Dubai Commercial Property Hits AED 30.4bn in a Quarter as Offices Surge 93%
Dubai's commercial property sales reached AED 30.38 billion in Q3 2025 — up about 30% year on year. Office deals grew 93% by value to 1,153 units worth AED 3.1bn. Business Bay, JLT and Majan led by deal count.
The third quarter of 2025 was one of the strongest on record for Dubai's commercial property market. Total sales in the segment reached AED 30.38 billion — roughly $8.27 billion — about 30% above the same period a year earlier.
Offices carried the quarter
- 1,153 office units sold for a combined AED 3.1 billion.
- +18% quarter on quarter and +93% year on year by value.
- +19% and +45% respectively by transaction count.
The gap between the growth in value (+93%) and the growth in deal count (+45%) points to the average ticket size roughly doubling. In other words, the market wasn't just attracting new small buyers — it was drawing in large ones, buying whole floors instead of individual units.
Where the deals happened
- Business Bay — 328 deals.
- JLT — 277.
- Majan — 112.
- JVC — 110.
- Barsha Heights / Tecom — 71.
The top two are no surprise — they're the core of office supply in Dubai. Majan and JVC making the top five, though, points to a broader trend. Both areas started as residential communities, and offices there come as part of mixed-use development. Mid-sized companies that don't need a DIFC address are happy to take space closer to where their staff actually live — given the traffic, that saves more than the prestige of a central address is worth.
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Projects that raised the bar
2025 brought several office launches in Dubai that reset expectations for what a local office product can look like: two Omniyat towers in Business Bay, a Sheikh Zayed Road tower repositioned for offices, and an office project run by a hospitality operator. What they share is a level of service and finish more typical of hotels than business centres.
What it adds up to
A 93% year-on-year jump is a figure from an early stage of the cycle, not a steady state. That kind of pace usually means the market is repricing after a long period of being undervalued, and there's nothing left to repeat it at the same rate next year. Investors are better off tracking rent and vacancy in a specific location than the city-wide quarterly headline.
Based on CRC's quarterly review of Dubai's commercial property market for the third quarter of 2025.
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