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Business Bay

Homes in Business Bay sold for a median of AED 2,461 per square foot over the last 12 months, across 6,161 registered home sales. The typical gross rental yield is 4.5%.

Updated daily from the Dubai Land Department register. Figures current to 9 October 2026.

66,932 DLD-registered home sales on record in Business Bay, 6,161 of them in the trailing 12 months. Every figure below is computed from those registered transactions - nothing estimated.

Median price (12m): 2,461 AED/sqft; $670/sqft
Registered sales (12m): 6,161
Off-plan share (12m): 59.8%

Ready or off-plan? They are not the same price

Off-plan in Business Bay register about 45% above ready, per square foot. Most places publish one blended figure, which is nobody’s actual market.

Ready

AED 1,857/sqft

Median AED 1.52M · 2,490 registered sales

Off-plan

AED 2,684/sqft

Median AED 2.33M · 3,837 registered sales

Blended, the way it is usually published: AED 2,467/sqft across all 6,327 registered sales. Useful for a trend, misleading for a purchase.

We measured this across every community busy enough to test: off-plan versus ready in Dubai, and which actually costs more.

A gap does not mean one is overpriced. Off-plan stock skews towards newer developments and a payment plan has its own value. These are two markets, priced differently.

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What actually sells in Business Bay, weekly

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Source: Dubai Land Department (CC BY 4.0). Homes only: land plots, whole buildings, offices, shops and hotel units are excluded. Median from priced, sized units over the trailing 12 months.

Rents & Rental Yield in Business Bay

Typical gross yield 4.5%

From 35,931 registered Ejari rent contracts, set against registered sale prices, so the yield is the honest return an owner actually earns, not an advertised one.

Unit	Median annual rent	Typical sale price	Gross yield
Studio	AED 69,812	AED 1,150,000	6.1%
1 Bedroom	AED 90,000	AED 2,000,000	4.5%
2 Bedroom	AED 125,000	AED 3,071,500	4.1%
3 Bedroom	AED 165,000	AED 4,885,559	3.4%

Source: Dubai Land Department (CC BY 4.0). Registered Ejari rents (trailing 24 months) and registered sales (trailing 12 months); gross yield = median annual rent ÷ median sale price. Rent split by unit size, sales by DLD's room count.

Projects With Diligence Reports in Business Bay

Buildings in Business Bay With Their Own Report

170 buildings in Business Bay have enough registered sales for its own report. Open any one for its real sold prices, registered rents and gross yield.

Business Bay: common questions

What is the average price per square foot in Business Bay?+

Over the last 12 months the median registered sale price in Business Bay was 2,461 AED per square foot, across 6,161 registered sales. That is the median of completed transactions registered with the Dubai Land Department, not asking prices, so it reflects what buyers actually paid.

What is the rental yield in Business Bay?+

Business Bay shows a gross rental yield of about 4.5%, calculated from 35,931 registered Ejari rent contracts set against registered sale prices for the same area. That figure is gross, so service charges, management fees and any vacancy still come out of it, commonly one to two percentage points.

How much is rent in Business Bay?+

The median registered annual rent in Business Bay is AED 95,000. By unit type the medians are: Studio AED 69,812, 1 Bedroom AED 90,000, 2 Bedroom AED 125,000, 3 Bedroom AED 165,000. These come from registered Ejari tenancy contracts, the official record, rather than advertised asking rents.

Is Business Bay mostly off-plan or ready property?+

Off-plan made up about 59.8% of registered sales in Business Bay over the last 12 months, with the remaining 40.2% being ready property. A high off-plan share usually means active new launches and staged payment plans. It also means more supply arriving later, which is worth weighing if you are buying to rent out.

Is Business Bay a good place to invest?+

We do not give investment advice and we will not guess. Here is what the register shows for Business Bay. 6,161 registered sales in the last 12 months, out of 66,932 on file, at a median of 2,461 AED per square foot. The gross yield is roughly 4.5%. Transaction volume matters as much as price, because it tells you how easily you could sell again. Compare those figures against other communities, and check the service charge for the specific building, since it comes straight off your yield.

How do I check what a specific property in Business Bay sold for?+

Every sale in Business Bay is registered with the Dubai Land Department. Open any building in the area on this site for its own registered sale prices and rents. Or send a listing link to Chat DLD on WhatsApp, and it compares the asking price against the registered record for that exact building in seconds, free.

Latest registered sales

89 sales registered in Business Bay in the last 7 days

Individual transactions as recorded by the Dubai Land Department. Not asking prices.

Date	Building	Type	Size	Price	Per sqft
9 Oct	Bugatti Residences by BinghattiOff-plan	2 bed Flat	342 sqm	15M	4,075
9 Oct	Iris Bay	Office Office	182 sqm	3.2M	1,634
9 Oct	Bayz 102 By DanubeOff-plan	1 bed Flat	70 sqm	2.6M	3,493
9 Oct	Nobles	2 bed Flat	117 sqm	2.1M	1,668
9 Oct	Aykon City-tower B	2 bed Hotel Apartment	88 sqm	2M	2,119
9 Oct	The Metropolis	Office Office	53 sqm	1.8M	3,051
9 Oct	Park Central	2 bed Flat	106 sqm	1.4M	1,222
9 Oct	Upside Living	Studio Flat	44 sqm	1.3M	2,656

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