Market report
Dubai property market: March 2026
Residential deals
11,654
−18.2% vs previous month
Median per sq ft
1,753AED/sq ft
−1% vs previous month
Median deal
1,546,189AED
+2.4% vs previous month
Off-plan share
78%
Apartment rent, median per year
70,000AED
−7.2% vs previous month
Median price per sq ft, AED — by month
Areas with the most deals
median per sq ft; in brackets — vs previous month
- Dubai South1,548973 · (+2.5%)
- Jumeirah Village Circle1,513868 · (+4%)
- Al Yelayiss 11,772777 · (−2.8%)
- Dubai Land Residence Complex1,474710 · (+1.5%)
- Majan1,318572 · (−5.2%)
- Dubai Islands2,780416 · (−1.8%)
- Business Bay2,565407 · (+4.9%)
- Dubai Production City1,365362 · (+1.6%)
- Business Park3,542319 · (−1.1%)
- Jumeirah Village Triangle1,732310 · (+3.6%)
Official DLD zones — where most deals are
- Al Yelayiss 1 — Damac Islands
- Majan — Bararigate, Binghatti Vintage
- Dubai Production City — Golf Terrace Residences, Vista, Ivy At Park Five
- Business Park — Maybach Six, Maybach Ultimate Luxury, Project Maybach
- Jabal Ali First — Sobha Central, South Garden E, Taiyo Residences
- Al Yelayiss 2 — Evelyn On the Park, Oakmont
Median deal by layout
median deal price, AED
- Studio737,000 AED
- 1 bedroom1,298,000 AED
- 2 bedrooms2,249,999 AED
- 3 bedrooms3,553,492 AED
Deals by price
- 0–1M — 26%
- 1–2M — 37%
- 2–5M — 32%
- 5–10M — 4%
- 10M+ — 2%
Biggest moves in price per sq ft
- Palm Jumeirah+27.1%
- Jabal Ali FirstSobha Central, South Garden E, Taiyo Residences+16.3%
- Al Yelayiss 2Evelyn On the Park, Oakmont+5.7%
- Dubai Maritime City−4.1%
- Dubai Marina−4.7%
- MajanBararigate, Binghatti Vintage−5.2%
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
70,000AED
−6.7% vs previous month
Villa, median per year
175,000AED
−5.4% vs previous month
Apartment rent per sq ft per year
92AED/sq ft
−7.2% vs previous month
New annual contracts
12,584
−36.8% vs previous month
Median per sq ft by segment
Ready
1,420AED/sq ft
−6.8% vs previous month
Off-plan
1,830AED/sq ft
+0.3% vs previous month
Apartments
1,753AED/sq ft
+0.7% vs previous month
Villas and townhouses
1,749AED/sq ft
−4% 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.