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Central Business District Property Transactions by Year

44 property sales worth ⃃ 20.34M were registered in Central Business District in 2025, 48.2% lower than 2024, at a median price of ⃃ 387,500. The busiest year on record was 2012 (113 sales).

Years: 2012–2026Data to: 16 Oct 2026Updated: 19 Oct 2026

How many properties are sold in Central Business District each year?

Each year links to its own page with the type, market and off-plan splits.

Central Business District property sales by year
SalesValue (⃃)
201211324,099,086
20137927,179,000
20148737,378,117
20153914,733,105
20163413,333,168
20173412,770,028
2018247,516,500
2019225,868,500
2020185,093,000
2021287,877,099
202210733,673,358
20235216,767,000
20248532,063,066
20254420,341,520
2026 YTD134,760,176
Registered property sales and total value by year, Central Business District. Source: DXBinteract. The same figures are in the table below.
2026 runs to 16 Oct 2026.
YearSalesSales YoYValueMedian pricePer sq ftRental contracts
2026 (to 16 Oct 2026)13part year⃃ 4.76M⃃ 352,500⃃ 680473
202544−48.2%⃃ 20.34M⃃ 387,500⃃ 702531
202485+63.5%⃃ 32.06M⃃ 350,000⃃ 579533
202352−51.4%⃃ 16.77M⃃ 300,000⃃ 559422
2022107+282.1%⃃ 33.67M⃃ 315,000⃃ 455439
202128+55.6%⃃ 7.88M⃃ 267,500⃃ 453441
202018−18.2%⃃ 5.09M⃃ 290,000⃃ 447403
201922−8.3%⃃ 5.87M⃃ 240,000⃃ 489429
201824−29.4%⃃ 7.52M⃃ 305,000⃃ 583412
2017340.0%⃃ 12.77M⃃ 372,500⃃ 624462
201634−12.8%⃃ 13.33M⃃ 364,327⃃ 674330
201539−55.2%⃃ 14.73M⃃ 360,000⃃ 690394
201487+10.1%⃃ 37.38M⃃ 406,875⃃ 7232
201379−30.1%⃃ 27.18M⃃ 350,000⃃ 552—
2012113—⃃ 24.1M⃃ 195,826⃃ 357—

How these figures are calculated

Sales
Registered sale transactions by registration date, primary and resale, off-plan and ready, all property types.
Year
Calendar years (January–December). The current year is year to date and is not compared with the previous full year.
Rental contracts
New and renewed registered rental contracts in the same calendar year.

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
https://dxbinteract.com/dubai-property-transactions/central-business-district
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Frequently asked questions

How many properties were sold in Central Business District in 2025?
44 property sales worth ⃃ 20,341,520 were registered in Central Business District in 2025, 48.2% lower than 2024 by number of sales.
Which year had the most property sales in Central Business District?
2012 had the most registered sales on record in Central Business District: 113.