At the end of October, sales of finished apartments in Dubai increased by 25.7% compared to the previous month and amounted to 5.28 billion dirhams ($1.44 billion). As Yade reports with reference to Arab businesses, the figure has reached a peak since February of this year. According to data from the emirate's land department, completed properties accounted for 36.9% of total residential property sales and 34.3% of all apartment transactions.