City · Transactions · 2020
Dubai Property Transactions 2020
34,725 property sales worth 71B were registered in Dubai in 2020, 10.4% lower than 2019 by number of sales. The median sale price was 1,185,589 and the median price per square foot 932 (−6.1% on 2019).
- Property sales
- 34,725
- −10.4% vs 2019
- 1 Jan – 31 Dec 2020
- Total value
- 71B
- −10.0% vs 2019
- 1 Jan – 31 Dec 2020
- Median sale price
- 1,185,589
- −0.4% vs 2019
- 34,725 sales
- Median price per sq ft
- 932
- −6.1% vs 2019
- 34,725 sales
What types of property sold in Dubai in 2020?
1 Jan – 31 Dec 2020
| Segment | Sales | Share of sales | Value | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartments | 24,193 | 69.7% | 30.4B | 892,000 | 1,106 |
| Villas | 3,280 | 9.4% | 14.2B | 2,855,000 | 799 |
How were 2020 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) | 22,971 | 66.2% | 46.3B | 1,202,120 | 1,081 |
| Resale (secondary) | 11,754 | 33.8% | 24.7B | 1,125,000 | 698 |
| Off-plan | 15,925 | 45.9% | 23.6B | 1,166,091 | 1,211 |
What were the most expensive property sales in Dubai in 2020?
The ten highest registered sale prices in the year.
| Date | Property | Type | Size | Price | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/09/2020 | Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid | Plot | 14,249,972 sq ft | 997,497,114 | Primary · Ready |
| 03/02/2020 | Trade Center First | Plot | 25,000 sq ft | 700,200,000 | Primary · Ready |
| 16/02/2020 | Nad Al Sheba Third | Plot | 1,358,419 sq ft | 379,290,908 | Primary · Ready |
| 03/09/2020 | Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid | Plot | 4,749,979 sq ft | 332,498,876 | Primary · Ready |
| 10/03/2020 | Tecom Site B | Plot | 33,037 sq ft | 330,000,000 | Resale · Ready |
| 09/03/2020 | Jumeirah Village Circle | Plot | 24,254 sq ft | 314,630,000 | Resale · Ready |
| 27/02/2020 | Dubai Health Care City Phase 1 | Plot | 83,679 sq ft | 300,000,000 | Primary · Ready |
| 28/09/2020 | Dubai Marina | Plot | 94,126 sq ft | 250,200,000 | Primary · Ready |
| 10/12/2020 | Al Barsha First | Plot | 38,917 sq ft | 240,000,000 | Resale · Ready |
What were the last registered sales of 2020?
No transactions on record for this selection.
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 2020 with the whole of 2019.
- 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.
- Data to
- (latest registered transaction)
- Last updated
- — figures refresh hourly from the live dataset
- Permanent URL
- https://dxbinteract.com/dubai-property-transactions/dubai/2020
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