Dubai property market bulletins

484 sales worth AED 978M were registered with Dubai Land Department on Thu, 22 Oct 2026, 14% above the 30-day average session. Off-plan (developer and resale) made up 65.5% of deals; the median sale was AED 1,250,000 at AED 1,677/sqft. 2,606 leases were registered the same day.

The BT Dubai Composite (BTX) closed at 1042.35, -0.27% on the session, -5.3% over a month and -0.2% over a year. Off-plan 916.62 (+0.20%) · Off-plan resale 1129.46 (+0.29%) · Secondary 1158.10 (-0.03%) · Rent 1279.65 (+0.05%).

Breadth: 23 communities saw their 30-day median price per sqft rise, 28 fell and 5 were flat; 2 traded above their 12-month high and 2 below their low.

On the session, Damac Lagoons led communities with AED 63.4M across 35 sales; Eden Hills was the top project (AED 28.9M, 1 sale); Emaar Properties led developers by value (AED 155M).

Biggest deal of the week: AED 46.3M for a 3 BR apartment, Business Bay — off-plan, developer.

In the seven days to Thu, 22 Oct 2026, 2,317 sales worth AED 5.21B were registered, 70.7% more by value than the week before (1,193 sales, AED 3.05B).

Off-plan: developers sold 4,102 units in 30 days (AED 8.37B), led by Emaar Properties (AED 876M), Damac Properties (AED 732M), Binghatti (AED 693M). 649 off-plan units were resold before completion.

Secondary: 2,529 ready homes changed hands in 30 days (AED 6.88B); the busiest communities by value were Palm Jumeirah (AED 686M), Downtown Dubai (AED 411M), Dubai Hills Estate (AED 361M).

Most active projects this week: Arancia Yards 2 By Beyond - Building D (69 sales), Weston by Wadan (38 sales), The Wow Tower (30 sales).