Dubai Diligence

Dubai Weekly Market Report

31 August to 6 September 2026

Dubai recorded 3,364 registered property sales worth AED 9.80 billion in the week of 31 August to 6 September 2026, at a median of AED 1,573 per square foot and a median price of AED 1,323,516. Off-plan accounted for 48.8% of transactions.

Registered sales

3,364

vs last week -6.1%

Total value

AED 9.80bn

vs last week -19.3%

Median price/sqft

AED 1,573

vs last week -1.1%

Off-plan share

48.8%

1,641 off-plan, 1,723 ready

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Twelve weeks of registered activity

Volume and price move on different clocks. Reading them on one chart is the fastest way to see whether a busy week was also an expensive one.

4,6182,30901,6141,55815 Jun29 Jun13 Jul27 Jul10 Aug24 Aug31 Aug
Bars: registered sales each week (left axis). Line: median price per square foot (right axis). The most recent week is highlighted.

The week on week read

The previous week registered 3,581 sales worth AED 12.14 billion at a median of AED 1,591 per square foot. Volume moved -6.1%, total value moved -19.3%, and the median price per square foot moved -1.1%.

Volume and value can move in opposite directions in the same week. A smaller number of large registrations lifts total value while the count falls, so read the two together rather than either alone.

Most active areas

Ranked by registered sales in the week.

Dubai South (Madinat Al Mataar)258Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC) / A…241Wadi Al Safa 3216Wadi Al Safa 5159Business Bay147Al Furjan & Jebel Ali (Jabal Ali …141Dubai Marina (Marsa Dubai)122Al Yufrah 1102
Registered sales by area this week.
AreaSalesMedian AED/sqftValue
Dubai South (Madinat Al Mataar)2581,725AED 341.8M
Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC) / Al Barsha South Fourth2411,164AED 318.3M
Wadi Al Safa 32161,399AED 355.7M
Wadi Al Safa 51591,374AED 292.5M
Business Bay1471,927AED 411.3M
Al Furjan & Jebel Ali (Jabal Ali First)1411,339AED 233.6M
Dubai Marina (Marsa Dubai)1221,744AED 349.1M
Al Yufrah 11021,992AED 445.6M

Highest price per square foot

Areas with at least five registered sales in the week. We apply that floor deliberately: without it a single large villa sale can put an otherwise quiet area at the top of the table and make the week look like something it was not.

AreaMedian AED/sqftSales
Palm Jabal Ali3,53414
Zabeel (Zaabeel Second)3,12415
Zaabeel First2,8356
Al Rowaiyah First2,78741
Dubai Maritime City (Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah)2,77218

Largest registered sale

AED 260.0M in Palm Jumeirah, registered 2026-09-01, at AED 9,792 per square foot.

Rental market

18,797 tenancy contracts were registered with Ejari in the same week, at a median of AED 61,000 a year.

Off-plan against ready stock

Off-plan 48.8%Ready 51.2%
1,641 off-plan and 1,723 ready sales, of 3,364 with a registration type recorded.

By property type

  • Unit: 2,645
  • Villa: 413
  • Land: 282
  • Building: 24

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Methodology

Every figure is computed from property transactions registered with the Dubai Land Department, filtered to the calendar week 2026-08-31 to 2026-09-06. We report medians rather than averages, because a handful of very large sales pulls an average away from what a typical buyer paid. Price per square foot is derived from the registered price and the registered area. Rental figures come from registered Ejari contracts starting in the same week. Weeks are published only once complete; registered data currently runs through 2026-09-07. Registrations can be filed a few days after a deal is agreed, so a week can gain a small number of records after first publication.

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Dubai Diligence, "Dubai Weekly Market Report: 31 August to 6 September 2026", https://dubaidiligence.com/reports/weekly-market-overview-august-31-september-6-2026

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