Abu Dhabi · 14 November 2026
Abu Dhabi property, the first nine months of 2026
ADREC counted AED 171.26 billion of transactions in nine months, up 76.1% on last year. Foreign buyers in the investment zones did more of the work.
Abu Dhabi’s real estate regulator, ADREC, counted transactions worth AED 171.26 billion in the first nine months of 2026, across 38,483 deals. Value was up 76.1% on the same nine months of 2025. Volume was up 32.8%. Al Etihad reported the figures on 13 November 2026.
Sales and mortgages
Sales rose 105% in value, to AED 119.33 billion, through 23,749 deals. Mortgages were AED 45.92 billion. Sales plus mortgages do not have to equal the headline. The headline is all registered activity.
Foreign buyers
Foreign investment in the emirate’s investment zones rose 131% year on year, to AED 86.11 billion. Non-resident individuals invested AED 17.22 billion in the nine months, more than twice the AED 8.2 billion they invested in the whole of 2025. Those are different cuts. Do not add them.
New projects
ADREC registered 54 new development projects in the nine months. Licensed real estate professionals reached 3,677, up 32% on a year earlier. A new registration is not a handover. On our book the Abu Dhabi homes are the Modon projects the developer has published. The nine-month total does not set their price.
Sources
- Al Etihad, 13 November 2026, citing ADREC. January to September 2026: AED 171.26 billion, 38,483 deals, value up 76.1%, volume up 32.8%. Sales AED 119.33 billion in 23,749 deals. Mortgages AED 45.92 billion. Foreign investment in investment zones AED 86.11 billion, up 131%. Non-resident individuals AED 17.22 billion, against AED 8.2 billion in all of 2025. 54 new projects. 3,677 licensed professionals, up 32%.