Dubai property market: January 2026
Registered sales, prices, areas and best-selling projects — counted from the open data of the Dubai Land Department.
January 2026 in brief
In January 2026 the Dubai Land Department registered 17,270 property sales worth AED 72.0 billion. Off-plan homes made up 65% of the deals (11,165 sales, AED 28.7 billion); ready property accounted for 6,105 sales worth AED 43.3 billion. The median price of an apartment was AED 1,382,298, or AED 1,767 per square foot; the median price of a villa was AED 3,250,000.
Sales by month, 2026
Off-plan and ready
| Segment | Sales | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off-plan | 11,165 | 65% | AED 28.7B |
| Ready | 6,105 | 35% | AED 43.3B |
Apartment prices by bedrooms
| Apartment | Sales | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2,811 | AED 706,271 | AED 1,740 |
| 1 bedroom | 5,398 | AED 1,287,842 | AED 1,650 |
| 2 bedrooms | 3,191 | AED 2,380,000 | AED 1,924 |
| 3 bedrooms | 812 | AED 4,414,700 | AED 2,350 |
The median is the price in the middle: half of the deals were cheaper, half more expensive. It is less distorted by a few very expensive sales than the average.
What was sold
| Type | Sales | Median price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartments | 12,307 | AED 1,382,298 | AED 25.3B |
| Villas | 2,117 | AED 3,250,000 | AED 8.4B |
| Offices | 677 | AED 2,330,000 | AED 3.2B |
| Residential | 626 | AED 5,500,000 | AED 4.6B |
| General Use | 343 | AED 15,571,888 | AED 6.3B |
| Commercial | 240 | AED 13,500,000 | AED 6.1B |
Top areas by number of sales
| Area (as named in the registry) | Sales | Off-plan | Apartments, per sq ft | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Yelayiss 1 | 1,102 | 98% | — | AED 4.77B |
| Jumeirah Village Circle | 1,071 | 57% | AED 1,484 | AED 1.25B |
| Business Bay | 889 | 55% | AED 2,697 | AED 3.59B |
| Madinat Al Mataar | 779 | 85% | AED 1,623 | AED 1.69B |
| Dubai Land Residence Complex | 700 | 91% | AED 1,375 | AED 0.65B |
| Majan | 605 | 93% | AED 1,830 | AED 0.68B |
| Palm Deira | 548 | 100% | AED 2,738 | AED 1.69B |
| Dubai Investment Park Second | 479 | 88% | AED 1,456 | AED 1.80B |
| Jumeirah Village Triangle | 470 | 83% | AED 1,616 | AED 0.65B |
| Al Khairan First | 465 | 100% | AED 2,638 | AED 1.35B |
| Dubai Sports City | 370 | 66% | AED 1,322 | AED 0.41B |
| Dubai Production City | 361 | 79% | AED 1,332 | AED 0.38B |
| Arjan | 355 | 55% | AED 1,590 | AED 0.39B |
| Me'Aisem Second | 334 | 0% | — | AED 6.11B |
| Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid | 300 | 66% | AED 2,536 | AED 3.19B |
Best-selling off-plan projects
| Project | Area | Sales | Median price | Lowest sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binghatti Vintage | Majan | 346 | AED 702,999 | AED 500,000 |
| Shahrukhz by Danube | Tecom Site A | 229 | AED 2,242,000 | AED 1,746,970 |
| DAMAC ISLANDS 2 - BAHAMAS 2 | Al Yelayiss 1 | 185 | AED 2,824,000 | AED 2,746,000 |
| Nourelle | Um Suqaim Third | 178 | AED 3,724,000 | AED 2,199,000 |
| Hado By Beyond | Palm Deira | 173 | AED 2,992,000 | AED 2,375,000 |
| Binghatti Cullinan | Sama Al Jadaf | 170 | AED 876,999 | AED 821,999 |
| DAMAC ISLANDS 2 - BAHAMAS 1 | Al Yelayiss 1 | 166 | AED 2,903,000 | AED 2,746,000 |
| WINDSOR HOUSE | Madinat Al Mataar | 155 | AED 1,314,828 | AED 659,828 |
| Creek Bay | Al Khairan First | 143 | AED 2,122,888 | AED 1,786,430 |
| Creek Haven | Al Khairan First | 139 | AED 1,956,888 | AED 1,859,930 |
| Terra Gardens | Madinat Al Mataar | 138 | AED 2,283,888 | AED 1,530,650 |
| DAMAC ISLANDS 2 - BERMUDA | Al Yelayiss 1 | 138 | AED 2,904,000 | AED 2,581,240 |
| DAMAC RIVERSIDE VIEWS - AZURE 2 | Dubai Investment Park Second | 128 | AED 1,087,000 | AED 630,000 |
| DAMAC ISLANDS 2 - CUBA | Al Yelayiss 1 | 124 | AED 2,903,000 | AED 2,581,240 |
| Palace Residences Hillside A | Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid | 112 | AED 2,578,888 | AED 1,662,612 |
The largest residential sale
The most expensive residential sale of the month was a property in Al Rowaiyah First (Tilal Binghatti) for AED 3,130,254,657.
How we count
The source is the open data of the Dubai Land Department: registered sale transactions only, without mortgages and gifts. Deals under AED 50,000 are left out as technical records. Areas and projects are named as in the registry, so some names differ from the marketing ones. The figures can change slightly when the department adds late registrations. You are welcome to quote the report with a link to this page.
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