Dubai’s secondary property market: six weeks of conflict, a frozen standoff, and what happens next
Dubai entered this period from a position of genuine strength. According to CBRE, the market recorded over 206,000 residential transactions in 2025, up 18% year on year, with prices rising 13% annually as of Q4 2025. January 2026 alone recorded AED 72.4 billion in residential sales — the highest single month in the history of Dubai real estate.