Abu Dhabi residential sales in October 2026: AED 12.97bn, up 30% month on month

Abu Dhabi recorded 2,809 residential sales worth AED 12.97 billion in October 2026. Value rose 30% on September and 35% on October 2025, according to transaction data from the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (ADREC), the emirate's property regulator.

Add plots and commercial property and the month reached 3,040 deals worth AED 14.31 billion. That total grew 14.8% on September but only 0.6% year on year, so the annual growth came almost entirely from homes.

How much residential property sold in Abu Dhabi in October 2026?

AED 12.97 billion across 2,809 transactions. Developers sold 2,087 homes for AED 10.28 billion; the remaining 722 deals, worth AED 2.69 billion, were resales. The average developer off-plan sale was AED 5.04 million, 44.5% higher than a year earlier.

Segment	Deals	AED bn
Developer off-plan	1,980	9.99
Developer ready	107	0.29
Off-plan resale	341	1.64
Ready resale	381	1.05
Total residential	2,809	12.97

Why is the market still driven by off-plan?

Developer off-plan sales reached AED 9.99 billion, or 77% of residential value. Villas and townhouses accounted for nearly 80% of that money. Abu Dhabi demand is family-led, and the largest recent launches have been villa communities.

The share of off-plan deals above AED 5 million rose from 19.4% to 29.4% in a year. Off-plan apartments averaged AED 2,337 per sq ft (about $6,850 per sq m), up 10.4% year on year but 4.3% lower than in September.

What is happening in the Abu Dhabi resale market?

Resales rose from AED 1.63 billion in September to AED 2.69 billion in October, a 65% monthly jump. A year earlier resales were AED 1.55 billion, so the annual increase is about 74%. The secondary market grew faster than primary sales.

More than half of resale value, AED 1.64 billion, came from assignments of homes still under construction. Early buyers from the 2024–2025 launch wave are starting to take profit, and that flow should grow as handover dates approach.

Which areas and projects led in October?

Hudayriyat Island topped off-plan sales with 603 deals worth AED 4.46 billion. Almost all of it came from one project, Hudayriyat Golf Estates: 542 deals worth AED 3.64 billion. Our guide to Hudayriyat and Modon's masterplan explains the island.

• by value, Al Rahah (Yas Canal) came second with AED 1.17 billion and Ramhan Island third with AED 897 million;
• by deal count, Al Reem Island (260) and Yas Island (259) followed Hudayriyat;
• the largest single sale was AED 100 million at Bada Al Jubail Phase 2 on Al Jubail Island.

Which developers sold the most?

Modon led with 629 off-plan sales worth AED 4.53 billion. Aldar was second with AED 1.50 billion and Ohana Development third with AED 1.15 billion. Together the top three took more than 70% of off-plan value.

How busy was the luxury segment?

Forty-four homes sold for more than AED 25 million each, worth AED 1.75 billion in total. Forty-three were villas or townhouses: 25 on Hudayriyat, 7 on Ramhan and 4 on Al Jubail. Nine sales exceeded AED 50 million.

What does this mean for buyers and investors?

Abu Dhabi remains a developer's market: the best launch units are allocated within days, and off-plan apartment prices are up 10% in a year. It makes sense to enter launches with a clear payment schedule and handover date rather than buy leftovers after the first wave.

The second takeaway is liquidity. A 65% monthly jump in resales shows that exiting an off-plan purchase before handover is now realistic in the capital. For a price and buyer comparison, see Saadiyat, Yas, Al Reem and Hudayriyat compared.

FAQ

How much residential property sold in Abu Dhabi in October 2026?

AED 12.97 billion across 2,809 deals. The average developer off-plan sale was AED 5.04 million.

What share of Abu Dhabi sales is off-plan?

77% of value: AED 9.99 billion of the AED 12.97 billion was off-plan bought from developers.

Which Abu Dhabi project sold best in October 2026?

Hudayriyat Golf Estates by Modon on Hudayriyat Island, with 542 deals worth AED 3.64 billion.

Is the Abu Dhabi resale market growing?

Yes. Resales rose from AED 1.63 billion in September to AED 2.69 billion in October, more than half of it off-plan assignments.

Areas, prices and projects across the capital are on our Abu Dhabi emirate page.