Dubai Diligence

Dubai Weekly Market Report

2 March to 8 March 2026

Dubai recorded 3,395 registered property sales worth AED 11.76 billion in the week of 2 March to 8 March 2026, at a median of AED 1,561 per square foot and a median price of AED 1,550,000. Off-plan accounted for 53.1% of transactions.

Registered sales

3,395

vs last week -35.9%

Total value

AED 11.76bn

vs last week -44.6%

Median price/sqft

AED 1,561

vs last week -1.6%

Off-plan share

53.1%

1,803 off-plan, 1,592 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.

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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 5,293 sales worth AED 21.24 billion at a median of AED 1,587 per square foot. Volume moved -35.9%, total value moved -44.6%, and the median price per square foot moved -1.6%.

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.

Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC) / A…267Wadi Al Safa 5210Dubai South (Madinat Al Mataar)174Wadi Al Safa 3167Dubai Marina (Marsa Dubai)159Jabal Ali First152Al Yelayiss 1146Motor City (Al Hebiah First)123
Registered sales by area this week.
AreaSalesMedian AED/sqftValue
Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC) / Al Barsha South Fourth2671,429AED 305.7M
Wadi Al Safa 52101,422AED 331.2M
Dubai South (Madinat Al Mataar)1741,490AED 280.6M
Wadi Al Safa 31671,652AED 558.8M
Dubai Marina (Marsa Dubai)1591,337AED 560.5M
Jabal Ali First1521,320AED 282.4M
Al Yelayiss 11461,822AED 532.3M
Motor City (Al Hebiah First)1231,680AED 155.4M

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
Trade Center Second5,0585
Nad Al Sheba (Nad Al Shiba First)3,54875
Dubai Maritime City (Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah)3,14042
Jumeirah First3,07611
Al Wasl (City Walk) / Al Wasl3,05945

Largest registered sale

AED 422.0M in Jumeirah Second, registered 2026-03-05, at AED 13,525 per square foot.

Rental market

12,795 tenancy contracts were registered with Ejari in the same week, at a median of AED 55,000 a year.

Off-plan against ready stock

Off-plan 53.1%Ready 46.9%
1,803 off-plan and 1,592 ready sales, of 3,395 with a registration type recorded.

By property type

  • Unit: 2,696
  • Villa: 433
  • Land: 244
  • Building: 22

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Methodology

Every figure is computed from property transactions registered with the Dubai Land Department, filtered to the calendar week 2026-03-02 to 2026-03-08. 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: 2 March to 8 March 2026", https://dubaidiligence.com/reports/weekly-market-overview-march-2-march-8-2026

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