Market trends
Dubai · last 3 months (07/01–09/29) vs the same dates a year earlier · DLD sales to 2026-09-29Sales−36.0%31,800 vs 49,706
Off-plan sales−39.1%23,242 vs 38,142
Ready sales−26.0%8,558 vs 11,564
Value traded−44.9%AED 54.9 bn vs 99.6 bn
Off-plan AED/sq ft−6.3%median 1,728 vs 1,844
Ready AED/sq ft+3.1%median 1,382 vs 1,340
Same buildings, AED/sq ft−1.5%604 buildings · 58% cheaper
Off-plan share73%vs 77% 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 | 4,716 | 1,778 | +165% | +192% | −87% | +9.8% | +27.5% | +1.8% | area → |
| Jumeirah Village Circle | 2,369 | 5,192 | −54% | −69% | −22% | −0.2% | −2.8% | −7.6% | area → |
| City of Arabia | 1,660 | 114 | +1356% | +1351% | +1900% | +8.1% | — | +1.5% | area → |
| Jabal Ali Industrial Second | 1,249 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | area → |
| Dubai Land Residence Complex | 1,061 | 1,847 | −43% | −45% | −17% | −3.1% | +15.6% | −4.1% | area → |
| Majan | 962 | 969 | −1% | −6% | +87% | −2.4% | −1.3% | −3.2% | area → |
| Business Bay | 927 | 4,017 | −77% | −89% | −18% | −10.3% | −6.2% | −8.3% | area → |
| Arjan | 688 | 775 | −11% | −11% | −12% | +14.4% | +4.8% | +3.3% | area → |
| Dubai Production City | 649 | 1,573 | −59% | −66% | −19% | +2.4% | −8.2% | +1.9% | area → |
| Al Hebiah Fifth | 637 | 171 | +273% | +273% | — | −1.8% | — | — | area → |
| Dubai Investment Park First | 630 | 80 | +688% | +1405% | −30% | −1.6% | +23.7% | — | area → |
| Down Town Jabal Ali | 625 | 172 | +263% | +352% | −28% | +24.7% | +4.8% | −0.0% | area → |
| Jabal Ali First | 602 | 469 | +28% | +77% | −93% | +27.9% | +25.7% | +1.4% | area → |
| Dubai Marina | 544 | 909 | −40% | −86% | −25% | −21.5% | +10.8% | −5.6% | area → |
| Al Khairan First | 481 | 617 | −22% | −22% | — | +4.6% | — | — | area → |
| Burj Khalifa | 461 | 709 | −35% | −48% | −30% | +18.0% | −2.6% | −7.4% | area → |
| Dubai Sports City | 449 | 813 | −45% | −46% | −44% | −4.1% | +5.1% | −3.9% | area → |
| Damac Hills | 416 | 256 | +62% | +204% | −39% | +9.9% | −3.7% | −4.1% | area → |
| Palm Deira | 396 | 927 | −57% | −57% | — | +6.4% | — | −5.2% | area → |
| Al Hebiah First | 395 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | area → |
| Jumeirah Village Triangle | 387 | 1,101 | −65% | −67% | −52% | +4.6% | +10.7% | +7.4% | area → |
| Al Thanyah Fifth | 381 | 23 | +1557% | +1557% | — | −7.4% | — | — | area → |
| Silicon Oasis | 380 | 1,015 | −63% | −84% | −22% | −8.7% | +7.1% | +4.0% | area → |
| Al Yufrah 1 | 351 | 221 | +59% | +44% | +205% | +40.3% | −4.5% | −4.6% | area → |
| Dubai South | 336 | 467 | −28% | −35% | −13% | +0.1% | −1.6% | −3.0% | area → |
| Meydan One | 330 | 324 | +2% | +171% | −30% | +4.3% | −7.9% | −2.1% | area → |
| International City Ph 2 & 3 | 321 | 481 | −33% | −28% | −44% | +13.5% | +25.0% | — | area → |
| Al Furjan | 315 | 812 | −61% | −72% | −45% | −2.7% | +19.7% | +1.9% | area → |
| International City Ph 1 | 302 | 423 | −29% | — | −40% | — | +0.5% | — | area → |
| Dubai Studio City | 290 | 321 | −10% | −25% | +100% | +6.8% | +21.4% | −5.3% | area → |
| Jumeirah Lakes Towers | 279 | 721 | −61% | −73% | −49% | −10.5% | −3.8% | −8.0% | area → |
| Wadi Al Safa 4 | 277 | 912 | −70% | −70% | — | −10.3% | — | +4.3% | area → |
| Dubai Hills | 274 | 266 | +3% | −35% | +14% | −4.2% | −11.0% | −5.4% | area → |
| Motor City | 269 | 1,742 | −85% | −88% | −68% | −4.9% | +4.2% | +2.9% | area → |
| Business Park | 269 | 65 | +314% | +314% | — | +38.5% | — | — | area → |
| Dubai Creek Harbour | 260 | 406 | −36% | −61% | −30% | −0.1% | −3.0% | −1.6% | area → |
| Horizon | 260 | 307 | −15% | −15% | — | +11.7% | — | +9.5% | area → |
| Al Yelayiss 1 | 256 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | area → |
| Sobha Heartland | 255 | 313 | −19% | −82% | −11% | +4.0% | −8.8% | −7.5% | area → |
| Dubai Industrial City | 247 | 592 | −58% | −59% | −18% | −3.7% | −11.5% | — | area → |
| Sama Al Jadaf | 237 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | area → |
| Living Legends | 221 | 59 | +275% | +336% | +93% | +34.6% | +24.9% | — | area → |
| Wadi Al Safa 5 | 212 | 238 | −11% | −6% | −25% | −2.7% | +100.5% | −1.7% | area → |
| Dubai Science Park | 209 | 2,517 | −92% | −93% | −61% | +3.9% | −10.4% | −0.9% | area → |
| Discovery Gardens | 201 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | area → |
| Palm Jabal Ali | 196 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | area → |
| Palm Jumeirah | 181 | 299 | −39% | −55% | −29% | +36.6% | −6.1% | −4.2% | area → |
| Al Yelayiss 2 | 175 | 518 | −66% | −72% | −51% | +3.6% | +0.4% | +4.1% | area → |
| Dubai Maritime City | 170 | 926 | −82% | −81% | −96% | +6.4% | — | +2.0% | area → |
| Wadi Al Safa 3 | 166 | 406 | −59% | −38% | −89% | +5.2% | +21.6% | — | area → |
| Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid | 160 | 923 | −83% | −87% | −14% | −1.5% | +18.6% | −5.7% | area → |
| Al Satwa | 156 | 399 | −61% | −67% | +100% | +2.6% | −1.0% | — | area → |
| Town Square | 155 | 213 | −27% | +170% | −37% | +9.2% | −0.3% | +3.2% | area → |
| Bukadra | 144 | 1,265 | −89% | −89% | — | +0.2% | — | +5.6% | area → |
| DMCC-Ez2 | 143 | 588 | −76% | −76% | — | +0.2% | — | — | area → |
| Dubai Investment Park Second | 136 | 2,484 | −95% | −96% | −40% | −0.4% | +0.3% | +1.0% | area → |
| Al Wasl | 128 | 373 | −66% | −69% | +23% | −0.5% | +13.6% | −1.0% | area → |
| Liwan | 126 | 325 | −61% | −74% | −44% | +2.4% | −12.7% | +13.3% | area → |
| Dubai Healthcare City - Phase 2 | 125 | 267 | −53% | −82% | +35% | −12.7% | +9.2% | −1.1% | area → |
| Warsan First | 114 | 20 | +470% | +800% | +67% | +10.6% | +1.0% | — | area → |
| Al Hebiah Sixth | 103 | 95 | +8% | −67% | +112% | +9.8% | +4.7% | — | area → |
| Wadi Al Safa 7 | 91 | 301 | −70% | −55% | −81% | −18.1% | +11.3% | −5.9% | area → |
| Zaabeel Second | 85 | 360 | −76% | −82% | −37% | +12.2% | −4.5% | −3.7% | area → |
| Emirate Living | 84 | 109 | −23% | — | −23% | — | +4.1% | +4.6% | area → |
| Falcon City of Wonders | 79 | 352 | −78% | −78% | — | −2.0% | — | — | area → |
| Dubai Harbour | 78 | 109 | −28% | −51% | −12% | +26.9% | −8.6% | −14.1% | area → |
| Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah | 78 | 601 | −87% | −87% | — | −10.2% | — | — | area → |
| Al Kifaf | 77 | 313 | −75% | −83% | +30% | +1.0% | −7.9% | +1.7% | area → |
| Jaddaf Waterfront | 64 | 313 | −80% | −86% | −4% | −4.7% | +22.0% | — | area → |
| Ras Al Khor Industrial First | 64 | 189 | −66% | −66% | — | +3.7% | — | — | area → |
| Marsa Dubai | 50 | 185 | −73% | −75% | −50% | +5.7% | −44.4% | — | area → |
| Remraam | 46 | 106 | −57% | — | −57% | — | +6.0% | — | area → |
| Al Jadaf | 40 | 344 | −88% | −88% | −100% | −15.8% | — | — | area → |
| Trade Center First | 28 | 309 | −91% | −91% | −100% | +1.6% | — | — | area → |
| Trade Center Second | 7 | 458 | −98% | −100% | −64% | — | −2.0% | — | area → |
| Tecom Site D | 0 | 102 | −100% | −100% | — | — | — | — | area → |
| Al Thanyah Third | 0 | 130 | −100% | — | −100% | — | — | — | area → |