Abu Dhabi property sales reach AED 86 billion in the first half of 2026
Sales transactions rose 164% in value against the first half of 2025, and foreign direct investment into Abu Dhabi property grew four times over, the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre reports.
The numbers
The Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (ADREC) recorded AED 117 billion of real estate transactions in the first half of 2026, up 112% in value and 62% in number on the same period of 2025. Sales made up AED 86.1 billion across 16,838 transactions, a 164% rise in value. Mortgages added AED 26.7 billion across 8,876 transactions, up a third.
Foreign direct investment reached AED 13.8 billion, up 309% on the first half of 2025. The investment zones, where non-UAE nationals can own, took AED 75 billion of investment against AED 26.7 billion a year earlier.
What Al Mithaq adds
We sell Aldar homes on Yas Island and Saadiyat Island from Kuwait. The two newest releases are Yas Riva Reserve, villas on the canal from AED 7.9 million, and Sei on Saadiyat beside the museums. Both are in the investment zones counted above.
