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Dubai Property Market Report: August 2026

Off-plan and ready residential sales from Dubai Land Department data · 1–31 August 2026

Residential Sales
10,455
-15.4% vs July
Total Sales Value
AED 18.1B
-10.5% vs July
Off-plan Share
73.5%
7,685 sales · 74.2% in July
Median Price per Sq Ft
AED 1,697
-0.4% vs July

August 2026 at a glance

10,455 residential property sales worth AED 18.1B were registered with the Dubai Land Department between 1–31 August 2026. Off-plan sales made up 73.5% of the total (7,685 sales), with ready (existing) properties accounting for 2,770. Sales volume was down 15.4% compared with July. The median price was AED 1,697 per sq ft, and Dubai World Central recorded the most transactions (1,899).

Off-plan vs ready sales

TypeSalesShareValueMedian priceMedian AED/sq ft
Off-plan7,68573.5%AED 12.76BAED 1.08M1,732
Ready (existing)2,77026.5%AED 5.34BAED 1.26M1,428

Monthly sales trend

Monthly residential sales, off-plan and ready, Jan 2026 to Aug 2026.

Off-planReady
Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26
MonthOff-planReadyTotalMedian AED/sq ft
Aug 20267,6852,77010,4551,697
Jul 20269,1763,18612,3621,703
Jun 20269,5172,59912,1161,706
May 20266,7632,0818,8441,677
Apr 20269,4882,51912,0071,863
Mar 20269,0922,61311,7051,760
Feb 202610,1274,14414,2711,772
Jan 202610,6923,94214,6341,799

Top 10 areas by sales, August 2026

#AreaSalesOff-planMedian priceMedian AED/sq ft
1Dubai World Central1,8991,893AED 732,0001,738
2City Of Arabia874857AED 622,1501,699
3Jumeirah Village Circle733356AED 1M1,423
4Down Town Jabal Ali718712AED 708,0501,673
5Dubai Land Residence Complex414360AED 1.1M1,442
6Business Bay322120AED 1.62M2,109
7Majan311262AED 961,9131,482
8Dubai Marina21417AED 2.45M2,259
9Arjan209104AED 861,3611,454
10Dubai Creek Harbour207138AED 2.93M2,481

Top 10 off-plan projects, August 2026

Ranked by off-plan sales registered with DLD.

#ProjectAreaSalesMedian priceMedian AED/sq ft
1Azizi Venice 15Dubai World Central422AED 708,7701,732
2Azizi Milan 30City Of Arabia261AED 589,0001,668
3Azizi Venice 7Dubai World Central234AED 655,0001,848
4Azizi Venice 6Dubai World Central220AED 740,0002,042
5RAW District by Imtiaz RDown Town Jabal Ali211AED 739,9571,753
6Azizi Milan HeightsCity Of Arabia186AED 608,0001,764
7Golf FieldsDubai World Central181AED 1.61M1,580
8RAW District by Imtiaz CrDown Town Jabal Ali177AED 713,5801,770
9Arancia Yards by BeyondCity Of Arabia168AED 1.28M1,736
10Azizi Venice 10Dubai World Central147AED 655,0001,724

Prices by bedroom type

UnitSalesOff-planMedian priceMedian AED/sq ft
Studio3,7473,232AED 650,0001,747
1 Bedroom3,6742,606AED 1.2M1,600
2 Bedrooms1,9451,207AED 2.05M1,650
3 Bedrooms640321AED 3.43M1,854
4 Bedrooms343224AED 4.28M1,603
5+ Bedrooms10195AED 5.5M1,614

5 transactions with other or unrecorded room types not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How many properties were sold in Dubai in August 2026?

DLD records show 10,455 residential sales worth AED 18.1B between 1–31 August 2026.

What share of Dubai property sales were off-plan in August 2026?

Off-plan sales were 73.5% of residential transactions (7,685 of 10,455), at a median of AED 1,732 per sq ft versus AED 1,428 per sq ft for ready properties.

Which Dubai area had the most off-plan sales in August 2026?

Dubai World Central led off-plan sales with 1,893 transactions at a median of AED 1,739 per sq ft.

Which off-plan project sold the most units in August 2026?

Azizi Venice 15 in Dubai World Central recorded 422 off-plan sales at a median price of AED 708,770.

What is the average (median) price per sq ft in Dubai in August 2026?

The median sale price across all residential transactions was AED 1,697 per sq ft, and the median transaction value was AED 1.13M. Medians are used instead of averages so that a few very large deals do not distort the figure.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are calculated by Direct Deal UAE from Dubai Land Department (DLD) sales transaction records. They cover residential sales of apartments, villas and hotel apartments, including off-plan pre-registrations and resales, and exclude land, commercial units, mortgages, gifts and leases.

Methodology and source

Figures are calculated by Direct Deal UAE (RERA ORN 43954) from Dubai Land Department (DLD) Real Estate Data, sales transactions. Included: residential sales registered between 1–31 August 2026 under the DLD procedures Sell - Pre Registration (off-plan), Sale, Delayed Sell and Sale On Payment Plan, for flats, hotel apartments and hotel rooms, and villas. Excluded: developer bulk registrations (Development Registration, Sell Development), lease-to-own contracts, land, commercial property, whole buildings, mortgages, gifts and leases. Each transaction is counted once, by its DLD transaction number. Areas are shown by community name. Prices are medians; price per sq ft is the sale value divided by the registered area. Month-on-month changes compare with July. You may quote these figures with a link to this page.

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