Has the Dubai property market turned?
Sales are down 18% on last year and the median price is down 11%. Here is what 1.77 million registered transactions actually show.
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Dubai property transactions, tracked
Registered sales, value and median price, updated each release. 1.77 million transactions back to 2000.
Dubai construction costs rose almost as much in six months as in the previous seven years
Official index data, and what a jump like this means if you are waiting on an off-plan handover.
Dubai rents, month by month
The official rent index, updated monthly. Rent growth has slowed in every single month of 2026.
Dubai shops are up 197% and hotel rooms are up 7%
Commercial property gets discussed as a single asset class. The official index shows a spread wide enough to make that meaningless.
Why villa owners did two and a half times better than apartment owners
Since 2019 the villa index has risen 128% and the apartment index 50%. The reason is supply, and it tells you something about what comes next.
Dubai house prices, quarter by quarter
The official index since 2019, updated each release. Villas have risen roughly two and a half times as far as apartments.