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Dubai Property Market Benchmark — May 2026

Dubai recorded 10,298 property sales worth ⃃ 29.1B in May 2026, 44.8% lower than May 2025. The median sale price was ⃃ 1,210,150 and the median price per square foot ⃃ 1,655.

Period: 1–31 May 2026Compared with: May 2025Sample: 10,298 sales · 67,283 rentals
Property sales
10,298
−44.8% YoY
registered in May 2026
Sales value
⃃ 29.1B
−56.4% YoY
⃃ 29,058,759,732
Median sale price
⃃ 1,210,150
−28.8% YoY
10,298 sales
Median price per sq ft
⃃ 1,655
+0.9% YoY
10,298 sales

What happened in the Dubai property market in May 2026?

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

  1. 10,298 property sales were registered in Dubai in May 2026 (−44.8% year on year). #
  2. Sales were worth ⃃ 29,058,759,732 in total (−56.4% year on year). #
  3. The median sale price was ⃃ 1,210,150 (−28.8% year on year). #
  4. The median price per square foot was ⃃ 1,655 (+0.9% year on year), −9.2% on the previous month. #
  5. Developer (primary) sales were 73.8% of the month's sales (7,601); resales 2,697. #
  6. Off-plan units were 73% of sales (7,520); ready units 2,778. #
  7. 67,283 rental contracts were registered, at a median annual rent of ⃃ 57,000 (+3.6% year on year). #
DXBinteract, “Dubai Property Market Benchmark — May 2026”, https://dxbinteract.com/dubai-property-market-benchmark/2026-05. DXBinteract analysis based on Dubai Land Department transaction data.

How were May 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 sales10,298100%⃃ 29.1B⃃ 1,210,150⃃ 1,655
Primary (developer)7,60173.8%⃃ 18.6B⃃ 1,135,000⃃ 1,679
Resale2,69726.2%⃃ 10.4B⃃ 1,570,000⃃ 1,556
Off-plan7,52073%⃃ 18B⃃ 1,175,895⃃ 1,694
Ready2,77827%⃃ 11.1B⃃ 1,366,792⃃ 1,450

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 May 2026
SalesMedian price per sq ft (⃃)
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
Mar 2613,5391,799
Apr 2614,0741,824
May 2610,2981,655
Dubai registered sales and median price per sq ft, May 2025 – May 2026. Source: DXBinteract. The same figures are in the table below.
MonthSalesMoMValueMedian pricePer sq ft
May 202610,298−26.8%⃃ 29.1B⃃ 1,210,150⃃ 1,655
April 202614,074+4.0%⃃ 48.5B⃃ 1,700,000⃃ 1,824
March 202613,539−20.9%⃃ 43.6B⃃ 1,674,774⃃ 1,799
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

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
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