Experts say Dubai’s housing market is unlikely to move uniformly in the coming months, with prices expected to soften overall, but with wide variation across property types and communities.
Better Homes CEO Lewis Harding answered a question about whether prices are likely to fall significantly and what that means for sellers already on the market, during the company’s latest Dubai property market update webinar.
“Rest assured, there’s still a market,” Harding said. He noted that while there may be some softening in prices, the market should not be viewed as a single pricing story. Rather, performance is highly dependent on segment-level supply and local market conditions.
Referring to the supply trends discussed during the webinar, Harding said that about 84% of future supply will be apartments, about 11% townhouses and about 5% villas, and that this split provides “something of a crystal ball” into how different regions of the market will perform.
Apartments in areas with large amounts of similar inventory are likely to be more price sensitive, while villas and townhouses may prove more resilient. For vacation homes, Harding cited mature communities with products that “simply aren’t being built anymore,” along with larger square footage and stronger owner equity, as factors supporting value. He said demand remained strong for townhouses, linking the segment to “an influx of Dubai’s equivalent middle class.”
For sellers, Harding’s guidance was to focus on execution rather than the timing of external events. “Choose very wisely who you use,” he said. “Not all brokers and intermediaries are the same.”
He added that by working exclusively with one trusted broker, sellers can get a clearer read on pricing, buyer sentiment and market changes, especially in a fast-moving environment.
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