Why Dubai’s Top Sellers Are Going Off-Portal with Allsopp & Allsopp

The Jumeirah Islands market continues to demonstrate strong momentum, driven by high-net-worth end users and a growing appetite for both turnkey and renovatable luxury homes.

One of the most defining shifts in the community over the past year has been the rise in off-market opportunities. There are currently 20 villas being quietly traded off line with Allsopp & Allsopp, reinforcing the importance of working with an area specialist who has direct access to private sellers. In Jumeirah Islands, the most valuable properties are rarely advertised, they are brokered through networks, not listings.

Buyer demographics remain diverse, but the most active nationalities this month have been Indian, German, South American, British and wider European buyers, many of whom are purchasing as end users rather than investors which has been a notable shift from previous years.

The standout transaction this period was a fully renovated and extended Garden Hall villa backing onto the lake, sold for AED 33 million. This sale is a benchmark for what the upper tier of Jumeirah Islands can now achieve when properties are modernised to high international standards.

While premium renovated villas are commanding record prices, there is a parallel trend growing rapidly where buyers are deliberately seeking unrenovated homes so they can customise layouts, finishes, and extensions to suit their own lifestyle and design identity. Unlike the last four to five years, where investor-led purchasing dominated the community, recent increases in extension and modification fees have reshaped the market pushing out those flipping properties and bringing in long-term residents who plan to live in the home. As a result, Jumeirah Islands has transitioned into an end-user-driven community, and this is reflected in both pricing stability and property turnover. Buyers today are purchasing with intention, not speculation and are increasingly prioritising plot size, lake views, and renovation potential over ready-made interiors.

With demand rising and supply tightening especially in premium clusters access to accurate, real-time intelligence is now more valuable than ever. In Jumeirah Islands, knowing the right agent doesn’t just help you buy faster it determines whether you get access to the best villas at all.

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