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Dubai market brief — 31 August 2026

Computed from official DLD transaction records. Tracking 90 communities.

Market Overview

MetricValue
Communities Tracked90
Market Avg PSFAED 1,918
Avg YoY Change14.8%
12-Month Transactions147,623
Off-Plan Projects777 (AED 44.8B)
Best Mortgage Rate3.99% (1yr fixed)
EIBOR 3M5.2%
AED/USD0.272294
AED/GBP0.201027
Dubai Avg AQI95 (Moderate)

Top Gainers (YoY)

CommunityMedian PSFYoY12M Txn
WARSAN FIRST DEVELOPMENTAED 1,293+331.0%338
Meydan Racecourse CommunityAED 3,510+132.6%1,638
Jumeirah ParkAED 2,722+74.1%7
The WorldAED 2,795+65.1%6
Dubai South Residential DistrictAED 1,822+54.2%3,228

Top Decliners (YoY)

CommunityMedian PSFYoY12M Txn
TECOM Site AAED 1,599-48.9%369
DMCC-EZ1AED 2,597-17.5%877
Living LegendsAED 1,187-17.3%494
Jumeirah Lakes TowersAED 1,724-15.4%1,579
DAMAC HILLS 2AED 1,039-15.2%1,260

Most Active (12M Transactions)

Community12M TxnMedian PSFYoY
Dubai World Central15,044AED 1,634+3.5%
Jumeirah Village Circle11,088AED 1,493+7.1%
Arabian Ranches - 19,137AED 1,506+6.8%
Business Bay6,207AED 2,535+6.6%
Dubai Creek Harbour5,752AED 2,523+4.3%

Highest Rental Yields

CommunityGross YieldMedian PSFMedian Price
Dubai Land Residence Complex9.9%AED 1,327AED 1.5M
Bluewaters Island9.5%AED 5,967AED 11.0M
Meydan One Community7.7%AED 2,080AED 1.0M
Jumeirah Islands6.7%AED 2,381AED 3.0M
WARSAN FIRST DEVELOPMENT6.7%AED 1,293AED 582K

Data Freshness

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*Generated by Dubuy.ai Market Agent on 2026-08-31T07:33:29.126Z*

SourceLast Updated
dld transactions26/08/2026
ejari rental index31/08/2026
rera service charges05/01/2024
mortgage rates31/08/2026
khda schools08/06/2026
dsc population31/12/2024
currency rates31/08/2026
offplan projects31/08/2026
osm amenities24/08/2026
fred economic31/08/2026
broker data02/10/2025
community venues24/08/2026
dld projects15/06/2026
last auto update30/08/2026
offplan vs ready31/08/2026
cash vs mortgage31/08/2026
daily transactions31/08/2026
rental yields31/08/2026
mortgage ltv31/08/2026
price forecasts31/08/2026
asking vs dld24/08/2026
investability index31/08/2026
buy vs rent31/08/2026
proximity premiums31/08/2026
str yields31/08/2026
dubai schools08/05/2026
fragility scores31/08/2026
green coverage31/08/2026
community sentiment proxy31/08/2026
flood risk26/05/2026
rent price index04/06/2026
construction supply05/06/2026
listing affordability24/08/2026
listing market intelligence31/08/2026
listing archive intelligence24/08/2026
dld property registry27/08/2026

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