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Dubai market brief — 24 August 2026

Computed from official DLD transaction records. Tracking 90 communities.

Market Overview

MetricValue
Communities Tracked90
Market Avg PSFAED 1,921
Avg YoY Change15.3%
12-Month Transactions148,711
Off-Plan Projects774 (AED 44.8B)
Best Mortgage Rate3.99% (1yr fixed)
EIBOR 3M5.2%
AED/USD0.272294
AED/GBP0.199593
Dubai Avg AQI104 (Unhealthy)

Top Gainers (YoY)

CommunityMedian PSFYoY12M Txn
WARSAN FIRST DEVELOPMENTAED 1,293+331.0%331
Meydan Racecourse CommunityAED 3,510+129.3%1,616
Jumeirah ParkAED 2,772+77.2%6
The WorldAED 2,795+65.1%6
Dubai South Residential DistrictAED 1,822+55.0%3,159

Top Decliners (YoY)

CommunityMedian PSFYoY12M Txn
TECOM Site AAED 1,599-49.0%368
Living LegendsAED 1,181-17.7%472
DMCC-EZ1AED 2,597-17.5%877
DAMAC HILLS 2AED 1,039-15.2%1,265
Jumeirah Lakes TowersAED 1,761-13.5%1,621

Most Active (12M Transactions)

Community12M TxnMedian PSFYoY
Dubai World Central14,390AED 1,628+3.2%
Jumeirah Village Circle11,254AED 1,495+7.5%
Arabian Ranches - 19,114AED 1,504+6.9%
Business Bay6,643AED 2,565+9.1%
Dubai Creek Harbour5,819AED 2,517+4.0%

Highest Rental Yields

CommunityGross YieldMedian PSFMedian Price
Dubai Land Residence Complex10.1%AED 1,327AED 1.5M
Bluewaters Island10.0%AED 5,967AED 11.0M
Meydan One Community7.7%AED 2,082AED 1.0M
Jumeirah Islands6.8%AED 2,380AED 3.0M
WARSAN FIRST DEVELOPMENT6.7%AED 1,293AED 579K

Data Freshness

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*Generated by Dubuy.ai Market Agent on 2026-08-24T07:37:49.144Z*

SourceLast Updated
dld transactions18/08/2026
ejari rental index17/08/2026
rera service charges05/01/2024
mortgage rates24/08/2026
khda schools08/06/2026
dsc population31/12/2024
currency rates24/08/2026
offplan projects20/08/2026
osm amenities23/01/2026
fred economic24/08/2026
broker data02/10/2025
community venues01/08/2026
dld projects15/06/2026
last auto update24/08/2026
offplan vs ready20/08/2026
cash vs mortgage20/08/2026
daily transactions20/08/2026
rental yields20/08/2026
mortgage ltv20/08/2026
price forecasts20/08/2026
asking vs dld24/08/2026
investability index20/08/2026
buy vs rent20/08/2026
proximity premiums20/08/2026
str yields20/08/2026
dubai schools08/05/2026
fragility scores20/08/2026
green coverage20/08/2026
community sentiment proxy20/08/2026
flood risk26/05/2026
rent price index04/06/2026
construction supply05/06/2026
listing affordability24/08/2026
listing market intelligence24/08/2026
listing archive intelligence24/08/2026
dld property registry30/07/2026

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