Monthly benchmark release

Dubai Property Market Benchmark — October 2026

Dubai recorded 11,937 property sales worth ⃃ 34B in October 2026, 39.9% lower than October 2025. The median sale price was ⃃ 1,394,000 and the median price per square foot ⃃ 1,639.

Period: 1–31 October 2026Compared with: October 2025Sample: 11,937 sales · 100,248 rentals
Property sales
11,937
−39.9% YoY
registered in October 2026
Sales value
⃃ 34B
−42.6% YoY
⃃ 34,006,056,084
Median sale price
⃃ 1,394,000
−3.9% YoY
11,937 sales
Median price per sq ft
⃃ 1,639
−3.8% YoY
11,937 sales

What happened in the Dubai property market in October 2026?

Quotable statistics — each line has its own link (use the # anchor).

  1. 11,937 property sales were registered in Dubai in October 2026 (−39.9% year on year). #
  2. Sales were worth ⃃ 34,006,056,084 in total (−42.6% year on year). #
  3. The median sale price was ⃃ 1,394,000 (−3.9% year on year). #
  4. The median price per square foot was ⃃ 1,639 (−3.8% year on year), −1.0% on the previous month. #
  5. Developer (primary) sales were 63.7% of the month's sales (7,609); resales 4,328. #
  6. Off-plan units were 64.2% of sales (7,660); ready units 4,277. #
  7. 100,248 rental contracts were registered, at a median annual rent of ⃃ 56,700 (+0.4% year on year). #
DXBinteract, “Dubai Property Market Benchmark — October 2026”, https://dxbinteract.com/dubai-property-market-benchmark/2026-10. DXBinteract analysis based on Dubai Land Department transaction data.

How were October 2026 sales split?

Primary/resale is who sold; off-plan/ready is the unit’s state. Each pair adds up to the total.

SegmentSalesShareValueMedian pricePer sq ft
All sales11,937100%⃃ 34B⃃ 1,394,000⃃ 1,639
Primary (developer)7,60963.7%⃃ 19.2B⃃ 1,319,040⃃ 1,668
Resale4,32836.3%⃃ 14.8B⃃ 1,700,000⃃ 1,554
Off-plan7,66064.2%⃃ 17.5B⃃ 1,323,554⃃ 1,701
Ready4,27735.8%⃃ 16.5B⃃ 1,675,000⃃ 1,440

How does this month compare with the last 12?

Registered sales and median price per square foot by month, Dubai.

Dubai monthly property sales and median price per sq ft to October 2026
SalesMedian price per sq ft (⃃)
Oct 2519,8561,703
Nov 2518,9971,758
Dec 2518,6721,816
Jan 2617,2951,816
Feb 2617,1121,788
Mar 2613,5391,799
Apr 2614,0741,824
May 2610,2981,655
Jun 2614,1071,695
Jul 2614,2431,691
Aug 2612,0811,689
Sep 2611,3401,656
Oct 2611,9371,639
Dubai registered sales and median price per sq ft, October 2025 – October 2026. Source: DXBinteract. The same figures are in the table below.
MonthSalesMoMValueMedian pricePer sq ft
October 202611,937+5.3%⃃ 34B⃃ 1,394,000⃃ 1,639
September 202611,340−6.1%⃃ 29.7B⃃ 1,337,615⃃ 1,656
August 202612,081−15.2%⃃ 28.9B⃃ 1,209,000⃃ 1,689
July 202614,243+1.0%⃃ 35.4B⃃ 1,150,000⃃ 1,691
June 202614,107+37.0%⃃ 34.1B⃃ 1,170,000⃃ 1,695
May 202610,298−26.8%⃃ 29.1B⃃ 1,210,150⃃ 1,655
April 202614,074+4.0%⃃ 48.5B⃃ 1,700,000⃃ 1,824
March 202613,539−20.9%⃃ 43.6B⃃ 1,674,774⃃ 1,799
February 202617,112−1.1%⃃ 61.3B⃃ 1,697,614⃃ 1,788
January 202617,295−7.4%⃃ 71.8B⃃ 1,819,999⃃ 1,816
December 202518,672−1.7%⃃ 63.4B⃃ 1,487,465⃃ 1,816
November 202518,997−4.3%⃃ 64.6B⃃ 1,545,000⃃ 1,758
October 202519,856−2.3%⃃ 59.2B⃃ 1,450,000⃃ 1,703

How these figures are calculated

Scope
All sale transactions registered with the Dubai Land Department in the calendar month, all property types; rental contracts registered in the month (new and renewed).
Medians
Median sale price, median price per square foot and median annual rent of those transactions.
Comparisons
Year on year = the same month of the previous year; month on month = the previous calendar month. Only complete months are published.
Revisions
Late registrations can revise a month slightly in the following weeks; the page always shows the current figures.

Full definitions: DXBinteract methodology · market indicators explained

Source and how to cite

DXBinteract analysis based on Dubai Land Department transaction data.

Data to
(latest registered transaction)
Last updated
— figures refresh hourly from the live dataset
Permanent URL
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Dubai Property Market Benchmark — October 2026. DXBinteract, data to 12 Nov 2026. https://dxbinteract.com/dubai-property-market-benchmark/2026-10

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