Dubai Property Market Data

Monthly sales registered with the Dubai Land Department, grouped by area and property type. Past data, not a forecast.

Dubai market at a glance

Key figures for Dubai property sales. Past data, not a forecast.

Last month

September 2026

~11,430

sales

AED 29.7B

total value

Source: DLD-derived data via Aurantius, October 2026

Last quarter

Q3 2026 · residential

~34,000

sales↓ 38.0%vs last year

AED 72.6B

total value↓ 47.0%vs last year

Source: Cavendish Maxwell, October 2026

Year to date

January – September 2026

123,416

sales

AED 379.4B

total value

Second-highest January–September value on record

Source: DLD-derived data via Aurantius, October 2026

Last full year

2025

215,736

sales↑ 18.7%vs last year

AED 686.8B

total value↑ 30.9%vs last year

Source: Dubai Land Department data via fäm Properties, January 2026

Average price per sq ft

August 2026 · residential

AED 1,636

per sq ft↓ 1.7%vs last year

Source: Cavendish Maxwell, September 2026

Off-plan share of sales

September 2026

46%

September 2026 · by value

69%

2025 · by number of sales

Off-planReady

Source: DLD-derived data via Aurantius, October 2026

Off-plan vs ready, 2025

Number of sales215,736

Off-plan · 149,290

66,446 · Ready

ValueAED 686.9B

Off-plan · AED 448.1B

AED 238.8B · Ready

Source: Dubai Land Department data via fäm Properties, January 2026

Sales value, September 2026

Source: DLD-derived data via Aurantius, October 2026

Q3 2026 vs Q3 2025 · residential

Value↓ 47.0%vs last year

Q3 2025

~AED 137.0B

Q3 2026

AED 72.6B

Number of sales↓ 38.0%vs last year

Q3 2025

~54,839

Q3 2026

34,000

Source: Cavendish Maxwell, October 2026 · Q3 2025 calculated from the reported change.

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