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Dubai Property Transactions 2020

34,725 property sales worth ⃃ 71B were registered in Dubai in 2020, 10.4% lower than 2019 by number of sales. The median sale price was ⃃ 1,185,589 and the median price per square foot ⃃ 932 (−6.1% on 2019).

Period: 1 Jan – 31 Dec 2020Compared with: 2019Sample: 34,725 salesUpdated: 17 Oct 2026
Property sales
34,725
−10.4% vs 2019
1 Jan – 31 Dec 2020
Total value
⃃ 71B
−10.0% vs 2019
1 Jan – 31 Dec 2020
Median sale price
⃃ 1,185,589
−0.4% vs 2019
34,725 sales
Median price per sq ft
⃃ 932
−6.1% vs 2019
34,725 sales

What types of property sold in Dubai in 2020?

1 Jan – 31 Dec 2020

SegmentSalesShare of salesValueMedian pricePer sq ft
Apartments24,19369.7%⃃ 30.4B⃃ 892,000⃃ 1,106
Villas3,2839.5%⃃ 14.3B⃃ 2,870,000⃃ 798
Commercial1,1673.4%⃃ 1.4B⃃ 625,000⃃ 654

How were 2020 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)22,97166.2%⃃ 46.3B⃃ 1,202,120⃃ 1,081
Resale (secondary)11,75433.8%⃃ 24.7B⃃ 1,125,000⃃ 698
Off-plan15,93845.9%⃃ 23.7B⃃ 1,165,990⃃ 1,210
Ready18,78754.1%⃃ 47.3B⃃ 1,200,000⃃ 758

How many rental contracts were registered in Dubai in 2020?

531,617 rental contracts (new and renewed) were registered in Dubai in 2020, at a median annual rent of ⃃ 50,000 (−13.8% on 2019). Rental yields in Dubai

What were the most expensive property sales in Dubai in 2020?

The ten highest registered sale prices in the year.

DatePropertyTypeSizePriceMarket
03/09/2020Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin RashidPlot14,249,972 sq ft⃃ 997,497,114Primary · Ready
03/02/2020Trade Center FirstPlot25,000 sq ft⃃ 700,200,000Primary · Ready
16/02/2020Nad Al Sheba ThirdPlot1,358,419 sq ft⃃ 379,290,908Primary · Ready
03/09/2020Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin RashidPlot4,749,979 sq ft⃃ 332,498,876Primary · Ready
10/03/2020Tecom Site BPlot33,037 sq ft⃃ 330,000,000Resale · Ready
09/03/2020Jumeirah Village CirclePlot24,254 sq ft⃃ 314,630,000Resale · Ready
27/02/2020Dubai Health Care City Phase 1Plot83,679 sq ft⃃ 300,000,000Primary · Ready
28/09/2020Dubai MarinaPlot94,126 sq ft⃃ 250,200,000Primary · Ready
10/12/2020Al Barsha FirstPlot38,917 sq ft⃃ 240,000,000Resale · Ready
03/02/2020Al GarhoudPlot553,902 sq ft⃃ 236,010,000Primary · Ready

What were the last registered sales of 2020?

DatePropertyTypeSizePriceMarket
31/12/2020La Vie2 beds · Apartment1,410 sq ft⃃ 2,792,000Primary · Off-plan
31/12/2020La Vie1 bed · Apartment915 sq ft⃃ 1,553,000Primary · Off-plan
31/12/2020Bellevue Towers-12 beds · Apartment1,292 sq ft⃃ 2,265,000Primary · Off-plan
31/12/2020Amaranta B3 beds · Townhouse1,733 sq ft⃃ 1,304,000Primary · Off-plan
31/12/2020Binghatti Avenue1 bed · Apartment706 sq ft⃃ 562,500Primary · Off-plan
31/12/2020Eden - The Valley3 beds · Townhouse1,873 sq ft⃃ 1,332,888Primary · Off-plan
31/12/2020Eden - The Valley3 beds · Townhouse1,873 sq ft⃃ 1,334,888Primary · Off-plan
31/12/2020Eden - The Valley4 beds · Townhouse2,772 sq ft⃃ 1,695,888Primary · Off-plan
31/12/2020Bloom Towers BStudio · Apartment377 sq ft⃃ 415,000Primary · Off-plan
31/12/2020Amaranta4 beds · Townhouse2,631 sq ft⃃ 1,583,000Primary · 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 2020 with the whole of 2019.
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.

Data to
(latest registered transaction)
Last updated
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Frequently asked questions

How many properties were sold in Dubai in 2020?
34,725 property sales worth ⃃ 71,046,124,701 were registered in Dubai in 2020. That is 10.4% lower than 2019.
What was the median property price in Dubai in 2020?
The median sale price was ⃃ 1,185,589 and the median price per square foot ⃃ 932 (1 Jan – 31 Dec 2020).
What share of 2020 sales in Dubai were off-plan or from developers?
Developer (primary) sales were 66.2% of the 34,725 sales and resales 33.8%. Off-plan units made up 45.9% and ready units 54.1%. Primary/resale and off-plan/ready are different splits.

Last updated · data to 16 Oct 2026 · https://dxbinteract.com/dubai-property-transactions/dubai/2020