Business Bay

Resale apartments

12 months to 3 Oct 2026
Median resale price
AED2,000/sqft
↑ 3.2% vs prior 12 months
Dubai apartmentsAED 1,553Downtown DubaiAED 2,720Median priceAED 1.48M
Gross rental yield
7.0%
Before service charges
Downtown Dubai7.0%Capital appreciation, 12m1.0%
Resale transactions
3,296in 12 months
↓ 16.9% vs prior 12 months
Share of Dubai apartment resale8.6%Quarterly average824
Area demand rank
2ndof 73 areas
By resale transaction count
1stAl Barsha South Fourth3rdMarsa Dubai

Supply balance

3.3×
8,016
26,490
Current supply 8,016 unitsAnnounced pipeline 26,490 units across 25 projectsPipeline is 3.3× current supply

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How to read this. Prices are medians, not averages, so a handful of unusually large or premium sales does not move the headline. Resale covers secondary sales only and excludes off-plan and first sales from the developer. Gross yield is the area-level rent to price indicator, before service charges, agency fees and vacancy. Supply figures are current totals and are not tied to the 12 month comparison window.
Business Bay · Resale apartments

Where the 12 months sit

2017 Q1 to 2026 Q4
Quarterly registrations · latest quarter in progress

Resale transactions per quarter

Registered secondary sales

7452026 Q3
LAST 12 MONTHS02505007501k1.25k2017 Q1: 135 deals20172017 Q2: 119 deals2017 Q3: 99 deals2017 Q4: 135 deals2018 Q1: 94 deals20182018 Q2: 90 deals2018 Q3: 64 deals2018 Q4: 80 deals2019 Q1: 88 deals20192019 Q2: 88 deals2019 Q3: 89 deals2019 Q4: 107 deals2020 Q1: 86 deals20202020 Q2: 36 deals2020 Q3: 95 deals2020 Q4: 132 deals2021 Q1: 176 deals20212021 Q2: 141 deals2021 Q3: 150 deals2021 Q4: 236 deals2022 Q1: 264 deals20222022 Q2: 399 deals2022 Q3: 526 deals2022 Q4: 655 deals2023 Q1: 706 deals20232023 Q2: 830 deals2023 Q3: 905 deals2023 Q4: 959 deals2024 Q1: 966 deals20242024 Q2: 1,004 deals2024 Q3: 891 deals2024 Q4: 1,044 deals2025 Q1: 999 deals20252025 Q2: 1,053 deals2025 Q3: 903 deals2025 Q4: 1,065 deals2026 Q1: 883 deals20262026 Q2: 632 deals2026 Q3: 745 deals2026 Q4: 15 deals (in progress)745

2026 Q4 is in progress and drawn hollow; the headline is the latest complete quarter.

Median price per sqft per quarter

Median registered resale price

AED 1,8702026 Q3
AED 750AED 1,000AED 1,250AED 1,500AED 1,750AED 2,000AED 2,2502017 Q1: AED 1,360/sqft2018 Q1: AED 1,270/sqft2019 Q1: AED 1,050/sqft2020 Q1: AED 880/sqft2021 Q1: AED 970/sqft2022 Q1: AED 1,150/sqft2023 Q1: AED 1,660/sqft2024 Q1: AED 1,810/sqft2025 Q1: AED 1,940/sqft2026 Q1: AED 2,070/sqft2026 Q4 (in progress): AED 1,770/sqft2017201820192020202120222023202420252026AED 1,870

The dashed segment is the quarter in progress.

VolumeThe last 12 months delivered 3,296 resale deals, down 16.9% on the prior 12 months. The shaded band marks that window on both charts.
PricePrice per sqft printed AED 1,870 in 2026 Q3, up 3.2% year on year. Prices are holding up while volume eases, so the two lines are no longer moving together. That gap is the thing to watch.
Business Bay · 12 months to 3 Oct 2026

Yield by building

Ranked by gross yield
Buildings with 10+ resale deals
#
Building
Deals
Median sale
Median rent
Yield
1
The Sterling East House
17resale deals
AED 1,342,000median sale
AED 140,000median annual rent
10.4%gross
2
Safeer Tower 1
13resale deals
AED 665,000median sale
AED 64,000median annual rent
9.6%gross
3
Damac Towers By Paramount (D)
44resale deals
AED 1,515,000median sale
AED 130,000median annual rent
8.6%gross
4
15 Northside - Tower 1
30resale deals
AED 1,022,500median sale
AED 87,000median annual rent
8.5%gross
5
Capital Bay Tower B
29resale deals
AED 732,470median sale
AED 60,000median annual rent
8.2%gross
6
J One - 1
14resale deals
AED 1,280,000median sale
AED 100,000median annual rent
7.8%gross
7
15 Northside - Tower 2
14resale deals
AED 1,275,000median sale
AED 95,000median annual rent
7.5%gross
8
Prive By Damac (A)
43resale deals
AED 1,020,000median sale
AED 75,000median annual rent
7.4%gross
Income buyers High yield with a high deal count means income and an exit. Yield alone with few deals means the building is hard to sell out of.
Owners A building at the bottom of this table is not underperforming. It is priced for capital, not income, and it attracts a different buyer.
Method. Deals are registered resale sales over the trailing 12 months. Median rent is taken from new registered tenancy contracts only, renewals excluded, so the figure tracks what a unit lets for today rather than what sitting tenants pay. Yield is median rent divided by median sale price for the same building, gross of service charges. Buildings shown have at least 10 deals and both medians available.

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