Dubai Market Data
Registered sales and Ejari contracts, organized for clear comparisons and better property decisions.
Public records · Dubai Land Department
Monthly report
Dubai property market — March 2020
Every figure below comes from sale transactions registered with the Dubai Land Department and dated inside March 2020. Mortgages and gifts are excluded; the register's own record of a sale is the only source.
In a sentence
The Land Department registered 3,039 property sales in March 2020, worth AED 6.82B in total, across 93 communities. That is 15% more than the same month a year earlier.
The median sale was AED 1,214,100 at AED 1,001/sqft, 1.7% above the same month last year. 48% of sales were off-plan.
Marsa Dubai was the busiest community with 379 registered sales, and also took the most money at AED 860.37M.
Against the previous month, Al Thanyah Fifth rose 48% to 166 sales, while Madinat Al Mataar fell 63% to 61.
Sales by month
Price per square foot by month
Where the sales were
The fifteen communities with the most registered sales in March 2020, and how each moved against the month before.
| Community | Sales | vs prior | Total value | Median price | Price/sqft | Off-plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsa Dubai | 379 | +16.3% | 860.37M | 1.82M | 1,485/sqft | 30% |
| Business Bay | 253 | -14.2% | 315.94M | 1.15M | 1,519/sqft | 63% |
| Burj Khalifa | 214 | -37.2% | 597.11M | 2.10M | 1,960/sqft | 63% |
| Al Thanyah Fifth | 166 | +48.2% | 193.65M | 650K | 856/sqft | 37% |
| Al Merkadh | 162 | -36.7% | 357.63M | 1.28M | 1,388/sqft | 82% |
| Al Barsha South Fourth | 158 | -25.1% | 424.61M | 611K | 914/sqft | 61% |
| Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid | 114 | +12.9% | 298.20M | 2.03M | 1,099/sqft | 49% |
| Palm Jumeirah | 112 | +15.5% | 224.59M | 1.00M | 1,731/sqft | 63% |
| Wadi Al Safa 5 | 105 | -56.3% | 180.11M | 1.32M | 882/sqft | 59% |
| Al Warsan First | 97 | +44.8% | 91.80M | 285K | 475/sqft | 4% |
| Jabal Ali First | 81 | +22.7% | 101.58M | 849K | 669/sqft | 17% |
| Wadi Al Safa 2 | 80 | -50.0% | 53.34M | 373K | 861/sqft | 73% |
| Jumeirah First | 78 | +290.0% | 222.36M | 2.06M | 1,766/sqft | 94% |
| Al Khairan First | 73 | -62.6% | 122.28M | 1.47M | 1,603/sqft | 95% |
| Al Hebiah Fourth | 67 | +24.1% | 44.64M | 400K | 673/sqft | 51% |
Where the money went
Ranked by total registered value rather than count — a different list, and the one that shows where capital actually landed.
| Community | Value | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Marsa Dubai | 860.37M | 379 |
| Burj Khalifa | 597.11M | 214 |
| Al Barsha South Fourth | 424.61M | 158 |
| Um Suqaim Third | 395.08M | 17 |
| Al Merkadh | 357.63M | 162 |
| Al Safouh First | 330.58M | 2 |
| Business Bay | 315.94M | 253 |
| Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid | 298.20M | 114 |
| Palm Jumeirah | 224.59M | 112 |
| Jumeirah First | 222.36M | 78 |
Biggest movers
Change in registered sales against the previous month. Limited to communities with at least 50 sales in both — below that a swing is noise.
| Community | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Madinat Al Mataar | 61 | -63.0% |
| Al Khairan First | 73 | -62.6% |
| Wadi Al Safa 5 | 105 | -56.3% |
| Wadi Al Safa 2 | 80 | -50.0% |
| Al Thanyah Fifth | 166 | +48.2% |
| Al Warsan First | 97 | +44.8% |
| Al Hebiah Third | 57 | -41.8% |
| Burj Khalifa | 214 | -37.2% |
| Al Merkadh | 162 | -36.7% |
| Al Yelayiss 2 | 50 | -26.5% |
The largest sales of March 2020
Each row links to its own register record, so any figure in this report can be traced to the transactions behind it.
| Date | Community | Project / building | Type | Beds | Size | Price/sqft | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2020 | Al Safouh First | —Sufouh Gardens | BuildingCommercial · Existing Properties | Not specified | 33,037 sqft | AED 9,989/sqft | AED 330,000,000 |
| 10 Mar 2020 | Al Barsha South Fourth | —Jumeirah Village Circle | BuildingMulti-Use · Existing Properties | Not specified | 24,254 sqft | AED 12,972/sqft | AED 314,630,000 |
| 25 Mar 2020 | Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah | Nautica OneDubai Maritime City | LandIndustrial · Existing Properties | Not specified | 30,011 sqft | AED 2,260/sqft | AED 67,837,229 |
| 10 Mar 2020 | Jumeirah Second | — | VillaResidential · Existing Properties | Not specified | 123,676 sqft | AED 523/sqft | AED 64,680,000 |
| 23 Mar 2020 | Al Barsha South Fifth | Santorini Residences by LoutrakiJumeirah Village Triangle | LandCommercial · Existing Properties | Not specified | 18,813 sqft | AED 3,386/sqft | AED 63,710,000 |
| 10 Mar 2020 | Um Suqaim Third | Marsa Al Arab Villas | LandMulti-Use · Existing Properties | Not specified | 9,147 sqft | AED 5,248/sqft | AED 48,000,000 |
| 9 Mar 2020 | Um Suqaim Third | Marsa Al Arab Villas | LandMulti-Use · Existing Properties | Not specified | 9,147 sqft | AED 5,248/sqft | AED 48,000,000 |
| 9 Mar 2020 | Um Suqaim Third | Marsa Al Arab Villas | LandMulti-Use · Existing Properties | Not specified | 9,147 sqft | AED 5,248/sqft | AED 48,000,000 |
| 9 Mar 2020 | Um Suqaim Third | Marsa Al Arab Villas | LandMulti-Use · Existing Properties | Not specified | 9,147 sqft | AED 5,248/sqft | AED 48,000,000 |
| 9 Mar 2020 | Um Suqaim Third | Marsa Al Arab Villas | LandMulti-Use · Existing Properties | Not specified | 9,230 sqft | AED 5,200/sqft | AED 48,000,000 |
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. Refresh times vary by dataset; records shown here are not a live feed.