Market Intelligence
Dubai Real Estate, By the Numbers
Every figure below carries its period. Updated Oct 2026.
AED 308bn
Sales value · 2026 YTD
2026 YTD · to Sep 2026
140,271
Transactions · 2026 YTD
2026 YTD · to Sep 2026
AED 1,958
Avg price / sqft
2026 YTD · all residential sales
73%
Off-plan share
2026 YTD · of off-plan + ready sales
Price Momentum
Average price per sqft · all residential sales
Dubai off-plan prices are up 56% over five years, from AED 1,255 to 1,953 / sqft.
Buyer Demand
Total registered sales per year · Dubai-wide
Dubai recorded 256,829 registered sales in 2025, and 2026 is on pace for ≈194,665 from 151,149 through Oct 2026.
Solid = registered so far; outline = full-year projection, seasonally adjusted from prior-year patterns (H2 typically outpaces H1). Recent deals take weeks to appear in the records.
Hottest Areas
Where Dubai is buying right now
Ranked by 2025 registered sales · YoY change vs 2024
Top Developers
Market leaders by sales volume
Ranked by total sales volume · of 823+ developer groups
Best Rental Yields
Highest-yielding areas for buy-to-let investors
Zaabeel First leads Dubai at 10.9% gross yield — versus a 5.5% city average.
Gross rental yield · Dubai city average 5.5% · reliable residential areas only
Prices by Property Type
Median sold price across the market · 2025
Apartments by size · median price
Median registered sale price. Villas include townhouses (registered together).
Sales by Price Segment
Where the deals are · 2025
65% of Dubai sales are under AED 2M — still an accessible market.
Off-Plan vs Ready
Off-plan share of sales, by year
Off-plan drives 73% of sales — up from 44% in 2021.
How Ready Homes Are Financed
Mortgage share of completed-home sales · 2025
At least 30% of completed-home purchases carry a mortgage.
Share of completed-home sales (apartments and villas) with a purchase mortgage registered against the same unit in the same month. Off-plan is excluded: it cannot carry a registered mortgage at initial sale. A floor, not a point estimate: the sale-to-mortgage match relies on unit size and month, so an unknown share of genuine mortgages is missed.
Dubai market data — source figuresSource figures behind the charts above. Updated Oct 2026.View source data
| Total sales value | AED 308bn |
|---|---|
| Registered transactions | 140,271 |
| Average price / sqft | AED 1,958 |
| Off-plan share (of off-plan + ready) | 73% |
| 5-year price growth (not YTD · 2021–2026) | +56% |
| Year | AED / sqft |
|---|---|
| 2021 | AED 1,255 |
| 2022 | AED 1,525 |
| 2023 | AED 1,665 |
| 2024 | AED 1,745 |
| 2025 | AED 1,900 |
| 2026 | AED 1,953 |
| Year | Sales |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 69,728 |
| 2022 | 109,970 |
| 2023 | 156,753 |
| 2024 | 217,767 |
| 2025 | 256,829 |
| Area | Sales | AED/ft² |
|---|---|---|
| Al Barsha South Fourth | 24,841 | 1,483 |
| Business Bay | 17,435 | 2,502 |
| Wadi Al Safa 5 | 15,120 | 1,376 |
| Madinat Al Mataar | 13,007 | 1,614 |
| Marsa Dubai | 9,898 | 2,921 |
| Jabal Ali First | 9,376 | 1,692 |
| Al Hebiah First | 8,274 | 1,728 |
| Wadi Al Safa 3 | 7,910 | 1,585 |
| Developer | Volume | Active |
|---|---|---|
| Emaar Properties | AED 600bn | 81 |
| Nakheel | AED 212bn | 70 |
| Damac Properties | AED 211bn | 66 |
| Sobha | AED 95bn | 23 |
| Binghatti | AED 71bn | 35 |
| Meraas | AED 70bn | 32 |
| Dubai Properties | AED 69bn | 17 |
| Meydan | AED 68bn | 25 |
| Area | Gross yield | Median rent |
|---|---|---|
| Zaabeel First | 10.9% | AED 500,000 |
| Wadi Al Safa 7 | 9.5% | AED 78,000 |
| Al Warsan First | 8.6% | AED 34,000 |
| Al Hebiah Second | 7.7% | AED 60,500 |
| Dubai Investment Park First | 7.7% | AED 64,000 |
| Saih Shuaib 2 | 6.8% | AED 47,000 |
| Type | Median price | AED/ft² | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment | AED 1,299,000 | 1,720 | 83% |
| Land / Plot | AED 4,380,000 | 1,503 | 14% |
| Office | AED 1,800,000 | 1,700 | 2% |
| Retail / Commercial | AED 2,070,656 | 2,331 | 1% |
| Bedrooms | Median price | AED/ft² |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | AED 710,000 | 1,871 |
| 1 Bed | AED 1,254,631 | 1,836 |
| 2 Bed | AED 2,291,000 | 2,010 |
| 3 Bed | AED 4,043,000 | 2,388 |
| Price band | Share | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Under AED 1M | 28% | 72,549 |
| AED 1–2M | 37% | 95,654 |
| AED 2–5M | 29% | 73,361 |
| AED 5–10M | 4% | 11,055 |
| AED 10M+ | 2% | 4,669 |
Data computed by Peak Trust Analytics · Dubai market data powered by the Dubai Land Department (DLD) · Updated Oct 2026. Proprietary — not to be reused or redistributed without authorization. Not investment advice.
FAQs
Dubai Property Market, Answered
The questions buyers and investors ask most — answered with official Dubai market figures.
How much have Dubai property prices risen?
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Dubai residential prices (off-plan and ready) have grown about 56% over the past five years, from roughly AED 1,255 to AED 1,953 per square foot (Oct 2026), according to Dubai Land Department (DLD) records.
What is the average price per square foot in Dubai?
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The average residential sale price in Dubai is about AED 1,958 per square foot (2026 year-to-date), up 4% year on year, according to registered Dubai transaction records.
How much does an apartment cost in Dubai?
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The median apartment sells for about AED 1.30M in Dubai (2025). By size: Studio ~AED 710k, 1-bed ~AED 1.25M, 2-bed ~AED 2.29M, 3-bed ~AED 4.04M, according to registered Dubai transaction records.
Which areas in Dubai have the highest rental yields?
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The highest gross rental yields are in Zaabeel First (10.9%), Wadi Al Safa 7 (9.5%), Al Warsan First (8.6%), versus a Dubai average of about 5.5%, according to registered Dubai transaction records.
Who are the biggest real estate developers in Dubai?
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By total sales volume, the largest Dubai developers are Emaar Properties (AED 600bn), Nakheel (AED 212bn), Damac Properties (AED 211bn), Sobha (AED 95bn), Binghatti (AED 71bn), according to registered Dubai transaction records.
How many property transactions happen in Dubai each year?
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Dubai recorded about 256,829 residential sales in 2025, worth roughly AED 308bn, and is on pace for approximately 194,665 sales in 2026, according to registered Dubai transaction records.
What share of Dubai property sales are off-plan?
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Off-plan makes up about 73% of Dubai sales (2026), up from 44% in 2021, according to registered Dubai transaction records.
Do buyers in Dubai use mortgages, or pay cash?
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Among completed homes, at least 30% of purchases carried a mortgage in 2025 — so the majority is still equity-funded. Off-plan is excluded because it cannot carry a registered mortgage at initial sale, which is why market-wide "cash share" figures overstate cash buying, according to registered Dubai transaction records.
Is property in Dubai affordable?
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About 65% of Dubai sales are under AED 2M and 28% are under AED 1M, with a studio apartment at a median of AED 710k, according to registered Dubai transaction records.
Data computed by Peak Trust Analytics · Dubai market data powered by the Dubai Land Department (DLD) · Updated Oct 2026. Proprietary — not to be reused or redistributed without authorization. Not investment advice.
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