# Dubai residential market report — August 2026 — Dubai Real Estate Data

> The citable monthly summary. Data through 9 Aug 2026 · methodology v1.7.

In the 12 months to 9 Aug 2026, the Dubai Land Department registered 191,498 residential sale transactions worth AED 516.4B in total, down 3.1% by count and down 6.5% by value versus the prior 12 months. The median price of built residential property (apartments and villas) was AED 1,744/sqft, up 8.0% year on year. Off-plan sales made up 69% of registered transactions. Figures cover registered, completed sales only; the most recent weeks are still settling and are excluded from month-level trends.

## Key figures (trailing 12 months)

- Transactions: 191,498 (-3.1% YoY)
- Sales volume: AED 516.4B (-6.5% YoY)
- Median price per sqft: AED 1,744/sqft (+8.0% YoY)
- Off-plan share: 68.9%
- Homes under AED 2M: 69% of transactions, 37% of value
- DLD Residential Sales Price Index: 167.3 (+3.3% QoQ, +8.9% YoY) (official settled quarters)

## How to read these numbers

Every figure counts registered, completed transactions from official DLD open data, not asking prices or listings. Prices are outlier-trimmed medians with an interquartile range, never averages. DLD registrations fill in over several weeks, so the most recent calendar months are systematically undercounted; this report leads with trailing 12-month and settled-quarter figures. Mortgages and gifts are tracked separately and never mixed into sale prices.

## Suggested citation

"Dubai Real Estate Data, Dubai Residential Market Report, data through 9 Aug 2026. https://www.dubairealestatedata.com/report"

Reuse is welcome under CC BY 4.0 with attribution: "Dubai Real Estate Data (dubairealestatedata.com), based on Dubai Land Department open data".

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- Source: Dubai Land Department (DLD) open data via Dubai Pulse (https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/)
- Data through: 10 Aug 2026 · registered transactions only · updated weekly
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- Methodology: https://www.dubairealestatedata.com/methodology#sales-transactions
- Independent analytics; not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the Government of Dubai, the Dubai Land Department or any government entity. Not investment advice, not a valuation.