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Dubai Property Market Benchmark — February 2026

Dubai recorded 17,112 property sales worth ⃃ 61.3B in February 2026, 6.6% higher than February 2025. The median sale price was ⃃ 1,697,614 and the median price per square foot ⃃ 1,788.

Period: 1–28 February 2026Compared with: February 2025Sample: 17,112 sales · 83,167 rentals
Property sales
17,112
+6.6% YoY
registered in February 2026
Sales value
⃃ 61.3B
+20.0% YoY
⃃ 61,344,020,815
Median sale price
⃃ 1,697,614
−0.1% YoY
17,112 sales
Median price per sq ft
⃃ 1,788
+18.6% YoY
17,112 sales

What happened in the Dubai property market in February 2026?

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

  1. 17,112 property sales were registered in Dubai in February 2026 (+6.6% year on year). #
  2. Sales were worth ⃃ 61,344,020,815 in total (+20.0% year on year). #
  3. The median sale price was ⃃ 1,697,614 (−0.1% year on year). #
  4. The median price per square foot was ⃃ 1,788 (+18.6% year on year), −1.6% on the previous month. #
  5. Developer (primary) sales were 67.2% of the month's sales (11,495); resales 5,617. #
  6. Off-plan units were 65.5% of sales (11,208); ready units 5,904. #
  7. 83,167 rental contracts were registered, at a median annual rent of ⃃ 58,000 (+7.4% year on year). #
DXBinteract, “Dubai Property Market Benchmark — February 2026”, https://dxbinteract.com/dubai-property-market-benchmark/2026-02. DXBinteract analysis based on Dubai Land Department transaction data.

How were February 2026 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 sales17,112100%⃃ 61.3B⃃ 1,697,614⃃ 1,788
Primary (developer)11,49567.2%⃃ 42.6B⃃ 1,664,640⃃ 1,826
Resale5,61732.8%⃃ 18.8B⃃ 1,734,000⃃ 1,645
Off-plan11,20865.5%⃃ 34.9B⃃ 1,791,981⃃ 1,873
Ready5,90434.5%⃃ 26.4B⃃ 1,500,000⃃ 1,513

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 February 2026
SalesMedian price per sq ft (⃃)
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
Sep 2520,3181,695
Oct 2519,8561,703
Nov 2518,9971,758
Dec 2518,6721,816
Jan 2617,2951,816
Feb 2617,1121,788
Dubai registered sales and median price per sq ft, February 2025 – February 2026. Source: DXBinteract. The same figures are in the table below.
MonthSalesMoMValueMedian pricePer sq ft
February 202617,112−1.1%⃃ 61.3B⃃ 1,697,614⃃ 1,788
January 202617,295−7.4%⃃ 71.8B⃃ 1,819,999⃃ 1,816
December 202518,672−1.7%⃃ 63.4B⃃ 1,487,465⃃ 1,816
November 202518,997−4.3%⃃ 64.6B⃃ 1,545,000⃃ 1,758
October 202519,856−2.3%⃃ 59.2B⃃ 1,450,000⃃ 1,703
September 202520,318+8.4%⃃ 54.4B⃃ 1,400,000⃃ 1,695
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

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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Dubai Property Market Benchmark — February 2026. DXBinteract, data to 16 Oct 2026. https://dxbinteract.com/dubai-property-market-benchmark/2026-02

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