Dubai Real Estate Records Exceptional Growth with 104 Completed Projects Worth Over AED 111 Billion in First Half of 2026

DUBAI — Underlining the sustained structural momentum and deep international investor confidence anchoring the emirate’s property market, Dubai’s real estate sector completed 104 major development projects with a combined investment value exceeding AED 111 billion during the first half of 2026. Official data published by the Dubai Land Department (DLD) confirms that completed project numbers increased by more than 38.7 percent compared to the 75 projects delivered during H1 2025, while total completed capital value surged by an impressive 52 percent from AED 73 billion recorded during the same period last year. The stellar performance was accompanied by substantial expansion in residential supply, providing arriving international professionals, institutional funds, and domestic families with high-specification living spaces. The number of newly completed and handed-over real estate units rose by more than 36 percent to reach 24,537 units during the six-month window, compared to 18,043 units delivered in the first half of 2025. Concurrently, the total completed built-up area ready for handover expanded by 23.4 percent to reach 1.95 million square metres. Reviewing the benchmark figures, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, stated that the real estate sector’s sustained momentum directly mirrors the visionary governance of…