Monthly report · September 2026
A steady month: sales down 5%, prices per sq ft down 2.1%
11,297 sales worth AED 29.4B; median AED 1,671 per sq ft; off-plan 65% of sales.
Dubai Land Department open data · registered sales only · published monthly
Three numbers that matter
- Registered sales
- 11,297
- ▼ 4.6% vs prior month
- Total value
- AED 29.4B
- ▲ 3.8% vs prior month
- Median price per sq ft
- AED 1,671
- ▼ 2.1% vs prior month
What it means for you
If you are buying
Prices per sq ft eased 2.1%. This is a better window to negotiate, especially on ready homes.
If you are selling
Activity was normal. Price in line with recent registered sales and expect typical selling times.
If you are investing
Off-plan made up 65% of sales, so new launches are driving the market. Compare payment plans, handover dates and developer track record. Most active: Dubai South.
Where the action was
A sample from the report. The full edition adds where prices rose and eased across every community with enough volume to matter, a breakdown by property type, and what the six-month trend implies for next month.
Top communities by sales, last 3 months
- 1Dubai South (Madinat Al Mataar)AED 1,732/sq ft5,009 sales
- 2Jumeirah Village CircleAED 1,205/sq ft3,667 sales
- 3Business BayAED 1,919/sq ft2,102 sales
- 4City Of ArabiaAED 1,707/sq ft1,703 sales
- 5Al Hebiah FifthAED 1,586/sq ft1,438 sales
Source: Dubai Land Department open data. Medians are weighted by the number of deals in each month rather than averaged across months. Registered sale transactions only — gifts, mortgages and grants are excluded. Market information, not investment advice, and not a valuation of any specific property.
Get the full report
We email the September 2026 edition in English and Arabic. It is free, it goes out once a month, and it is not published anywhere else.
- Every community that rose or eased, with the deal counts behind it
- Apartments, villas and townhouses priced separately
- Off-plan share of the market and how it shifted
- What the six-month trend implies, and why that is not a prediction