City · Transactions · 2018
Dubai Property Transactions 2018
32,962 property sales worth 75.4B were registered in Dubai in 2018, 30.2% lower than 2017 by number of sales. The median sale price was 1,100,000 and the median price per square foot 1,040 (+0.6% on 2017).
- Property sales
- 32,962
- −30.2% vs 2017
- 1 Jan – 31 Dec 2018
- Total value
- 75.4B
- −35.3% vs 2017
- 1 Jan – 31 Dec 2018
- Median sale price
- 1,100,000
- −8.3% vs 2017
- 32,962 sales
- Median price per sq ft
- 1,040
- +0.6% vs 2017
- 32,962 sales
What types of property sold in Dubai in 2018?
1 Jan – 31 Dec 2018
| Segment | Sales | Share of sales | Value | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartments | 24,375 | 73.9% | 30B | 850,888 | 1,201 |
| Villas | 3,163 | 9.6% | 12.1B | 2,850,000 | 893 |
| Commercial | 1,500 | 4.6% | 1.9B | 806,580 | 800 |
How were 2018 sales split between off-plan, ready, primary and resale?
Primary/resale (who sold) and off-plan/ready (the unit’s state at sale) are separate splits; each pair adds up to the total.
| Segment | Sales | Share of sales | Value | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary (developer sales) | 21,670 | 65.7% | 46.9B | 1,057,888 | 1,179 |
| Resale (secondary) | 11,292 | 34.3% | 28.5B | 1,200,000 | 872 |
| Off-plan | 16,090 | 48.8% | 23.2B | 1,056,888 | 1,306 |
| Ready | 16,872 | 51.2% | 52.2B | 1,150,000 | 885 |
How many rental contracts were registered in Dubai in 2018?
510,986 rental contracts (new and renewed) were registered in Dubai in 2018, at a median annual rent of 63,000 (−4.5% on 2017). Rental yields in Dubai
What were the most expensive property sales in Dubai in 2018?
The ten highest registered sale prices in the year.
| Date | Property | Type | Size | Price | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06/2018 | Ubora Tower 2 | Building | 1,723,935 sq ft | 750,000,000 | Resale · Ready |
| 06/08/2018 | Burj Khalifa | Plot | 62,443 sq ft | 631,734,649 | Resale · Ready |
| 19/02/2018 | Business Bay | Plot | 56,937 sq ft | 450,000,000 | Primary · Ready |
| 12/09/2018 | Port De La Mer | Plot | 334,392 sq ft | 371,225,681 | Primary · Ready |
| 26/06/2018 | Sobha Hartland | Plot | 413,266 sq ft | 360,000,000 | Primary · Ready |
| 18/06/2018 | Business Bay | Plot | 40,468 sq ft | 350,000,000 | Primary · Ready |
| 02/10/2018 | Wadi Al Safa 4 | Plot | 1,551,249 sq ft | 288,750,000 | Primary · Ready |
| 01/04/2018 | Muhaisanah First | Plot | 625,446 sq ft | 276,226,203 | Resale · Ready |
| 28/05/2018 | Al Qusais Industrial Second | Plot | 199,758 sq ft | 255,000,000 | Primary · Ready |
| 29/03/2018 |
What were the last registered sales of 2018?
| Date | Property | Type | Size | Price | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2018 | Cote D'Azur - St. Tropez | Studio · Apartment | 406 sq ft | 1,350,000 | Primary · Off-plan |
| 31/12/2018 | Park Ridge Tower C | 2 beds · Apartment | 989 sq ft | 1,475,888 | Primary · Off-plan |
| 31/12/2018 | The Palm Tower | Studio · Apartment | 524 sq ft | 1,791,600 | Primary · Off-plan |
| 31/12/2018 | Dragon Towers - Tower B | 1 bed · Apartment | 625 sq ft | 503,100 | Primary · Off-plan |
| 31/12/2018 | Imperial Avenue | 1 bed · Apartment | 873 sq ft | 1,550,000 | Primary · Off-plan |
| 31/12/2018 | Sobha Creek Vistas Tower A | 1 bed · Apartment | 490 sq ft | 777,239 | Primary · Off-plan |
| 31/12/2018 | Joya Verde Residence Dubai | 1 bed · Apartment | 594 sq ft | 533,150 | Primary · Off-plan |
| 31/12/2018 | Joya Verde Residence Dubai | Studio · Apartment | 437 sq ft | 450,000 | Primary · Off-plan |
| 31/12/2018 | Harbour Gate Tower 1 | 1 bed · Apartment | 684 sq ft | 1,230,888 | Primary · Off-plan |
How these figures are calculated
- Sales
- Registered sale transactions dated in the year, all property types, primary and resale, off-plan and ready.
- Medians
- Median sale price and median price per square foot of those sales.
- Year-on-year
- Changes compare 2018 with the whole of 2017.
- Primary vs resale
- Primary = sold by the developer; resale = sold by a previous owner. Off-plan/ready describes the unit, not the seller.
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Source and how to cite
DXBinteract analysis based on Dubai Land Department transaction data.
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- (latest registered transaction)
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