Market Intelligence · Rentals & Yields

Rentals & Yields: Week 44, 2026

Name: Rentals & Yields: Week 44, 2026
Creator: Zolia
Published: 2026-11-05
License: https://data.dubai/documents/d/guest/open-data-license-english-1-1-pdf

12,718 new and 7,177 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.

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

Week 44 · 26 Oct – 1 Nov 2026Published 5 Nov 2026Data as of 5 Nov 2026How we calculate these figures

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

Median gross yield, apartments6.8%53 areas, 12 months to 31 Oct 2026

Lease starts per week, last 13 weeks (contracts)

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

Hover or use the arrow keys for exact values. Choose a figure above to switch the chart.Tap the chart for exact values. Choose a figure above to switch the chart.

Lease starts per week, last 13 weeks
	New	Renewed
3 Aug	7,682	5,573
10 Aug	10,014	9,698
17 Aug	8,905	5,987
24 Aug	8,152	5,568
31 Aug	15,416	15,249
7 Sep	9,676	6,110
14 Sep	10,760	9,078
21 Sep	9,824	5,664
28 Sep	15,135	12,167
5 Oct	10,771	6,194
12 Oct	10,492	5,982
19 Oct	9,175	4,630
26 Oct	12,718	7,177

What changed

Lease starts: provisional figures
12,718 new and 7,177 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.
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 3.0% to 9.2%
The median gross yield was 6.8% across 53 areas (12 months to 31 Oct 2026): highest in Dubai Investment Park Second (9.2%), lowest in Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah (3.0%).

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 apartment leases in the 12 months to 31 Oct 2026, the median gross yield was 6.8%, ranging from 9.2% in Dubai Investment Park Second to 3.0% in Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah.

Gross yields by area

Apartments, 12 months to 31 Oct 2026

Top 10 of 53All 53 rows

Choose a column heading to sort.


Dubai Investment Park Second	9.2%	69	744	2,534	185
International City Phase 1 (Al Warsan First)	8.9%	57	644	23,255	1,124
Madinat Hind 4	8.3%	88	1,055	472	68
International Media Production Zone (Me'aisem First)	8.1%	83	1,020	7,163	854
Dubai Sports City (Al Hebiah Fourth)	8.0%	76	942	8,127	1,038
Saih Shuaib 2	7.9%	79	1,000	1,368	98
Al Qusais Industrial Fifth	7.9%	47	600	7,123	53
Dubai Land Residence Complex (Wadi Al Safa 5)	7.8%	63	805	7,565	568
Wadi Al Safa 7	7.8%	87	1,119	725	94
Al Hebiah Fifth	7.7%	73	943	2,202	230
Down Town Jabal Ali (Jabal Ali Industrial Second)	7.7%	99	1,282	974	132
International City Phase 3 (Warsan Fourth)	7.6%	68	891	10,029	363
Dubai Studio City (Al Hebiah Second)	7.6%	105	1,392	2,054	484
Madinat Al Mataar	7.4%	80	1,087	6,683	798
Al Hebiah Third	7.3%	98	1,350	3,078	453
Dubai Silicon Oasis (Nadd Hessa)	7.3%	69	950	15,651	984
Motor City (Al Hebiah First)	7.2%	72	1,000	1,889	656
Al Goze Fourth	7.1%	66	921	2,222	104
Wadi Al Safa 4	7.1%	80	1,130	67	34
Majan (Wadi Al Safa 3)	7.1%	70	981	3,524	1,089
Jabal Ali First	7.1%	76	1,074	24,723	1,683
Jumeirah Village Circle (Al Barsha South Fourth)	7.1%	90	1,282	29,175	4,090
Wadi Al Safa 2	7.0%	70	1,000	4,629	547
Al Thanyah Fifth	7.0%	99	1,421	8,223	823
Jumeirah Village Triangle (Al Barsha South Fifth)	6.9%	93	1,335	2,864	439
Town Square (Al Yelayiss 2)	6.8%	92	1,355	4,082	678
Al Barsha South Second (Al Barshaa South Second)	6.8%	94	1,390	1,336	168
Al Merkadh	6.5%	130	2,010	11,632	1,858
Festival City (Al Kheeran)	6.3%	85	1,343	747	34
Arjan (Al Barshaa South Third)	6.3%	85	1,364	13,874	1,248
Dubai Investment Park First	6.1%	67	1,102	3,855	53
Dubai Hills Estate (Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid)	6.0%	137	2,274	5,536	940
Barsha Heights (Al Thanyah First)	6.0%	81	1,350	5,452	71
Business Bay	6.0%	110	1,838	18,384	2,346
The Greens (Al Thanyah Third)	6.0%	110	1,836	3,740	440
Madinat Badr (Muhaisanah First)	6.0%	83	1,377	332	42
Nad Al Shiba First	5.8%	89	1,536	2,039	155
Nad Al Hamar	5.6%	58	1,040	3,287	31
Dubai Marina (Marsa Dubai)	5.5%	105	1,905	18,329	2,608
Dubai Creek Harbour (Al Khairan First)	5.5%	127	2,319	5,912	1,159
Zaabeel Second	5.4%	146	2,681	1,045	114
Al Kifaf	5.3%	103	1,927	619	99
Downtown Dubai (Burj Khalifa)	5.3%	131	2,465	9,457	1,357
Um Suqaim Third	5.2%	143	2,758	733	141
Sufouh Gardens (Al Safouh First)	5.2%	85	1,643	469	51
Jumeirah Garden City (Al Satwa)	5.1%	88	1,734	5,479	91
Mirdif	4.9%	54	1,112	5,717	89
Al Wasl	4.8%	131	2,749	1,869	310
Palm Jumeirah	4.7%	121	2,597	3,703	657
Al Jadaf	4.7%	82	1,770	8,758	525
Al Safouh Second	3.8%	84	2,193	285	85
Jumeirah First	3.4%	101	3,001	1,748	117
Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah	3.0%	63	2,130	1,728	62

Show all 53Show top 10 only

Lowest gross yields

Apartments, 12 months to 31 Oct 2026

Choose a column heading to sort.


Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah	3.0%	63	2,130	1,728	62
Jumeirah First	3.4%	101	3,001	1,748	117
Al Safouh Second	3.8%	84	2,193	285	85
Al Jadaf	4.7%	82	1,770	8,758	525
Palm Jumeirah	4.7%	121	2,597	3,703	657

Most active areas by lease starts

week 44 of 2026; provisional, no comparison

Top 10 of 155All 155 rows

Choose a column heading to sort.


Business Bay	958	745	213	AED 85,000
Al Mararr	854	770	84	AED 40,000
Jumeirah Village Circle (Al Barsha South Fourth)	786	612	174	AED 60,000
Jabal Ali First	731	395	336	AED 60,000
Hor Al Anz	605	527	78	AED 42,000
Dubai Marina (Marsa Dubai)	541	367	174	AED 115,000
Al Khabeesi	477	458	19	AED 105,000
International City Phase 1 (Al Warsan First)	477	238	239	AED 39,707
Al Merkadh	400	330	70	AED 73,000
Al Barsha First	397	249	148	AED 75,000
Dubai Investment Park First	363	317	46	AED 64,827
Arjan (Al Barshaa South Third)	341	229	112	AED 60,000
Mankhool	338	229	109	AED 75,900
Dubai Silicon Oasis (Nadd Hessa)	338	178	160	AED 54,050
Port Saeed	322	271	51	AED 66,763
Downtown Dubai (Burj Khalifa)	321	193	128	AED 130,000
Al Karama	311	148	163	AED 60,900
Al Suq Al Kabeer	310	169	141	AED 36,000
Al Thanyah Fifth	306	199	107	AED 85,000
Naif	286	173	113	AED 40,000
Al Garhoud	286	243	43	AED 82,000
Dubai Land Residence Complex (Wadi Al Safa 5)	273	170	103	AED 60,000
Al Raffa	264	166	98	AED 58,433
Dubai Sports City (Al Hebiah Fourth)	264	173	91	AED 54,000
Al Muteena	259	204	55	AED 51,130
Dubai Investment Park Second	254	228	26	AED 53,000
Muhaisanah Fourth	251	65	186	AED 40,000
Al Nahda First	250	126	124	AED 57,875
Mirdif	243	66	177	AED 84,000
Al Nahda Second	240	90	150	AED 54,600
Dubai Hills Estate (Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid)	239	171	68	AED 125,000
Madinat Al Mataar	229	162	67	AED 73,000
Al Murqabat	222	87	135	AED 70,004
International City Phase 3 (Warsan Fourth)	214	134	80	AED 46,000
Jumeirah Garden City (Al Satwa)	211	75	136	AED 66,000
Al Goze Industrial Second	211	22	189	AED 49,275
Al Jadaf	208	144	64	AED 73,000
Al Qusais	205	46	159	AED 47,297
International Media Production Zone (Me'aisem First)	196	133	63	AED 52,000
Trade Center First	195	137	58	AED 145,000
Dubai Creek Harbour (Al Khairan First)	174	126	48	AED 125,000
Barsha Heights (Al Thanyah First)	169	98	71	AED 75,000
Saih Shuaib 2	163	150	13	AED 52,000
Wadi Al Safa 2	162	120	42	AED 57,000
Al Mamzer	148	103	45	AED 61,215
Town Square (Al Yelayiss 2)	148	78	70	AED 85,000
Al Goze Third	144	119	25	AED 55,000
Al Goze Industrial Third	143	108	35	–
Al Warqa First	138	61	77	AED 56,000
Madinat Hind 4	136	104	32	AED 97,500
Oud Metha	133	59	74	AED 78,000
Al Goze Industrial First	127	113	14	–
Al Qusais Industrial Fifth	126	30	96	AED 46,500
Al Goze First	116	107	9	AED 255,385
Al Bada	114	55	59	AED 117,000
Jabal Ali Industrial First	113	52	61	AED 31,063
Jumeirah Village Triangle (Al Barsha South Fifth)	112	84	28	AED 65,000
Palm Jumeirah	110	78	32	AED 220,000
The Greens (Al Thanyah Third)	108	60	48	AED 110,000
Majan (Wadi Al Safa 3)	107	73	34	AED 75,000
Hor Al Anz East	103	44	59	AED 56,000
Al Hebiah Third	103	60	43	AED 59,925
Al Rega	100	62	38	AED 52,000
Ras Al Khor Industrial Third	97	13	84	AED 48,300
Al Hamriya	94	37	57	AED 51,900
Al Twar Fifth	87	31	56	AED 54,000
Al Hebiah Fifth	86	76	10	AED 140,000
Al Wasl	85	57	28	AED 180,000
Dubai Studio City (Al Hebiah Second)	82	77	5	AED 62,000
Al Goze Fourth	80	17	63	AED 44,676
Wadi Al Safa 7	79	53	26	AED 92,085
Trade Center Second	76	29	47	AED 97,000
Saih Shuaib 3	76	71	5	AED 164,483
Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah	74	30	44	AED 88,000
Nad Al Hamar	73	52	21	AED 69,500
Al Barsha South Second (Al Barshaa South Second)	72	65	7	AED 61,050
Al Safouh Second	68	16	52	AED 199,187
Al Baraha	67	37	30	AED 25,000
Jumeirah First	64	27	37	AED 175,000
Al Qusais Industrial First	64	22	42	AED 41,500
Ras Al Khor Industrial Second	61	28	33	–
Nad Al Shiba First	60	41	19	AED 110,000
Eyal Nasser	57	24	33	AED 30,000
Al-Cornich	55	6	49	AED 103,406
Emirates Living (Al Thanayah Fourth)	53	32	21	AED 230,000
Al Qusais Industrial Second	47	13	34	AED 65,550
Motor City (Al Hebiah First)	44	23	21	AED 78,000
Um Hurair Second	43	10	33	AED 123,000
Um Suqaim Third	38	26	12	AED 174,000
Al Dhagaya	37	7	30	AED 38,100
Al Ras	35	10	25	AED 70,698
Al Buteen	35	12	23	AED 58,820
Al Hudaiba	35	10	25	AED 68,199
Rega Al Buteen	30	17	13	AED 100,000
Sufouh Gardens (Al Safouh First)	30	22	8	AED 105,000
Al Saffa First	30	8	22	AED 236,155
Muhaisanah Second	30	12	18	AED 46,804
Mudon (Al Hebiah Sixth)	30	21	9	AED 206,025
Al Rashidiya	25	5	20	AED 64,000
Zaabeel Second	25	15	10	AED 147,500
Down Town Jabal Ali (Jabal Ali Industrial Second)	24	18	6	AED 45,000
Arabian Ranches - 1 (Wadi Al Safa 6)	22	9	13	AED 232,500
Abu Hail	21	12	9	AED 63,190
Al Jafliya	21	7	14	AED 80,000
The Valley (Al Yufrah 1)	20	14	6	AED 142,500
Um Hurair First	19	6	13	AED 59,000
Jumeirah Second	19	8	11	AED 187,162
Um Suqaim Second	18	8	10	AED 300,000
Al Yelayiss 1	17	11	6	AED 165,000
Al Sabkha	16	6	10	–
Al Qusais Industrial Fourth	16	6	10	AED 50,825
Um Ramool	15	5	10	AED 114,500
Jumeirah Third	15	6	9	AED 435,000
Um Suqaim First	14	8	6	AED 250,000
Nad Al Shiba Third	13	3	10	AED 240,000
Al Kifaf	13	9	4	AED 145,000
Al Barsha Third	13	7	6	AED 341,250
Ras Al Khor Industrial First	13	4	9	–
Al Aweer First	13	7	6	AED 170,000
Al Manara	12	5	7	AED 350,000
Al Qusais Industrial Third	12	8	4	AED 63,000
Badra (Hessyan First)	12	–	10	AED 61,075
Madinat Badr (Muhaisanah First)	11	5	6	AED 78,000
Al Twar First	11	5	6	AED 79,425
Al Khawaneej Second	11	3	8	AED 150,000
Festival City (Al Kheeran)	11	6	5	AED 182,782
Al Mizhar First	10	4	6	AED 194,812
Wadi Al Safa 4	10	10	–	AED 63,913
Al Goze Industrial Fourth	9	–	8	AED 58,800
Um Al Sheif	9	–	7	AED 169,785
Al Waheda	9	6	3	AED 141,000
Al Lusaily	9	–	7	–
Zaabeel First	8	4	4	AED 581,872
Cornich Deira	8	4	4	–
Lehbab Second	8	–	7	–
Ghadeer Al Tair	7	3	4	AED 310,000
Al Ttay	7	4	3	–
Al Saffa Second	6	4	–	AED 178,500
Al Barsha Second	6	4	–	AED 380,000
Hatta	6	3	3	–
Al Warqa Third	5	–	3	AED 195,000
Al Warsan Third	5	–	4	–
Al Khawaneej First	5	3	–	AED 245,000
Nad Al Shiba Fourth	5	3	–	AED 350,000
Al Barshaa South First	5	3	–	AED 300,000
Jabel Ali Hills (Saih Shuaib 1)	5	5	–	AED 55,000
Al Warsan Second	4	3	–	–
Al Warqa Fourth	3	–	3	AED 170,000
Al Hamriya Port	3	3	–	–
Al Mizhar Second	3	–	–	–
Mushrif	3	–	–	AED 220,000
Dubai International Airport	3	–	3	–
Palm Deira	3	3	–	AED 100,000
Saih Shuaib 4	3	–	3	–
Al Rowaiyah Third	3	–	3	–

Show all 155Show top 10 only

Median annual residential rent by size (provisional)

Choose a column heading to sort.


Studio	2,884	AED 42,000
1 bedroom	4,904	AED 62,000
2 bedrooms	3,519	AED 80,960
3 bedrooms	1,247	AED 140,000
4 or more bedrooms	737	AED 230,000

Location premium: residential leases, 5 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026 (provisional)


Metro station	34,767	79	7,096	78	+1.3%
Shopping mall	34,415	79	7,448	78	+1.5%
Landmark	36,947	80	4,916	72	+10.2%

Leases by tenant type, 5 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026 (provisional)


Individuals	31,327	46.7%	AED 63,000
Companies and authorities	29,066	43.3%	AED 82,000
Not stated	6,746	10.0%	AED 70,000

Lease terms, 5 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026 (provisional)

Choose a column heading to sort.


Under 12 months	1,901	2.8%
12 months	62,835	93.6%
13 to 23 months	1,581	2.4%
24 months or more	822	1.2%

Commercial leases by property type, 5 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026 (provisional)

Top 10 of 20All 20 rows

Choose a column heading to sort.


Office	5,193	AED 26,000	73
Shop	2,140	AED 82,950	197
Hotel	322	AED 75,000	113
Warehouse	261	AED 143,000	43
Showroom	69	AED 360,000	123
Studio	32	AED 36,000	119
Flat	26	AED 60,500	86
Restaurant	21	AED 250,000	184
Kiosk	19	AED 65,000	302
Villa	19	AED 550,000	86
Clinic	16	AED 169,282	80
Parking	16	AED 189,830	9
Warehouse complex	11	AED 133,750	73
Workshop	11	AED 107,482	40
Store	9	AED 30,000	22
Mezzanine	5	AED 53,000	72
GYM	4	AED 105,000	72
Open space	4	AED 96,350	–
Ladies Saloon	3	AED 72,000	79
Medical center	3	AED 918,750	23

Show all 20Show top 10 only

In week 44 of 2026 (26 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026), 19,895 leases have been registered so far: 12,718 new and 7,177 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 65,000. By size: studios AED 42,000, one bedroom AED 62,000, two bedrooms AED 80,960, three bedrooms AED 140,000.

Choose your role and the newsletters you want. Free, in English or Arabic, with one-click unsubscribe.

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 sq ft of apartment leases (flats and studios for residential use; villas are not counted) divided by the median sale price per sq ft of ready apartments in the same area, over the 12 months to 31 Oct 2026, by the same rule as the area pages on our website: each lease and sale is taken per sq ft to the fils, the median is the middle value (for an even number, the lower middle value), records that the data quality rules mark as outliers are left out, and only areas with at least 30 of each are shown. 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. Location premium of leases: median annual rent per sq ft of residential Ejari contracts with a bedroom count that started in the last 4 weeks and whose DLD record names a nearest metro station, shopping mall or landmark, compared with contracts without such an entry; shown only with at least 30 contracts on each side; names are not shown. (Data: Dubai Land Department open data (Ejari rent contracts).) Tenant type: Ejari contracts that started in the last 4 weeks by tenant type as registered (individual, company or authority, other, not stated), each contract counted once; share of all these contracts and median annual rent of the residential contracts of each type, from at least 3 records. (Data: Dubai Land Department open data (Ejari rent contracts).) Lease term: time from contract start to contract end of the Ejari contracts that started in the last 4 weeks, in whole months (rounded); contracts without a valid end are left out; share of the contracts with a valid term. (Data: Dubai Land Department open data (Ejari rent contracts).) Commercial leases: Ejari contracts with commercial use and a positive annual amount that started in the last 4 weeks, by property type as registered, without virtual units such as flexi-desks; median annual rent and median annual rent per sq ft (area over 10 m²). (Data: Dubai Land Department open data (Ejari rent contracts).)

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 independently operated and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated on behalf of Digital Dubai, the Dubai Land Department, any other government entity or any property developer.

Data.Dubai · Dubai Open Data Licence

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 3.0% to 9.2%

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)

Location premium: residential leases, 5 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026 (provisional)

Leases by tenant type, 5 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026 (provisional)

Lease terms, 5 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026 (provisional)

Commercial leases by property type, 5 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026 (provisional)

Get Dubai market and transaction reports by email

How we calculate these figures

Source and disclaimer