Market report
Dubai property market: July 2026
Residential deals
12,278
+1.9% vs previous month
Median per sq ft
1,697AED/sq ft
−0.3% vs previous month
Median deal
1,050,000AED
−5.4% vs previous month
Off-plan share
75%
Apartment rent, median per year
69,000AED
−0.9% vs previous month
Median price per sq ft, AED — by month
Areas with the most deals
median per sq ft; in brackets — 3 months vs previous 3
- Dubai South1,6992,318 · (+7.6%)
- Jumeirah Village Circle1,372917 · (−5.9%)
- Jabal Ali Industrial Second1,731634
- City of Arabia1,725597
- Dubai Land Residence Complex1,372445 · (−3.4%)
- Down Town Jabal Ali1,684367
- Business Bay2,013317 · (−15%)
- Arjan1,639277 · (+6.1%)
- Al Thanyah Fifth2,309260
- Dubai Marina1,971255 · (−19.9%)
Official DLD zones — where most deals are
- Jabal Ali Industrial Second — Raw District, Azizi Noura, Azizi Gabriel
- City of Arabia — Azizi Milan Heights, Azizi Milan, Azizi Milan
- Down Town Jabal Ali — Raw District, Arian, Azizi Lina
- Al Thanyah Fifth — Eltiera Views, Serenia District
- Dubai Production City — Reef, Sera Gardens, Vista
- International City Phase 2 & 3 — Greenfield, Nest
- Horizon — Riverton House, Amaal
Median deal by layout
median deal price, AED
- Studio648,450 AED
- 1 bedroom1,173,150 AED
- 2 bedrooms2,042,000 AED
- 3 bedrooms3,200,000 AED
Deals by price
- 0–1M — 48%
- 1–2M — 31%
- 2–5M — 19%
- 5–10M — 2%
- 10M+ — 1%
Biggest moves in price per sq ft
- Dubai Production CityReef, Sera Gardens, Vista+11.2%3 mo: −1.6%
- International City Phase 2 & 3Greenfield, Nest+8.6%
- HorizonRiverton House, Amaal+8.1%3 mo: +5.6%
- Al Thanyah FifthEltiera Views, Serenia District−11.9%
- Dubai Islands−13%3 mo: +1.9%
- Downtown Dubai−15.8%3 mo: −10.5%
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
69,000AED
−1.4% vs previous month
Villa, median per year
175,000AED
−1.5% vs previous month
Apartment rent per sq ft per year
90AED/sq ft
−0.9% vs previous month
New annual contracts
23,811
+10.3% vs previous month
Median per sq ft by segment
Ready
1,364AED/sq ft
−5.1% vs previous month
Off-plan
1,736AED/sq ft
+0.6% vs previous month
Apartments
1,703AED/sq ft
−0.5% vs previous month
Villas and townhouses
1,562AED/sq ft
−3.6% 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.