Market report
Dubai property market: September 2026
Residential deals
9,345
−10% vs previous month
Median per sq ft
1,677AED/sq ft
−1% vs previous month
Median deal
1,250,000AED
+10.3% vs previous month
Off-plan share
71%
Apartment rent, median per year
72,000AED
+3.7% 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 South1,647801 · (+1.2%)
- Jumeirah Village Circle1,407782 · (−5.6%)
- Majan1,404521 · (+0.8%)
- Dubai Creek Harbour2,560392 · (−2.5%)
- Business Bay2,011326 · (−11.3%)
- Dubai Land Residence Complex1,312309 · (−5.3%)
- City of Arabia1,737299 · (+0.7%)
- Jabal Ali Industrial Second1,742276
- Al Hebiah Fifth1,682270 · (−9.7%)
- Al Hebiah First1,796252
Official DLD zones — where most deals are
- Majan — Binghatti Skyflame
- City of Arabia — Arancia Yards, Azizi Milan, Laguna Residence
- Jabal Ali Industrial Second — Raw District
- Al Hebiah Fifth — Damac Lagoons, Reportage Hills
- Al Hebiah First — Binghatti Skyterraces
- Dubai Production City — Sera Gardens, Reef
Median deal by layout
median deal price, AED
- Studio650,000 AED
- 1 bedroom1,239,000 AED
- 2 bedrooms2,150,000 AED
- 3 bedrooms3,315,519 AED
Deals by price
- 0–1M — 37%
- 1–2M — 33%
- 2–5M — 26%
- 5–10M — 3%
- 10M+ — 1%
Biggest moves in price per sq ft
- Dubai Production CitySera Gardens, Reef+12.3%3 mo: +6.8%
- Downtown Dubai+10.3%3 mo: −8.7%
- Dubai Islands+7.2%3 mo: −14.6%
- MajanBinghatti Skyflame−5.7%3 mo: +0.8%
- Dubai Marina−6.6%3 mo: −1.3%
- Dubai Land Residence Complex−7.5%3 mo: −5.3%
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
72,000AED
+2.9% vs previous month
Villa, median per year
180,000AED
0% vs previous month
Apartment rent per sq ft per year
97AED/sq ft
+3.7% vs previous month
New annual contracts
32,197
+21.1% vs previous month
Median per sq ft by segment
Ready
1,427AED/sq ft
+1.1% vs previous month
Off-plan
1,735AED/sq ft
+0.4% vs previous month
Apartments
1,685AED/sq ft
−1.2% vs previous month
Villas and townhouses
1,604AED/sq ft
+0.1% 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.