Market report
Dubai property market: January 2026
Residential deals
14,537
Median per sq ft
1,790AED/sq ft
Median deal
1,605,770AED
Off-plan share
73%
Apartment rent, median per year
70,000AED
Areas with the most deals
median per sq ft; in brackets — vs previous month
- Al Yelayiss 11,8221,080
- Jumeirah Village Circle1,4641,030
- Dubai South1,475851
- Business Bay2,705809
- Dubai Land Residence Complex1,375693
- Dubai Islands2,712646
- Dubai Creek Harbour2,616605
- Majan1,830582
- Dubai Investment Park Second1,637426
- Jumeirah Village Triangle1,616426
Official DLD zones — where most deals are
- Al Yelayiss 1 — Damac Islands
- Majan — Binghatti Vintage
- Dubai Investment Park Second — Grand Polo, Damac Riverside Views
Median deal by layout
median deal price, AED
- Studio704,569 AED
- 1 bedroom1,286,747 AED
- 2 bedrooms2,400,888 AED
- 3 bedrooms3,746,796 AED
Deals by price
- 0–1M — 26%
- 1–2M — 32%
- 2–5M — 35%
- 5–10M — 6%
- 10M+ — 1%
Rents from Ejari contracts
Apartment, median per year
70,000AED
Villa, median per year
181,000AED
Apartment rent per sq ft per year
96AED/sq ft
New annual contracts
22,206
Median per sq ft by segment
Ready
1,439AED/sq ft
Off-plan
1,849AED/sq ft
Apartments
1,767AED/sq ft
Villas and townhouses
1,822AED/sq ft
Source: Dubai Land Department — open data (transactions and Ejari tenancy contracts)
YAFF calculation based on Dubai Land Department open data: medians of registered residential sale transactions and new tenancy contracts. Not official DLD statistics. Figures are fixed as of the report date.