Updated July 2026 · DLD transacted data
Dubai Area Guides
Most area guides tell you about the beaches. Ours tell you what homes actually sold for. Every guide below is built from Dubai Land Department registered transactions — median prices, rents, gross yields, sales volumes and live asking-price gaps — refreshed monthly, so you can price a decision on evidence rather than portal optimism.
Covering 15of Dubai's most-transacted communities.
Dubai Marina
Dubai's original waterfront high-rise district — deep, liquid resale market with a strong short-let and rental engine.
7.1% gross rental yield on a AED 1.66M median sale (524 sales in 90 days)
View market data →Downtown Dubai
The Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall core — Dubai's trophy-apartment address and its most visited square kilometre.
AED 2,464/sqft transacted median, up 4.2% YoY (519 sales in 90 days)
View market data →Palm Jumeirah
The icon — beachfront villas and branded residences with Dubai's most defensible ultra-prime pricing.
AED 4.19M median sale price; volumes up ~10% YoY (314 sales in 90 days)
View market data →Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC)
Dubai's highest-volume affordable community — the first port of call for yield investors and first-time buyers.
1,903 sales in 90 days — the busiest register in Dubai — at a AED 960K median
View market data →Business Bay
Downtown-adjacent mixed-use canal district — apartments at a discount to Downtown with strong price momentum.
Transacted prices up 9.8% YoY on 1,265 sales in 90 days
View market data →Dubai Hills Estate
Emaar's golf-course master community bridging Downtown and Marina — the default choice for family buyers upgrading in town.
6.6% gross yield with 92% median building occupancy (rising)
View market data →Arabian Ranches
The established desert-villa classic — low turnover, owner-occupier led, with rents climbing double digits.
Rents up 12.9% YoY; AED 4.8M median villa sale
View market data →Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT)
The value play opposite the Marina — mixed office/residential free-zone towers with dependable yields.
6.4% gross yield at a AED 1.5M median sale, prices up 5.1% YoY
View market data →Arjan
Fast-rising affordable handover hotspot by Miracle Garden — where off-plan supply is turning into real transaction volume.
Sales volume nearly doubled YoY (753 vs 385) with prices up 14.9%
View market data →Dubai South
The Expo City / Al Maktoum airport growth bet — an off-plan-led district just entering its first handover cycle.
First resale register forming: 47 sales in 90 days at AED 1,463/sqft
View market data →Dubai Harbour (Emaar Beachfront)
New-build private-beach apartments between Marina and Palm — Dubai's priciest per-sqft mainstream community.
AED 3,950/sqft transacted median — top-tier pricing, up 4.9% YoY
View market data →Dubai Creek Harbour
Emaar's 'next Downtown' across the Creek — handover-stage towers with occupancy rising fast.
509 sales in 90 days at a AED 2.25M median; 6.0% gross yield
View market data →Meydan City
MBR-City fringe racecourse district — new-launch apartments alongside established gated villa enclaves.
7.2% gross yield — among the highest of the top-15 communities
View market data →Damac Hills
Golf-course villa-and-apartment community at suburban pricing — near-full buildings and double-digit price growth.
Prices up 17.7% YoY with 96% median occupancy
View market data →Jumeirah Village Triangle (JVT)
JVC's quieter, villa-heavier sibling — townhouse-led streets with strong recent price appreciation.
Prices up 14.5% YoY on 565 sales in 90 days
View market data →Not sure which area fits your budget?
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