Khaberni - Despite the escalating regional tensions, the real estate sector in Dubai has proved remarkably resilient, recording record deals in billions since the beginning of March, in a scene that reflects a deep confidence in the emirate's investment system.
Real estate transactions in the Dubai Land Department during the last week of March 2026 exceeded the 13.1 billion dirham mark, spread over 4028 deals, while developer sales since the beginning of the month reached 10.92 billion dirhams, with an annual transaction volume increase of 42%.
Luxurious apartments
Individual deals are no less significant than these total figures, as Dubai witnessed within a single week the sale of luxurious flats worth millions of dirhams, the most notable being an apartment in the "Aman Residences" project on Dubai Peninsula Island for 356.2 million dirhams, and a villa in Amaly Island within the "World Islands" complex for 220 million dirhams, in addition to an apartment in the "Solaya" project in Jumeirah First for 84.6 million dirhams. In early March, an apartment was sold for 422 million dirhams in the same project, ranking third in the list of the most expensive residential apartments in Dubai's real estate history.
Integrated system
Experts and analysts believe that Dubai's real estate attractiveness is not based on a single factor, but on an integrated system that includes a tax-free environment on income and capital gains, legislative stability providing foreign investors with clear legal guarantees, in addition to the infrastructure and services that have become a benchmark compared to others.
Great confidence
Mamoon Awalaza, an expert in economic affairs and entrepreneurship, sees that what Dubai is experiencing today is a natural result of systematic policies that have accumulated their impact over the years, adding: "When an investor makes a purchase of a unit worth hundreds of millions on the map amidst regional tensions, it means that his confidence in the legislative and regulatory system outweighs his assessment of geopolitical risks, which is an endorsement that cannot be bought through marketing campaigns."
He noted that major international money is not only looking for returns but also certainty, and Dubai today offers this certainty in a way that is hard to find in other markets in the region, pointing out that the sharp growth in developer sales by 42% during March reflects that the confidence extends to the long term, not just to ready assets, and is an indicator of the market's true maturity.
The economic expert highlighted what he considers a hidden driver for this performance, pointing out that the repositioning of international wealth has become a noticeable phenomenon, with many capitals that traditionally headed to London, Geneva, and Singapore now looking towards Dubai differently, especially after the UAE's economic system has proven its robustness in successive crisis stages.
