Dubai Property Market Report — Week of 17 August 2026

Dubai's residential property market logged 2,866 sales worth AED 6.18B over the past week, with off-plan homes accounting for 69% of transactions and ready (secondary) property the remaining 31%.

Buyers committed AED 3.30B across 1,970 off-plan deals versus AED 2.88B over 896 ready-home transactions, and the citywide median came in at AED 1,684 per square foot — a useful yardstick when weighing asking prices this week. The week's standout transaction was a AED 119.2M sale at Al Satwa.

On a 30-day price-per-square-foot basis, Jumeirah Second leads at AED 10,293/sqft (+44.5% month-on-month). Prices are firming in Jumeirah Second, Jumeirah First, Zaabeel First, while Bluewaters Island, Dubai Marina eased over the month. These shifts help buyers spot where value is holding and where negotiating room may be opening up.

Developers added 5 new off-plan projects to the Dubai pipeline this week, including Kore by Imtiaz in DubaiLand Residence Complex (DLRC), EIRA Residence in Dubai Production City, Aristo Residence in Dubai South. Early-release pricing and staged payment plans on new launches like these are a key reason off-plan continues to capture the majority of buyer demand across the emirate.