# Dubai property market report, October 2026

Dubai · Dubai Wealth Index

> Registered apartment sales, leases and planned supply, read the same way every month. Not a forecast.

- Canonical: https://dubaiwealthindex.com/research/market-report/2026-10
- Data as of: 2026-10-31
- Monthly figures: October 2026
- Sources: Dubai Land Department registered sale transactions; Ejari registered rental contracts; Dubai Land Department project register
- Method: https://dubaiwealthindex.com/methodology

## Findings

- Ready apartment sales fell 22.6% on the year; off-plan sales fell 10.6%
- New one-bedroom leases in October 2026 cost 6.8% less per sq ft than a year earlier
- Ready prices rose in 64% of matched buildings; the typical one moved +2.2%, 3.2 points less than the citywide median
- Planned completions in Motor City equal 6.6 times the homes let there today; across Dubai, 40%

## Ready apartment sales fell 22.6% on the year; off-plan sales fell 10.6%

| Kind | Sales, 12 months | 12-month change | Median AED/sqft | 12-month change |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| all | 138,419 | -14.0% | 1,725 | +1.8% |
| ready | 35,330 | -22.6% | 1,425 | +5.4% |
| offplan | 103,089 | -10.6% | 1,790 | -1.7% |

## New one-bedroom leases in October 2026 cost 6.8% less per sq ft than a year earlier

| Type | New-lease AED/sqft/yr, October 2026 | 12-month change | New leases | Renewals |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Studio | 105 | -4.9% | 5,785 | 3,950 |
| 1 bed | 86 | -6.8% | 10,777 | 9,068 |
| 2 bed | 81 | -5.4% | 6,115 | 8,069 |
| 3 bed | 89 | +4.1% | 1,282 | 1,635 |

Every Ejari apartment lease for the month, not only those tied to a building page. Renewals register late, so the latest month's renewal count rises after publication.

## The typical building’s studio yields 7.6% gross against 6.4% for two bedrooms

| Type | Median gross yield | 10th pct | 90th pct | Buildings |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Studio | 7.6% | 5.9% | 9.0% | 329 |
| 1 bed | 6.9% | 5.2% | 8.5% | 568 |
| 2 bed | 6.4% | 4.7% | 7.8% | 346 |
| 3 bed | 5.9% | 4.4% | 7.2% | 82 |

## Ready prices rose in 64% of matched buildings; the typical one moved +2.2%, 3.2 points less than the citywide median

| Type | Typical building | Citywide median | Lower prices | Lower rents |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| All | +2.2% | +5.4% | 36% of 1,584 | 64% of 1,409 |
| Studio | +2.3% | +4.6% | 37% of 373 | 59% of 328 |
| 1 bed | +2.6% | +6.1% | 34% of 695 | 66% of 578 |
| 2 bed | +2.0% | +7.1% | 38% of 416 | 62% of 399 |
| 3 bed | +1.8% | +8.5% | 41% of 96 | 78% of 99 |

- Dubai Marina: median +13.3%, typical building +1.0% (116 buildings)
- Discovery Gardens: median +12.9%, typical building +3.4% (23 buildings)
- Dubai Sports City: median +10.2%, typical building +2.3% (67 buildings)
- Arjan: median +8.8%, typical building +3.4% (52 buildings)
- Dubailand Residence Complex: median +0.4%, typical building +5.8% (36 buildings)
- Motor City: median +8.1%, typical building +3.2% (23 buildings)
- Business Bay: median +4.8%, typical building +0.1% (127 buildings)
- Jumeirah Village Circle: median +3.2%, typical building -0.5% (183 buildings)

## Planned completions in Motor City equal 6.6 times the homes let there today; across Dubai, 40%

| Area | Planned vs homes let | Planned, 3 years | Homes let today |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Motor City | 660% | 11,163 | 1,691 |
| Majan | 322% | 9,556 | 2,972 |
| Dubai South | 321% | 15,227 | 4,743 |
| Meydan | 310% | 5,639 | 1,822 |
| Dubai Harbour | 302% | 4,491 | 1,486 |
| Dubai Science Park | 294% | 3,930 | 1,335 |
| Maritime City | 271% | 4,422 | 1,635 |
| Jumeirah Village Triangle | 233% | 6,660 | 2,863 |
| All Dubai | 40% | 214,261 | 531,723 |

## Method and limits

- Planned completions are apartment units in projects the Land Department register lists as neither complete nor cancelled, by the year of the registered completion date. Projects already past that date and projects without one are counted separately, not spread over future years. Leases are every registered new and renewed apartment lease in the area in the last 12 months. A planned date is not a delivery forecast.
- Each building counts once per bedroom type when it has at least five ready sales (or five new leases) in both the last 12 months and the 12 before. Its change is its own median price per sqft (or annual rent) now against then, so the mix of buildings that happened to trade cannot move it. Off-plan sales are left out.
- This edition is fixed: the page and its CSV keep these figures after later refreshes.

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