Dubai Diligence

Dubai Weekly Market Report

20 July to 26 July 2026

Dubai recorded 3,880 registered property sales worth AED 9.54 billion in the week of 20 July to 26 July 2026, at a median of AED 1,571 per square foot and a median price of AED 1,200,000. Off-plan accounted for 52.6% of transactions.

Registered sales

3,880

vs last week -9.1%

Total value

AED 9.54bn

vs last week -14.1%

Median price/sqft

AED 1,571

vs last week -0.6%

Off-plan share

52.6%

2,039 off-plan, 1,841 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.

4,6182,30901,6161,5588 Jun22 Jun6 Jul20 Jul3 Aug17 Aug24 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 4,270 sales worth AED 11.10 billion at a median of AED 1,581 per square foot. Volume moved -9.1%, total value moved -14.1%, and the median price per square foot moved -0.6%.

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.

Wadi Al Safa 4337Dubai South (Madinat Al Mataar)296Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC) / A…286Dubai Industrial City (Jabal Ali …256Jabal Ali First197Business Bay154Wadi Al Safa 5146Meydan (MBR City) / Al Merkadh138
Registered sales by area this week.
AreaSalesMedian AED/sqftValue
Wadi Al Safa 43371,734AED 246.9M
Dubai South (Madinat Al Mataar)2961,577AED 392.7M
Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC) / Al Barsha South Fourth2861,271AED 337.5M
Dubai Industrial City (Jabal Ali Industrial Second)2561,744AED 348.7M
Jabal Ali First1971,032AED 349M
Business Bay1541,938AED 595.6M
Wadi Al Safa 51461,312AED 211.9M
Meydan (MBR City) / Al Merkadh1381,982AED 316.9M

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
Jumeirah Second7,8606
Al Safouh First4,0505
Trade Center First3,6777
Palm Jabal Ali3,60047
Zabeel (Zaabeel Second)3,10717

Largest registered sale

AED 175.0M in Business Bay, registered 2026-07-20, at AED 2,702 per square foot.

Rental market

14,098 tenancy contracts were registered with Ejari in the same week, at a median of AED 55,125 a year.

Off-plan against ready stock

Off-plan 52.6%Ready 47.4%
2,039 off-plan and 1,841 ready sales, of 3,880 with a registration type recorded.

By property type

  • Unit: 3,192
  • Villa: 375
  • Land: 290
  • Building: 23

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Methodology

Every figure is computed from property transactions registered with the Dubai Land Department, filtered to the calendar week 2026-07-20 to 2026-07-26. 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 2026-09-01. 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: 20 July to 26 July 2026", https://dubaidiligence.com/reports/weekly-market-overview-july-20-july-26-2026

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