Dubai Weekly Market Report
18 May to 24 May 2026
Dubai recorded 3,614 registered property sales worth AED 9.56 billion in the week of 18 May to 24 May 2026, at a median of AED 1,603 per square foot and a median price of AED 1,093,950. Off-plan accounted for 71.6% of transactions.
Registered sales
3,614
vs last week +14.1%
Total value
AED 9.56bn
vs last week +16.7%
Median price/sqft
AED 1,603
vs last week -1.4%
Off-plan share
71.6%
2,588 off-plan, 1,026 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.
The week on week read
The previous week registered 3,167 sales worth AED 8.19 billion at a median of AED 1,626 per square foot. Volume moved +14.1%, total value moved +16.7%, and the median price per square foot moved -1.4%.
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.
| Area | Sales | Median AED/sqft | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai South (Madinat Al Mataar) | 626 | 1,699 | AED 678.4M |
| Wadi Al Safa 3 | 437 | 1,350 | AED 498.3M |
| Wadi Al Safa 5 | 200 | 1,480 | AED 280.2M |
| Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC) / Al Barsha South Fourth | 182 | 1,450 | AED 222.6M |
| Al Furjan & Jebel Ali (Jabal Ali First) | 162 | 1,507 | AED 285.1M |
| Warsan Fourth | 156 | 880 | AED 137.2M |
| Business Bay | 142 | 2,503 | AED 698.3M |
| Deira Islands (Palm Deira) / Palm Deira | 136 | 3,239 | AED 547.6M |
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.
| Area | Median AED/sqft | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Jumeirah First | 4,942 | 8 |
| Al Safouh First | 4,783 | 7 |
| Palm Jumeirah | 3,516 | 23 |
| Dubai Maritime City (Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah) | 3,252 | 36 |
| Deira Islands (Palm Deira) / Palm Deira | 3,239 | 136 |
Largest registered sale
AED 145M in Palm Jumeirah, registered 2026-05-20, at AED 7,695 per square foot.
Rental market
13,277 tenancy contracts were registered with Ejari in the same week, at a median of AED 50,000 a year.
Off-plan against ready stock
By property type
- Unit: 3,272
- Villa: 216
- Land: 117
- Building: 9
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Every figure is computed from property transactions registered with the Dubai Land Department, filtered to the calendar week 2026-05-18 to 2026-05-24. 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 2026-10-14. 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: 18 May to 24 May 2026", https://dubaidiligence.com/reports/weekly-market-overview-may-18-may-24-2026
