Comparison & analytics
Compare Dubai property markets
Put up to four areas, buildings or market slices on one chart to see which is growing faster, or check a developer against its own past.
How to use this pageShow
- Pick a ready-made comparison above, or search below to add your own (up to four).
- Remove a market with the × on its chip.
- Choose what to compare: price per sqft, median price, number of sales or money spent.
- "Rebased = 100" starts every line at 100, so you can see which grew faster even when prices are very different. "Actual" shows the real numbers.
- Pick dates with the buttons or the calendar. The lines under the chart show each market's change in that time.
- Developers are compared with their own past, not with each other.
What the dates mean
The latest data is for Friday, 30 Oct 2026. Every period counts back from that day, and a change compares it with the period of the same length just before it.
| Period | Covers | Compared with |
|---|---|---|
| 1M · 1 month | 1 Oct – 30 Oct 2026 | 1 Sept – 30 Sept 2026 |
| 3M · 3 months | 2 Aug – 30 Oct 2026 | 4 May – 1 Aug 2026 |
| 6M · 6 months | 4 May – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 Nov 2025 – 3 May 2026 |
| 1Y · 1 year | 31 Oct 2025 – 30 Oct 2026 | 31 Oct 2024 – 30 Oct 2025 |
Key words
- Rebased = 100
- Every line starts at 100 so you can compare how fast each one grew, even if their prices are very different.
- AED/sqft (price per square foot)
- The sale price divided by the size of the home. It lets you compare a small flat and a large villa fairly.
- Median
- The middle number when all sales are lined up from cheapest to most expensive. Half sold for more, half for less.
Tap the info button next to any heading for a short explanation. Full glossary →
- Garden LivingProject
- Empire Lake ViewsProject
AED/sqft — rebased to 100
Each line = 100 at its first month in the last 12 months, so moves compare fairly
- Empire Lake Views:100.00 in Nov 25 → 113.25 in Sept 26,up 13.3%
- This compares two single months, which can swing with the mix of homes sold (and the latest month may not be over yet). Look at the overall direction of the line.
View data table
| Date | Garden Living | Empire Lake Views |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | 100.00 | — |
| Sept 26 | — | 113.25 |
| Aug 26 | — | — |
| Jul 26 | — | 109.08 |
| Jun 26 | — | 113.32 |
| May 26 | — | 118.36 |
| Apr 26 | — | — |
| Mar 26 | — | 117.76 |
| Feb 26 | — | — |
| Jan 26 | — | 98.08 |
| Dec 25 | — | 105.96 |
| Nov 25 | — | 100.00 |
Period comparison
Each market against its own past: 3, 6 and 12 months vs the previous window and the same window a year earlier.
| Market | Window | Sales | vs prior | vs 1Y ago | Value | AED/sqft | vs prior | vs 1Y ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Living | Last 3 months2 Aug – 30 Oct 2026 | 124 | — | — | AED 129M | 1,000 | — | — |
| Last 6 months4 May – 30 Oct 2026 | 124 | — | — | AED 129M | 1,000 | — | — | |
| Last 12 months31 Oct 2025 – 30 Oct 2026 | 124 | — | — | AED 129M | 1,000 | — | — | |
| Empire Lake Views | Last 3 months2 Aug – 30 Oct 2026 | 11 | -56% | -86% | AED 13.1M | 1,663 | -2.7% | +3.4% |
| Last 6 months4 May – 30 Oct 2026 | 36 | -86% | -77% | AED 43.1M | 1,700 | +5.3% | +7.4% | |
| Last 12 months31 Oct 2025 – 30 Oct 2026 | 327 | +104% | +104% | AED 326M | 1,618 | +2.5% | +2.5% |
Off-plan, resale and secondary
Sales and median AED/sqft over 12 months. Resale premium = off-plan resale vs developer price per sqft.
| Market | Off-plan (developer) | Off-plan resale | Secondary (ready) | Resale premium | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Living | — | — | 124 | 1,000/sqft | — | ||
| Empire Lake Views | 311 | 1,618/sqft | 16 | 1,610/sqft | — | -0.5% | |