Price intelligence · Dubai · October 2026
Every Dubai home, priced.
Seventeen areas, one honest number each: what homes really sold for, from Dubai Land Department records.
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Seventeen areas. One honest number each.
Source: DataHabibi price index, DLD sales registrations (community median AED/sq ft, rolling 12 months to 16 Oct 2026), Dubai Land Department registered rental contracts via Bayut TruView, Bayut TruView (property market analysis hub; page-level figure not re-verified) · Updated 21 Oct 2026
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Source: DataHabibi price index, DLD sales registrations (community median AED/sq ft, rolling 12 months to 16 Oct 2026), Dubai Land Department registered rental contracts via Bayut TruView, Bayut TruView (property market analysis hub; page-level figure not re-verified) · Updated 21 Oct 2026
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13 areas pricedDLD records
Median AED / sq ft
2,447
Middle of 13 area medians
12-month change
+7.6%
Average of area changes
Sales registered
50,847
Last 12 months, 13 areas
Source: DataHabibi price index, DLD sales registrations (community median AED/sq ft, rolling 12 months to 16 Oct 2026), Dubai Land Department registered rental contracts via Bayut TruView, Bayut TruView (property market analysis hub; page-level figure not re-verified) · Updated 21 Oct 2026
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