Dubai recorded 2,944 residential sales worth AED 6.18bn during the seven days ending 12 August 2026, according to a Dubai.News analysis of public sales data published by Dubai Land Department.
The combined value of those sales rose 5.5% compared with the previous seven days, while the number of sales fell 10.8%. The median sale value increased 15.4% to AED 1,160,010.
This is the clearest finding: fewer residential sales were recorded, but they were worth more in total. It does not mean Dubai home prices rose 5.5% in a week. The comparison looks at two different groups of homes sold over two short periods, so a greater share of expensive deals can raise the total.
Measure | 6–12 August | 30 July–5 August | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Residential sales | 2,944 | 3,299 | -10.8% |
Sales value | AED 6.18bn | AED 5.85bn | +5.5% |
Median sale value | AED 1,160,010 | AED 1,005,000 | +15.4% |
Off-plan share | 69.3% | 71.3% | -2.0 pp |
What changed in the transaction mix
The average sale value was about AED 2.10 million in the current window, up from about AED 1.77 million in the previous window. That 18.3% increase is larger than the 15.4% rise in the median, which indicates that the mix shifted upward across both the middle of the distribution and the average.
These figures do not track the same homes over time. The weekly picture can change because different homes, areas and project stages are involved, and a few expensive sales can pull up the average. The median is less affected by those high-value deals, but it still compares two different groups of sales.
Off-plan properties accounted for 2,041 transactions, or 69.3% of residential sales. Ready properties accounted for 903 transactions, or 30.7%. The off-plan share fell 2.0 percentage points from the previous week.
Flats represented 2,446 of the residential sales in the current window, while villas represented 156. Other home types made up the remaining sales. Dubai.News kept DLD’s original categories rather than guessing how they should be grouped.
Business Bay and Palm Jabal Ali led by value
Business Bay produced the highest combined residential sales value in the week at AED 491.3 million across 97 sales. Palm Jabal Ali followed closely at AED 487.9 million across 95 sales.
Madinat Al Mataar had a different profile: its 440 sales were the largest count among the top-value areas, with a combined sales value of AED 420.5 million. The contrast is why value and volume should be read together. A location can lead because it has many sales, a smaller number of expensive transactions, or a combination of both.
The area ranking is descriptive, not a league table of investment performance. It does not adjust for property size, bedroom count, project stage, incentives or the mix of newly launched developments. Weekly area totals can also be volatile, particularly where a small number of high-value sales are registered.
Areas with the highest residential sales value
Area | Transactions | Sales value |
|---|---|---|
BUSINESS BAY | 97 | AED 0.49bn |
Palm Jabal Ali | 95 | AED 0.49bn |
Madinat Al Mataar | 440 | AED 0.42bn |
JUMEIRAH VILLAGE CIRCLE | 220 | AED 0.27bn |
CITY OF ARABIA | 223 | AED 0.24bn |
PALM JUMEIRAH | 22 | AED 0.15bn |
BURJ KHALIFA | 43 | AED 0.15bn |
DOWN TOWN JABAL ALI | 162 | AED 0.14bn |
Al Hebiah Fifth | 71 | AED 0.14bn |
DUBAI HILLS | 34 | AED 0.12bn |
How this fits the wider market
Dubai Land Department reported that all real-estate transactions—not only residential sales—reached AED 252 billion in the first quarter of 2026. Its official Q1 release said transaction value rose 31% year on year while volume rose 6%.
The weekly figures in this article cover residential sales only, so they should not be added to or directly compared with the broader quarterly headline. Mortgages, gifts and non-residential deals were excluded. This gives readers a focused view of home sales, but it does not measure how the prices of the same homes changed over time.
Readers can follow continuing Dubai real estate reporting on Dubai.News. We will update this report when new official data materially changes the picture.
How we calculated the figures
Dubai.News compared residential sales recorded in Dubai Land Department’s public property data for 6–12 August with the previous seven days, 30 July–5 August. We counted residential sales completed during each period. Mortgages, gifts and non-residential deals were not included.
The totals show how many homes were sold and their recorded sale value in each period. The median is the middle sale when all registered values are put in order. The terms ready and off-plan, along with property types and area names, follow DLD’s own categories.
We checked the data for missing or duplicate sales before calculating the results. Readers who want to inspect the source material can download the data snapshot used for this analysis.
What readers should keep in mind
This is a comparison of two short periods, not a measure of how the same homes changed in price. The mix of properties, locations and project stages can vary from one week to the next, and a few expensive sales can lift the total value.
DLD may revise records after publication. These figures describe the sales shown in the selected data and should not be read as asking prices, investment returns, a forecast or a market-wide house-price index.
