Market trends
Dubai · year to date (01/01–09/29) vs the same dates a year earlier · DLD sales to 2026-09-29Sales−17.7%105,734 vs 128,521
Off-plan sales−14.3%79,212 vs 92,451
Ready sales−26.5%26,522 vs 36,070
Value traded−20.0%AED 214.1 bn vs 267.8 bn
Off-plan AED/sq ft−0.9%median 1,774 vs 1,790
Ready AED/sq ft+4.3%median 1,418 vs 1,359
Same buildings, AED/sq ft+1.9%1,504 buildings · 40% cheaper
Off-plan share75%vs 72% a year earlier
Median prices move when a different mix of buildings sells. "Same buildings" compares each building with itself (off-plan and ready apart, 5+ sales in both periods) and takes the middle change — the fairer price signal.
Off-plan sales per month
Ready sales per month
Off-plan AED/sq ft
Ready AED/sq ft
Month by month vs the same month a year earlier
| Month | Sales | vs year before | Off-plan | vs year before | Ready | vs year before | Off-plan AED/sq ft | vs year before | Ready AED/sq ft | vs year before | Same buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 days 1–29 | 8,913 | −47% | 6,360 | −52% | 2,553 | −30% | 1,720 | −4.1% | 1,412 | +4.4% | −0.0% |
| Aug 2026 | 10,431 | −35% | 7,640 | −39% | 2,791 | −20% | 1,730 | −8.6% | 1,398 | +4.0% | −1.0% |
| Jul 2026 | 12,456 | −26% | 9,242 | −25% | 3,214 | −27% | 1,731 | −7.0% | 1,350 | +1.5% | −1.9% |
| Jun 2026 | 11,912 | −11% | 9,324 | −3% | 2,588 | −32% | 1,725 | −6.2% | 1,419 | +3.0% | +0.2% |
| May 2026 | 9,071 | −38% | 7,028 | −30% | 2,043 | −55% | 1,685 | −7.3% | 1,372 | +0.1% | +1.3% |
| Apr 2026 | 12,252 | −15% | 9,736 | −2% | 2,516 | −43% | 1,911 | +10.7% | 1,463 | +5.7% | +3.3% |
| Mar 2026 | 11,786 | −8% | 9,132 | +4% | 2,654 | −34% | 1,823 | +3.4% | 1,404 | +0.8% | +4.9% |
| Feb 2026 | 14,288 | +11% | 10,074 | +15% | 4,214 | +2% | 1,823 | +9.8% | 1,496 | +11.6% | +5.0% |
| Jan 2026 | 14,625 | +35% | 10,676 | +47% | 3,949 | +11% | 1,848 | +6.8% | 1,425 | +6.0% | +4.8% |
| Dec 2025 | 17,140 | +32% | 13,038 | +40% | 4,102 | +12% | 1,861 | +10.2% | 1,440 | +7.9% | +7.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 16,580 | +33% | 12,285 | +49% | 4,295 | +3% | 1,870 | +15.4% | 1,418 | +11.5% | +4.9% |
| Oct 2025 | 17,193 | −3% | 12,607 | −4% | 4,586 | −1% | 1,775 | +5.2% | 1,363 | +5.5% | +5.4% |
Rents, AED per sq ft a year
By area
| Area | Sales | Year before | Sales change | Off-plan change | Ready change | Off-plan AED/sq ft | Ready AED/sq ft | Same buildings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madinat Al Mataar | 11,814 | 5,058 | +134% | +145% | −67% | +3.2% | +20.3% | +3.0% | area → |
| Jumeirah Village Circle | 7,400 | 13,385 | −45% | −54% | −24% | +2.5% | +0.9% | −1.4% | area → |
| Dubai Land Residence Complex | 4,763 | 5,207 | −9% | −7% | −18% | +4.3% | +11.4% | −1.5% | area → |
| Majan | 3,899 | 1,950 | +100% | +77% | +507% | +3.8% | −23.1% | +1.5% | area → |
| Business Bay | 3,575 | 8,939 | −60% | −71% | −29% | +3.8% | +1.5% | +0.6% | area → |
| Al Yelayiss 1 | 3,431 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | area → |
| Palm Deira | 3,287 | 2,818 | +17% | +17% | — | +19.8% | — | +0.3% | area → |
| City of Arabia | 2,519 | 390 | +546% | +546% | +525% | +12.4% | — | +1.5% | area → |
| Arjan | 2,426 | 2,434 | −0% | +1% | −3% | +17.4% | +8.3% | +4.5% | area → |
| Dubai Production City | 2,309 | 4,375 | −47% | −50% | −37% | +3.6% | +4.9% | +3.7% | area → |
| Jabal Ali First | 2,297 | 1,740 | +32% | +73% | −91% | +26.3% | +21.0% | +5.1% | area → |
| Jumeirah Village Triangle | 2,039 | 2,633 | −23% | −21% | −31% | +12.8% | +16.7% | +1.2% | area → |
| Al Hebiah Fifth | 1,962 | 609 | +222% | +222% | — | +5.3% | — | +3.1% | area → |
| Al Khairan First | 1,919 | 1,350 | +42% | +42% | — | +5.7% | — | −3.8% | area → |
| Dubai Sports City | 1,822 | 2,215 | −18% | −3% | −33% | −2.7% | +11.9% | +3.7% | area → |
| Dubai Investment Park First | 1,767 | 223 | +692% | +1598% | −31% | +6.6% | +19.8% | +3.6% | area → |
| Business Park | 1,574 | 82 | +1820% | +1820% | — | +43.5% | — | — | area → |
| Motor City | 1,559 | 4,174 | −63% | −67% | −40% | −6.5% | +5.1% | +1.6% | area → |
| Dubai Marina | 1,416 | 3,910 | −64% | −93% | −45% | −16.6% | +6.8% | −0.8% | area → |
| Burj Khalifa | 1,410 | 2,602 | −46% | −50% | −44% | +14.7% | +1.1% | −2.6% | area → |
| Dubai South | 1,305 | 1,734 | −25% | −42% | +27% | −31.1% | +5.8% | +4.7% | area → |
| Jabal Ali Industrial Second | 1,301 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | area → |
| Al Satwa | 1,175 | 945 | +24% | +19% | +243% | +10.4% | +1.1% | −0.6% | area → |
| Silicon Oasis | 1,161 | 3,058 | −62% | −79% | −29% | −12.6% | +10.1% | +7.9% | area → |
| Al Furjan | 1,128 | 2,450 | −54% | −58% | −48% | +5.6% | +27.4% | +3.7% | area → |
| Dubai Investment Park Second | 1,123 | 3,066 | −63% | −67% | +14% | +1.4% | +9.1% | +0.6% | area → |
| International City Ph 2 & 3 | 1,102 | 1,232 | −11% | +19% | −45% | +8.8% | +1.7% | +3.4% | area → |
| International City Ph 1 | 1,088 | 1,359 | −20% | — | −41% | — | +3.8% | +13.9% | area → |
| Jumeirah Lakes Towers | 1,032 | 2,493 | −59% | −69% | −47% | −4.7% | +0.8% | +2.0% | area → |
| Dubai Science Park | 1,025 | 3,578 | −71% | −73% | −29% | +6.6% | −7.1% | +3.9% | area → |
| Dubai Studio City | 976 | 878 | +11% | −10% | +152% | +7.2% | +27.6% | +1.5% | area → |
| Dubai Creek Harbour | 947 | 1,365 | −31% | −67% | −20% | +2.1% | +2.9% | +1.2% | area → |
| Horizon | 932 | 621 | +50% | +50% | — | +14.4% | — | +1.8% | area → |
| Dubai Maritime City | 925 | 1,553 | −40% | −40% | −61% | +18.9% | +1.4% | +3.1% | area → |
| Meydan One | 921 | 1,208 | −24% | +73% | −42% | −1.9% | +1.0% | −1.4% | area → |
| Al Yelayiss 2 | 908 | 1,306 | −30% | −41% | +27% | +16.7% | +3.8% | +5.6% | area → |
| Down Town Jabal Ali | 881 | 601 | +47% | +77% | −42% | +26.7% | +14.7% | +10.2% | area → |
| Damac Hills | 861 | 814 | +6% | +139% | −47% | +10.5% | +6.5% | +3.2% | area → |
| Bukadra | 840 | 3,066 | −73% | −73% | — | +17.9% | — | +3.8% | area → |
| Dubai Hills | 823 | 995 | −17% | −44% | −7% | −0.7% | −3.8% | +1.2% | area → |
| Wadi Al Safa 5 | 807 | 2,273 | −64% | −62% | −75% | +11.5% | +101.1% | +3.1% | area → |
| Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid | 805 | 2,430 | −67% | −67% | −65% | −2.8% | +23.8% | +1.4% | area → |
| Sama Al Jadaf | 779 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | area → |
| Al Thanyah Fifth | 779 | 126 | +518% | +518% | — | −0.2% | — | — | area → |
| Wadi Al Safa 4 | 777 | 1,426 | −46% | −46% | +67% | −5.0% | — | +5.8% | area → |
| Sobha Heartland | 774 | 893 | −13% | −69% | +6% | +0.6% | −5.0% | −0.3% | area → |
| Discovery Gardens | 770 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | area → |
| Al Wasl | 725 | 1,166 | −38% | −39% | +3% | +3.2% | +12.1% | +1.9% | area → |
| Palm Jumeirah | 725 | 953 | −24% | +5% | −34% | +51.8% | +6.6% | +1.6% | area → |
| Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah | 721 | 1,948 | −63% | −63% | — | −3.3% | — | −1.0% | area → |
| Zaabeel Second | 660 | 462 | +43% | +84% | −45% | +10.0% | −3.9% | −3.6% | area → |
| Al Hebiah First | 630 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | area → |
| Wadi Al Safa 3 | 604 | 896 | −33% | −9% | −79% | +6.5% | +38.0% | +6.0% | area → |
| Al Yufrah 1 | 603 | 1,663 | −64% | −73% | +193% | +37.1% | +7.9% | −0.7% | area → |
| Dubai Industrial City | 603 | 725 | −17% | −8% | −71% | −2.9% | +2.0% | +7.0% | area → |
| Liwan | 576 | 797 | −28% | −40% | −16% | +13.0% | +14.7% | +6.2% | area → |
| Dubai Healthcare City - Phase 2 | 519 | 506 | +3% | −25% | +42% | −5.0% | +23.7% | +0.1% | area → |
| Town Square | 485 | 716 | −32% | +32% | −37% | +7.2% | +4.6% | +6.6% | area → |
| Saih Shuaib 1 | 405 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | area → |
| DMCC-Ez2 | 392 | 588 | −33% | −33% | — | +1.8% | — | — | area → |
| Living Legends | 348 | 110 | +216% | +206% | +275% | +32.5% | +15.0% | +27.6% | area → |
| Warsan First | 338 | 70 | +383% | +1027% | +2% | +14.5% | +4.9% | — | area → |
| Marsa Dubai | 330 | 722 | −54% | −56% | −30% | +9.5% | −7.6% | +2.1% | area → |
| Palm Jabal Ali | 323 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | area → |
| Um Suqaim Third | 317 | 187 | +70% | +60% | +111% | +4.6% | −8.6% | +3.9% | area → |
| Nad Al Shiba First | 304 | 284 | +7% | +10% | −5% | −2.4% | +62.2% | −0.1% | area → |
| Falcon City of Wonders | 302 | 483 | −37% | −37% | — | +1.2% | — | — | area → |
| The Greens | 296 | 53 | +458% | — | +458% | — | −4.6% | +3.9% | area → |
| Jumeirah Beach Residence | 286 | 63 | +354% | — | +354% | — | −58.8% | — | area → |
| Wadi Al Safa 7 | 283 | 1,147 | −75% | −81% | −64% | −9.2% | +34.3% | +5.6% | area → |
| Dubai Harbour | 279 | 492 | −43% | −65% | −24% | +21.8% | −5.4% | +2.1% | area → |
| Al Hebiah Sixth | 276 | 217 | +27% | −50% | +359% | +7.3% | +3.6% | +7.3% | area → |
| Jaddaf Waterfront | 275 | 820 | −66% | −73% | −16% | +6.4% | +21.8% | +4.9% | area → |
| Emirate Living | 253 | 347 | −27% | — | −27% | — | +8.4% | +8.3% | area → |
| Al Barari | 239 | 39 | +513% | — | +197% | — | −4.9% | — | area → |
| Al Kifaf | 209 | 651 | −68% | −75% | −36% | +2.8% | −5.9% | +1.3% | area → |
| Ras Al Khor Industrial First | 208 | 585 | −64% | −64% | — | +4.3% | — | — | area → |
| City Walk | 170 | 165 | +3% | −83% | +51% | +8.1% | +1.2% | +3.1% | area → |
| Remraam | 170 | 360 | −53% | — | −53% | — | +8.5% | — | area → |
| Emaar South | 170 | 298 | −43% | −55% | −40% | −0.1% | +0.8% | +3.7% | area → |
| Villanova | 153 | 272 | −44% | −100% | −39% | — | −1.8% | −1.2% | area → |
| Dubai Water Canal | 150 | 354 | −58% | −42% | −67% | +6.3% | +6.7% | +2.9% | area → |
| Tecom Site A | 147 | 199 | −26% | −58% | +100% | +9.9% | −3.8% | +7.9% | area → |
| Meydan Avenue | 143 | 116 | +23% | — | +16% | — | +4.5% | −1.3% | area → |
| Mira | 135 | 257 | −47% | — | −47% | — | +9.6% | +7.4% | area → |
| Mbr District 1 | 130 | 135 | −4% | −100% | +0% | — | −14.1% | −9.9% | area → |
| Jumeirah Heights | 115 | 340 | −66% | −67% | −48% | −1.7% | +14.6% | — | area → |
| Trade Center First | 105 | 322 | −67% | −68% | −57% | −4.2% | — | — | area → |
| Mirdif | 104 | 139 | −25% | +17% | −39% | +0.0% | −3.2% | −3.0% | area → |
| Al Merkadh | 96 | 100 | −4% | +25% | −92% | +4.1% | — | — | area → |
| The Field | 96 | 130 | −26% | −100% | −2% | — | +2.2% | — | area → |
| Madinat Hind 4 | 95 | 243 | −61% | −71% | −44% | +2.3% | −1.9% | +5.2% | area → |
| Al Jadaf | 95 | 596 | −84% | −83% | −100% | −0.6% | — | — | area → |
| Al Hebiah Fourth | 93 | 110 | −15% | −66% | +58% | −5.6% | +3.4% | — | area → |
| Arabian Ranches I | 86 | 138 | −38% | — | −38% | — | +0.7% | — | area → |
| La Mer | 82 | 160 | −49% | — | −60% | — | −2.6% | −3.2% | area → |
| Al Khail Heights | 82 | 143 | −43% | — | −43% | — | +19.0% | — | area → |
| Arabian Ranches Iii | 74 | 190 | −61% | — | −61% | — | +0.8% | +2.9% | area → |
| Jumeirah Golf | 72 | 103 | −30% | +0% | −30% | — | −6.9% | −2.2% | area → |
| Mbr District 7 | 66 | 194 | −66% | — | −66% | — | +2.4% | — | area → |
| Serena | 60 | 103 | −42% | — | −42% | — | +6.3% | +6.2% | area → |
| Trade Center Second | 59 | 487 | −88% | −91% | −56% | +19.5% | +0.4% | — | area → |
| Wadi Al Safa 2 | 58 | 109 | −47% | −47% | — | +6.8% | — | — | area → |
| Barsha Heights | 56 | 148 | −62% | −100% | −30% | — | +16.6% | +5.2% | area → |
| Jumeirah Second | 53 | 125 | −58% | −56% | −83% | +99.9% | — | — | area → |
| Tecom Site D | 7 | 596 | −99% | −99% | — | −8.8% | — | — | area → |
| Al Thanyah Third | 1 | 436 | −100% | — | −100% | — | — | — | area → |