Dubai Property Handovers, Month by Month
59,405 homes across 120 residential projects have been handed over in Dubai in 2026, counted only once the Dubai Land Department registry marks a project FINISHED — not when a press release says so. A further 42,781 units across 182 projects are still under construction. Verified against the registry on 17 August 2026.
Homes delivered, month by month
Units in FINISHED projects per month — click a row for the full building list.
| Month | Projects delivered | Homes delivered |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 6 projects | 2,564 so far · live | |
| July 2026 19 projects | 10,271 units | |
| June 2026 18 projects | 12,923 units | |
| May 2026 10 projects | 6,514 units | |
| April 2026 29 projects | 11,808 units | |
| March 2026 12 projects | 4,496 units | |
| February 2026 14 projects | 4,801 units | |
| January 2026 12 projects | 6,028 units |
Series begins January 2026, the first month covered by our registry sweep. Last verified against the DLD registry: .
These pages tell you what happened. The Radar tells you what's next.
182 projects (42,781 units) are under construction right now. The monthly Handover Radar tracks their build %, expected dates, slippage flags and developer handover contacts — for the firms who win the building before their competitors hear about it.
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Find your project in the tracker and get an email when its registry build-% moves, the date slips, or the handover notice window opens — plus the right checklist (mortgage, snagging, moving) at each stage.
Questions about these numbers
How many homes were delivered in Dubai in 2026?
59,405 units across 120 residential projects have reached FINISHED status in the Dubai Land Department registry so far in 2026. The monthly breakdown is on this page, and each month links to the full building list.
Why is this number different from the forecasts you see elsewhere?
Most published figures are schedules, not deliveries: they count what developers said would complete this year. This page counts a project only once the registry marks it FINISHED. A tower that slipped to next spring drops out of our count and stays in theirs.
Why do these numbers differ from other "completed units" reports?
Many reports count by the listed completion date. For a building still under construction the registry carries the expected date in that field, so those counts fill up with towers that are months away from keys. We ignore the date field for status and read the status itself.
How many Dubai homes are still under construction?
182 projects covering 42,781 units are genuinely under construction right now — registry status not FINISHED and build progress between 0% and 100%, which filters out both paper projects and escrow anomalies.
How often is this data updated?
The registry is re-synced twice a week, most recently on 17 August 2026. Every monthly page shows its own verification date.
Can I cite these figures?
Yes. The data is free to cite with a link to this page. It is derived from the Dubai Land Department public project registry; the counting rule is described in the methodology section below.
How these numbers are built
A project counts as delivered only when its status in the Dubai Land Department project registry reads FINISHED. We deliberately do not count by listed completion date alone — for buildings still under construction the registry carries the expected end date in that field, which is how delivery figures elsewhere end up inflated with towers that are months from keys. Unit counts are the registry's own per-project totals. The registry is re-synced twice a week and every monthly page shows its verification date.
Journalists and researchers: cite freely with a link. For building-level guides to financing a handover, see Dubai Handovers 2026; for the forward pipeline, the monthly Dubai Handover Radar.