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Dubai house prices, quarter by quarter

The official index since 2019, updated each release. Villas have risen roughly two and a half times as far as apartments.

Market dataUpdated 7 Sept 20263 min read

The official rent index, updated monthly. Rent growth has slowed in every single month of 2026.

Market dataUpdated 7 Sept 20263 min read

Registered sales, value and median price, updated each release. 1.77 million transactions back to 2000.

Market dataUpdated 7 Sept 20264 min read

Sales are down 18% on last year and the median price is down 11%. Here is what 1.77 million registered transactions actually show.

Market data7 Sept 20264 min read

Official index data, and what a jump like this means if you are waiting on an off-plan handover.

Market data26 Aug 20264 min read

The Land Department's transaction data and the Statistics Centre's index are ten points apart. Knowing why stops you quoting the wrong one.

Market data8 Jul 20263 min read

Home prices are up 67% since 2019. Building one is up 11%. The gap is the whole argument about whether Dubai is expensive.

Market data17 Jun 20262 min read

Commercial property gets discussed as a single asset class. The official index shows a spread wide enough to make that meaningless.

Market data22 Apr 20263 min read

Since 2019 the villa index has risen 128% and the apartment index 50%. The reason is supply, and it tells you something about what comes next.

Market data8 Apr 20263 min read