The Dubai property market in figures
Prices, supply and payment plans across 1,975 projects for sale in Dubai.
The market today
- Entry price, median
- AED 1,300,000
- Per sq ft, median
- AED 1,843
- Due by next year
- 539
- Typical booking
- 15%
The middle project by starting price
Starting price over the smallest home
Off-plan projects handing over
Paid on reservation; 13% keep paying after handover
AED 2,794Business Bay, per sq ft
Median price per square foot across the areas holding at least ten projects: a lower figure marks a more accessible entry. Business Bay stands at AED 2,794 and Dubai Land at AED 947, a spread of about three to one.
Homes due, year by year
Off-plan projects by the year each is due to complete, a shape that indicates the rental competition a unit is likely to meet in its first month of handover.
Finished and under construction
The ten busiest areas, divided between what is ready to move into and what is still under construction; an area that is almost entirely off-plan reflects confidence in the area as much as in any one building.
15%Median share due at reservation
Off-plan projects by the share of the price due at reservation: a median of 15%, with 13% of plans continuing to take payments after the keys are handed over.
The lowest point of entry
The lowest price of the last twelve months in each area holding at least ten projects, one home in one project, and best read as the floor for that area today.
Supply by developer
Live projects by developer: the count indicating whose stock a buyer is shown most often, and whose handover record carries the greatest weight in the market.
Transaction prices by area, 2026
These are Land Department transaction prices, not asking prices. What buyers paid per square foot in the first half of 2026, across the areas where most activity happened. Source: Property Monitor on DLD data (updated 7 June 2026).
| Area | Apartments, AED/sq ft | Villas and townhouses, AED/sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| Palm Jumeirah | 4,240 | 8,070 |
| Downtown Dubai | 3,011 | n/a |
| Dubai Creek Harbour | 2,600 | n/a |
| Business Bay | 2,547 | n/a |
| Dubai Hills Estate | 2,432 | 2,896 |
| Dubai Marina | 2,058 | n/a |
| Jumeirah Lake Towers | 1,831 | n/a |
| Arjan | 1,568 | n/a |
| Jumeirah Village Circle | 1,510 | n/a |
| Dubai Sports City | 1,332 | n/a |
| Arabian Ranches | n/a | 2,417 |
| DAMAC Hills | n/a | 1,908 |
| Citywide median (apartments) | 1,969 | n/a |
| Citywide median (townhouses) | n/a | 1,371 |
| Citywide median (villas) | n/a | 2,241 |
January to 6 June 2026. DLD transaction prices (not asking prices); price per square foot computed on registered sales. Source: Property Monitor on DLD data, 7 June 2026. The August 2026 citywide average across all types stood at AED 1,636/sq ft, down 1.7% on August 2025 (Property Monitor data, reported by The Week, 8 September 2026).
Apartment prices by area and bedroom, November 2026
Developers’ starting prices for apartments on sale in our catalogue. Each figure is the median starting price across the projects in that area that list this bedroom count. These are asking prices, not registered sales; DLD transaction prices are in the table above.
| Area | Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jumeirah Village Circle | AED 727,000 | AED 743,000 | AED 740,000 | AED 785,000 |
| Dubai Islands | n/a | AED 2,028,000 | AED 2,075,000 | AED 2,160,000 |
| Dubai South | AED 650,000 | AED 687,000 | AED 685,000 | AED 834,000 |
| Dubai Land Residence Complex | AED 650,000 | AED 664,000 | AED 671,000 | AED 712,000 |
| Business Bay | AED 1,537,000 | AED 1,703,000 | AED 2,108,000 | AED 2,964,000 |
| Jumeirah Village Triangle | AED 771,000 | AED 873,000 | AED 856,000 | AED 899,000 |
| Al Furjan | AED 640,000 | AED 1,095,000 | AED 1,228,000 | AED 1,300,000 |
| Majan | AED 677,000 | AED 875,000 | AED 899,000 | AED 717,000 |
| Meydan | AED 1,234,000 | AED 1,300,000 | AED 1,300,000 | AED 1,400,000 |
| International City Phase 2 | AED 537,000 | AED 546,000 | AED 539,000 | AED 587,000 |
| Jumeirah Garden City | AED 1,074,000 | AED 1,099,000 | AED 1,100,000 | AED 1,107,000 |
| Al Jaddaf | AED 842,000 | AED 870,000 | AED 960,000 | AED 1,051,000 |
Median starting price across apartment projects in our catalogue with at least three projects per cell, November 2026. Asking prices only; see registered sales table above for DLD transaction data.
How these numbers are made
Every figure on this page is one you can check yourself: computed from the 1,975 Dubai projects in our catalogue, 1,457 off-plan and 518 completed. Prices are the developer's starting price for a project, in dirhams, before any negotiation. Sizes are the smallest home in the project.
These are developers' asking prices for new stock, so they show what the market is offering today. You find out what a specific unit is worth, and what it would let for, on a call.
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