📊 2024 Annual Performance
- Total transactions: 28,249 deals — a 24.2 % increase year-over-year.
- Total transaction value: AED 96.2 billion (USD 26.2 billion), up 10.45 % from the previous year.
- Sales transactions: 16,735 deals worth AED 58.5 billion.
- Mortgage deals: 11,514 deals worth AED 37.7 billion.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): AED 7.86 billion in 2024 — a 125 % YoY increase, from 2,302 investors across 105 countries.
- New & Completed Projects: 38 new off‑plan launches; 12 completions in 2024.
- Transparency Recognition: Included in the top 5 global improvers on JLL’s 2024 Global Real Estate Transparency Index.
🚀 Q1 2025 Highlights
- Q1 Transaction Value: AED 25.3 billion across 6,896 deals — a 34.5 % YoY jump from AED 18.82 billion in Q1 2024.
- Buy & Sell deals: AED 15.51 billion in 3,819 transactions (+26.7 % value, +11 % volume).
- Mortgage deals: AED 9.8 billion in 3,077 transactions (+49 % YoY).
- Geographic Hotspots:
- Saadiyat Island: AED 5.6 billion
- Yas Island: AED 3.6 billion
- Mohammed Bin Zayed City: AED 2.1 billion
- Al Reem & Al Hudayriyat Islands: Each over AED 1 billion.
- FDI in Q1 2025: AED 1.582 billion across 384 deals involving 68 nationalities.
🧭 Market Overview & Outlook
- Sustained growth: Abu Dhabi’s market demonstrates strong expansion in both transaction volume and value, showing resilience and diversity.
- Rising foreign investment: Both 2024 and Q1 2025 show a major uptick in FDI, indicating growing global confidence.
- Policy & development driven: Strategic initiatives like project expansion, rental index implementation, and transparency frameworks are boosting investor appeal.
- Looking ahead: ADREC continues to strengthen its real estate ecosystem through digital tools, better regulations, and legislative clarity, aligning with Abu Dhabi’s long-term vision.
✅ Summary
| Metric | 2024 | Q1 2025 |
| Transaction Volume | 28,249 deals (+24%) | 6,896 deals (+34.5% YoY) |
| Transaction Value | AED 96.2 bn (+10.5%) | AED 25.3 bn |
| Mortgage Deal Value | AED 37.7 bn | AED 9.8 bn (+49%) |
| Foreign Investment | AED 7.86 bn (+125%) | AED 1.582 bn |
Abu Dhabi’s real estate sector is booming, with record transactions, solid investment growth (especially foreign), and strong policy support. It’s quickly solidifying its position as a trusted and dynamic global real estate hub.
