Market report
Dubai property market: October 2026
Preliminary figures: the Dubai Land Department registers some of the month’s deals in the first days of the next one; the report becomes final a week after month-end.
Monthly review on the blog: Dubai Real Estate Market October 2026: 10,069 Transactions via DLDResidential deals
9,457
+1.2% vs previous month
Median per sq ft
1,681AED/sq ft
+0.2% vs previous month
Median deal
1,243,888AED
−0.5% vs previous month
Off-plan share
66%
Apartment rent, median per year
70,000AED
−2.6% 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
- Jumeirah Village Circle1,433820 · (+0.6%)
- Dubai South1,621781 · (−0.2%)
- Dubai Land Residence Complex1,449377 · (−1.4%)
- Business Bay2,019343 · (−3.7%)
- Majan1,407318 · (+1.3%)
- Al Hebiah Fifth1,786285 · (−0.1%)
- Dubai Creek Harbour2,460237 · (+4.5%)
- Arjan1,567237 · (−8.1%)
- Jabal Ali Industrial Second1,762231 · (+1%)
- Al Yufrah 11,930223
Official DLD zones — where most deals are
- Majan — Binghatti Skyflame
- Al Hebiah Fifth — Damac Lagoons
- Jabal Ali Industrial Second — Raw District
- Al Yufrah 1 — The Woods, The Valley, The Greens At Sobha Sanctuary
- International City Phase 2 & 3 — Greenfield, Ventana Residences
- Dubai Production City — Lawncrest, Eira
- Al Hebiah First — Binghatti Skyterraces
Median deal by layout
median deal price, AED
- Studio685,706 AED
- 1 bedroom1,176,000 AED
- 2 bedrooms2,092,902 AED
- 3 bedrooms3,300,000 AED
Deals by price
- 0–1M — 35%
- 1–2M — 34%
- 2–5M — 26%
- 5–10M — 4%
- 10M+ — 1%
Biggest moves in price per sq ft
- Dubai Land Residence Complex+10.4%3 mo: −1.4%
- International City Phase 2 & 3Greenfield, Ventana Residences+6.8%3 mo: +5.5%
- Al Hebiah FifthDamac Lagoons+6.1%3 mo: −0.1%
- Dubai Marina−7.3%3 mo: +3.9%
- Dubai Production CityLawncrest, Eira−8.6%3 mo: +5%
- Al Hebiah FirstBinghatti Skyterraces−16.6%
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
−2.8% vs previous month
Villa, median per year
175,000AED
−2.8% vs previous month
Apartment rent per sq ft per year
94AED/sq ft
−2.6% vs previous month
New annual contracts
30,451
−5.4% vs previous month
Median per sq ft by segment
Ready
1,410AED/sq ft
−1.2% vs previous month
Off-plan
1,788AED/sq ft
+3% vs previous month
Apartments
1,671AED/sq ft
−0.8% vs previous month
Villas and townhouses
1,830AED/sq ft
+14.1% 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.