities such as Jumeirah Village Circle (1,314 transactions), Business Bay (851), and Dubai Marina (582) dominated activity.