Off-plan report · Q2 2026
Dubai off-plan, Q2 2026.
April to June · DLD registered off-plan sales
Off-plan sales fell 7% on the same quarter of 2025, to 27,814. Off-plan was 73% of all sales, up 16 points on Q2 2025. Of 78 projects due this quarter on the register, 11 were finished by 20 Jul.
The quarter in numbers. Fewer sales, a larger share off-plan.
Off-plan sales · Apr to Jun
27,814sales
−7% on Q2 2025
Off-plan share of all sales73%+16 pts on Q2 2025
Delivery. Handovers due this quarter, against the completion date declared on the DLD register.
On time
11of 78 projects
22,592 units were due
Outlook. Handovers already scheduled, by declared quarter.
Units due
Q4 2027 has the most units declared: 39,855.Across 142 projects not yet finished on the register.
Sources and method.
SalesOff-plan sale registrations from the Dubai Land Department, all property types, counted by registration date. Resales of off-plan units are included; mortgages and gifts are not.
DeliveryProjects whose completion date declared on the DLD register falls in the quarter, cancelled projects excluded. A project counts as on time if the register showed it finished on 20 Jul 2026.
OutlookUnits in projects not yet finished, by the completion quarter declared on the DLD register. These are developer dates, not an Esto forecast.
Published 30 Sep 2026 · Figures fixed at publication and restated in the next report.
