Abu Dhabi Real Estate Activity Over Past Eight Weeks
The Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (ADREC), the custodian and regulator of Abu Dhabi’s real estate sector, has released market insights covering activity over the past eight weeks, providing greater transparency on recent transaction trends and supporting a clearer understanding of market behaviour.
Residential Unit Sales in the past 8 weeks
March recorded ~2,600 residential unit sales transactions, compared to ~2,700 and ~3,100 transactions in January and February 2026, respectively. April recorded over ~3,200 transactions, exceeding January and February levels.
In value terms, April recorded over AED 13 billion in residential unit sales.
Residential Unit Ready Sales Provide a More Recent Indicator of Underlying Demand
Residential unit sales transactions are driven by off-plan and ready sales. Residential unit ready sales provide the most immediate views of current market activity and offer a more direct read of buyer demand within the period.
Over the past eight weeks, market activity followed a pattern consistent with normal variation, with strong activity in January and February, moderation in March, and April recording activity levels similar to earlier in the year.
In March 2026, ready sales recorded 482 units, with approximately AED 1.2 billion in transaction value, compared to a monthly average of approximately 560 units and AED 1.6 billion in January and February.April recorded 529 units transacted and approximately AED 1.6 billion in sales value, consistent with recent historical norms.
Off-plan Project Launches Continue in Past 8 weeks
Off-plan project launches remained active during the eight-week period, with major project launches including Modon’s Tara Park, Ohana Development’s Manchester City Yas Residences, Aldar’s Yas Park Place, and Sobha City Abu Dhabi. These launches reflect ongoing development activity across the market, with new projects continuing to be introduced over the period and continuous monitoring of off-plan sales registration within the ADREC registry in the coming weeks.
Listing Price Trends
Historically, a limited share of listings has recorded decreases to asking prices. Over the past eight weeks, this share increased slightly, indicating a modest uptick in such activity within the market. The vast majority of listings ~90% continue to show no change in asking prices or price increases.
For listings where price adjustments occurred, the majority remained contained, with approximately 85% to 90% reflecting decreases of less than 10% of the previous listed price.
This indicates that pricing adjustments remained contained and moderate in scale, rather than representing broad-based shifts across the market.
Total Residential Units with Active Leases Continue to Increase
The residential leasing market continued its upward trajectory, with active leased residential units increasing consistently on a weekly basis since the beginning of the year.
In line with trends observed over the past two to three years, growth in active leased units continues at a moderating pace, driven by high occupancy levels.
ADREC continues to publish real estate data and market insights through its official platform providing stakeholders with direct access to transaction indicators and market performance data and supporting a transparent view of market conditions as they evolve.
