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Dubai Property Market Benchmark — August 2025

Dubai recorded 18,749 property sales worth ⃃ 51.3B in August 2025, 15.8% higher than August 2024. The median sale price was ⃃ 1,490,000 and the median price per square foot ⃃ 1,733.

Period: 1–31 August 2025Compared with: August 2024Sample: 18,749 sales · 77,100 rentals
Property sales
18,749
+15.8% YoY
registered in August 2025
Sales value
⃃ 51.3B
+8.2% YoY
⃃ 51,261,739,134
Median sale price
⃃ 1,490,000
−11.7% YoY
18,749 sales
Median price per sq ft
⃃ 1,733
+15.5% YoY
18,749 sales

What happened in the Dubai property market in August 2025?

Quotable statistics — each line has its own link (use the # anchor).

  1. 18,749 property sales were registered in Dubai in August 2025 (+15.8% year on year). #
  2. Sales were worth ⃃ 51,261,739,134 in total (+8.2% year on year). #
  3. The median sale price was ⃃ 1,490,000 (−11.7% year on year). #
  4. The median price per square foot was ⃃ 1,733 (+15.5% year on year), +0.9% on the previous month. #
  5. Developer (primary) sales were 74.3% of the month's sales (13,927); resales 4,822. #
  6. Off-plan units were 72.1% of sales (13,509); ready units 5,240. #
  7. 77,100 rental contracts were registered, at a median annual rent of ⃃ 56,999 (+9.6% year on year). #
DXBinteract, “Dubai Property Market Benchmark — August 2025”, https://dxbinteract.com/dubai-property-market-benchmark/2025-08. DXBinteract analysis based on Dubai Land Department transaction data.

How were August 2025 sales split?

Primary/resale is who sold; off-plan/ready is the unit’s state. Each pair adds up to the total.

SegmentSalesShareValueMedian pricePer sq ft
All sales18,749100%⃃ 51.3B⃃ 1,490,000⃃ 1,733
Primary (developer)13,92774.3%⃃ 34.1B⃃ 1,435,888⃃ 1,821
Resale4,82225.7%⃃ 17.2B⃃ 1,695,150⃃ 1,496
Off-plan13,50972.1%⃃ 30.6B⃃ 1,490,417⃃ 1,880
Ready5,24027.9%⃃ 20.7B⃃ 1,488,053⃃ 1,374

How does this month compare with the last 12?

Registered sales and median price per square foot by month, Dubai.

Dubai monthly property sales and median price per sq ft to August 2025
SalesMedian price per sq ft (⃃)
Aug 2416,1841,501
Sep 2418,0811,542
Oct 2420,4941,599
Nov 2414,5291,524
Dec 2415,3261,534
Jan 2514,2121,483
Feb 2516,0491,508
Mar 2515,1541,599
Apr 2517,9421,587
May 2518,6591,640
Jun 2516,7171,691
Jul 2520,2831,717
Aug 2518,7491,733
Dubai registered sales and median price per sq ft, August 2024 – August 2025. Source: DXBinteract. The same figures are in the table below.
MonthSalesMoMValueMedian pricePer sq ft
August 202518,749−7.6%⃃ 51.3B⃃ 1,490,000⃃ 1,733
July 202520,283+21.3%⃃ 65B⃃ 1,530,888⃃ 1,717
June 202516,717−10.4%⃃ 56.2B⃃ 1,595,768⃃ 1,691
May 202518,659+4.0%⃃ 66.7B⃃ 1,700,000⃃ 1,640
April 202517,942+18.4%⃃ 62.5B⃃ 1,647,633⃃ 1,587
March 202515,154−5.6%⃃ 47.3B⃃ 1,616,594⃃ 1,599
February 202516,049+12.9%⃃ 51.1B⃃ 1,700,000⃃ 1,508
January 202514,212−7.3%⃃ 44.6B⃃ 1,655,993⃃ 1,483
December 202415,326+5.5%⃃ 43.1B⃃ 1,439,444⃃ 1,534
November 202414,529−29.1%⃃ 43.3B⃃ 1,441,438⃃ 1,524
October 202420,494+13.3%⃃ 61.3B⃃ 1,590,123⃃ 1,599
September 202418,081+11.7%⃃ 44.8B⃃ 1,572,881⃃ 1,542
August 202416,184−0.4%⃃ 47.4B⃃ 1,686,844⃃ 1,501

How these figures are calculated

Scope
All sale transactions registered with the Dubai Land Department in the calendar month, all property types; rental contracts registered in the month (new and renewed).
Medians
Median sale price, median price per square foot and median annual rent of those transactions.
Comparisons
Year on year = the same month of the previous year; month on month = the previous calendar month. Only complete months are published.
Revisions
Late registrations can revise a month slightly in the following weeks; the page always shows the current figures.

Full definitions: DXBinteract methodology · market indicators explained

Source and how to cite

DXBinteract analysis based on Dubai Land Department transaction data.

Data to
(latest registered transaction)
Last updated
— figures refresh hourly from the live dataset
Permanent URL
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