Dubai property market: week 17 Aug – 23 Aug 2026
Registered sales, prices, areas and best-selling projects of the week — counted from the open data of the Dubai Land Department.
The week in brief
In the week of 17 Aug – 23 Aug 2026 the Dubai Land Department registered 3,498 property sales worth AED 7.8 billion — 12% more than the week before (3,123). Off-plan homes made up 70% of the deals (2,443 sales, AED 4.3 billion); ready property accounted for 1,055 sales worth AED 3.5 billion. The median price of an apartment was AED 1,089,000, or AED 1,691 per square foot; the median price of a villa was AED 3,900,000.
Sales by week
Apartment prices by bedrooms
| Apartment | Sales | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 1,055 | AED 640,000 | AED 1,736 |
| 1 bedroom | 1,088 | AED 1,209,901 | AED 1,581 |
| 2 bedrooms | 531 | AED 2,072,888 | AED 1,623 |
| 3 bedrooms | 149 | AED 3,550,000 | AED 1,880 |
Top areas of the week
| Area (as named in the registry) | Sales | Off-plan | Apartments, per sq ft | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madinat Al Mataar | 651 | 99% | AED 1,771 | AED 1.13B |
| City Of Arabia | 330 | 96% | AED 1,668 | AED 0.28B |
| Jumeirah Village Circle | 208 | 56% | AED 1,462 | AED 0.26B |
| Business Bay | 153 | 35% | AED 2,221 | AED 0.68B |
| Jabal Ali Industrial Second | 132 | 100% | AED 1,750 | AED 0.13B |
| Majan | 101 | 87% | AED 1,500 | AED 0.11B |
| Al Hebiah Fifth | 93 | 63% | AED 1,649 | AED 0.19B |
| Dubai Land Residence Complex | 78 | 86% | AED 1,446 | AED 0.08B |
| Jabal Ali First | 65 | 97% | AED 1,700 | AED 0.12B |
| Wadi Al Safa 5 | 60 | 90% | AED 1,605 | AED 0.15B |
Best-selling off-plan projects of the week
| Project | Area | Sales | Median price | Lowest sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azizi Milan 30 | City Of Arabia | 249 | AED 589,000 | AED 558,600 |
| Golf Fields | Madinat Al Mataar | 181 | AED 1,605,012 | AED 1,209,492 |
| Azizi Wares | Jabal Ali Industrial Second | 60 | AED 603,000 | AED 549,640 |
| Azizi Venice 15 | Madinat Al Mataar | 59 | AED 701,000 | AED 616,000 |
| AZIZI VENICE 7 | Madinat Al Mataar | 58 | AED 724,000 | AED 530,000 |
| Hayat 6 | Madinat Al Mataar | 51 | AED 5,100,000 | AED 4,750,000 |
| AZIZI VENICE 10 | Madinat Al Mataar | 49 | AED 662,480 | AED 480,000 |
| Azizi Venice 6 | Madinat Al Mataar | 44 | AED 710,520 | AED 550,080 |
| AZIZI VENICE 11 | Madinat Al Mataar | 43 | AED 1,112,300 | AED 590,000 |
| DAMAC LAGOONS - VALENCIA | Al Hebiah Fifth | 41 | AED 1,188,450 | AED 608,950 |
The largest residential sale
The most expensive residential sale of the week was a property in Business Bay (Bugatti Residences by Binghatti) for AED 63,000,000, bought off-plan.
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. The figures can change slightly when the department adds late registrations. You are welcome to quote the figures with a link to this page.
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