Methodology
Every report draws from Dubai Land Department records cross-referenced with our own transaction log. We don’t average against listing prices, only closed deals. No editorial spin.
Last refresh: Q1 2026 close· Source: DLD & Pinnacle desk
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2025 Annual · All Communities
2025 was Dubai's strongest year on record. 226,000+ transactions worth AED 761 billion. Off-plan share hit 65%. International capital inflows broadened across European, Indian, and Chinese buyers.
Avg
AED 1,650/sqft
Deals
226,000+
YoY
+15.9%
Yield
6.2%
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Annual2025 AnnualAll Communities
YoY Change
↑ +15.9% YoY
2025 was Dubai's strongest year on record. 226,000+ transactions worth AED 761 billion. Off-plan share hit 65%. International capital inflows broadened across European, Indian, and Chinese buyers.
QuarterlyQ1 2026Downtown Dubai
YoY Change
↑ +14.8% YoY
Burj-view units remain oversubscribed on launch day. Branded residences — Baccarat, Address — set new price-per-sqft ceilings. Ready stock under AED 3M cleared within days of listing.
QuarterlyQ1 2026Palm Jumeirah
YoY Change
↑ +17.3% YoY
Frond villas and Signature Villas hit all-time price records. Short-term rental demand (DTCM-licensed) sustaining yields above fundamentals in the apartment sub-segment.
QuarterlyQ1 2026Dubai Marina
YoY Change
↑ +9.7% YoY
2-bed units remain the most liquid product. Tenant demand from financial services and tech sectors sustained rental growth above 8% YoY on renewals.
QuarterlyQ1 2026Dubai Hills Estate
YoY Change
↑ +12.2% YoY
European family-office buyers drove villa absorption. Townhouse inventory cleared in under 30 days on average. Dubai Hills Mall anchoring long-term community premium.
QuarterlyQ1 2026Business Bay
YoY Change
↑ +9.1% YoY
Canal-facing inventory commands a persistent 14–18% premium. Highest gross yield of any prime community. Corporate relocation demand from DIFC-adjacent employers driving furnished-unit absorption.
QuarterlyQ1 2026JVC
YoY Change
↑ +7.1% YoY
Consistently Dubai's highest-volume community. Supply additions from 2023–2024 launches moderating price growth but keeping the yield story intact for income investors.
QuarterlyQ1 2026Arabian Ranches
YoY Change
↑ +10.3% YoY
Original-phase Ranches I villas trading at 13% above Ranches III equivalents. Proven community premium with established schools, retail, and golf-course adjacency holding strong.
QuarterlyQ1 2026DIFC
YoY Change
↑ +13.2% YoY
Tightest available inventory in Dubai. Institutional and family-office buyers dominating. Gate District launches over-subscribed on release day. 1-bed and 2-bed units near impossible to source below AED 3M.
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