Palm Jumeirah Villa Tops Dubai Home Sales at $70.8 Million in Q3 2026
A $70.8 million (AED 260 million) Palm Jumeirah villa topped Dubai's most expensive home sales in the third quarter of 2026, ahead of a $68.6 million (AED 252 million) villa in Dubai Hills Estate, according to REIDIN.
Both sales were registered on September 1, while the quarter's largest apartment transaction was a $45.2 million (AED 166.1 million) off-plan sale at Aman Residences Tower 2 in Jumeirah Second.
The transactions featured in REIDIN's Dubai Residential & Office Real Estate Q3 2026 Market Overview, which recorded 782 luxury residential sales worth approximately $4.7 billion (AED 17.44 billion) during the quarter.
Dubai's five most expensive villa sales
Completed properties occupied all five places in the report's ranking of Dubai's highest-value villa transactions.
The Palm Jumeirah property listed as EOME ranked first at $70.8 million (AED 260 million), followed by the Hills View villa in Dubai Hills Estate at $68.6 million (AED 252 million).
A villa at District One Villas – Cluster B placed third, selling for $43.6 million (AED 160 million) on August 25.
An Emirates Hills – Sector L villa followed at $34.7 million (AED 127.5 million), with the transaction registered on September 11.
Palm Jumeirah secured another place in the top five through a villa at Signature Villas Frond J (Al Anwan), which sold for $34.0 million (AED 125 million) on August 5.
Aman Residences leads apartment transactions
The off-plan sale at Aman Residences Tower 2, registered on July 22, topped the report's apartment ranking at $45.2 million (AED 166.1 million).
It was followed by a ready-property transaction at Silicon Star 2 in Dubai Silicon Oasis, valued at $27.2 million (AED 100 million) and registered on July 6.
An off-plan sale at Bella – Passo Building 2 on Palm Jumeirah ranked third at $24.5 million (AED 90 million), recorded on July 2.
The Address Jumeirah Resort Tower 2 in Jumeirah Beach Residence followed with a ready-apartment transaction worth $23.4 million (AED 86 million), registered on August 26.
An off-plan sale at ORLA Infinity by Omniyat on Palm Jumeirah completed the top five at $21.5 million (AED 79 million), recorded on August 11.
Villas generate two-thirds of luxury sales value
REIDIN defines luxury residential transactions as sales valued at AED 10 million, equivalent to approximately $2.7 million, or more.
These transactions accounted for 23% of Dubai's residential sales value during the quarter despite representing just 2.2% of sales volume.
Villas represented approximately 66% of both luxury transaction volume and value. Ready villas generated approximately $1.7 billion (AED 6.25 billion) across 239 sales, making them the largest category by value among the report's four luxury segments: off-plan apartments, ready apartments, off-plan villas and ready villas.
Across apartments and villas combined, completed luxury properties recorded 310 sales worth approximately $2.1 billion (AED 7.66 billion), accounting for 39.6% of transactions and 44% of value.
Off-plan properties retained the larger share, with 472 transactions worth approximately $2.7 billion (AED 9.77 billion). They represented 60.4% of luxury sales volume and 56% of value, compared with 78% and 76%, respectively, in the first quarter of 2026.
Palm Jumeirah leads ready luxury sales
Palm Jumeirah ranked first for completed luxury residential sales by value, recording 40 transactions worth approximately $516.6 million (AED 1,897.2 million).
Dubai Hills Estate followed with 25 sales totaling $252.9 million (AED 928.8 million), ahead of Jumeirah Golf Estates, which also recorded 25 transactions, worth $191.2 million (AED 702.3 million).
Emirates Hills registered seven sales totaling $147.7 million (AED 542.5 million), while Downtown Dubai recorded 17 transactions worth $87.5 million (AED 321.4 million).
REIDIN's transaction analysis covers sales registered with the Dubai Land Department between July 1 and September 30, 2026, excluding transactions in the Dubai International Financial Centre.
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