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Dubai Property Transactions 2012

38,367 property sales worth ⃃ 76.9B were registered in Dubai in 2012, with no comparable figure for 2011 by number of sales. The median sale price was ⃃ 1,093,588 and the median price per square foot ⃃ 859.

Period: 1 Jan – 31 Dec 2012Compared with: 2011Sample: 38,367 salesUpdated: 17 Oct 2026
Property sales
38,367
1 Jan – 31 Dec 2012
Total value
⃃ 76.9B
1 Jan – 31 Dec 2012
Median sale price
⃃ 1,093,588
38,367 sales
Median price per sq ft
⃃ 859
38,367 sales

What types of property sold in Dubai in 2012?

1 Jan – 31 Dec 2012

SegmentSalesShare of salesValueMedian pricePer sq ft
Apartments25,67566.9%⃃ 34.1B⃃ 940,000⃃ 927
Villas3,4068.9%⃃ 13.3B⃃ 2,731,000⃃ 674
Commercial5,59314.6%⃃ 7.3B⃃ 924,000⃃ 823

How were 2012 sales split between off-plan, ready, primary and resale?

Primary/resale (who sold) and off-plan/ready (the unit’s state at sale) are separate splits; each pair adds up to the total.

SegmentSalesShare of salesValueMedian pricePer sq ft
Primary (developer sales)16,66243.4%⃃ 40.7B⃃ 1,163,819⃃ 813
Resale (secondary)21,70556.6%⃃ 36.2B⃃ 1,035,960⃃ 892
Off-plan7,20118.8%⃃ 14.8B⃃ 1,403,950⃃ 922
Ready31,16681.2%⃃ 62.2B⃃ 1,022,310⃃ 846

What were the most expensive property sales in Dubai in 2012?

The ten highest registered sale prices in the year.

DatePropertyTypeSizePriceMarket
22/11/2012Ar 2 - Casa CommunityVilla1,935,174 sq ft⃃ 525,127,204Primary · Off-plan
20/09/2012Wadi Al Safa 4Plot2,689,090 sq ft⃃ 400,000,000Primary · Ready
12/01/2012Jumeirah Beach Residence (Jbr)Plot65,083 sq ft⃃ 355,000,000Primary · Ready
25/06/2012Site APlot128,412 sq ft⃃ 333,000,000Primary · Ready
17/05/2012Trade Center SecondPlot25,000 sq ft⃃ 312,500,000Primary · Ready
23/12/2012Downtown DubaiPlot57,118 sq ft⃃ 310,000,000Primary · Ready
19/01/2012Dubai Health Care City Phase 1Plot176,973 sq ft⃃ 300,000,000Primary · Ready
20/12/2012Teema 1 & Teema 2Plot2,087,581 sq ft⃃ 287,586,982Primary · Ready
20/09/2012Wadi Al Safa 4Plot4,673,520 sq ft⃃ 250,000,000Primary · Ready
04/04/2012EomePlot671,325 sq ft⃃ 250,000,000Resale · Ready

What were the last registered sales of 2012?

DatePropertyTypeSizePriceMarket
31/12/2012Blvd Central 21 bed · Apartment979 sq ft⃃ 1,444,888Primary · Ready
31/12/2012Blvd Central 21 bed · Apartment915 sq ft⃃ 1,459,888Primary · Ready
31/12/2012D13 beds · Apartment1,744 sq ft⃃ 2,655,360Primary · Off-plan
31/12/2012Marina Wharf 23 beds · Apartment1,256 sq ft⃃ 1,600,000Primary · Ready
31/12/201229 Blvd T12 beds · Apartment1,077 sq ft⃃ 1,664,000Primary · Off-plan
31/12/201229 Blvd T12 beds · Apartment1,077 sq ft⃃ 1,905,888Primary · Off-plan
31/12/2012Blvd Central 21 bed · Apartment973 sq ft⃃ 1,397,888Primary · Ready
31/12/2012Blvd Central 21 bed · Apartment915 sq ft⃃ 1,431,888Primary · Ready
31/12/2012Blvd Central 22 beds · Apartment1,329 sq ft⃃ 1,101,944Resale · Ready
31/12/2012Mystica3 beds · Apartment3,651 sq ft⃃ 9,153,155Primary · Off-plan

How these figures are calculated

Sales
Registered sale transactions dated in the year, all property types, primary and resale, off-plan and ready.
Medians
Median sale price and median price per square foot of those sales.
Year-on-year
Changes compare 2012 with the whole of 2011.
Primary vs resale
Primary = sold by the developer; resale = sold by a previous owner. Off-plan/ready describes the unit, not the seller.

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Source and how to cite

DXBinteract analysis based on Dubai Land Department transaction data.

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Frequently asked questions

How many properties were sold in Dubai in 2012?
38,367 property sales worth ⃃ 76,920,928,341 were registered in Dubai in 2012. That is with no comparable figure for 2011.
What was the median property price in Dubai in 2012?
The median sale price was ⃃ 1,093,588 and the median price per square foot ⃃ 859 (1 Jan – 31 Dec 2012).
What share of 2012 sales in Dubai were off-plan or from developers?
Developer (primary) sales were 43.4% of the 38,367 sales and resales 56.6%. Off-plan units made up 18.8% and ready units 81.2%. Primary/resale and off-plan/ready are different splits.

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