DLD: New Non-Residents Made 78,000 Dubai Property Investments in 2025
New non-resident investors made 77,705 investments in Dubai's off-plan and ready property markets in 2025, worth about $36.5 billion (AED 134.1 billion), according to the Dubai Land Department's Dubai Real Estate Market Annual Data Review 2025, reviewed by Al Masdar Al Aqaari.
That was about 23,000 more investments than in 2024, when the number stood at approximately 55,000. Al Masdar Al Aqaari's calculation, based on the report's rounded figures, puts the year-on-year increase at nearly 42%. The increase refers to the number of investments, not their value or the number of individual investors.
Off-plan properties account for 85.2% of investment count
New non-resident investors made 66,175 investments in Dubai off-plan properties in 2025, worth about $27.3 billion (AED 100.1 billion). In ready properties, they made 11,530 investments valued at approximately $9.3 billion (AED 34 billion).
Together, the two categories accounted for 77,705 investments. Off-plan properties represented 85.2% of their number and 74.6% of their combined value.
Repeat non-resident investors also increase activity
The number of investments by repeat non-resident investors rose to approximately 15,000 in 2025 from about 11,000 in 2024, based on the report's rounded figures.
The detailed data show 11,612 investments in off-plan properties, worth about $5.6 billion (AED 20.4 billion), and 3,572 in ready properties, valued at approximately $2.8 billion (AED 10.1 billion).
Non-residents favour off-plan property
Across new and repeat investors, non-residents made 92,889 investments in Dubai property in 2025. Of these, 77,787 were in off-plan properties and 15,102 in ready properties. Off-plan accounted for 83.7% of non-resident investment activity across the two categories.
Resident investors recorded a more even split: 80,372 investments in off-plan properties and 76,625 in ready properties, for a total of 156,997. The respective shares were 51.2% and 48.8%.
Investment activity by resident investors grows
The number of investments by new resident investors rose to approximately 73,000 in 2025 from about 69,000 in 2024. Investments by repeat resident investors increased to around 84,000 from approximately 72,000.
Across all property categories, new investors—residents and non-residents combined—made 155,078 investments worth about $94.8 billion (AED 348 billion). The number of investments rose 21.4% year on year, while their value increased 35.1%.
Repeat investors made 103,476 investments valued at approximately $90.4 billion (AED 332 billion). Their investment count increased 18.2% year on year, and the value rose 25.4%.
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