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Dubai Market Pulse: Week 42, 2026
2,764 sales worth AED 7.86 bn. Compared with the previous week, the number of sales was up 3.3% and the total value up 2.4%; the median sale price was AED 1.35 m (up 5.7%).
+3.3%Sales vs. W41+2.4%Value vs. W41−35.7%Sales vs. W42 2025Year-on-year: compared with the same ISO week a year earlier (week 42 of 2025, 13 – 19 Oct 2025). See the trend
Sales per week, last 13 weeks (sales)
Off-plan and ready
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| Off-plan | Ready | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul | 2,010 | 950 |
| 27 Jul | 2,430 | 1,102 |
| 3 Aug | 2,270 | 936 |
| 10 Aug | 1,960 | 846 |
| 17 Aug | 2,188 | 948 |
| 24 Aug | 1,612 | 985 |
| 31 Aug | 1,626 | 871 |
| 7 Sep | 2,025 | 928 |
| 14 Sep | 1,607 | 866 |
| 21 Sep | 1,513 | 923 |
| 28 Sep | 1,453 | 1,423 |
| 5 Oct | 1,660 | 1,015 |
| 12 Oct | 1,802 | 962 |
What changed
More deals and higher total value
2,764 sales worth AED 7.86 bn. Compared with the previous week, the number of sales was up 3.3% and the total value up 2.4%; the median sale price was AED 1.35 m (up 5.7%).
Off-plan gains share
Off-plan sales made up 65.2% of all sales (+3.1 pp on the previous week, +1.3 pp on week 42 of 2025); land plots made up 6.2% (0.0 pp on the previous week). Excluding land, the median price per sq ft was AED 1,465 for ready and AED 1,754 for off-plan properties.
Lease starts: provisional figures
9,768 new and 4,239 renewed leases have been registered so far, at a median annual residential rent of AED 69,366. Late registrations, renewals in particular, will add to these figures, so they are not compared with earlier weeks.
Lease starts per week, last 13 weeks (contracts)
New and renewed contracts; recent weeks provisional (late registrations)
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| New | Renewed | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul | 8,226 | 7,640 |
| 27 Jul | 12,901 | 14,578 |
| 3 Aug | 7,670 | 5,539 |
| 10 Aug | 9,990 | 9,602 |
| 17 Aug | 8,883 | 5,923 |
| 24 Aug | 8,136 | 5,506 |
| 31 Aug | 15,334 | 14,964 |
| 7 Sep | 9,626 | 5,914 |
| 14 Sep | 10,698 | 8,752 |
| 21 Sep | 9,748 | 5,361 |
| 28 Sep | 14,923 | 11,273 |
| 5 Oct | 10,556 | 5,449 |
| 12 Oct | 9,768 | 4,239 |
Median price per sq ft (excl. land), last 13 weeks (AED per sq ft)
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| All | Ready | Off-plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul | AED 1,690 | AED 1,368 | AED 1,740 |
| 27 Jul | AED 1,652 | AED 1,252 | AED 1,732 |
| 3 Aug | AED 1,700 | AED 1,400 | AED 1,732 |
| 10 Aug | AED 1,708 | AED 1,397 | AED 1,752 |
| 17 Aug | AED 1,690 | AED 1,447 | AED 1,710 |
| 24 Aug | AED 1,698 | AED 1,428 | AED 1,778 |
| 31 Aug | AED 1,711 | AED 1,415 | AED 1,789 |
| 7 Sep | AED 1,699 | AED 1,449 | AED 1,756 |
| 14 Sep | AED 1,671 | AED 1,447 | AED 1,751 |
| 21 Sep | AED 1,657 | AED 1,407 | AED 1,719 |
| 28 Sep | AED 1,642 | AED 1,474 | AED 1,701 |
| 5 Oct | AED 1,708 | AED 1,415 | AED 1,820 |
| 12 Oct | AED 1,691 | AED 1,465 | AED 1,754 |
Most active areas by sales
week 42 of 2026; change vs. week 42 of 2025
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| Madinat Al Mataar | +86.5% | AED 428.2 m | 1,610 | 93% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jumeirah Village Circle (Al Barsha South Fourth) | −43.5% | AED 231.1 m | 1,536 | 60% | |
| Down Town Jabal Ali (Jabal Ali Industrial Second) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 180.4 m | 1,830 | 100% | |
| Majan (Wadi Al Safa 3) | +95.5% | AED 386.8 m | 1,458 | 78% | |
| Al Hebiah Fifth | +90.2% | AED 188.9 m | 1,764 | 74% | |
| Dubai Investment Park First | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 149.5 m | 1,133 | 96% | |
| Business Bay | −59.0% | AED 340.3 m | 2,306 | 32% | |
| Dubai Land Residence Complex (Wadi Al Safa 5) | −47.5% | AED 190.0 m | 1,453 | 85% | |
| Jabal Ali First | −38.6% | AED 236.2 m | 1,629 | 56% | |
| Motor City (Al Hebiah First) | −54.5% | AED 100.4 m | 1,472 | 89% | |
| Nad Al Shiba First | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 158.4 m | 3,339 | 89% | |
| Dubai Creek Harbour (Al Khairan First) | −7.5% | AED 191.1 m | 2,487 | 58% | |
| Dubai Sports City (Al Hebiah Fourth) | −37.8% | AED 194.1 m | 1,369 | 44% | |
| Jumeirah Village Triangle (Al Barsha South Fifth) | −76.2% | AED 99.5 m | 1,607 | 85% | |
| Arjan (Al Barshaa South Third) | −27.3% | AED 61.1 m | 1,553 | 63% | |
| Dubai Marina (Marsa Dubai) | −49.0% | AED 192.6 m | 1,936 | 8% | |
| International City Phase 1 (Al Warsan First) | +6.5% | AED 24.5 m | 681 | 10% | |
| Al Merkadh | −12.5% | AED 94.2 m | 2,011 | 12% | |
| Palm Deira | −52.6% | AED 223.6 m | 2,697 | 96% | |
| Dubai Hills Estate (Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid) | −30.2% | AED 223.2 m | 2,395 | 52% | |
| International Media Production Zone (Me'aisem First) | −29.0% | AED 216.3 m | 1,367 | 32% | |
| Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah | −50.6% | AED 206.2 m | 3,235 | 90% | |
| Wadi Al Safa 4 | +10.8% | AED 49.9 m | 1,653 | 93% | |
| Al Yelayiss 1 | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 141.7 m | 1,843 | 73% | |
| Al Jadaf | −34.5% | AED 60.4 m | 1,914 | 66% | |
| The Valley (Al Yufrah 1) | −71.6% | AED 183.7 m | 1,787 | 39% | |
| Al Rowaiyah First | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 181.7 m | 2,731 | 100% | |
| Al Thanyah Fifth | −43.7% | AED 138.8 m | 2,135 | 28% | |
| International City Phase 3 (Warsan Fourth) | −18.6% | AED 28.5 m | 1,262 | 89% | |
| Downtown Dubai (Burj Khalifa) | −69.9% | AED 123.1 m | 2,778 | 21% | |
| Town Square (Al Yelayiss 2) | −19.0% | AED 52.0 m | 1,404 | 50% | |
| Al Hebiah Third | −18.9% | AED 47.5 m | 1,722 | 67% | |
| Jabel Ali Hills (Saih Shuaib 1) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 180.4 m | 3,089 | 93% | |
| Madinat Hind 4 | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 60.1 m | 1,090 | 4% | |
| Palm Jumeirah | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 321.1 m | 3,732 | 8% | |
| Silicon Oasis (Nadd Hessa) | −69.4% | AED 26.4 m | 1,041 | 27% | |
| Palm Jabal Ali | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 739.2 m | 3,635 | 22% | |
| Dubai Investment Park Second | −90.0% | AED 46.8 m | 1,424 | 67% | |
| Al Wasl | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 76.7 m | 3,055 | 59% | |
| Wadi Al Safa 7 | −67.9% | AED 43.2 m | 1,433 | 35% | |
| Dubai Studio City (Al Hebiah Second) | −78.4% | AED 33.8 m | 1,430 | 75% | |
| Saih Shuaib 2 | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 10.3 m | 1,400 | 100% | |
| Bukadra | −75.4% | AED 32.7 m | 2,598 | 100% | |
| Wadi Al Safa 2 | −58.1% | AED 11.2 m | 1,046 | 38% | |
| The Greens (Al Thanyah Third) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 28.0 m | 1,903 | 0% | |
| Dubai Science Park (Al Barshaa South Second) | −95.3% | AED 22.2 m | 2,017 | 73% | |
| Ras Al Khor Industrial First | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 23.4 m | 2,350 | 100% | |
| Jumeirah Garden City (Al Satwa) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 21.9 m | 2,045 | 63% | |
| Sufouh Gardens (Al Safouh First) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 42.8 m | 3,406 | 100% | |
| Emirates Living (Al Thanayah Fourth) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 53.3 m | 1,718 | 0% | |
| Mudon (Al Hebiah Sixth) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 33.5 m | 1,342 | 0% | |
| Al Kifaf | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 19.8 m | 2,151 | 86% | |
| Arabian Ranches - 1 (Wadi Al Safa 6) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 60.3 m | 1,680 | 0% | |
| Me'aisem Second | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 122.7 m | – | 0% | |
| Zaabeel Second | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 20.7 m | 2,624 | 50% | |
| Al Yelayiss 5 | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 50.1 m | – | 0% | |
| Mirdif | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 76.3 m | – | 0% | |
| Um Suqaim Third | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 20.1 m | 2,713 | 0% | |
| Trade Center First | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 21.1 m | 4,809 | 100% | |
| Al Safouh Second | −98.2% | AED 34.5 m | 3,040 | 100% | |
| Barsha Heights (Al Thanyah First) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 4.48 m | 1,733 | 0% | |
| Zaabeel First | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 10.7 m | 3,504 | 67% | |
| Al Waheda | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 4.99 m | – | 0% |
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In week 42 of 2026 (12 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2026), 2,764 property sales worth AED 7.86 bn were registered in Dubai. The number of sales was up 3.3% on the previous week and down 35.7% on week 42 of 2025.
The most active areas by number of sales were Madinat Al Mataar (289), Al Barsha South Fourth (209) and Jabal Ali Industrial Second (136).
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How we calculate these figures
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); land plots are excluded from all prices per sq ft except their own row. Price changes are shown only for the same property type with at least 30 sales on each side; area price comparisons use ready apartments over 4 weeks. 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. Leases are Ejari rent contracts by contract start date, counted once per contract. Residential rent is the annual amount of contracts with residential use. Ejari contracts are often registered after they start, renewals in particular up to about two months later. Lease figures for weeks that ended less than two months before the data date are therefore provisional: they are marked as such and not compared with other weeks. Weeks run Monday to Sunday (ISO weeks); comparisons are with the previous week and the same ISO week 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. Percentage changes of counts need at least 30 records in the comparison period; with fewer, the entry is marked “new” (new or little activity, no meaningful % change), and changes above +300% are shown as “>+300%”. Figures for recent periods can change when late registrations arrive.
Community names (for example Jumeirah Village Circle) are Zolia's own mapping of Dubai Land Department districts to the master project with the most sales over the last 24 months; the official district name is shown below each one. Districts without one clear community keep their official name.
Source and disclaimer
Source: Dubai Land Department and other Dubai Government open data, published on Data.Dubai, used under the Dubai Open Data Licence. All figures are Zolia's own analysis and interpretation of this data. They are provided “as is”, without any warranty as to their accuracy, completeness or timeliness; they may contain errors and may change when late registrations or corrections are published. They are not investment, legal, tax or financial advice, and Zolia accepts no liability for any decision made on the basis of them. Zolia is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Dubai Land Department or any other government entity.