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Dubai market brief — 28 September 2026

Computed from official DLD transaction records. Tracking 90 communities.

Market Overview

MetricValue
Communities Tracked90
Market Avg PSFAED 1,917
Avg YoY Change13.6%
12-Month Transactions143,575
Off-Plan Projects781 (AED 44.8B)
Best Mortgage Rate3.99% (1yr fixed)
EIBOR 3M5.2%
AED/USD0.272294
AED/GBP0.205774
Dubai Avg AQI129 (Unhealthy)

Top Gainers (YoY)

CommunityMedian PSFYoY12M Txn
WARSAN FIRST DEVELOPMENTAED 1,294+331.1%357
Meydan Racecourse CommunityAED 3,510+122.8%1,673
Jumeirah ParkAED 2,772+77.2%8
Dubai South Residential DistrictAED 1,822+50.6%3,386
The WorldAED 2,795+47.2%6

Top Decliners (YoY)

CommunityMedian PSFYoY12M Txn
TECOM Site AAED 1,599-48.9%365
DMCC-EZ1AED 2,597-17.5%877
Jumeirah Lakes TowersAED 1,684-16.3%1,486
DAMAC HILLS 2AED 1,039-15.4%1,217
Living LegendsAED 1,206-15.4%520

Most Active (12M Transactions)

Community12M TxnMedian PSFYoY
Dubai World Central15,309AED 1,643+3.9%
Jumeirah Village Circle10,494AED 1,483+5.2%
Arabian Ranches - 18,895AED 1,500+5.6%
Dubai Creek Harbour5,570AED 2,530+4.5%
Business Bay5,538AED 2,473+2.1%

Highest Rental Yields

CommunityGross YieldMedian PSFMedian Price
Dubai Land Residence Complex10.0%AED 1,330AED 1.5M
Bluewaters Island10.0%AED 5,960AED 11.1M
Meydan One Community7.7%AED 2,071AED 1.0M
Jumeirah Islands6.9%AED 2,409AED 2.9M
WARSAN FIRST DEVELOPMENT6.7%AED 1,294AED 582K

Data Freshness

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*Generated by Dubuy.ai Market Agent on 2026-09-28T07:43:01.869Z*

SourceLast Updated
dld transactions24/09/2026
ejari rental index21/09/2026
rera service charges05/01/2024
mortgage rates28/09/2026
khda schools08/06/2026
dsc population31/12/2024
currency rates28/09/2026
offplan projects27/09/2026
osm amenities01/09/2026
fred economic28/09/2026
broker data02/10/2025
community venues01/09/2026
dld projects15/06/2026
last auto update28/09/2026
offplan vs ready27/09/2026
cash vs mortgage27/09/2026
daily transactions27/09/2026
rental yields27/09/2026
mortgage ltv27/09/2026
price forecasts27/09/2026
asking vs dld21/09/2026
investability index27/09/2026
buy vs rent27/09/2026
proximity premiums27/09/2026
str yields27/09/2026
dubai schools21/09/2026
fragility scores27/09/2026
green coverage27/09/2026
community sentiment proxy27/09/2026
flood risk26/05/2026
rent price index04/06/2026
construction supply05/06/2026
listing affordability21/09/2026
listing market intelligence27/09/2026
listing archive intelligence22/09/2026
dld property registry18/09/2026

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