The Dubai property market

Built from every sale and tenancy the Dubai Land Department has registered. Use it to see what is actually transacting — by community, by project, by developer — rather than what is being asked.

Registered sales204,442Last 12 monthsup1.1%vs prior year
Total valueAED 631.27BLast 12 monthsup0.5%vs prior year
Price per sqftAED 1,733/sqftMedian, last 12 monthsup10.3%vs prior year
Median sale priceAED 1.48MData through 1 Aug 2026

How the market has moved

Price per square foot over time

Median price per sqft

Sales volume by month

Most active communities

All communities
Communities ranked by sales registered in the last 12 months
CommunitySales (12m)Median pricePrice/sqft
Madinat Al Mataar15,739AED 1.10MAED 1,628/sqft
Al Barsha South Fourth13,858AED 1.05MAED 1,510/sqft
Wadi Al Safa 59,685AED 1.02MAED 1,463/sqft
Business Bay9,570AED 2.06MAED 2,568/sqft
Jabal Ali First8,459AED 1.48MAED 1,514/sqft
Wadi Al Safa 38,224AED 1.00MAED 1,548/sqft
Dubai Investment Park Second5,337AED 1.43MAED 1,516/sqft
Palm Deira5,335AED 2.85MAED 2,704/sqft
Al Barsha South Fifth4,989AED 1.16MAED 1,651/sqft
Al Yelayiss 14,486AED 2.90MAED 1,821/sqft

Highest gross rental yield

Median annual rent against median sale price, both over the last 12 months, for communities with at least 50 registered sales.

  1. 1Zaabeel First14.14%
  2. 2Al Qusais Industrial Fifth9.97%
  3. 3Wadi Al Safa 78.87%
  4. 4Al Hebiah Second8.59%
  5. 5Saih Shuaib 27.95%
  6. 6Al Warsan First7.82%
  7. 7Al Safouh Second7.73%
  8. 8Wadi Al Safa 47.31%

Fastest price growth

Change in median price per square foot against the previous 12 months, for communities with at least 50 registered sales.

  1. 1Al Safouh First+123.7%
  2. 2Nad Al Shiba First+91.5%
  3. 3Al Yelayiss 1+54.53%
  4. 4Saih Shuaib 1+37.03%
  5. 5Saih Shuaib 4+33.39%
  6. 6Al Rashidiya+32.38%
  7. 7Hor Al Anz+30.92%
  8. 8Jumeirah First+30.85%

Most active projects

All projects
ProjectCommunitySales (12m)Median pricePrice/sqft
AZIZI VENICE 14Madinat Al Mataar1,983AED 640KAED 1,641/sqft
Binghatti VintageWadi Al Safa 31,493AED 710KAED 1,861/sqft
Skyhills Astra by HREAl Barshaa South Second1,331AED 1.04MAED 1,761/sqft
Binghatti HillviewsAl Barshaa South Second1,112AED 1.20MAED 1,664/sqft
DAMAC LAGOONS - VALENCIAAl Hebiah Fifth1,111AED 779KAED 1,856/sqft
Maybach SixNad Al Shiba First1,013AED 1.40MAED 3,624/sqft
Binghatti AquariseBusiness Bay927AED 1.39MAED 2,641/sqft
Azizi Venice 6Madinat Al Mataar919AED 730KAED 2,012/sqft
SkyvueBukadra918AED 2.21MAED 2,580/sqft
Breez by DanubeMadinat Dubai Almelaheyah895AED 1.81MAED 3,497/sqft

Source: Dubai Land Department open data, retrieved from the Digital Dubai data.dubai platform. Figures cover registered transactions and Ejari-registered tenancy contracts, and are statistical summaries of public record — not a valuation of any individual property. Registration data can be amended or backdated by the source after first publication.