Market report
Dubai property market: February 2026
Residential deals
14,242
−2% vs previous month
Median per sq ft
1,771AED/sq ft
−1% vs previous month
Median deal
1,510,313AED
−5.9% vs previous month
Off-plan share
71%
Apartment rent, median per year
75,000AED
+3% vs previous month
Areas with the most deals
median per sq ft; in brackets — vs previous month
- Jumeirah Village Circle1,4551,102 · (−0.7%)
- Dubai South1,510919 · (+2.4%)
- Al Yelayiss 11,822892 · (0%)
- Dubai Land Residence Complex1,452751 · (+5.6%)
- Business Park3,581628
- Dubai Islands2,832607 · (+4.4%)
- Business Bay2,446556 · (−9.6%)
- Majan1,391464 · (−24%)
- Dubai Creek Harbour2,470421 · (−5.6%)
- Motor City1,650403 · (−8.7%)
Official DLD zones — where most deals are
- Al Yelayiss 1 — Damac Islands
- Business Park — Maybach Six, Project Maybach, Maybach Ultimate Luxury
- Majan — Paradise View, Binghatti Vintage
- International City Phase 1 — Longford Residences
- Dubai Investment Park Second — Damac Riverside Views, Ritaj, Grand Polo
Median deal by layout
median deal price, AED
- Studio719,999 AED
- 1 bedroom1,286,914 AED
- 2 bedrooms2,399,279 AED
- 3 bedrooms3,800,000 AED
Deals by price
- 0–1M — 26%
- 1–2M — 35%
- 2–5M — 33%
- 5–10M — 5%
- 10M+ — 1%
Biggest moves in price per sq ft
- Dubai Marina+24.7%
- Palm Jumeirah+9.9%
- International City Phase 1Longford Residences+9.2%
- Business Bay−9.6%
- Dubai Investment Park SecondDamac Riverside Views, Ritaj, Grand Polo−11.4%
- MajanParadise View, Binghatti Vintage−24%
A one-month change in a median also reflects the mix of deals — which units sold that month — not only price movement. A 3-month comparison shows the trend more reliably.
Rents from Ejari contracts
Apartment, median per year
75,000AED
+7.1% vs previous month
Villa, median per year
185,000AED
+2.2% vs previous month
Apartment rent per sq ft per year
99AED/sq ft
+3% vs previous month
New annual contracts
19,908
−10.3% vs previous month
Median per sq ft by segment
Ready
1,523AED/sq ft
+5.8% vs previous month
Off-plan
1,825AED/sq ft
−1.3% vs previous month
Apartments
1,740AED/sq ft
−1.5% vs previous month
Villas and townhouses
1,822AED/sq ft
−0% vs previous month
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.