The Present

Dubai's property market right now

Before you weigh a developer's history or Dubai's 2040 trajectory, it helps to know where the market actually stands today. These figures are Dubai Land Department's own Q1 2026 data — real transactions, not estimates.

AED 176.7B: Total real estate sales, Q1 2026 — up 23.4% year-on-year
~48,000: Transactions in Q1 2026 — up 5.5% year-on-year
AED 1,949: Average residential price per sq ft

Q1 2026 breakdown

AED 138.7B: Residential sales value across 44,150 transactions
AED 38.0B: Commercial sales value across 3,622 transactions
~70%: Share of total transactions and value from off-plan sales
AED 2,100: Average off-plan apartment price per sq ft
AED 2,354: Average secondary-market villa price per sq ft
139,000+: Rental transactions recorded in the same period

Where activity is concentrated

Dubai South
Jumeirah Village Circle
Al Barsha South Fourth
Al Yelayiss

Recent launches

Updated August 2026

11 tracked launches from 7 developers, concentrated in Meydan, Al Rowaiyah First, Sheikh Zayed Road, and 4 other areas.

An interactive map is next

Every one of these launches, plotted against the 2040 Master Plan's growth corridors — so you can see at a glance what's being built where. Not live yet; check back soon.

Figures from Dubai Land Department's Q1 2026 market data, as reported by Gulf News. Refreshed quarterly.

See how a specific developer's track record stacks up, or read how the 2040 Plan shapes where this activity is headed.

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