Market report
Dubai property market: August 2026
Residential deals
10,381
−15.5% vs previous month
Median per sq ft
1,694AED/sq ft
−0.1% vs previous month
Median deal
1,133,000AED
+7.9% vs previous month
Off-plan share
74%
Apartment rent, median per year
70,000AED
+3.9% 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 South1,7251,989 · (+4.8%)
- City of Arabia1,691771 · (+2.5%)
- Jumeirah Village Circle1,416725 · (−6.3%)
- Down Town Jabal Ali1,581365
- Jabal Ali Industrial Second1,738353
- Dubai Land Residence Complex1,418328 · (−5.9%)
- Business Bay2,098313 · (−13.7%)
- Majan1,489241 · (+7.3%)
- Arjan1,465207 · (+1.5%)
- Dubai Creek Harbour2,481207 · (−7.3%)
Official DLD zones — where most deals are
- City of Arabia — Azizi Milan, Arancia Yards, Azizi Milan Heights
- Down Town Jabal Ali — Raw District, Azizi Abraham
- Jabal Ali Industrial Second — Raw District, Azizi Wares
- Majan — Binghatti Skyflame, Binghatti Titania
Median deal by layout
median deal price, AED
- Studio650,000 AED
- 1 bedroom1,200,000 AED
- 2 bedrooms2,050,000 AED
- 3 bedrooms3,425,550 AED
Deals by price
- 0–1M — 43%
- 1–2M — 32%
- 2–5M — 21%
- 5–10M — 3%
- 10M+ — 1%
Biggest moves in price per sq ft
- Dubai Marina+9.1%3 mo: −12.5%
- Downtown Dubai+6.2%3 mo: −11.5%
- Business Bay+4.2%3 mo: −13.7%
- Down Town Jabal AliRaw District, Azizi Abraham−6.1%
- Arjan−10.6%3 mo: +1.5%
- Dubai Sports City−11.8%3 mo: −3.4%
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
+1.4% vs previous month
Villa, median per year
180,000AED
+2.9% vs previous month
Apartment rent per sq ft per year
93AED/sq ft
+3.9% vs previous month
New annual contracts
26,586
+11.7% vs previous month
Median per sq ft by segment
Ready
1,412AED/sq ft
+3.6% vs previous month
Off-plan
1,728AED/sq ft
−0.5% vs previous month
Apartments
1,704AED/sq ft
+0.1% vs previous month
Villas and townhouses
1,603AED/sq ft
+2.6% 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.