Dubai: Prices & Trends

Price analysis, rental yield data and historical trend charts for Dubai’s residential property market — tracking real transaction values, not asking prices.
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Data-Driven
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Transaction-Based
Accurate price analysis requires tracking registered sale prices through DLD records — not advertised asking prices, which consistently overstate actual market values.
How We Track Prices
Our price intelligence is sourced from Dubai Land Department transaction registrations — the most authoritative data source available — supplemented with rental listing analysis and yield calculations by district and property type.
Sales Data

Residential Price Trends

Rental Market

Yield & Rental Data

Forecasting

Market Outlook

Our Price Methodology

Transparency
We publish only registered DLD transaction values — not asking prices, broker estimates or developer projections. Every figure is sourced from official records and disclosed with its date range.
Dedication
We track prices at the community and building level, not just by area — because micro-location price divergence within a single district is significant and is where investor edge actually lives.
Innovation
We model price trends using transaction frequency, volume-weighted average pricing, absorption rate and supply pipeline metrics — building a leading indicator of price direction.
Avg Price/Sq Ft (All Dubai)
5+
Avg Price/Sq Ft (Prime)
00%
YoY Average Price Growth
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Average Gross Yield
Dubai’s residential property prices have demonstrated sustained growth over the past three years, with transaction-weighted average prices per square foot rising across all major market segments. Price performance has been notably differentiated by area and property type.
Rental yields in Dubai remain among the highest of any major global city, with apartment yields in mid-market communities consistently ranging between 5–8% gross — materially above most European and North American comparable markets.
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Where are Dubai property prices heading?

Four Price Drivers to Track

The four supply and demand variables that most directly influence Dubai residential property pricing.
Supply Pipeline
New Completions
New apartment and villa completions are the primary supply variable. When completion rates lag buyer demand — as has been the case since 2021 — upward price pressure builds across both sales and rental markets.
Population Growth
Demand Base
Dubai’s population has grown from 3.3 million in 2020 to over 3.7 million in 2024, with the government targeting 5.8 million by 2040 — creating a structural demand baseline that supports price growth and rental absorption.
Foreign Investment
Capital Flows
International buyer share in Dubai’s property market continues to expand, with Russian, Indian, British and Chinese buyers among the largest cohorts. Capital inflow volume is a key price support signal.
Interest Rates
Financing Cost