Monthly market report
Abu Dhabi Property Market Report: August 2026
Abu Dhabi recorded 2,274 property sales in August 2026, at a median price of AED 3,394,039 and AED 1,837 per built-up square foot, across 56 districts. Recorded sale transactions from the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (ADREC) registry, aggregated for the last complete month. Free to read, quote and cite.
ADREC registry · data to 2026-09-09
2,274
Recorded sales
+18.4% vs previous month
AED 3m
Median sale price
AED 1,837
Median AED per built-up sqft
+8.8% vs previous month
AED 12.3bn
Total recorded value
56
Districts with recorded sales
+1.2% vs same month last year
Most active districts
Districts with at least 20 recorded sales in the month, ranked by transaction count.
| District | Recorded sales | Median AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|
| Al Hidayriyyat | 627 | AED 1,924 |
| Al Reem Island | 365 | AED 1,761 |
| Al Saadiyat Island | 234 | AED 2,476 |
| Yas Island | 206 | AED 1,895 |
| Al Bahyah | 161 | AED 462 |
| Ramhan Island | 126 | AED 3,966 |
| Ghadeer Al Tayr | 89 | AED 1,773 |
| Al Shamkhah | 75 | AED 1,015 |
| Zayed City | 64 | AED 1,550 |
| Al Maryah Island | 59 | AED 2,245 |
| Al Rahah | 53 | AED 2,310 |
| Al Reef | 32 | AED 1,018 |
Median price by unit size
Per-sqft price and unit size move inversely: smaller homes command more per foot, so a single blended figure hides which size a buyer is actually pricing.
| Unit size | Recorded sales | Median AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 137 | AED 1,722 |
| 1BR | 343 | AED 1,880 |
| 2BR | 406 | AED 1,843 |
| 3BR | 451 | AED 1,924 |
| 4BR | 401 | AED 1,850 |
| 5BR | 228 | AED 1,763 |
Thirteen-month trend
Transaction counts for the reported month and the preceding twelve completed months. Late registrations may revise these historical totals.
| Month | Recorded sales |
|---|---|
| 2025-08 | 2,248 |
| 2025-09 | 2,538 |
| 2025-10 | 3,829 |
| 2025-11 | 2,368 |
| 2025-12 | 2,635 |
| 2026-01 | 2,768 |
| 2026-02 | 3,087 |
| 2026-03 | 2,629 |
| 2026-04 | 3,414 |
| 2026-05 | 2,061 |
| 2026-06 | 2,215 |
| 2026-07 | 1,921 |
| 2026-08 | 2,274 |
Method and caveats
- Source: the ADREC transaction registry of recorded property sales in Abu Dhabi. These are settled transactions, not asking prices or portal listings.
- The report covers the last complete calendar month. ADREC registers a sale days to weeks after the parties agree, so the running month is always partial and would understate the market.
- Prices are medians, not averages, so a handful of very large sales cannot drag the figure. Median AED per built-up square foot is converted from the registry's square-metre basis at 10.7639 sqft per sqm.
- A median can move because the mix of what sold changed, not only because prices changed. A month in which more premium stock traded will print a higher median at unchanged prices. Read year-on-year moves with that in mind.
- Districts with fewer than 20 recorded sales in the month are excluded from the district table: a handful of sales produces a median with very wide error bars.
- This is market information for professional use. It is not investment, valuation, legal or tax advice.
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August 2026
2,274 recorded sales · AED 12.3bn
Captured 2026-09-06