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Residential prices & rents · Oct 2025–Sep 2026

Apartment & villa sales

11,458transactions
92%

91.8% apartments · 8.2% villas

Apartment & villa rentals

2,224contracts
35%

35.0% apartments · 65.0% villas

Gross yields by layout

Apartments
3.0–5.3%
Villas
3.9–4.4%

Across matched layouts · before costs

Yields for all 7 layouts

Apartments

Studio
Insufficient data
1 Bedroom
5.3%
2 Bedroom
3.8%
3 Bedroom
3.0%

Villas

3 Bedroom
4.4%
4 Bedroom
3.9%
5 Bedroom
Insufficient data

Ranges show the lowest and highest qualifying layout yields, not an apartment-wide, villa-wide or community-wide average. The SVGs share a 0–10% scale. Each yield uses annual rent per area ÷ sale price per area, with at least 10 sales and 30 rental contracts. Ratios above 20% are excluded. Fees, vacancy and other costs are not deducted.

Recorded apartment and villa layouts only; the all-property history below has a broader scope. Buildings, land and unclassified layouts are excluded from the headline counts.

Prices by home size

Apartments

Community averages · ◇ Dubai benchmark

Studio

Avg. sale priceAED 650.1KAvg. annual rent—Gross yield—

Sales

AED 650,130

12.6% below Dubai

Dubai · same layout
AED 743,976
Average / sqft
AED 1.8K/sqft
Average recorded size
367 sqft
Sales transactions
6,131
Valid price samples
6,131

Annual rent

Not available

Not comparable

Dubai · same layout
AED 42,270
Average / sqft
—
Average recorded size
Not available
Rental contracts
0
Valid rent samples
0

Gross rental yield

Not available

Before ownership and letting costs

Dubai · same layout
5.5%
Monthly rent equivalent
Not available

A comparable yield requires at least 10 sales, 30 contracts and a positive ratio no greater than 20%.

1 Bedroom

Avg. sale priceAED 1.2MAvg. annual rentAED 54.9KGross yield5.3%

Sales

AED 1,169,976

19.1% below Dubai

Dubai · same layout
AED 1,446,882
Average / sqft
AED 1.6K/sqft
Average recorded size
748 sqft
Sales transactions
3,028
Valid price samples
3,028

Annual rent

AED 54,927

14.7% below Dubai

Dubai · same layout
AED 64,422
Average / sqft
AED 83/sqft
Average recorded size
664 sqft
Rental contracts
80
Valid rent samples
80

Gross rental yield

5.3%

Before ownership and letting costs

Dubai · same layout
4.5%
Monthly rent equivalent
AED 4,577

Annual rent per area ÷ sale price per area.

2 Bedroom

Avg. sale priceAED 2.0MAvg. annual rentAED 78.4KGross yield3.8%

Sales

AED 1,981,543

25.1% below Dubai

Dubai · same layout
AED 2,646,217
Average / sqft
AED 1.6K/sqft
Average recorded size
1,213 sqft
Sales transactions
1,154
Valid price samples
1,154

Annual rent

AED 78,424

13.8% below Dubai

Dubai · same layout
AED 90,947
Average / sqft
AED 63/sqft
Average recorded size
1,278 sqft
Rental contracts
519
Valid rent samples
519

Gross rental yield

3.8%

Before ownership and letting costs

Dubai · same layout
3.7%
Monthly rent equivalent
AED 6,535

Annual rent per area ÷ sale price per area.

3 Bedroom

Avg. sale priceAED 2.9MAvg. annual rentAED 105.5KGross yield3.0%

Sales

AED 2,860,527

46.0% below Dubai

Dubai · same layout
AED 5,297,390
Average / sqft
AED 1.6K/sqft
Average recorded size
1,837 sqft
Sales transactions
205
Valid price samples
205

Annual rent

AED 105,508

29.0% below Dubai

Dubai · same layout
AED 148,588
Average / sqft
AED 47/sqft
Average recorded size
2,374 sqft
Rental contracts
179
Valid rent samples
179

Gross rental yield

3.0%

Before ownership and letting costs

Dubai · same layout
3.3%
Monthly rent equivalent
AED 8,792

Annual rent per area ÷ sale price per area.

Reading the comparisons

Bars start at zero, with separate price and rent scales shared within this property type. Diamonds show Dubai averages for the same layout and reporting window. Full figures, area rates and samples are available by expanding a layout. Missing prices are not zero; rare reported sizes are retained. Dubai benchmarks are omitted if the reporting windows differ. Annual rent ÷ 12 is a monthly equivalent, not a payment plan.

Prices by home size

Villas

Community averages · ◇ Dubai benchmark

3 Bedroom

Avg. sale priceAED 3.0MAvg. annual rentAED 109.7KGross yield4.4%

Sales

AED 2,980,611

15.2% below Dubai

Dubai · same layout
AED 3,515,122
Average / sqft
AED 1.6K/sqft
Average recorded size
1,908 sqft
Sales transactions
270
Valid price samples
270

Annual rent

AED 109,674

32.9% below Dubai

Dubai · same layout
AED 163,507
Average / sqft
AED 69/sqft
Average recorded size
1,645 sqft
Rental contracts
981
Valid rent samples
981

Gross rental yield

4.4%

Before ownership and letting costs

Dubai · same layout
3.8%
Monthly rent equivalent
AED 9,140

Annual rent per area ÷ sale price per area.

4 Bedroom

Avg. sale priceAED 4.3MAvg. annual rentAED 152.0KGross yield3.9%

Sales

AED 4,280,178

18.5% above Dubai

Dubai · same layout
AED 3,612,556
Average / sqft
AED 1.2K/sqft
Average recorded size
3,471 sqft
Sales transactions
403
Valid price samples
403

Annual rent

AED 152,041

40.3% below Dubai

Dubai · same layout
AED 254,781
Average / sqft
AED 49/sqft
Average recorded size
3,247 sqft
Rental contracts
462
Valid rent samples
462

Gross rental yield

3.9%

Before ownership and letting costs

Dubai · same layout
4.1%
Monthly rent equivalent
AED 12,670

Annual rent per area ÷ sale price per area.

5 Bedroom

Avg. sale priceAED 5.7MAvg. annual rentAED 221.0KLow sampleGross yield—

Sales

AED 5,711,483

5.7% above Dubai

Dubai · same layout
AED 5,404,202
Average / sqft
AED 1.4K/sqft
Average recorded size
4,238 sqft
Sales transactions
267
Valid price samples
267

Annual rent

AED 221,012

43.9% below Dubai

Dubai · same layout
AED 393,754
Average / sqft
AED 36/sqft
Average recorded size
6,182 sqft
Rental contracts
3
Valid rent samples
3

Gross rental yield

Not available

Before ownership and letting costs

Dubai · same layout
3.7%
Monthly rent equivalent
AED 18,418

A comparable yield requires at least 10 sales, 30 contracts and a positive ratio no greater than 20%.

Reading the comparisons

Bars start at zero, with separate price and rent scales shared within this property type. Diamonds show Dubai averages for the same layout and reporting window. Full figures, area rates and samples are available by expanding a layout. Missing prices are not zero; rare reported sizes are retained. Dubai benchmarks are omitted if the reporting windows differ. Annual rent ÷ 12 is a monthly equivalent, not a payment plan.

Beyond the snapshot

All-property market history

Monthly sales & rental rates across property types

All property types · complete months through Sep 2026 · each chart has its own timescale

Sale price per sqftAED/sqft · monthly observations
Timescale

Oct 2025–Sep 2026

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OverallOff-planReady / existing

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Monthly figures
Sale price per sqft · AED/sqft · Oct 2025–Sep 2026
MonthOverall · AED/sqftOff-plan · AED/sqftReady / existing · AED/sqft
Oct 20251,503.37Not comparable with previous month360 records1,560.5Not comparable with previous month307 records1,172.4Not comparable with previous month53 records
Nov 20251,419.98-5.55% vs previous month527 records1,432.5-8.20% vs previous month477 records1,300.52+10.93% vs previous month50 records
Dec 20251,580.75+11.32% vs previous month549 records1,597.66+11.53% vs previous month520 records1,277.55-1.77% vs previous month29 records
Jan 20261,503.13-4.91% vs previous month371 records1,540.56-3.57% vs previous month325 records1,238.73-3.04% vs previous month46 records
Feb 20261,568.09+4.32% vs previous month556 records1,599.82+3.85% vs previous month512 records1,198.92-3.21% vs previous month44 records
Mar 20261,567.82-0.02% vs previous month402 records1,588.06-0.73% vs previous month376 records1,275.06+6.35% vs previous month26 records
Apr 20261,622.14+3.46% vs previous month543 records1,650.13+3.91% vs previous month500 records1,296.63+1.69% vs previous month43 records
May 20261,703.78+5.03% vs previous month1,121 records1,714.59+3.91% vs previous month1,102 records1,076.34-16.99% vs previous month19 records
Jun 20261,737.11+1.96% vs previous month2,528 records1,742.22+1.61% vs previous month2,506 records1,155.88+7.39% vs previous month22 records
Jul 20261,743.19+0.35% vs previous month2,216 records1,748.7+0.37% vs previous month2,194 records1,193.7+3.27% vs previous month22 records
Aug 20261,750.93+0.44% vs previous month1,811 records1,757.53+0.50% vs previous month1,788 records1,238.55+3.76% vs previous month23 records
Sep 20261,727.53-1.34% vs previous month670 records1,742.63-0.85% vs previous month652 records1,180.58-4.68% vs previous month18 records
Annual rent per sqftAED/sqft · monthly observations
Timescale

Oct 2025–Sep 2026

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OverallNew contractsRenewals

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Monthly figures
Annual rent per sqft · AED/sqft · Oct 2025–Sep 2026
MonthOverall · AED/sqftNew contracts · AED/sqftRenewals · AED/sqft
Oct 202564.52Not comparable with previous month218 records63Not comparable with previous month130 records66.75Not comparable with previous month88 records
Nov 202570.69+9.57% vs previous month213 records74.81+18.74% vs previous month130 records64.23-3.77% vs previous month83 records
Dec 202566.57-5.83% vs previous month186 records67.63-9.59% vs previous month103 records65.25+1.59% vs previous month83 records
Jan 202664.82-2.63% vs previous month201 records66.6-1.53% vs previous month102 records62.99-3.47% vs previous month99 records
Feb 202665.09+0.42% vs previous month178 records65.64-1.43% vs previous month90 records64.53+2.44% vs previous month88 records
Mar 202661.47-5.56% vs previous month169 records65.49-0.23% vs previous month67 records58.83-8.83% vs previous month102 records
Apr 202659.44-3.30% vs previous month160 records59.32-9.43% vs previous month66 records59.52+1.19% vs previous month94 records
May 202664.89+9.18% vs previous month164 records65.55+10.51% vs previous month72 records64.38+8.16% vs previous month92 records
Jun 202663.42-2.27% vs previous month194 records65.27-0.42% vs previous month85 records61.98-3.74% vs previous month109 records
Jul 202661.56-2.93% vs previous month190 records60.29-7.63% vs previous month96 records62.86+1.42% vs previous month94 records
Aug 202661.63+0.11% vs previous month200 records59.71-0.96% vs previous month121 records64.56+2.70% vs previous month79 records
Sep 202664.1+4.01% vs previous month188 records60.21+0.82% vs previous month102 records68.72+6.45% vs previous month86 records
Transaction counts & market composition
Sales transactionsrecords · monthly observations
Timescale

Oct 2025–Sep 2026

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OverallOff-planReady / existing

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Monthly figures
Sales transactions · records · Oct 2025–Sep 2026
MonthOverall · recordsOff-plan · recordsReady / existing · records
Oct 2025360Not comparable with previous month307Not comparable with previous month53Not comparable with previous month
Nov 2025527+46.39% vs previous month477+55.37% vs previous month50-5.66% vs previous month
Dec 2025549+4.17% vs previous month520+9.01% vs previous month29-42.00% vs previous month
Jan 2026371-32.42% vs previous month325-37.50% vs previous month46+58.62% vs previous month
Feb 2026556+49.87% vs previous month512+57.54% vs previous month44-4.35% vs previous month
Mar 2026402-27.70% vs previous month376-26.56% vs previous month26-40.91% vs previous month
Apr 2026543+35.07% vs previous month500+32.98% vs previous month43+65.38% vs previous month
May 20261,121+106.45% vs previous month1,102+120.40% vs previous month19-55.81% vs previous month
Jun 20262,528+125.51% vs previous month2,506+127.40% vs previous month22+15.79% vs previous month
Jul 20262,216-12.34% vs previous month2,194-12.45% vs previous month220.00% vs previous month
Aug 20261,811-18.28% vs previous month1,788-18.51% vs previous month23+4.55% vs previous month
Sep 2026670-63.00% vs previous month652-63.53% vs previous month18-21.74% vs previous month
Composition & totals for this window

Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · all property types

Off-plan
11,259 · 96.6%
Ready / existing
395 · 3.4%
Sales transactions · Oct 2025–Sep 2026
Period figuresOverallOff-planReady / existing
Records11,65411,259395
Average saleAED 1,457,960AED 1,243,761AED 7,563,459
Average / sqftAED 1.7K/sqftAED 1.7K/sqftAED 1.2K/sqft
Reported sale valueAED 16,991,071,037AED 14,003,504,636AED 2,987,566,401
Rental contractsrecords · monthly observations
Timescale

Oct 2025–Sep 2026

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OverallNew contractsRenewals

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Monthly figures
Rental contracts · records · Oct 2025–Sep 2026
MonthOverall · recordsNew contracts · recordsRenewals · records
Oct 2025218Not comparable with previous month130Not comparable with previous month88Not comparable with previous month
Nov 2025213-2.29% vs previous month1300.00% vs previous month83-5.68% vs previous month
Dec 2025186-12.68% vs previous month103-20.77% vs previous month830.00% vs previous month
Jan 2026201+8.06% vs previous month102-0.97% vs previous month99+19.28% vs previous month
Feb 2026178-11.44% vs previous month90-11.76% vs previous month88-11.11% vs previous month
Mar 2026169-5.06% vs previous month67-25.56% vs previous month102+15.91% vs previous month
Apr 2026160-5.33% vs previous month66-1.49% vs previous month94-7.84% vs previous month
May 2026164+2.50% vs previous month72+9.09% vs previous month92-2.13% vs previous month
Jun 2026194+18.29% vs previous month85+18.06% vs previous month109+18.48% vs previous month
Jul 2026190-2.06% vs previous month96+12.94% vs previous month94-13.76% vs previous month
Aug 2026200+5.26% vs previous month121+26.04% vs previous month79-15.96% vs previous month
Sep 2026188-6.00% vs previous month102-15.70% vs previous month86+8.86% vs previous month
Composition & totals for this window

Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · all property types

New contracts
1,164 · 51.5%
Renewals
1,097 · 48.5%
Rental contracts · Oct 2025–Sep 2026
Period figuresOverallNew contractsRenewals
Records2,2611,1641,097
Average annual rentAED 115,601AED 124,909AED 105,724
Average / sqftAED 64/sqftAED 65/sqftAED 64/sqft
Reported annual rental valueAED 261,373,483AED 145,394,125AED 115,979,358
History scope & calculation notes

These interactive Apache ECharts plots cover all property types and uses, unlike the residential layouts above. Each chart independently selects 12 months, 3 years, 5 years or all available monthly history. All three sales or rental series are shown together by default. ECharts automatically scales price and rent axes to the data; count bars start at zero. Axes update when the timescale or area unit changes. Values and outliers are not clipped. Lines are straight between consecutive monthly observations, not smoothed. Monthly changes compare adjacent calendar months only.

Monthly rate averages are weighted by transaction/contract counts only where a positive rate was reported. Rate sample counts are not supplied in this historical source. “Rate weight” means registration counts from groups with a reported rate, not a count of individual valid-rate observations. Value averages use registration counts only from groups with a reported total value; reported totals may cover fewer records than the full activity count. Changes can reflect a different property mix, not a change in the value of the same home. Missing months are gaps, not zeros. “Ready / existing” follows DLD’s “Existing Properties” label. Rental history uses only the All-category rows to avoid double counting physical and virtual subtotals. Dates always end at the page reporting cutoff, not the last observed trade. Changing a chart does not change the residential snapshot or another chart.

Other property uses

Residential, commercial & other records

Property use

Residential

Sales
11.5KtransactionsAED 1.7K/sqft
Physical unit rentalRental domain
2.2KcontractsAED 62/sqft
Property use

Commercial

Sales
66transactionsAED 4.1K/sqft
Physical unit rentalRental domain
35contractsAED 197/sqft
Property use

Other

Sales
125transactionsAED 1.0K/sqft

No rental contracts in this period

About the data & methodology

Community-level reporting. DLD areas: Madinat Al Mataar.

Methodology & caveats

  • Current layout figures cover Oct 2025–Sep 2026; the incomplete current month is excluded. These are recorded averages, not asking prices or available listings.
  • Every observed apartment and villa layout is retained, including thin samples and unusual source classifications. Missing prices are not zero. Townhouse figures are not inferred.
  • Gross yield = annual rent per area ÷ sale price per area for the same layout, geography and period. At least 10 sales and 30 rental contracts are required. Ratios above 20% are flagged as atypical. Costs, vacancy, financing and service charges are excluded; returns are not guaranteed.
  • Dubai benchmarks are independently calculated for the same layout and window. Average prices, areas and rates use their own valid samples. AED/sqft uses 10.764 sqft per sqm. Different buildings and transaction mixes affect comparisons.
  • Market history covers all property types, whereas the headline counts cover only reported residential apartment and villa layouts. Broader residential and non-residential totals remain available under other property uses.