Market Insights

Dubai property market analysis from 618,813 DLD transactions

Market Overview (2020-2026)

619K
Total Sales
83%
Apartments
513,640 sales
10%
Villas
59,906 sales
7%
Land
44,463 sales
87
Communities
tracked

Quarterly Transaction Volume

QuarterTransactionsAvg Median/sqftQoQ Change
2026Q16,371AED 1,999+0.9%
2025Q448,320AED 1,982+4.5%
2025Q347,231AED 1,896+3.8%
2025Q242,562AED 1,827+4.0%
2025Q137,243AED 1,757+4.3%
2024Q441,114AED 1,685+4.0%
2024Q342,660AED 1,620+1.2%
2024Q234,722AED 1,601+1.1%
2024Q132,279AED 1,583+7.2%
2023Q432,292AED 1,476+5.7%
2023Q333,279AED 1,397+6.9%
2023Q227,238AED 1,307+4.0%
2023Q126,921AED 1,257

Community Rankings

Highest YoY Growth

1Falcon City
+1416.2%
2DMCC-EZ2
+136.6%
3Motor City
+128.7%
4Jumeirah Islands
+80.0%
5Living Legends
+69.3%
6Silicon Oasis
+59.0%
7JABEL ALI HILLS
+54.6%
8Barsha Heights
+49.9%
9Dubai Land Residence Complex
+47.9%
10HADAEQ SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN RASHID - DISRICT 7
+39.4%

Most Active (5yr Volume)

1Jumeirah Village Circle
62,810
2Business Bay
45,284
3Dubai Marina
22,736
4DownTown Dubai
22,662
5Dubai Hills Estate
19,010
6Dubai Creek Harbour
18,837
7Arjan
17,943
8Dubai World Central
17,495
9Dubai Land Residence Complex
16,427
10Jumeirah Lakes Towers
16,058

Highest Price/sqft

1Bluewaters Island
AED 5,453
2Dubai Harbour
AED 4,160
3The World
AED 3,933
4Dubai Water Canal
AED 3,082
5LA MER
AED 3,061
6Palm Jumeirah
AED 2,925
7City Walk
AED 2,905
8DMCC-EZ2
AED 2,905
9Site A
AED 2,899
10DownTown Dubai
AED 2,856

Most Affordable

1JABEL ALI HILLS
AED 266
2Dubai Investment Park Second
AED 552
3International City Phase 1
AED 619
4Nad Al Shiba Villas
AED 832
5Remraam
AED 838
6The Villa
AED 864
7International City Phase 3
AED 911
8Dubai Investment Park First
AED 914
9Discovery Gardens
AED 1,021
10Rukan
AED 1,047

Data sourced from Dubai Land Department (DLD) • Updated January 2026