Market report
Dubai property market: April 2026
Residential deals
11,890
+2% vs previous month
Median per sq ft
1,854AED/sq ft
+5.7% vs previous month
Median deal
1,614,888AED
+4.4% vs previous month
Off-plan share
80%
Apartment rent, median per year
68,000AED
−4% 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 South1,6321,110 · (+5.4%)
- Jumeirah Village Circle1,569794 · (+3.7%)
- Dubai Islands3,025720 · (+8.8%)
- Dubai Creek Harbour2,667592 · (+10.9%)
- Dubai Land Residence Complex1,458575 · (−1.1%)
- Al Hebiah Fifth1,892573 · (+0.8%)
- Jabal Ali First1,719524 · (−0.2%)
- Business Bay2,484353 · (−3.2%)
- Al Satwa2,236306 · (0%)
- Jumeirah Village Triangle1,705280 · (−1.6%)
Official DLD zones — where most deals are
- Al Hebiah Fifth — Damac Lagoons
- Jabal Ali First — Sobha Central, South Garden D, South Garden E
- Al Satwa — Holm One, Linea, Enso Jade
- Majan — Binghatti Titania, Samana Barari Heights, Bararigate
- International City Phase 1 — Longford Residences
- Al Yelayiss 2 — The Hamilton, Evelyn On the Park, Oakmont
Median deal by layout
median deal price, AED
- Studio731,000 AED
- 1 bedroom1,376,000 AED
- 2 bedrooms2,472,388 AED
- 3 bedrooms3,675,000 AED
Deals by price
- 0–1M — 25%
- 1–2M — 37%
- 2–5M — 31%
- 5–10M — 5%
- 10M+ — 2%
Biggest moves in price per sq ft
- Jumeirah Lake Towers+51.4%
- MajanBinghatti Titania, Samana Barari Heights, Bararigate+14.6%
- International City Phase 1Longford Residences+11.9%
- Dubai Marina−3.3%
- Arjan−5.3%
- Al Yelayiss 2The Hamilton, Evelyn On the Park, Oakmont−10.8%
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
68,000AED
−2.9% vs previous month
Villa, median per year
170,000AED
−2.9% vs previous month
Apartment rent per sq ft per year
88AED/sq ft
−4% vs previous month
New annual contracts
14,314
+13.7% vs previous month
Median per sq ft by segment
Ready
1,463AED/sq ft
+3% vs previous month
Off-plan
1,931AED/sq ft
+5.5% vs previous month
Apartments
1,851AED/sq ft
+5.6% vs previous month
Villas and townhouses
1,872AED/sq ft
+7% 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.