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Mortgages & gifts

Data through 9 Aug 2026 · registration activity · updated weekly

Registered mortgage and gift activity, kept strictly separate from sale prices. A mortgage amount is the registered loan, not a sale value, and is never mixed into any price or volume figure elsewhere on this site (methodology).

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Mortgage figures are registered loan amounts, not property prices, and gift figures are the valuation of the gifted property. A loan-to-value ratio cannot be derived, because the data does not link a mortgage to a specific sale. These numbers measure financing and transfer activity, not the price of buying a home.

Mortgage registrations

New mortgage registrations (procedure “Mortgage Registration”) · trailing 12 months

New mortgages · 12M

32,068

1.1%vs prior 12M

Source: DLD via Dubai Pulse · Updated · Methodology ↗

Median mortgage amount

AED 1.3M

registered loan, not a price

Source: DLD via Dubai Pulse · Updated · Methodology ↗

Total registered · 12M

AED 115.3B

sum of new mortgage amounts

Source: DLD via Dubai Pulse · Updated · Methodology ↗

Mortgage-to-sale ratio

17%

new mortgages ÷ sales, not an LTV

Source: DLD via Dubai Pulse · Updated · Methodology ↗

Middle half of new mortgages: AED 800,000AED 2,500,000 (IQR). 41,364 mortgage registrations of every type in the window.

New mortgage registrations per month

3,005 latest month

Source: DLD via Dubai Pulse · Updated · procedure “Mortgage Registration” · complete months only · Methodology ↗

By mortgage type · 12M

  • New registration77.5%
  • Other (development, portfolio, lease)17.5%
  • Modification4.9%
  • Transfer<0.1%Low sample size

Source: DLD via Dubai Pulse · Updated · DLD procedure class · Methodology ↗

Mortgage activity by area · 12M

AreaMortgagesMedian amount
Jumeirah Village Circle2,510AED 834K
Al Furjan1,759AED 1.3M
Business Bay1,525AED 1.3M
Dubai Marina1,516AED 1.7M
Madinat Hind 41,243AED 1.2M
Arabian Ranches III1,188AED 2.3M
Jumeirah Lake Towers1,152AED 1.5M
Sobha Hartland1,098AED 1.2M
Town Square1,092AED 1.2M
Downtown Dubai1,062AED 1.9M
Dubai Sports City1,025AED 1.1M
Dubai South968AED 1.5M
Dubai Hills Estate964AED 2M
Majan751AED 970K
Arjan748AED 740K
Dubai Creek Harbour731AED 1.8M
Al Aweer First704AED 1M
Damac Hills679AED 2M
Dubai Production City676AED 915K
Motor City604AED 960K
Remraam588AED 1.8M
Emirates Living577AED 3.5M
Arabian Ranches II569AED 1.7M
Palm Jumeirah543AED 3.2M
Mudon503AED 2.7M

Source: DLD via Dubai Pulse · Updated · new mortgages · median registered amount · Methodology ↗

Gifts (grants)

Ownership transferred as a gift · the registered figure is the valuation of the gifted property, never a sale price

Gift transfers · 12M

9,483

3.1%vs prior 12M

Source: DLD via Dubai Pulse · Updated · Methodology ↗

Median gifted value

AED 1.9M

valuation of the property

Source: DLD via Dubai Pulse · Updated · Methodology ↗

By property type · 12M

  • Apartments & units75.2% · 7,132
  • Land13.3% · 1,264
  • Villas6.9% · 650
  • Buildings4.6% · 437

Source: DLD via Dubai Pulse · Updated · Methodology ↗

Gift transfers per month

767 latest month

Source: DLD via Dubai Pulse · Updated · grant registrations · complete months only · Methodology ↗