Median AED 1,669 per sq ft, 66% off-plan, 47,216 new leases; compared with August 2026 and September 2025.
2026-09Published: Data as of:
Sales
11,484
vs. August 2026: −5.5% · vs. September 2025: −43.4%
Sales value
AED 29.84 bn
vs. August 2026: +3.7% · vs. September 2025: −44.9%
Median price per sq ft
AED 1,669
vs. August 2026: −1.6% · vs. September 2025: −1.2%
Median sale price
AED 1,325,008
vs. August 2026: +10.4% · vs. September 2025: −5.8%
Off-plan share of sales
65.6%
vs. August 2026: −2.2 pp · vs. September 2025: −5.1 pp
Mortgages
3,881
vs. August 2026: +11.2% · vs. September 2025: +6.5%
Gifts
796
vs. August 2026: +26.3% · vs. September 2025: −13.8%
Property valuations
537
vs. August 2026: +26.7% · vs. September 2025: −18.9%
New leases
47,216
vs. August 2026: +8.6% · vs. September 2025: +1.1%
Renewed leases
31,299
vs. August 2026: −16.6% · vs. September 2025: −28.2%
Median annual residential rent
AED 68,000
vs. August 2026: −0.7% · vs. September 2025: +2.3%
In September 2026, 11,484 property sales worth AED 29.84 bn were registered in Dubai. The number of sales was down 5.5% on August 2026 and down 43.4% on September 2025; the value of sales was up 3.7% on August 2026 and down 44.9% on September 2025.
Off-plan properties accounted for 65.6% of sales, compared with 70.7% in September 2025. The median price was AED 1,669 per sq ft, down 1.2% on September 2025.
Leases starting in September 2026: 47,216 new and 31,299 renewed contracts. The median annual residential rent was AED 68,000, up 2.3% on September 2025.
Sales per month, last 13 months (sales)
Off-plan
Ready
Sales per month, last 13 months
Off-plan
Ready
Sep 2025
14,351 sales
5,943 sales
Oct 2025
12,971 sales
6,757 sales
Nov 2025
12,670 sales
6,065 sales
Dec 2025
13,433 sales
5,738 sales
Jan 2026
10,855 sales
6,028 sales
Feb 2026
10,562 sales
6,466 sales
Mar 2026
9,674 sales
4,176 sales
Apr 2026
10,279 sales
3,797 sales
May 2026
7,579 sales
2,873 sales
Jun 2026
9,965 sales
3,800 sales
Jul 2026
9,668 sales
4,305 sales
Aug 2026
8,231 sales
3,921 sales
Sep 2026
7,530 sales
3,954 sales
Sales value per month, last 13 months (AED bn)
Sales value per month, last 13 months
Sales value
Sep 2025
54.2 AED bn
Oct 2025
58.41 AED bn
Nov 2025
63.57 AED bn
Dec 2025
64.82 AED bn
Jan 2026
70.05 AED bn
Feb 2026
61.64 AED bn
Mar 2026
44.45 AED bn
Apr 2026
48.76 AED bn
May 2026
29.42 AED bn
Jun 2026
32.65 AED bn
Jul 2026
34.95 AED bn
Aug 2026
28.78 AED bn
Sep 2026
29.84 AED bn
Median price per sq ft per month, last 13 months (AED per sq ft)
All
Ready
Off-plan
Median price per sq ft per month, last 13 months
All
Ready
Off-plan
Sep 2025
1,688.81 AED per sq ft
1,430.68 AED per sq ft
1,801.94 AED per sq ft
Oct 2025
1,687.94 AED per sq ft
1,437.97 AED per sq ft
1,792.38 AED per sq ft
Nov 2025
1,756.78 AED per sq ft
1,456.63 AED per sq ft
1,884.03 AED per sq ft
Dec 2025
1,804.44 AED per sq ft
1,462.14 AED per sq ft
1,872.82 AED per sq ft
Jan 2026
1,788.14 AED per sq ft
1,494.42 AED per sq ft
1,871.93 AED per sq ft
Feb 2026
1,749.77 AED per sq ft
1,508.83 AED per sq ft
1,859.65 AED per sq ft
Mar 2026
1,729.58 AED per sq ft
1,470.32 AED per sq ft
1,830.78 AED per sq ft
Apr 2026
1,838.99 AED per sq ft
1,498.52 AED per sq ft
1,936.22 AED per sq ft
May 2026
1,650.98 AED per sq ft
1,441.64 AED per sq ft
1,696.61 AED per sq ft
Jun 2026
1,686.05 AED per sq ft
1,444.46 AED per sq ft
1,726.88 AED per sq ft
Jul 2026
1,684.89 AED per sq ft
1,393.65 AED per sq ft
1,740.29 AED per sq ft
Aug 2026
1,696.49 AED per sq ft
1,480.64 AED per sq ft
1,735.25 AED per sq ft
Sep 2026
1,669.36 AED per sq ft
1,459.54 AED per sq ft
1,737.99 AED per sq ft
Ready and off-plan
Market
Sales
Share
Value
Median price
Median AED per sq ft
Ready
3,954
34.4%
AED 16.02 bn
AED 1,800,000
1,460
Off-plan
7,530
65.6%
AED 13.82 bn
AED 1,234,912
1,738
Sales by property type
Property type
Sales
Median price
Median AED per sq ft
Price per sq ft vs. September 2025
Apartments
8,957
AED 1,165,000
1,668
−3.6%
Villas
977
AED 3,492,320
1,489
+4.4%
Land
695
AED 5,000,000
1,598
+2.1%
Commercial and other
855
AED 1,797,206
2,094
+12.5%
Sales by price band
Price band
Sales
Share
Under AED 1 m
3,940
34.3%
AED 1 m to 2 m
3,613
31.5%
AED 2 m to 5 m
2,950
25.7%
AED 5 m and above
981
8.5%
Most active areas by sales (top 15)
Area
Sales
Value
Median AED per sq ft
Off-plan share
Sales September 2025
Madinat Al Mataar
928
AED 1.46 bn
1,650
90%
950
Al Barsha South Fourth
820
AED 1.33 bn
1,424
55%
2,092
Wadi Al Safa 3
657
AED 813.6 m
1,416
89%
620
Jabal Ali Industrial Second
623
AED 718.3 m
1,730
98%
39
Jabal Ali First
543
AED 1.26 bn
1,662
67%
672
Wadi Al Safa 5
467
AED 859.3 m
1,375
68%
904
Business Bay
437
AED 1.50 bn
2,105
35%
1,475
Al Hebiah Fifth
410
AED 724.6 m
1,637
67%
258
Al Hebiah First
406
AED 825.0 m
1,843
92%
632
Al Khairan First
391
AED 1.10 bn
2,560
77%
421
Wadi Al Safa 4
358
AED 557.8 m
1,736
99%
248
Dubai Investment Park First
348
AED 457.7 m
1,036
95%
32
Al Yufrah 1
281
AED 1.38 bn
1,930
36%
156
Al Thanyah Fifth
240
AED 793.4 m
1,995
36%
351
Marsa Dubai
238
AED 814.4 m
2,106
11%
428
Median annual residential rent by size
Size
Contracts
Median annual rent
Rent vs. September 2025
Studio
9,659
AED 42,000
+3.4%
1 bedroom
19,513
AED 61,640
+3.8%
2 bedrooms
14,534
AED 83,550
+6.1%
3 bedrooms
5,381
AED 143,978
+8.1%
4 or more bedrooms
2,977
AED 231,000
+2.7%
Most active areas by lease starts (top 10)
Area
Contracts
New
Renewed
Median residential rent
Business Bay
4,063
3,081
982
AED 85,000
Al Barsha South Fourth
3,498
2,487
1,011
AED 65,000
Jabal Ali First
2,676
1,354
1,322
AED 64,999
Marsa Dubai
2,363
1,654
709
AED 115,000
Hor Al Anz
2,255
2,015
240
AED 35,000
Al Khabeesi
2,227
2,147
80
–
Al Mararr
2,047
1,709
338
AED 40,000
Al Warsan First
1,988
899
1,089
AED 38,000
Al Merkadh
1,703
1,326
377
AED 72,000
Port Saeed
1,592
1,319
273
AED 65,000
Lease starts per month, last 13 months (contracts)
New
Renewed
Lease starts per month, last 13 months
New
Renewed
Sep 2025
46,688 contracts
43,568 contracts
Oct 2025
48,642 contracts
44,771 contracts
Nov 2025
45,645 contracts
42,472 contracts
Dec 2025
40,478 contracts
41,490 contracts
Jan 2026
47,409 contracts
62,095 contracts
Feb 2026
42,208 contracts
42,073 contracts
Mar 2026
29,998 contracts
42,957 contracts
Apr 2026
39,667 contracts
39,021 contracts
May 2026
32,774 contracts
36,637 contracts
Jun 2026
41,503 contracts
35,411 contracts
Jul 2026
40,610 contracts
39,077 contracts
Aug 2026
43,464 contracts
37,524 contracts
Sep 2026
47,216 contracts
31,299 contracts
Across the 53 areas with at least 30 ready-apartment sales and 30 residential leases in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, the median gross yield was 6.5%, ranging from 9.2% in Dubai Investment Park Second to 2.8% in Jumeirah First.
Highest gross yields, 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Area
Gross yield
Annual rent per sq ft (AED)
Ready apartments, AED per sq ft
Leases
Sales
Dubai Investment Park Second
9.2%
69
751
2,719
213
Al Warsan First
8.8%
58
653
25,666
1,276
Al Hebiah Fourth
8.4%
80
946
10,220
1,165
Al Hebiah Fifth
8.4%
79
945
2,980
286
Wadi Al Safa 5
8.3%
68
818
11,628
643
Me'Aisem First
8.2%
84
1,018
7,743
920
Al Qusais Industrial Fifth
7.9%
47
600
7,553
72
Saih Shuaib 2
7.8%
78
1,000
1,574
104
Jabal Ali Industrial Second
7.7%
98
1,282
961
153
Warsan Fourth
7.6%
68
890
10,018
419
Lowest gross yields, 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Area
Gross yield
Annual rent per sq ft (AED)
Ready apartments, AED per sq ft
Leases
Sales
Al Jadaf
4.7%
83
1,778
8,968
553
Al Wasl
4.5%
123
2,739
2,205
336
Mirdif
4.4%
50
1,132
11,489
96
Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah
3.0%
64
2,153
1,795
60
Jumeirah First
2.8%
84
2,992
2,774
137
Published indices (Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment)
Index
Latest period
Value
vs. previous period
vs. a year earlier
Residential rent index, all (2024 = 100)
August 2026
115.66
+0.2%
+5.6%
Residential rent index, apartments (2024 = 100)
August 2026
115.68
+0.2%
+5.6%
Residential rent index, villas (2024 = 100)
August 2026
115.58
+0.3%
+5.6%
Residential property price index, all (2019 = 100)
Consumer prices: housing, water, electricity and gas (2024 = 100)
August 2026
114.06
+0.2%
+6.7%
Method
Sales are Dubai Land Department transactions in the group Sales, by registration date; value is the registered price in AED. Price per sq ft is the median of price divided by registered area, only for areas above 10 m² (1 m² = 10.7639 sq ft). Ready and off-plan follow the registration type; apartments are flats, and commercial and other covers offices, shops, hotel rooms, hotel apartments and whole buildings. Mortgages and gifts are all registrations in those groups. Price bands use the registered sale value. Leases are Ejari rent contracts by contract start date, counted once per contract. Residential rent is the annual amount of contracts with residential use. Gross yield is the median annual rent per m² of residential contracts with a bedroom count (studio and up) divided by the median sale price per m² of ready apartments in the same area, over the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026; only areas with at least 30 of each. It is before service charges and other costs. Valuations are property valuation records by date. Indices are shown as published by the Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment, with the latest period available. Comparisons are with the previous month and the same month a year earlier. Areas are Dubai Land Department districts. Every figure is based on at least 3 records; values from fewer records are not shown. Figures for recent periods can change when late registrations arrive. These are statistics, not investment advice.
Source
Source: Dubai Land Department and other Dubai Government open data, published on Data.Dubai, used under the Dubai Open Data Licence 1.1. Analysis and figures by Zolia. Zolia is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government entity.
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