Monthly benchmark release

Dubai Property Market Benchmark — July 2026

Dubai recorded 14,243 property sales worth ⃃ 35.4B in July 2026, 29.8% lower than July 2025. The median sale price was ⃃ 1,150,000 and the median price per square foot ⃃ 1,691.

Period: 1–31 July 2026Compared with: July 2025Sample: 14,243 sales · 87,629 rentals
Property sales
14,243
−29.8% YoY
registered in July 2026
Sales value
⃃ 35.4B
−45.6% YoY
⃃ 35,374,610,564
Median sale price
⃃ 1,150,000
−24.9% YoY
14,243 sales
Median price per sq ft
⃃ 1,691
−1.5% YoY
14,243 sales

What happened in the Dubai property market in July 2026?

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

  1. 14,243 property sales were registered in Dubai in July 2026 (−29.8% year on year). #
  2. Sales were worth ⃃ 35,374,610,564 in total (−45.6% year on year). #
  3. The median sale price was ⃃ 1,150,000 (−24.9% year on year). #
  4. The median price per square foot was ⃃ 1,691 (−1.5% year on year), −0.3% on the previous month. #
  5. Developer (primary) sales were 69% of the month's sales (9,832); resales 4,411. #
  6. Off-plan units were 70.2% of sales (9,997); ready units 4,246. #
  7. 87,629 rental contracts were registered, at a median annual rent of ⃃ 58,000 (+5.5% year on year). #
DXBinteract, “Dubai Property Market Benchmark — July 2026”, https://dxbinteract.com/dubai-property-market-benchmark/2026-07. DXBinteract analysis based on Dubai Land Department transaction data.

How were July 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 sales14,243100%⃃ 35.4B⃃ 1,150,000⃃ 1,691
Primary (developer)9,83269%⃃ 20.9B⃃ 1,043,355⃃ 1,725
Resale4,41131%⃃ 14.5B⃃ 1,535,000⃃ 1,490
Off-plan9,99770.2%⃃ 18.6B⃃ 1,051,742⃃ 1,733
Ready4,24629.8%⃃ 16.7B⃃ 1,480,030⃃ 1,417

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 July 2026
SalesMedian price per sq ft (⃃)
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
Jun 2614,1071,695
Jul 2614,2431,691
Dubai registered sales and median price per sq ft, July 2025 – July 2026. Source: DXBinteract. The same figures are in the table below.
MonthSalesMoMValueMedian pricePer sq ft
July 202614,243+1.0%⃃ 35.4B⃃ 1,150,000⃃ 1,691
June 202614,107+37.0%⃃ 34.1B⃃ 1,170,000⃃ 1,695
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

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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Permanent URL
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