Updated July 2026 · DLD registered data
Downtown Dubai Property Market
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)
Median sale price
AED 2.60M
DLD transacted, last 90 days
Transacted price / sqft
AED 2,464
Registered deals, not asking prices
Sales in 90 days
519
vs 591 same period last year
Price change YoY
+4.2%
DLD transacted medians
Median annual rent
AED 149,250
-0.8% YoY
Gross rental yield
5.7%
~2.3% at asking prices
Building occupancy
90%
median, 75 buildings sampled
Live listings
1,422
across 405 agencies
What the transaction data says
Over the last 90 days, 519 sales transacted in Downtown Dubai through the DLD register, with the median deal at AED 2.60M — equivalent to AED 2,464/sqft. Registered Downtown Dubai prices have risen a measured 4.2% year on year — appreciation without overheating. Deal count is stable year on year (519 vs 591), the signature of an established market.
Rentals underpin the Downtown Dubai story: 460 tenancy contracts registered in the window, with the median contract at AED 149,250 a year (AED 131/sqft). New contracts and renewals are printing within a few percent of each other (AED 150,000 vs AED 147,500), a balanced letting market. Downtown Dubai rents are broadly flat year on year (-0.8%). That works out to a moderate 5.7% gross yield on Downtown Dubai transacted values, compressing to roughly 2.3% at today's asking prices.
A note on pricing: sellers in Downtown Dubai are currently asking a median 58.9% above what actually transacts — real negotiation headroom if you buy on DLD evidence rather than portal prices. Median building occupancy is 90% across 75 sampled buildings, and rising — homes here are lived in, not parked. Live supply stands at 1,422 portal listings marketed by 405 different agencies — set that against 519 actual closings in the last 90 days to gauge how fast stock clears.
Live asking prices by bedroom
Median asking prices from 24 live portal listings sampled July 2026 — compare against the transacted AED 2,464/sqft above before offering.
| Bedrooms | Median asking price | Asking AED/sqft | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BR | AED 2.75M | AED 3,278 | 7 |
| 2 BR | AED 6.50M | AED 3,966 | 7 |
| 3 BR | AED 8.50M | AED 4,126 | 7 |
Investor lens
5.7%
gross rental yield in Downtown Dubai — roughly 2.3% if you buy at today's asking prices.
grossYield = DLD median annual rent vs DLD transacted median price (90-day window); yieldOnAsk = DLD new-contract rent vs live asking median (asking sample skews to premium stock)
Recent comparables in Downtown Dubai
A sample of recent sale and rental records from the snapshot — ask us for a full comparable report on any specific building.
| Segment | Type | Beds | Size (sqft) | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sale | apartment | 3 | 2,041 | AED 7,990,000 | 2026-07-02 |
| sale | apartment | 2 | 1,639 | AED 6,500,000 | 2026-07-02 |
| sale | apartment | 3 | 2,507 | AED 11,900,000 | 2026-07-02 |
| sale | apartment | 1 | 1,092 | AED 2,400,000 | 2026-07-02 |
| sale | apartment | 4 | 2,537 | AED 16,750,000 | 2026-07-02 |
| rent | apartment | 3 | 1,970 | AED 420,000/yr | 2026-06-26 |
| rent | apartment | 2 | 1,075 | AED 255,000/yr | 2026-06-26 |
| rent | apartment | 2 | 1,639 | AED 329,000/yr | 2026-06-26 |
Downtown Dubai: your questions, answered from the data
What is the average property price in Downtown Dubai?
As of July 2026, the median transacted sale price in Downtown Dubai is AED 2.60M — AED 2,464 per sqft — based on 519 Dubai Land Department registered sales over the last 90 days. Live asking prices are higher, with a median of AED 6.50M.
What rental yield can I expect in Downtown Dubai?
Downtown Dubai currently shows a gross rental yield of about 5.7%, calculated from the DLD median annual rent of AED 149,250 against the transacted median sale price of AED 2.60M over the same 90-day window. Buying at today's asking prices, the equivalent figure is around 2.3%.
How many properties sold in Downtown Dubai recently?
519 sales were registered with the DLD in Downtown Dubai over the last 90 days, compared with 591 in the same period a year earlier. The rental register added 460 tenancy contracts in the same window.
Are property prices in Downtown Dubai rising or falling?
Rising. DLD transacted prices in Downtown Dubai are up 4.2% year on year as of July 2026, with the median sale at AED 2.60M.
How much does it cost to rent in Downtown Dubai?
The median annual rent registered in Downtown Dubai is AED 149,250; new contracts (as opposed to renewals) are being signed at a median of AED 150,000, with rents down 0.8% year on year.
Off-plan launches in and around Downtown Dubai
From our tracked developer pipeline — new supply that will shape this market at handover.
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About this data
Transacted prices, rents, yields, transaction counts and occupancy from DLD (Dubai Land Department) data via the dld-market service, 90-day window ending 2026-07-02. Asking prices and comps from live Property Finder / Bayut listings via the listings service, scraped 2026-07-02. Snapshot refreshed monthly by the data-harvest agent.
What this snapshot can't tell you (yet):
- Rent stats not broken down by bedroom (DLD aggregate only)
- Service charge data unavailable for this community
- Asking-side aggregates based on a 24-listing Bayut sample skewed to premium stock (asking-vs-sold gap inflated)
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