If you’ve been eyeing an apartment in Abu Dhabi, you might want to move fast — because prices are strutting upwards like they just got a raise.
In Q2 2025, the city’s real estate market went from warm to sizzling. According to the latest ValuStrat Abu Dhabi Real Estate Review, apartment prices rose 1.7% in just three months and 5.9% year-on-year — the biggest jump in three years. Villas weren’t far behind, climbing 2.6% quarterly and 10.1% annually. Translation: the property party is in full swing.
And the supply? Well, only 7.1% of the 2025 housing pipeline made it to market in the first half of the year — but fear not. A hefty 33,000 new residential units are expected over the next five years, so the skyline’s about to get even busier.
📈 Off-Plan & Ready Homes: A Mixed Bag
Sales activity rebounded after a sleepy Q1. Off-plan transactions skyrocketed 53.1% QoQ, while ready home sales climbed 6.4% QoQ. The average ticket size? A cool AED 2.4 million — because in Abu Dhabi, go big or go home (literally).
🏢 Office Rents Hit New Heights
If you’re looking for office space, brace yourself: asking rents jumped 28.3% annually to AED 860 per sq m. The reason? High demand in prime districts. Even Masdar City’s shiny new 50,000 sq m addition barely made a dent in the hunger for Grade A offices.
🛍 Retail: Mall Magic & E-Commerce Growth
From Yas Mall’s 98% occupancy to Al Jimi Mall’s redevelopment, Abu Dhabi’s retail scene is thriving. And with the UAE’s e-commerce market set to top AED 48.5 billion by 2028, brick-and-mortar spaces are playing the long game — and winning.
🏨 Hospitality: Disney Magic Incoming
Hotels are having their moment with 83.7% occupancy and ADR up 25.1% to AED 623. But the big headline? The announcement of a Disney theme park resort on Yas Island. Expect more tourists, more hotel bookings, and possibly more mouse ears around town.
🏭 Industrial & Economic Muscle
Industrial property prices grew 15.9% annually, with warehouses fetching between AED 1,668 and AED 4,736 per sq m. Add in a vaccine distribution hub at KEZAD and a UAE GDP growth projection of 4.6% in 2025, and you’ve got a city that’s not just building — it’s booming.
In Short:
Abu Dhabi’s real estate isn’t just growing — it’s flexing. Prices are up, supply is gearing up, and demand across offices, retail, hospitality, and industry is keeping the city’s property market hotter than an August afternoon on the Corniche.
