A new report has provided a positive outlook for the UAE property market, stating that the gap between what UAE home buyers expected to pay and what sellers are asking has narrowed. The report was released by property portal Property Finder.
According to its latest report, due to the war, many property buyers in the UAE had expected price reductions and held off on purchases. However, the latest analysis claims that the share of buyers expecting prices to fall fell to 63 per cent in May, from over 70 per cent immediately after the onset of the conflict. This is the second consecutive monthly decline, even as sellers' advertised prices remained close to pre-conflict levels.
The report added that before the conflict, buyer sentiment in the UAE was fairly evenly divided. While the portal’s January-February consumer sentiment poll found buyers split almost equally: 36 per cent expected prices to fall, 35 per cent expected a rise, and 29 per cent anticipated prices holding steady. But in March, when the conflict began, many buyers began anticipating price falls. Those expectations have eased over the months.
Meanwhile, industry experts predict that major UAE cities, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, are on track for growth. According to a report, Dubai is witnessing infrastructure growth with the value of prospective and new development projects surging to more than AED275 billion ($75 billion).
Abu Dhabi is also witnessing strong signs of recovery, with the latest data from Bayut and dubizzle hinting at a surge in user activity, property views, lead quality and agent engagement across the emirate.
Based on in-house analysis of Abu Dhabi property activity between January and June 2026, UAE-based real estate portal Bayut recording a clear performance metrics across key demand indicators. While property views recovered to 95 per cent of the 2026 baseline, impressions recovered to 83 per cent, active users to 80 per cent, and unique buyers to 87 per cent.
