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Dubai Market Pulse: Week 43, 2026 (Fri 16 Oct 2026 to Thu 22 Oct 2026)
2,516 sales worth AED 6.35 bn. Compared with the previous seven days, the number of sales was down 6.3% and the total value down 16.1%; the median sale price was AED 1.38 m (up 6.0%).
−6.3%Sales vs. W42−16.1%Value vs. W42−36.4%Sales vs. W43 2025Year-on-year: compared with the same ISO week a year earlier (week 43 of 2025, 20 – 26 Oct 2025). See the trend
Sales per week, last 13 weeks (sales)
Off-plan and ready
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| Off-plan | Ready | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul | 2,338 | 1,115 |
| 31 Jul | 2,303 | 935 |
| 7 Aug | 2,024 | 879 |
| 14 Aug | 2,211 | 953 |
| 21 Aug | 1,710 | 1,019 |
| 28 Aug | 1,573 | 809 |
| 4 Sep | 1,961 | 937 |
| 11 Sep | 1,678 | 872 |
| 18 Sep | 1,520 | 908 |
| 25 Sep | 1,517 | 898 |
| 2 Oct | 1,601 | 1,547 |
| 9 Oct | 1,766 | 919 |
| 16 Oct | 1,574 | 942 |
What changed
Fewer deals and lower total value
2,516 sales worth AED 6.35 bn. Compared with the previous seven days, the number of sales was down 6.3% and the total value down 16.1%; the median sale price was AED 1.38 m (up 6.0%).
Ready properties gain share
Off-plan sales made up 62.6% of all sales (−3.2 pp on the previous seven days, −3.6 pp on Fri 17 Oct 2025 to Thu 23 Oct 2025); land plots made up 5.4% (−0.7 pp on the previous seven days). Excluding land, the median price per sq ft was AED 1,506 for ready and AED 1,793 for off-plan properties.
Lease starts: provisional figures
8,348 new and 3,841 renewed leases have been registered so far, at a median annual residential rent of AED 65,000. 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul | 7,241 | 5,506 |
| 31 Jul | 14,186 | 16,100 |
| 7 Aug | 7,555 | 6,249 |
| 14 Aug | 11,231 | 9,482 |
| 21 Aug | 8,448 | 5,617 |
| 28 Aug | 13,967 | 14,044 |
| 4 Sep | 10,555 | 7,383 |
| 11 Sep | 9,382 | 7,299 |
| 18 Sep | 9,627 | 5,862 |
| 25 Sep | 16,569 | 13,593 |
| 2 Oct | 9,582 | 5,064 |
| 9 Oct | 11,534 | 6,545 |
| 16 Oct | 8,348 | 3,841 |
Median price per sq ft (excl. land), last 13 weeks (AED per sq ft)
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| All | Ready | Off-plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul | AED 1,652 | AED 1,251 | AED 1,743 |
| 31 Jul | AED 1,686 | AED 1,398 | AED 1,721 |
| 7 Aug | AED 1,708 | AED 1,386 | AED 1,755 |
| 14 Aug | AED 1,693 | AED 1,445 | AED 1,714 |
| 21 Aug | AED 1,697 | AED 1,421 | AED 1,784 |
| 28 Aug | AED 1,728 | AED 1,451 | AED 1,793 |
| 4 Sep | AED 1,693 | AED 1,429 | AED 1,758 |
| 11 Sep | AED 1,683 | AED 1,447 | AED 1,759 |
| 18 Sep | AED 1,657 | AED 1,393 | AED 1,724 |
| 25 Sep | AED 1,642 | AED 1,444 | AED 1,700 |
| 2 Oct | AED 1,701 | AED 1,428 | AED 1,818 |
| 9 Oct | AED 1,670 | AED 1,457 | AED 1,736 |
| 16 Oct | AED 1,702 | AED 1,506 | AED 1,793 |
Most active areas by sales
Fri 16 Oct 2026 to Thu 22 Oct 2026; change vs. Fri 17 Oct 2025 to Thu 23 Oct 2025
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| Madinat Al Mataar | +95.2% | AED 244.7 m | 1,621 | 83% | |
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| Jumeirah Village Circle (Al Barsha South Fourth) | −38.6% | AED 226.3 m | 1,540 | 63% | |
| Dubai Land Residence Complex (Wadi Al Safa 5) | −31.8% | AED 210.2 m | 1,419 | 81% | |
| Al Hebiah Fifth | +106.6% | AED 234.6 m | 1,718 | 73% | |
| Business Bay | −60.9% | AED 427.8 m | 2,246 | 24% | |
| Wadi Al Safa 4 | +73.2% | AED 134.3 m | 1,623 | 98% | |
| Majan (Wadi Al Safa 3) | −27.5% | AED 245.6 m | 1,488 | 71% | |
| Jabal Ali First | −45.6% | AED 215.6 m | 1,611 | 57% | |
| Down Town Jabal Ali (Jabal Ali Industrial Second) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 127.1 m | 1,806 | 99% | |
| Arjan (Al Barshaa South Third) | −24.7% | AED 74.3 m | 1,545 | 54% | |
| Dubai Marina (Marsa Dubai) | −25.6% | AED 178.6 m | 1,804 | 16% | |
| Dubai Hills Estate (Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid) | +9.3% | AED 179.1 m | 2,338 | 51% | |
| Dubai Creek Harbour (Al Khairan First) | −3.4% | AED 161.6 m | 2,439 | 65% | |
| Dubai Investment Park First | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 156.8 m | 1,147 | 87% | |
| Al Thanyah Fifth | −23.9% | AED 183.6 m | 2,460 | 55% | |
| Al Merkadh | −23.1% | AED 125.3 m | 2,023 | 18% | |
| Al Jadaf | −23.4% | AED 73.1 m | 2,003 | 82% | |
| Dubai Sports City (Al Hebiah Fourth) | −40.0% | AED 127.0 m | 1,491 | 63% | |
| International City Phase 1 (Al Warsan First) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 58.8 m | 744 | 20% | |
| Palm Deira | −53.1% | AED 228.7 m | 2,330 | 89% | |
| International Media Production Zone (Me'aisem First) | −65.1% | AED 159.2 m | 1,386 | 50% | |
| The Valley (Al Yufrah 1) | +7.9% | AED 194.8 m | 1,930 | 51% | |
| Al Yelayiss 1 | +36.7% | AED 145.7 m | 1,893 | 68% | |
| Downtown Dubai (Burj Khalifa) | −57.1% | AED 182.7 m | 2,490 | 10% | |
| Jumeirah Village Triangle (Al Barsha South Fifth) | −75.3% | AED 40.6 m | 1,554 | 69% | |
| Motor City (Al Hebiah First) | −78.2% | AED 45.2 m | 1,503 | 89% | |
| Al Rowaiyah First | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 209.6 m | 2,629 | 97% | |
| Town Square (Al Yelayiss 2) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 49.9 m | 1,352 | 26% | |
| International City Phase 3 (Warsan Fourth) | +3.1% | AED 27.6 m | 1,398 | 94% | |
| Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah | −63.6% | AED 69.7 m | 3,167 | 94% | |
| Palm Jumeirah | −26.2% | AED 359.5 m | 3,772 | 10% | |
| Al Hebiah Third | −59.4% | AED 59.8 m | 1,737 | 58% | |
| Madinat Hind 4 | −31.4% | AED 54.7 m | – | 0% | |
| Nad Al Shiba First | −52.1% | AED 52.7 m | 2,528 | 87% | |
| Bukadra | −64.2% | AED 45.1 m | 2,425 | 100% | |
| Al Barsha South Second (Al Barshaa South Second) | −91.0% | AED 18.9 m | 2,009 | 89% | |
| Wadi Al Safa 2 | −62.7% | AED 35.0 m | 1,316 | 53% | |
| Dubai Silicon Oasis (Nadd Hessa) | −83.0% | AED 20.1 m | 1,041 | 37% | |
| Dubai Studio City (Al Hebiah Second) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 10.7 m | 3,332 | 88% | |
| Al Wasl | −73.8% | AED 124.5 m | 3,068 | 38% | |
| Wadi Al Safa 7 | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 63.6 m | 1,163 | 19% | |
| Al Kifaf | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 40.2 m | 2,252 | 80% | |
| The Greens (Al Thanyah Third) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 38.8 m | 2,011 | 0% | |
| Jumeirah Garden City (Al Satwa) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 21.3 m | 2,060 | 75% | |
| Dubai Investment Park Second | −93.5% | AED 33.2 m | 1,404 | 50% | |
| Saih Shuaib 2 | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 50.4 m | 1,479 | 91% | |
| Ras Al Khor Industrial First | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 30.1 m | 2,513 | 100% | |
| Mudon (Al Hebiah Sixth) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 31.2 m | 1,728 | 0% | |
| Mirdif | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 79.8 m | 1,205 | 0% | |
| Emirates Living (Al Thanayah Fourth) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 29.1 m | 1,845 | 0% | |
| Sufouh Gardens (Al Safouh First) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 11.6 m | 2,592 | 80% | |
| Barsha Heights (Al Thanyah First) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 6.17 m | 1,965 | 0% | |
| Jabel Ali Hills (Saih Shuaib 1) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 23.2 m | – | 20% | |
| Zaabeel First | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 25.0 m | 3,971 | 50% | |
| Arabian Ranches - 1 (Wadi Al Safa 6) | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 42.7 m | 1,408 | 0% | |
| Hor Al Anz | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 10.0 m | 985 | 0% | |
| Um Suqaim Third | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 10.9 m | 2,638 | 0% | |
| Me'aisem Second | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 61.3 m | – | 0% | |
| Al Yelayiss 5 | new New or little activity in the comparison period – no meaningful % change. | AED 22.3 m | – | 0% |
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In week 43 of 2026 (Fri 16 Oct 2026 to Thu 22 Oct 2026), 2,516 property sales worth AED 6.35 bn were registered in Dubai. The number of sales was down 6.3% on the previous seven days and down 36.4% on Fri 17 Oct 2025 to Thu 23 Oct 2025.
The most active areas by number of sales were Madinat Al Mataar (205), Jumeirah Village Circle (Al Barsha South Fourth) (199) and Dubai Land Residence Complex (Wadi Al Safa 5) (163).
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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.