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Dubai property market report, September 2026

Market report · Updated 27 September 2026 · Property Radar

Ready apartments in Dubai resold at a median AED 1,405 per sq ft in 2026 so far, 4.0% more than in 2025 and 30% more than in 2023, across 18,731 resales registered with the Dubai Land Department.

AED 1,405median price per sq ft, 2026 so far
+4.0%versus 2025 (AED 1,351)
+30.5%since 2023 (AED 1,077)
18,731apartment resales this year

Al Jaddaf led the year at +15.9%. Al Wasl / Al Safa moved -4.5%. A 1 bedroom in Emaar South returns 7.4% gross, against 5.0% in Al Wasl / Al Safa.

Price per sq ft, 2026 versus 2025, by community

Community20252026Change
Al JaddafAED 1,469AED 1,703+15.9%
The Wilds, DubailandAED 847AED 942+11.2%
MajanAED 800AED 881+10.1%
Emaar SouthAED 1,008AED 1,096+8.7%
Motor CityAED 955AED 1,035+8.4%
Jumeirah Village TriangleAED 1,151AED 1,230+6.9%
ArjanAED 1,272AED 1,348+6.0%
Dubai MarinaAED 1,854AED 1,947+5.0%
Business BayAED 1,750AED 1,814+3.7%
Palm JumeirahAED 2,553AED 2,621+2.7%
International City (Al Warsan 4)AED 873AED 882+1.0%
City WalkAED 2,659AED 2,674+0.6%
Athlon, DubailandAED 828AED 829+0.1%
Dubai Creek HarbourAED 2,308AED 2,3070.0%
Jumeirah Village CircleAED 1,258AED 1,255-0.2%
Downtown DubaiAED 2,466AED 2,430-1.5%
Al Wasl / Al SafaAED 2,806AED 2,679-4.5%

Ready apartments resold, median price per sq ft per calendar year. Communities with at least 150 resales in 2025 and in 2026. 2026 up to 23 September.

Gross rental yield, 1 bedroom

CommunityRent a yearResale priceYield
Emaar SouthAED 55,000AED 742,9737.4%
MajanAED 59,000AED 828,0007.1%
Jumeirah Village CircleAED 68,000AED 975,0007.0%
ArjanAED 61,000AED 973,5006.3%
Ras Al Khor / MeydanAED 75,000AED 1,188,0016.3%
Business BayAED 88,000AED 1,450,0006.1%
Dubai MarinaAED 89,250AED 1,500,0005.9%
Palm JumeirahAED 143,850AED 2,775,0005.2%
Al Wasl / Al SafaAED 107,500AED 2,150,0005.0%

Dubai Land Department, Open Data. Resale (ready) transactions 2026 year to date and rent contracts registered 1 August to 16 September 2026. Rent areas are matched to sale areas through projects present in both datasets. The unit type of a rent contract is inferred from its floor area, using the size profile of ready sales in the same area.

Dubai, price per sq ft by year

YearPrice per sq ftResales
2023AED 1,07726,819
2024AED 1,21333,930
2025AED 1,35136,499
2026AED 1,40518,731

Median price per sqft of completed apartments resold (procedure Sell, existing properties), per calendar year, Dubai Land Department data on data.dubai. 2026 up to 23 September.

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