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Private Investor

Median price per sqft · last 3 months

AED 1,194 /sqft

3M like-for-like
up 27.0%
vs 1 year ago
up 43.5%
Sales 30D
46
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Market bulletin · Thu, 22 Oct 2026

Private Investor: median AED 1,194/sqft, up 27.0% over three months on 92 sales

Private Investor recorded 46 sales worth AED 47.4M in the 30 days to Thu, 22 Oct 2026, up 119.0% on the previous 30 days. Over the last week 4 sales were registered (AED 4.20M), against 6 the week before.

The median sale over the last three months was AED 874K, or AED 1,194/sqft — like-for-like prices per sqft up 27.0% on the previous three months and up 43.5% on a year earlier. Monthly medians over the past year ranged from AED 861/sqft to AED 2,139/sqft.

By market over 12 months: developer off-plan sales 2.9%, off-plan resales 12.6%, secondary (ready) sales 84.5%. Off-plan resales traded at a median 124.7% premium to developer prices per sqft.

Private Investor registered 1,009 sales worth AED 1.64B in 12 months across 10+ communities, ranking #29 among Dubai developers by value. Its most active project was Jumeirah Bay Island Villas (4 sales).

Median AED/sqft

Monthly median of all registered sales

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Median AED/sqft
DateAED/sqft
Oct 26AED 1,120
Sept 26AED 1,195
Aug 26AED 1,300
Jul 26AED 1,295
Jun 26AED 2,139
May 26AED 878
Apr 26AED 1,212
Mar 26AED 1,199
Feb 26AED 1,145
Jan 26AED 1,191
Dec 25AED 861
Nov 25AED 939
Oct 25AED 1,101
Sept 25AED 971
Aug 25AED 807
Jul 25AED 1,081
Jun 25AED 1,048
May 25AED 1,100
Apr 25AED 1,238
Mar 25AED 1,025
Feb 25AED 1,061
Jan 25AED 656
Dec 24AED 1,000
Nov 24AED 634

Off-plan vs resale vs secondary

Monthly median AED/sqft by market (months with 10+ sales)

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Off-plan vs resale vs secondary
DateOff-plan (developer)Off-plan resaleSecondary (ready)
Oct 26——AED 1,120
Sept 26——AED 1,195
Aug 26——AED 1,300
Jul 26——AED 1,300
Jun 26—AED 2,373AED 930
May 26—AED 2,343AED 876
Apr 26——AED 1,176
Mar 26—AED 2,675AED 1,148
Feb 26—AED 2,575AED 1,075
Jan 26—AED 2,549AED 1,145
Dec 25—AED 2,513AED 858
Nov 25—AED 2,556AED 901
Oct 25AED 2,500—AED 955
Sept 25AED 2,500—AED 880
Aug 25AED 1,817—AED 712
Jul 25AED 1,066AED 2,421AED 1,004
Jun 25AED 974AED 2,311AED 1,096
May 25AED 1,014—AED 1,105
Apr 25AED 1,238—AED 1,229
Mar 25AED 1,627—AED 1,014
Feb 25AED 1,610AED 1,045AED 912
Jan 25AED 1,225—AED 627
Dec 24AED 1,139—AED 932
Nov 24AED 887—AED 634

Sales per month

Registered sales by market

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Sales per month
DateOff-plan (developer)Off-plan resaleSecondary (ready)
Oct 260028
Sept 260034
Aug 260023
Jul 262038
Jun 2601815
May 26022118
Apr 261933
Mar 2601947
Feb 2631481
Jan 26915122
Dec 25314168
Nov 25914119

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 month46up 119.0%AED 47.4M1,151up 7.4%
Last 3 months92down 56.6%AED 93.1M1,194up 35.4%
Last 6 months304down 56.6%AED 269M1,017down 1.6%
Last 12 months1,009down 71.5%AED 1.64B1,030up 7.2%

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

Off-plan, resale and secondary (12M)
MarketSalesShareMedian priceAED/sqft1Y
Off-plan (developer)293%AED 1.42M1,117down 8.4%
Off-plan resale12713%AED 2.05M2,510up 12.6%
Secondary (ready)85385%AED 781K962up 6.9%
By bedrooms (12M)
BedroomsSalesShareMedian priceAED/sqft1Y
Studio23523%AED 450K925down 13.5%
1 bedroom47347%AED 801K1,035up 10.2%
2 bedrooms23924%AED 1.37M1,131up 17.1%
3 bedrooms465%AED 1.51M936down 4.1%
4 bedrooms121%AED 4.39M1,123up 14.2%
5+ bedrooms40%———
By property type (12M)
TypeSalesShareMedian priceAED/sqft1Y
Apartments96896%AED 849K1,007up 4.9%
Villas141%AED 4.20M1,094up 25.2%
Townhouses30%———
Hotel apartments242%AED 696K1,246down 40.0%
By price band (12M)
PriceSalesShareMedian priceAED/sqft1Y
Under AED 2M86886%AED 780K968up 7.6%
AED 2M–10M13613%AED 2.37M2,271down 9.0%
AED 10M–50M20%———
AED 50M+30%———

Projects

By sales value, last 12 months

Top projects
ProjectSales 12MAED/sqft3M
Jumeirah Bay Island VillasJumeirah Bay Island4——
Peninsula Four Tower ABusiness Bay712,395—
Peninsula Four Tower BBusiness Bay762,386—
World Trade Centre ResidenceTrade Center Second23——
Ayat OasisDubai Silicon Oasis71——
Vision 2Liwan431,053—
Kriscon TowerAl Qusais Industrial Second73——
South Residence 2Dubai South Residential District42——
Garden City 2 BuildingJumeirah Garden City22——
RR ResidenceDubai South Residential District55——
HZ Residences 5International City Phase 2 & 329879—
National Bonds Plaza Formerly Leader TowerBarsha Heights211,419—
Bond BuildingInternational City Phase 2 & 3101——
Garden City 2 BuildingAl Satwa131,484—
Cresswell ViewsDubai South Residential District14——

Where Private Investor sells

Sales in this scope only, last 12 months

Top communities
CommunitySales 12MAED/sqftShare
Jumeirah Bay Island4—31.6%
Business Bay1242,52016.9%
International City Phase 2 & 32258787%
Dubai South Residential District1191,0236.5%
Jumeirah Village Circle541,1515.2%
Trade Center Second231,5315.1%
Dubai Silicon Oasis799134.7%
Liwan501,0503.6%
Al Qusais Industrial Second736002.7%
Dubailand Residence Complex588232.4%

Biggest sales, last 3 months

Biggest sales in Private Investor
PricePropertyDate
AED 3.38M2 BR Apartment · 1,055 sqftWorld Trade Centre Residence · Trade Center Second17 Aug
AED 2.90M2 BR Apartment · 2,271 sqftWorld Trade Centre Residence · Trade Center Second25 Sept
AED 2.40M2 BR Apartment · 1,645 sqftAl Satwa Diamond · Al Satwa17 Aug
AED 2.05M2 BR Apartment · 1,566 sqftTopaz Avenue · Al Furjan11 Oct
AED 2.01M2 BR Apartment · 1,523 sqftVision 2 · Liwan19 Oct
AED 2.00M2 BR Apartment · 1,333 sqftGarden City 2 Building · Al Satwa30 Jul

Questions about Private Investor

What is the average price per sqft in Private Investor?

The median sale price in Private Investor over the last three months was AED 1,194 per sqft (median sale AED 874K), based on 92 sales registered with Dubai Land Department.

Are property prices in Private Investor going up?

Like-for-like prices per sqft are up 43.5% on a year earlier and up 27.0% on the previous three months.

How many properties were sold in Private Investor in the last year?

1,009 sales worth AED 1.64B were registered in the last 12 months: 3% developer off-plan, 13% off-plan resales and 85% secondary (ready) sales.

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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