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Rentals & Yields: Week 42, 2026

Name: Rentals & Yields: Week 42, 2026
Creator: Zolia
Published: 2026-10-22
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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.

0.0%Rent index vs. Aug+4.9%Rent index vs. Sep 2025

Week 42 · 12 – 18 Oct 2026Published 22 Oct 2026Data as of 19 Oct 2026How we calculate these figures

Residential rent index (DDSE, 2024 = 100), last 13 months

Median gross yield, apartments6.4%53 areas, 12 months to 30 Sep 2026

Lease starts per week, last 13 weeks (contracts)

New and renewed contracts; recent weeks provisional (late registrations)

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Lease starts per week, last 13 weeks
	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

What changed

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.
Rent index up 4.9% on a year earlier
The residential rent index of the Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment stood at 115.69 in September 2026 (2024 = 100), level with August 2026 and up 4.9% on September 2025.
Gross yields from 2.8% to 9.3%
The median gross yield was 6.4% across 53 areas (12 months to 30 Sep 2026): highest in Dubai Investment Park Second (9.3%), lowest in Jumeirah First (2.8%).

Residential rent index (DDSE, 2024 = 100), last 13 months (index)

Residential rent index (DDSE, 2024 = 100), last 13 months
	All	Apartments	Villas
Sep 2025	110.27	110.30	110.20
Oct 2025	110.94	110.96	110.84
Nov 2025	111.62	111.68	111.45
Dec 2025	112.22	112.29	112.01
Jan 2026	112.96	113.06	112.64
Feb 2026	113.65	113.78	113.20
Mar 2026	114.20	114.32	113.81
Apr 2026	114.62	114.72	114.29
May 2026	114.97	115.07	114.65
Jun 2026	115.22	115.28	115.00
Jul 2026	115.45	115.50	115.28
Aug 2026	115.66	115.68	115.58
Sep 2026	115.69	115.70	115.63

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 6.4%, ranging from 9.3% in Dubai Investment Park Second to 2.8% in Jumeirah First.

Gross yields by area

Apartments, 12 months to 30 Sep 2026

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Dubai Investment Park Second	9.3%	69	751	2,768	213
International City Phase 1 (Al Warsan First)	8.8%	58	653	26,025	1,276
Dubai Sports City (Al Hebiah Fourth)	8.4%	80	946	10,352	1,165
Al Hebiah Fifth	8.4%	79	945	3,005	286
Dubai Land Residence Complex (Wadi Al Safa 5)	8.3%	68	818	11,773	643
International Media Production Zone (Me'aisem First)	8.2%	84	1,018	7,869	920
Al Qusais Industrial Fifth	7.9%	47	600	7,577	72
Saih Shuaib 2	7.8%	78	1,000	1,589	104
Down Town Jabal Ali (Jabal Ali Industrial Second)	7.7%	98	1,282	970	153
International City Phase 3 (Warsan Fourth)	7.6%	68	890	10,142	419
Dubai Studio City (Al Hebiah Second)	7.6%	105	1,388	2,082	524
Al Goze Fourth	7.3%	66	910	2,434	122
Majan (Wadi Al Safa 3)	7.2%	71	987	4,421	1,145
Wadi Al Safa 2	7.2%	69	958	5,077	473
Motor City (Al Hebiah First)	7.1%	72	1,005	2,092	797
Silicon Oasis (Nadd Hessa)	7.1%	68	955	17,361	1,133
Jumeirah Village Circle (Al Barsha South Fourth)	7.0%	91	1,287	30,965	4,375
Al Hebiah Third	7.0%	95	1,350	4,352	477
Madinat Al Mataar	7.0%	75	1,075	8,867	891
Jabal Ali First	7.0%	75	1,082	27,513	1,733
Al Thanyah Fifth	6.8%	97	1,435	9,706	939
Dubai Science Park (Al Barshaa South Second)	6.7%	91	1,367	1,590	177
Wadi Al Safa 7	6.6%	75	1,127	3,385	99
Al Safouh Second	6.6%	66	996	900	295
Al Merkadh	6.6%	132	2,003	12,266	2,031
Barsha Heights (Al Thanyah First)	6.5%	82	1,259	5,972	82
Jumeirah Village Triangle (Al Barsha South Fifth)	6.4%	87	1,343	3,490	453
Arjan (Al Barshaa South Third)	6.3%	85	1,358	14,034	1,316
Dubai Investment Park First	6.2%	68	1,096	4,212	59
Town Square (Al Yelayiss 2)	6.1%	81	1,345	6,307	706
Business Bay	6.0%	112	1,849	18,778	2,506
The Greens (Al Thanyah Third)	6.0%	109	1,831	4,298	485
Trade Center Second	5.9%	89	1,502	2,612	32
Madinat Badr (Muhaisanah First)	5.9%	81	1,377	408	49
Festival City (Al Kheeran)	5.9%	84	1,427	788	37
Madinat Hind 4	5.8%	62	1,068	5,624	79
Dubai Hills Estate (Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid)	5.8%	131	2,262	7,683	1,023
Nad Al Shiba First	5.7%	91	1,586	2,493	188
Nad Al Hamar	5.5%	58	1,046	3,440	33
Zaabeel Second	5.5%	149	2,685	1,095	125
Dubai Creek Harbour (Al Khairan First)	5.5%	129	2,326	6,103	1,248
Dubai Marina (Marsa Dubai)	5.5%	108	1,963	19,559	2,796
Al Kifaf	5.4%	105	1,947	651	106
Downtown Dubai (Burj Khalifa)	5.4%	133	2,478	9,849	1,506
Jumeirah Garden City (Al Satwa)	5.1%	88	1,738	5,952	100
Sufouh Gardens (Al Safouh First)	5.0%	81	1,629	760	58
Palm Jumeirah	4.7%	125	2,654	4,385	703
Um Suqaim Third	4.7%	130	2,785	1,127	150
Al Jadaf	4.7%	83	1,778	9,041	553
Al Wasl	4.5%	122	2,739	2,227	336
Mirdif	4.4%	50	1,132	11,639	96
Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah	3.0%	64	2,153	1,805	60
Jumeirah First	2.8%	84	2,992	2,826	137

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Lowest gross yields

Apartments, 12 months to 30 Sep 2026

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Jumeirah First	2.8%	84	2,992	2,826	137
Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah	3.0%	64	2,153	1,805	60
Mirdif	4.4%	50	1,132	11,639	96
Al Wasl	4.5%	122	2,739	2,227	336
Al Jadaf	4.7%	83	1,778	9,041	553

Most active areas by lease starts

week 42 of 2026; provisional, no comparison

Top 10 of 137All 137 rows

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Business Bay	808	648	160	AED 90,000
Hor Al Anz	592	558	34	AED 35,000
Jabal Ali First	479	225	254	AED 64,000
Jumeirah Village Circle (Al Barsha South Fourth)	472	360	112	AED 66,000
Al Baraha	382	374	8	AED 26,400
Al Khabeesi	372	358	14	–
Dubai Marina (Marsa Dubai)	368	252	116	AED 117,938
Al Mararr	343	309	34	AED 45,000
Port Saeed	325	283	42	AED 67,500
Al Barsha First	314	204	110	AED 76,469
International City Phase 1 (Al Warsan First)	308	147	161	AED 39,000
Al Karama	284	180	104	AED 65,000
Al Merkadh	246	202	44	AED 72,000
Dubai Investment Park First	241	214	27	AED 75,000
Downtown Dubai (Burj Khalifa)	226	168	58	AED 138,000
Al Nahda First	225	147	78	AED 59,650
Saih Shuaib 3	223	219	4	AED 799,576
Arjan (Al Barshaa South Third)	219	159	60	AED 60,000
Saih Shuaib 2	211	192	19	AED 42,504
Al Thanyah Fifth	201	133	68	AED 80,000
Silicon Oasis (Nadd Hessa)	199	113	86	AED 55,000
Mirdif	198	52	146	AED 72,000
Naif	197	150	47	AED 33,000
Al Muteena	195	166	29	AED 48,250
Mankhool	192	117	75	AED 84,395
Al Raffa	181	145	36	AED 58,722
Al Garhoud	181	150	31	AED 80,000
Muhaisanah Fourth	176	50	126	AED 39,938
Dubai Hills Estate (Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid)	159	134	25	AED 120,000
Al Jadaf	156	120	36	AED 72,000
Al Nahda Second	154	69	85	AED 56,849
Dubai Land Residence Complex (Wadi Al Safa 5)	145	86	59	AED 65,000
Trade Center First	142	86	56	AED 135,000
Hor Al Anz East	141	115	26	AED 65,000
Al Goze Industrial Second	141	19	122	AED 50,600
Al Suq Al Kabeer	140	88	52	AED 39,000
Dubai Creek Harbour (Al Khairan First)	138	102	36	AED 115,000
Al Qusais	137	38	99	AED 48,000
Al Goze Industrial First	132	124	8	–
Al Murqabat	130	80	50	AED 60,000
Dubai Sports City (Al Hebiah Fourth)	129	93	36	AED 55,000
International Media Production Zone (Me'aisem First)	123	88	35	AED 56,000
Al Goze Third	119	110	9	AED 30,000
Madinat Al Mataar	116	64	52	AED 82,000
Al Qusais Industrial Fifth	115	21	94	AED 47,000
Ras Al Khor Industrial Second	112	103	9	–
Town Square (Al Yelayiss 2)	109	57	52	AED 80,425
Wadi Al Safa 2	106	87	19	AED 54,000
International City Phase 3 (Warsan Fourth)	105	63	42	AED 51,500
Jabal Ali Industrial First	102	78	24	AED 45,000
Barsha Heights (Al Thanyah First)	99	62	37	AED 85,000
Dubai Investment Park Second	91	81	10	AED 46,000
Al Hebiah Third	88	64	24	AED 70,000
Al Goze First	87	82	5	–
Jumeirah Garden City (Al Satwa)	84	58	26	AED 75,000
Al Wasl	84	60	24	AED 186,501
Ras Al Khor Industrial Third	83	16	67	AED 60,000
Madinat Hind 4	81	56	25	AED 95,000
Al Warqa First	79	30	49	AED 58,338
Oud Metha	76	30	46	AED 84,507
Palm Jumeirah	74	53	21	AED 197,500
The Greens (Al Thanyah Third)	73	51	22	AED 105,000
Al Goze Industrial Third	71	69	–	–
Al Rega	68	46	22	AED 70,649
Nad Al Hamar	64	46	18	AED 70,000
Jumeirah Village Triangle (Al Barsha South Fifth)	63	50	13	AED 60,000
Al Mamzer	61	38	23	AED 70,000
Trade Center Second	57	26	31	AED 97,000
Al Hebiah Fifth	57	49	8	AED 130,000
Majan (Wadi Al Safa 3)	56	38	18	AED 72,500
Wadi Al Safa 7	54	27	27	AED 105,000
Dubai Studio City (Al Hebiah Second)	51	47	4	AED 62,000
Al Hamriya	50	27	23	AED 55,000
Al Bada	48	18	30	AED 122,500
Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah	46	12	34	AED 71,000
Al Twar Fifth	46	21	25	AED 50,000
Jumeirah First	43	20	23	AED 178,000
Nad Al Shiba First	43	26	17	AED 91,000
Al Safouh Second	43	14	29	AED 178,416
Eyal Nasser	41	23	18	AED 32,500
Al Goze Fourth	38	14	24	AED 46,999
Emirates Living (Al Thanayah Fourth)	35	20	15	AED 254,000
Dubai Science Park (Al Barshaa South Second)	35	25	10	AED 66,000
Al Qusais Industrial First	34	16	18	AED 45,000
Al Dhagaya	30	13	17	AED 35,500
Zaabeel Second	29	16	13	AED 162,500
Motor City (Al Hebiah First)	29	18	11	AED 90,000
Rega Al Buteen	28	19	9	AED 102,045
Um Hurair Second	26	13	13	AED 80,000
Al Qusais Industrial Second	24	8	16	AED 60,000
Mudon (Al Hebiah Sixth)	24	14	10	AED 199,750
Al Ras	23	10	13	AED 64,999
Al Hudaiba	22	6	16	AED 72,850
Al-Cornich	22	9	13	AED 106,965
Arabian Ranches - 1 (Wadi Al Safa 6)	22	10	12	AED 260,000
Um Suqaim Third	21	14	7	AED 167,500
Jumeirah Third	20	13	7	AED 327,500
Al Buteen	19	7	12	–
Al Saffa First	19	3	16	AED 200,101
Down Town Jabal Ali (Jabal Ali Industrial Second)	18	11	7	AED 48,000
Jumeirah Second	16	7	9	AED 277,500
The Valley (Al Yufrah 1)	16	13	3	AED 140,000
Sufouh Gardens (Al Safouh First)	15	8	7	AED 120,000
Al Qusais Industrial Third	15	11	4	–
Festival City (Al Kheeran)	15	6	9	AED 165,000
Al Yelayiss 1	15	6	9	AED 160,000
Um Suqaim First	13	8	5	AED 385,000
Madinat Badr (Muhaisanah First)	13	7	6	AED 78,500
Al Qusais Industrial Fourth	13	5	8	AED 49,500
Nad Al Shiba Third	13	7	6	AED 235,000
Al Rashidiya	10	–	9	AED 38,000
Um Hurair First	9	4	5	AED 103,000
Wadi Al Safa 4	8	8	–	AED 89,000
Um Suqaim Second	7	3	4	AED 174,940
Al Manara	7	–	6	AED 304,290
Um Ramool	6	–	4	–
Al Twar First	6	3	3	AED 111,000
Al Kifaf	6	4	–	AED 120,500
Al Barsha Third	6	5	–	AED 300,000
Al Goze Industrial Fourth	6	4	–	AED 120,000
Al Lusaily	6	–	4	AED 27,000
Al Barsha Second	6	3	3	AED 423,750
Abu Hail	5	4	–	AED 124,639
Al Saffa Second	5	–	3	AED 301,350
Shandagha	5	4	–	–
Ras Al Khor Industrial First	5	–	4	–
Al Khawaneej First	5	–	3	AED 225,000
Al Mizhar First	4	–	–	–
Muhaisanah Second	4	–	3	–
Um Al Sheif	4	–	–	AED 143,375
Al Aweer First	4	3	–	AED 175,000
Dubai International Airport	4	–	–	–
Al Jafliya	3	–	–	–
Al Warsan Third	3	–	–	–
Al Khawaneej Second	3	–	–	–
Nad Al Shiba Fourth	3	–	–	AED 270,000
Cornich Deira	3	–	–	–

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Median annual residential rent by size (provisional)

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Studio	1,476	AED 42,000
1 bedroom	3,169	AED 62,000
2 bedrooms	2,408	AED 84,832
3 bedrooms	790	AED 145,000
4 or more bedrooms	450	AED 235,000

In week 42 of 2026 (12 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2026), 14,007 leases have been registered so far: 9,768 new and 4,239 renewed contracts. These figures are provisional: Ejari contracts are often registered after they start, renewals in particular up to about two months later, so no comparison with earlier weeks is shown.

The median annual rent of residential contracts was AED 69,366. By size: studios AED 42,000, one bedroom AED 62,000, two bedrooms AED 84,832, three bedrooms AED 145,000.

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How we calculate these figures

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. 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. Indices are shown as published by the Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment, with the latest period available. 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.

Lease starts per week, last 13 weeks (contracts)

What changed

Lease starts: provisional figures

Rent index up 4.9% on a year earlier

Gross yields from 2.8% to 9.3%

Residential rent index (DDSE, 2024 = 100), last 13 months (index)

Gross yields by area

Lowest gross yields

Most active areas by lease starts

Median annual residential rent by size (provisional)

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How we calculate these figures

Source and disclaimer