Ajmanβs Real Estate Boom: $113 Million Valuations in August 2025
The AED 414.2 million or the equivalent of $113 million represents the Ajman real estate valuation in August 2025, according to the Department of Land and Real Estate Regulation. The valuation volumes were 155 transactions in the month, and it illustrates the increasing popularity of the emirate in the eyes of local and foreign investors.
Residential property was the top contributor with AED 168 million ($45.77M), and commercial property was the second with AED 158.7 million ($43.2M). The rest was constituted of industrial and other property types, which proved to be a balanced market with prospects on various classes of assets.
These data not just indicate the pattern of development of Ajman but also reflect more recent trends that determine the UAE real estate market.
Key Drivers Behind Ajmanβs Surging Property Valuations
Ajman has shown good results in August, which is due to several factors:
- Housing demand boom: This is due to the fact that families and permanent residents still find Ajman an affordable alternative to Dubai and Sharjah. Having residential valuations of AED 168M, this section is still the core of the real estate power in Ajman.
- Resilience of commercial sector: It is noted that with its affordability and connectivity, Ajman is enjoying the growth of small and mid-sized businesses to the emirate because of the AED 158.7M in commercial valuations.
- Golden Visa effect: Long-term residency is still a powerful incentive to investors. The August report also contained 107 deals that were worth AED 177.85M linked to UAE golden visa permits, which shows the extent to which policy is driving real estate activity.
- Judicial and institutional requests: Court and institutional requests were also in their valuations, and they reveal that property is still the core of financial and legal systems at Ajman.
This affordability, governmental support and a variety of demand continue to make the property market in Ajman dynamic, reinforcing strong Ajman investment opportunities.
Insights from the August Real Estate Report: Transactions and Trends
The 155 valuations done in August were personal, institutional need and investor related valuation. This points out the extent to which the real estate in Ajman can be used in a variety of ways, such as personal wealth planning and allowing foreign investment.
Breaking down the figures:
- Residential properties: AED 168M (~$45.77M)
- Commercial Properties: AED 158.7M (~$43.2M)
- Golden Visa Related Transactions: 107 transactions AED 177.85M (~$48.4M)
These figures prove that the development of Ajman is not limited to a single area, the emirate is experiencing a harmonious market growth. Significantly, the inclusion of the deals based on the golden visa with valuations implies that the investors are considering Ajman not only as a source of immediate profits but also as a way to get long-term residency and safety in the UAE.
Why Investors Are Eyeing Ajman Amid Record Valuations
The emerging appeal of Ajman can be explained by a number of competitive advantages:
- Affordability vs. Dubai and Abu Dhabi: Dubai prime areas have prices above AED 1,700 per sq. ft. (as of Aug 2025), whereas in Ajman, the middle-tier investor is still able to get substantial returns with a lower price point.
- Strategic Location: Ajman is a perfect residential and commercial center due to its proximity to Dubai and Sharjah, especially to commuters who are planning to live in the area at a relatively low cost but have access to key employment areas in the region.
- Policy Support: As the Golden Visa system is directly connected to the idea of investing in property to be able to get long-term residency, the effect can be felt by the existing 107 visa-based operations in August alone.
- Diversified Demand: The valuations in Ajman were residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional which indicated diversified growth and minimization of dependence on one segment.
- Increased Investor Confidence: The steep rise in the valuations over the past years is an indicator that investors are confident of Ajman as an up and coming real estate market in the UAE, further supported by Residential market trends in UAE.
Final Thoughts
Ajman is not as big a market as either Dubai or Abu Dhabi is, but with a valuation of AED 414.2M ($113M) by August 2025, it is clearly rising in the ranks. Emirate is cutting a niche as a low-cost, but high potential market, which appeals to residents and investors.
Residential prices are AED 168M and commercial at AED 158.7M, not to mention the undeniable attraction of Golden Visa-related investments, Ajman is turning out to be an attractive place to invest in, attracting returns at reasonable costs.
To investors - particularly those who have been locked out of the prime areas in Dubai due to high prices - Ajman can be a secret in the UAE property market with good yields, long-term residency and resilience in its market.
