Market reports / January 2026

Dubai property market - January 2026

15.486
Registered sales
AED 40 Mrd.
Total value
AED 2,1 Mio.
Median price
AED 1.978
Median per ft²
63.355
Rent contracts
AED 101.482,5
Median annual rent

Dubai recorded 15.486 residential sales in January 2026, worth AED 40 Mrd. in total - -15.6% versus the previous month and +32.4% versus a year earlier.

The median sale price was AED 2,1 Mio., at a median of AED 1.978 per ft² (+0.7% month-on-month, +14.9% year-on-year). Medians are computed across individual registered transactions - see the methodology.

On the rental side, 63.355 contracts were registered in January 2026, with a median annual rent of AED 101.482,5.

For the community-level picture behind these city-wide figures, start from the market trends page or the community directory.