In this report
Did more homes change hands in June?
Yes. The residential register recorded 11,959 sales, with a total value of AED 19.89 billion. Both apartments and villas were busier than in May. Apartment sales rose 30.9%; villa sales rose 29.2%. The increase was broad across these two types of home, rather than a villa-only luxury story. Sales figures here cover registered residential sales together, not a ready-resale benchmark.
| Month | Registered sales | Total sales value (AED) | Median sale price (AED) |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 11,959 | 19,890,242,263 | 1,123,850 |
Dubai Land Department, residential sale registrations, read 29 October 2026
Dubai Land Department, residential sale registrations, read 29 October 2026
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| Home type | Sales in May | Sales in June | Change in sales (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment | 8,552 | 11,194 | 30.9% |
| Villa | 592 | 765 | 29.2% |
Did busier sales mean higher prices?
Not across the board. The median registered apartment sale price per square metre rose 4.0%, while the villa figure fell 4.6% against May. Whole-home prices moved the other way: the median apartment sale price fell 1.9%, while the villa median rose 2.3%. These are different baskets of homes in each month. More transactions do not, on their own, establish appreciation of the same property.
Dubai Land Department, residential sale registrations, read 29 October 2026
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| Home type | Sales in June | Median price per square metre in May (AED) | Median price per square metre in June (AED) | Change in median price per square metre (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment | 11,194 | 17,638 | 18,340 | +4.0% |
| Villa | 765 | 17,536 | 16,730 | −4.6% |
| Home type | Sales in June | Lower quartile sale price (AED) | Median sale price (AED) | Upper quartile sale price (AED) | Median sale price in May (AED) | Change in median sale price (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment | 11,194 | 670,000 | 1,064,140 | 1,691,268 | 1,085,032 | −1.9% |
| Villa | 765 | 2,335,500 | 3,300,000 | 4,650,000 | 3,225,000 | +2.3% |
Dubai Land Department, residential sale registrations, read 29 October 2026
Where was sales activity strongest?
Dubai South led with 2,898 registered sales, more than double its May count. JVC followed with 724. Dubai South's median sale price fell 8.9%, but its median price per square metre rose 0.7%. That contrast argues against reading the cheaper typical purchase as an equivalent fall in underlying property values. The concentration of transactions matters as much as the citywide headline.
Dubai Land Department, residential sale registrations, read 29 October 2026
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| Community | Sales in June | Sales in May | Change in sales (%) | Median sale price (AED) | Change in median sale price (%) | Median sale price per square metre (AED) | Change in median price per square metre (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai South (named in the text) | 2,898 | 1,330 | +117.9% | 720,000 | −8.9% | 18,286 | +0.7% |
| JVC (named in the text) | 724 | 522 | +38.7% | 1,000,000 | 0% | 15,748 | +0.8% |
| Dubai Land | 426 | 593 | −28.2% | 1,068,948 | +19.4% | 15,486 | −3.7% |
| Jebel Ali First | 406 | 280 | +45.0% | 1,616,430 | −7.0% | 17,828 | +2.9% |
| Jumeirah Village Triangle | 353 | – | – | 1,000,000 | – | 17,714 | – |
| Arjan | 350 | – | – | 1,030,250 | – | 18,886 | – |
| Business Bay | 340 | – | – | 2,000,000 | – | 24,525 | – |
| Dubai Investment Park | 333 | 481 | −30.8% | 1,005,200 | +15.3% | 11,876 | −8.7% |
Were rents rising as more contracts were registered?
Not in the typical apartment contract. Its median annual rent stayed at AED 65,223, even as apartment rental registrations rose 14.5% against May. Villa registrations rose 20.8%, but their median annual rent fell 4.8% to AED 140,481. The full residential sample contained 13,731 rental registrations, with an unchanged median annual rent of AED 70,240. June's rental story was more activity, not a general increase in the typical contract value.
| Month | Rental registrations | Lower quartile annual rent (AED) | Median annual rent (AED) | Upper quartile annual rent (AED) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 13,731 | 45,155 | 70,240 | 112,767 |
Dubai Land Department, residential rental registrations, read 29 October 2026
| Home type | Rental registrations in June | Rental registrations in May | Change in rental registrations (%) | Lower quartile annual rent (AED) | Median annual rent (AED) | Upper quartile annual rent (AED) | Median annual rent in May (AED) | Change in median annual rent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment | 12,358 | 10,795 | 14.5% | 42,144 | 65,223 | 100,343 | 65,223 | 0% |
| Villa | 1,373 | 1,137 | 20.8% | 95,326 | 140,481 | 220,755 | 147,505 | −4.8% |
Dubai Land Department, residential rental registrations, read 29 October 2026
Did the main rental areas move together?
No. Among the busiest rental areas, Downtown Dubai's median annual rent per square metre rose 13.9%, while Dubai Marina's fell 9.9% against May. JVC had the most rental registrations in this ranking, at 897, with its median annual contract rent unchanged. Business Bay's median annual contract rent fell 5.9%, yet its median rent per square metre edged up 0.6%. Area, home size and the mix of contracts explain more than a single Dubai-wide rent headline.
Dubai Land Department, residential rental registrations, read 29 October 2026
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| Community | Rental registrations in June | Median annual rent (AED) | Change in median annual rent (%) | Median annual rent per square metre in May (AED) | Median annual rent per square metre in June (AED) | Change in median annual rent per square metre (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JVC (named in the text) | 897 | 75,258 | 0% | 1,082 | 1,056 | −2.4% |
| Dubai Marina (named in the text) | 615 | 80,275 | −9.5% | 862 | 777 | −9.9% |
| International City | 602 | 55,189 | +0.1% | 899 | 892 | −0.8% |
| Deira | 538 | 40,137 | −4.8% | 486 | 467 | −3.9% |
| Business Bay (named in the text) | 537 | 80,275 | −5.9% | 1,091 | 1,098 | +0.6% |
| Downtown Dubai (named in the text) | 386 | 95,326 | +9.8% | 778 | 886 | +13.9% |
What do these figures cover, and what can they not tell us?
This edition uses Dubai Land Department residential sale and rental registrations dated June 2026, read on 29 October 2026. May is the comparison month where shown. Rents are annual contract values, not monthly payments or advertised rents. Rental pricing includes registered contracts, rather than only new tenancies. The residential sample is not a count of every Ejari contract in Dubai. Lower and upper quartiles describe the middle half of observed prices.
- Registrations can arrive after month-end; these figures describe the record as read, not the information available at the end of June.
- Sales are not separated into ready resale and off-plan here, so they cannot establish a ready-home price trend.
- Different homes and tenancy histories appear each month. Even price per square metre is not a same-property price index.
- Some May area comparisons are absent from the ranked selection; a blank is not zero activity.
- Unusual recorded sizes make average residential rental size unreliable; no conclusion here rests on that average.
- These records do not show June's asking prices, marketing time, unregistered agreements or the reasons buyers and tenants acted. Commercial property is outside this edition.