Dubai’s booming property market sets new records as sales and rents surge

Dubai’s booming property market sets new records as sales and rents surge

Just three months into 2023, Dubai's red hot property market has net new records for transaction volumes as the global buyers and investors continue throng to the glitzy city.

In the year to date to March 2023, the total transaction volume reached 29,323, which is the highest total ever registered during the first quarter of the year, according to real estate adviser CBRE Group Inc.

During the period, 11,597 residential transactions were registered in Dubai, the highest monthly total ever recorded, marking a growth rate of 47.3% compared to the year prior. This increase has been supported by a 96.1% growth in off-plan market transactions and a 12.4% increase in secondary market transactions.

Having bounced back from a slump in 2020 on the back of visa reforms and investor friendly policies, Dubai is one of the fastest growing markets globally. Although still significantly cheaper than real estate in New York or London, prices and rents ballooned last year as demand from global investors surged. The invasion of Ukraine led to Russian nationals, who looked to ring fence their wealth from Western sanctions, move out of their country. Dubai is among their top destinations. In addition, Chinese investors who stayed away during the pandemic,