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Dubai Festival City

Median price per sqft · last 3 months

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Market bulletin · Thu, 22 Oct 2026

Dubai Festival City: 1 sales worth AED 780K in 30 days

Dubai Festival City recorded 1 sale worth AED 780K in the 30 days to Thu, 22 Oct 2026, down 50.0% on the previous 30 days. Over the last week 0 sales were registered (AED 0), against 0 the week before.

By market over 12 months: secondary (ready) sales 100%.

Marsa Plaza - Core 1 was the most active project by value over 12 months (6 sales, AED 20.9M), and Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate the leading developer with 100% of value.

Leases registered in the last three months had a median annual rent of AED 146K; like-for-like rent per sqft is down 0.6% on the previous three months. The best gross yield is on 2 BR apartments at about 5.8%.

Median AED/sqft

Monthly median of all registered sales

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Median AED/sqft
DateAED/sqft
Oct 26—
Sept 26—
Aug 26—
Jul 26—
Jun 26—
May 26—
Apr 26—
Mar 26—
Feb 26—
Jan 26—
Dec 25—
Nov 25—
Oct 25AED 1,728
Sept 25AED 1,298
Aug 25AED 1,379
Jul 25AED 1,602
Jun 25AED 1,316
May 25AED 1,791
Apr 25—
Mar 25AED 1,613
Feb 25AED 1,548
Jan 25AED 1,053
Dec 24AED 1,574
Nov 24AED 1,694

Sales per month

Registered sales by market

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Sales per month
DateOff-plan (developer)Off-plan resaleSecondary (ready)
Oct 26001
Sept 26002
Aug 26000
Jul 26003
Jun 26001
May 26002
Apr 26002
Mar 26001
Feb 26003
Jan 26001
Dec 25003
Nov 25002

Period comparison

This market against its own past: each window vs the one before it and vs the same window a year earlier.

Period comparison
WindowSalesvs priorValueAED/sqftvs prior
Last 1 month1down 50.0%AED 780K——
Last 3 months3down 50.0%AED 5.78M——
Last 6 months9down 30.8%AED 21.5M1,272down 18.2%
Last 12 months22down 81.5%AED 63.0M1,385down 10.9%

Raw medians — the headline change above is like-for-like (same market, type and bedrooms).

Off-plan, resale and secondary (12M)
MarketSalesShareMedian priceAED/sqft1Y
Secondary (ready)22100%AED 2.58M1,385down 10.9%
By bedrooms (12M)
BedroomsSalesShareMedian priceAED/sqft1Y
Studio314%———
1 bedroom314%———
2 bedrooms1045%AED 2.58M1,512down 6.3%
3 bedrooms523%AED 3.60M1,427up 3.0%
4 bedrooms15%———
By property type (12M)
TypeSalesShareMedian priceAED/sqft1Y
Apartments2195%AED 2.55M1,343down 13.6%
Villas15%———
By price band (12M)
PriceSalesShareMedian priceAED/sqft1Y
Under AED 2M523%AED 1.18M1,101up 2.3%
AED 2M–10M1777%AED 3.25M1,502down 8.5%

Rents & yields

Leases registered with Ejari / DLD.

Median annual rent

Monthly median of registered leases (new and renewed)

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Median annual rent
DateAnnual rent
Oct 26AED 147K
Sept 26AED 150K
Aug 26AED 145K
Jul 26AED 102K
Jun 26AED 155K
May 26AED 97K
Apr 26AED 98K
Mar 26AED 134K
Feb 26AED 73K
Jan 26AED 96K
Dec 25AED 106K
Nov 25AED 165K
Oct 25AED 157K
Sept 25AED 152K
Aug 25AED 146K
Jul 25AED 146K
Jun 25AED 128K
May 25AED 106K
Apr 25AED 133K
Mar 25AED 137K
Feb 25AED 96K
Jan 25AED 93K
Dec 24AED 96K
Nov 24AED 175K
Leases (12M)
900
New leases
31.8%
Median rent 3M
AED 146K
Rent/sqft 3M
AED 80
Gross yield
2 BR apartmentsAED 150K / AED 2.58M5.8%
3 BR apartmentsAED 203K / AED 3.60M5.6%
Rent by bedrooms (12M)
BedroomsLeasesMedian rentNew leasesAED/sqft/yr
Studio40AED 32K—79
1 BR195AED 85KAED 100K66
2 BR259AED 150KAED 159K89
3 BR144AED 204KAED 220K80
4 BR16AED 352K—79

Top projects

By sales value, last 12 months

Top projects
ProjectSales 12MAED/sqft3M
Marsa Plaza - Core 1Dubai Festival City6——
Al Badia Residences 8Dubai Festival City5——
Marsa Plaza - Core 2Dubai Festival City2——
Al Badia Residences 11Dubai Festival City2——
Al Badia Hillside Village 4Dubai Festival City2——
Al Badia Hillside Village 1Dubai Festival City3——

Developers in Dubai Festival City

Their sales here only, last 12 months

Top developers
DeveloperSales 12MAED/sqftShare
Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate221,385100%

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Biggest sales, last 3 months

Biggest sales in Dubai Festival City
PricePropertyDate
AED 2.55M2 BR Apartment · 2,264 sqftAl Badia Residences 816 Sept
AED 2.45M2 BR Apartment · 1,923 sqftAl Badia Residences 117 Sept
AED 780KStudio Apartment · 695 sqft6 Oct

Questions about Dubai Festival City

How many properties were sold in Dubai Festival City in the last year?

22 sales worth AED 63.0M were registered in the last 12 months: 0% developer off-plan, 0% off-plan resales and 100% secondary (ready) sales.

What is the average rent in Dubai Festival City?

The median annual rent on leases registered in the last three months was AED 146K, and the best gross rental yield is about 5.8%.

Source: Dubai Land Department registrations, data through Thu, 22 Oct 2026. Medians need at least five sales; like-for-like changes compare the same market, property type and bedroom count. DLD files townhouses as villas — we split them out where the project or unit name says townhouse.

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