Emirates · United Arab Emirates
Dubai
The most liquid, most transacted property market in the region, freehold since 2002, off-plan-led, and rewriting its own price records every quarter.
1832
Projects tracked
32
Communities mapped
AED 370K
Entry price
1508
Off-plan / under build
01 · Market report
The Dubai deep dive
Featured report · downloadable PDF
Dubai Real Estate Deep Dive 2026: Price Map, Supply Wave and the 2040 Plan
Dubai's real estate market booked AED 419.9bn across 112,850 transactions in H1 2026, with off-plan capturing 68% of deals and average prices up 9%. This deep dive maps price by community, the 2040 Urban Master Plan supply wave, and where the 2026-2028 upside sits, from Downtown scarcity to the Palm Jebel Ali and The Oasis frontier.
AED 420bn
H1 2026 real estate transactions
02 · Price map
Where to buy in Dubai
Downtown Dubai
The centre of gravity
AED 2450
psf apartments
4.5-5.5%
gross yield
Dubai Marina
The original waterfront skyline
AED 1900
psf apartments
5.5-6.5%
gross yield
Palm Jumeirah
Trophy island, global shorthand
AED 3000
psf apartments
4-5%
gross yield
Business Bay
Downtown's high-yield annex
AED 2000
psf apartments
5.5-6.5%
gross yield
Jumeirah Village Circle
Dubai's yield engine
AED 1250
psf apartments
6.5-7.5%
gross yield
Dubai Hills Estate
The family blue chip
AED 2000
psf apartments
5-6%
gross yield
Dubai Creek Harbour
Downtown's waterfront successor
AED 2100
psf apartments
5-6%
gross yield
Emaar Beachfront
Private beach, Marina address
AED 3400
psf apartments
4.5-5.5%
gross yield
Jumeirah Lake Towers
The value play next to Marina
AED 1550
psf apartments
6.5-7.5%
gross yield
Arjan
Affordable, amenity-rich, ascendant
AED 1200
psf apartments
7-8%
gross yield
Meydan
Racecourse district turned mid-prime
AED 1500
psf apartments
6-7%
gross yield
MBR City
The new luxury heartland
AED 1950
psf apartments
5-6%
gross yield
Damac Hills
Golf-course value suburbia
AED 1200
psf apartments
5.5-7%
gross yield
Damac Lagoons
Themed lagoons, townhouse volume
On ask
psf apartments
5-6%
gross yield
Town Square
Entry-level Dubai, done properly
AED 1100
psf apartments
6.5-7.5%
gross yield
Arabian Ranches
The original villa heartland
On ask
psf apartments
4.5-5.5%
gross yield
The Valley
Emaar's next family frontier
On ask
psf apartments
4.5-5.5%
gross yield
Tilal Al Ghaf
Lagoon-side, design-led luxury
On ask
psf apartments
4.5-5.5%
gross yield
Dubai South
The airport-led growth bet
AED 1200
psf apartments
6-7%
gross yield
Dubai Islands
Deira's beachfront rebirth
AED 2400
psf apartments
5-6%
gross yield
Palm Jebel Ali
The next trophy island
On ask
psf apartments
3.5-4.5%
gross yield
Al Furjan
villas and towers on the Metro's western edge
AED 1350
psf apartments
6.5-7.5%
gross yield
Jumeirah Village Triangle
the quieter, greener triangle beside the Circle
AED 1400
psf apartments
6.5-7.5%
gross yield
Dubai Sports City
apartments wrapped around stadiums and fairways
AED 1250
psf apartments
7.0-8.0%
gross yield
Motor City
a leafy, low-rise enclave around the racetrack
AED 1300
psf apartments
6.5-7.5%
gross yield
DAMAC Hills 2
an affordable master community on the desert edge
AED 1050
psf apartments
6.5-7.5%
gross yield
Jumeirah Golf Estates
championship-course living for the golf set
AED 1650
psf apartments
5.0-6.0%
gross yield
City Walk
a low-rise urban village in the heart of the city
AED 2600
psf apartments
5.0-6.0%
gross yield
Bluewaters Island
Ain Dubai views off the Marina coast
AED 3000
psf apartments
5.0-6.0%
gross yield
Al Barari
botanical villas in a green private sanctuary
AED 2100
psf apartments
4.5-5.5%
gross yield
The Oasis by Emaar
Emaar's water-woven mansion district
On ask
psf apartments
4.5-5.5%
gross yield
Rashid Yachts & Marina
a superyacht marina reborn at Port Rashid
AED 2400
psf apartments
5.0-6.0%
gross yield
03 · The catalogue
Dubai projects
Under ConstructionMajan
Binghatti Skyflame
Binghatti · Studio to 2 bed
AED 585K to AED 1.7M70/30
Under ConstructionJumeirah Village Circle
Binghatti Etherea
Binghatti · Studio to 2 bed
AED 765K to AED 1.7M70/30
Under ConstructionJumeirah Village Triangle
Binghatti Luxuria
Binghatti · Studio to 2 bed
AED 766K to AED 1.8M70/30
Off-PlanVerifiedDubai Land Residence Complex
The Archive by Imtiaz
Imtiaz Developments · Studio to 3BR
AED 666K to AED 1.8M50/50
Off-PlanVerifiedAl Jaddaf
Binghatti Spectre
Binghatti · Studio to 3BR
From AED 775KPlan on ask
T
The Oasis (Dubailand)
The Oasis by Emaar, Mirage
Emaar Properties · 5-6BR
From AED 13M80/20
04 · Track records
Developers active in Dubai
05 · The report room
Dubai in the reports
Annual · 2026PDF ↓
Dubai H1 2026: AED 420bn in Six Months and Off-Plan at 68%
AED 420bnH1 2026 transaction value
Annual · 2025PDF ↓
Dubai Real Estate 2025: AED 653bn and the Off-Plan Supercycle
AED 653bnTotal 2025 transaction value
Annual · 2024PDF ↓
Dubai Real Estate 2024: The AED 522bn Year That Redefined Scale
AED 522bnTotal 2024 transaction value
Annual · 2023PDF ↓
Dubai 2023: The AED 400bn+ Era and Prime Price Records
AED 487bnTotal transaction value, 2023, a new record
Annual · 2022PDF ↓
Dubai 2022: Record Volumes and the Global Capital Surge
97kResidential sales transactions, an all-time record
Annual · 2021PDF ↓
Dubai 2021: The V-Recovery and the Expo Ignition
AED 300bnTotal Dubai real estate transactions, 2021, a new record
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