Market report
Dubai property market: May 2026
Residential deals
8,766
−26.3% vs previous month
Median per sq ft
1,667AED/sq ft
−10.1% vs previous month
Median deal
1,144,190AED
−29.1% vs previous month
Off-plan share
77%
Apartment rent, median per year
70,000AED
+0.9% 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 South1,6861,318 · (+3.3%)
- Majan1,383792 · (−8.4%)
- Dubai Land Residence Complex1,474557 · (+1.1%)
- Jumeirah Village Circle1,422526 · (−9.4%)
- Dubai Islands3,053363 · (+0.9%)
- International City Phase 2 & 31,018266 · (−16.9%)
- Business Bay2,124239 · (−14.5%)
- City of Arabia1,677239
- Jabal Ali First1,695203 · (−1.4%)
- Arjan1,622193 · (+5.5%)
Official DLD zones — where most deals are
- Majan — Binghatti Skyflame
- International City Phase 2 & 3 — Greenfield
- City of Arabia — Azizi Milan, Azizi Milan Heights
- Jabal Ali First — Sobha Central, South Garden E, Boulevard Park
- Al Satwa — Linea
Median deal by layout
median deal price, AED
- Studio629,426 AED
- 1 bedroom1,213,713 AED
- 2 bedrooms2,096,888 AED
- 3 bedrooms3,393,444 AED
Deals by price
- 0–1M — 42%
- 1–2M — 32%
- 2–5M — 21%
- 5–10M — 4%
- 10M+ — 1%
Biggest moves in price per sq ft
- Al SatwaLinea+10.4%
- Arjan+5.5%
- Dubai South+3.3%
- Dubai Marina−15%
- International City Phase 2 & 3Greenfield−16.9%
- Motor City−24.1%
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
+2.9% vs previous month
Villa, median per year
170,000AED
0% vs previous month
Apartment rent per sq ft per year
89AED/sq ft
+0.9% vs previous month
New annual contracts
14,629
+2.2% vs previous month
Median per sq ft by segment
Ready
1,389AED/sq ft
−5.1% vs previous month
Off-plan
1,706AED/sq ft
−11.6% vs previous month
Apartments
1,664AED/sq ft
−10.1% vs previous month
Villas and townhouses
1,745AED/sq ft
−6.8% 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.