Dubai market report — January 2026
Data through 2 Oct 2026 · month January 2026 · community movers over the 12 months to January 2026 · rebuilt daily
Dubai registered 16 888 property sales in January 2026, up 19.0% on January 2025 and down 12.2% on the month before. The median sale price in January 2026 was AED 1.85M, up 8.9% on January 2025. The median price per square foot in January 2026 was AED 1 787, up 11.1% on January 2025.
Biggest movers in price per square foot, 12 months to January 2026
| Community | AED/sqft YoY | Median AED/sqft | Median price | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMCC-EZ2 | +183.9% | 2 910 | AED 2.10M | 1 609 |
| Jumeirah Islands | +65.8% | 2 395 | AED 2.17M | 1 460 |
| Silicon Oasis | +56.6% | 1 439 | AED 888k | 4 177 |
| Living Legends | +45.6% | 1 077 | AED 5.55M | 791 |
| HADAEQ SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN RASHID - DISRICT 7 | +43.3% | 2 522 | AED 4.48M | 566 |
| Meydan Racecourse Community | +43.1% | 2 018 | AED 2.30M | 555 |
| Barsha Heights | +37.0% | 1 618 | AED 1.88M | 520 |
| Dubai Water Canal | +30.7% | 3 091 | AED 3.30M | 1 074 |
| International City Phase 3 | +29.5% | 1 050 | AED 720k | 1 775 |
| Dubai Investment Park Second | +27.0% | 700 | AED 840k | 289 |
| DMCC-EZ1 | +1.1% | 2 618 | AED 3.59M | 200 |
| Dubai Investment Park First | +1.1% | 1 015 | AED 1.40M | 511 |
| Dubai Harbour | -0.0% | 3 900 | AED 5.70M | 1 575 |
| TECOM Site D | -1.4% | 2 648 | AED 1.65M | 540 |
| Business Park | -3.8% | 2 636 | AED 2.81M | 306 |
| DAMAC HILLS 2 | -5.0% | 1 139 | AED 1.75M | 2 712 |
| Discovery Gardens | -12.6% | 985 | AED 730k | 1 316 |
| Sufouh Gardens | -15.3% | 1 800 | AED 2.23M | 408 |
| Nad Al Sheba Gardens | -20.7% | 1 749 | AED 5.30M | 301 |
| Site A | -26.9% | 2 212 | AED 2.45M | 503 |
Source: Registered DLD transactions · Data through 2 Oct 2026 · communities with at least 50 registered sales in the 12 months · Methodology v1.0 ↗
Key figures
- Dubai registered 16 888 property sales in January 2026, up 19.0% on January 2025 and down 12.2% on the month before. #
- The median sale price in January 2026 was AED 1.85M, up 8.9% on January 2025. #
- The median price per square foot in January 2026 was AED 1 787, up 11.1% on January 2025. #
- Off-plan sales were 64.2% of all registered sales in January 2026. #
- Registered sales in January 2026 were worth AED 55.80B in total (outlier prices excluded). #
- In the 12 months to January 2026 Dubai registered 218 086 sales worth AED 589.44B, up 19.0% on the 12 months before. #
Suggested citation
Continental Club Property, “Dubai property market, January 2026”, Dubai Data, data through 2 Oct 2026, https://datadubai.ae/report/2026-01/
Every figure on this page can be reproduced from Dubai Land Department open data using the rules on our methodology page. If you quote a number, please link to the page it came from — that is the whole arrangement.
What these numbers do not show
- The month just gone. It is excluded on purpose — DLD keeps registering it for weeks, so it always looks weak.
- Revisions. Pages are rebuilt daily from the registry, so the latest month can still move slightly as late registrations arrive; older months are settled.
- Cause. This page reports movement; it does not explain it.
- Asking prices. Everything here is a registered transaction; what a home was listed at is a different number.
- Off-market and cash-equivalent deals that never reach the registry, and the price actually negotiated before registration.
- Service charges, chiller fees, agency commission, DLD transfer fees or mortgage costs — none of them are inside these prices.
For AI agents and researchers
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