Articles
Area guides and market analysis built from 91,909 official Dubai Land Department transaction records, alongside developer profiles and buyer guides with their sources named.
Crypto and Tokenized Property
Dubai is the first place a government land registry has put fractional property ownership on a blockchain. What that means, what it does not, and where every claim comes from.
ReadMarket analysis
9 articles
Where Dubai Prices Moved
Seven months of official transactions, read area by area — which parts of the city carry the premium, which carry the volume, and what the spread between them shows.
The Off-Plan Majority
Most Dubai sales in the period were off-plan, but the split varies enormously by area — from near-total in new districts to barely half in the established ones.
The 6× Price Spread Across Dubai
Between the most and least expensive areas sits a gap wide enough that a citywide average describes almost nobody.
Where the Volume Actually Is
Ten areas account for most of Dubai's recorded sales. Transaction activity is far more concentrated than the map suggests.
What Dubai Actually Buys
The transaction market is dominated by smaller units — with consequences for anyone buying to let.
Month by Month
Volume swung substantially across the period. What monthly movement can tell you, and what it cannot.
Two Markets, One City
The citywide off-plan figure conceals two markets that behave nothing alike.
Where Dubai Starts
The lowest quartile of sales is a better guide to entry cost than any median.
Inside the Premium Tier
Dubai's most expensive areas span a band as wide as the entire affordable market.
Market structure
2 articles
Crypto and Tokenized Property
Dubai is the first place a government land registry has put fractional property ownership on a blockchain. What that means, what it does not, and where every claim comes from.
What Counts as a Sale
A quarter of Dubai's transaction records are not sales at all, and one area appeared to trade at AED 45 per square foot. How the figures on this site are actually built.
Area guides
22 articlesMadinat Al Mataar: Price and Market Guide
9,352 recorded sales at a median of AED 1,682 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about Madinat Al Mataar.
JUMEIRAH VILLAGE CIRCLE: Price and Market Guide
6,212 recorded sales at a median of AED 1,476 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about JUMEIRAH VILLAGE CIRCLE.
DUBAI LAND RESIDENCE COMPLEX: Price and Market Guide
4,188 recorded sales at a median of AED 1,435 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about DUBAI LAND RESIDENCE COMPLEX.
BUSINESS BAY: Price and Market Guide
4,108 recorded sales at a median of AED 2,534 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about BUSINESS BAY.
MAJAN: Price and Market Guide
3,312 recorded sales at a median of AED 1,452 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about MAJAN.
Al Yelayiss 1: Price and Market Guide
3,252 recorded sales at a median of AED 1,822 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about Al Yelayiss 1.
Palm Deira: Price and Market Guide
3,231 recorded sales at a median of AED 2,876 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about Palm Deira.
ARJAN: Price and Market Guide
2,150 recorded sales at a median of AED 1,605 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about ARJAN.
Jabal Ali First: Price and Market Guide
1,956 recorded sales at a median of AED 1,645 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about Jabal Ali First.
DUBAI PRODUCTION CITY: Price and Market Guide
1,913 recorded sales at a median of AED 1,338 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about DUBAI PRODUCTION CITY.
JUMEIRAH VILLAGE TRIANGLE: Price and Market Guide
1,861 recorded sales at a median of AED 1,681 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about JUMEIRAH VILLAGE TRIANGLE.
DUBAI SPORTS CITY: Price and Market Guide
1,666 recorded sales at a median of AED 1,328 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about DUBAI SPORTS CITY.
Al Hebiah Fifth: Price and Market Guide
1,572 recorded sales at a median of AED 1,845 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about Al Hebiah Fifth.
Al Khairan First: Price and Market Guide
1,504 recorded sales at a median of AED 2,638 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about Al Khairan First.
BUSINESS PARK: Price and Market Guide
1,470 recorded sales at a median of AED 3,560 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about BUSINESS PARK.
MOTOR CITY: Price and Market Guide
1,460 recorded sales at a median of AED 1,670 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about MOTOR CITY.
Dubai Investment Park First: Price and Market Guide
1,429 recorded sales at a median of AED 1,168 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about Dubai Investment Park First.
CITY OF ARABIA: Price and Market Guide
1,385 recorded sales at a median of AED 1,707 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about CITY OF ARABIA.
AL FURJAN: Price and Market Guide
1,378 recorded sales at a median of AED 1,418 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about AL FURJAN.
BURJ KHALIFA: Price and Market Guide
1,319 recorded sales at a median of AED 2,865 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about BURJ KHALIFA.
JUMEIRAH LAKES TOWERS: Price and Market Guide
1,281 recorded sales at a median of AED 1,640 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about JUMEIRAH LAKES TOWERS.
DUBAI MARINA: Price and Market Guide
1,276 recorded sales at a median of AED 1,996 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about DUBAI MARINA.
Developers
7 articlesEmaar Properties
The developer behind Burj Khalifa and Downtown — and why its launch pricing anchors whole districts for years.
DAMAC Properties
Branded residences, an early move into crypto payments, and what to check before buying off-plan from them.
Nakheel
The developer that manufactures beachfront. Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali, and what waterfront scarcity does to price.
Sobha Realty
Vertical integration as a quality argument — and how to test whether it holds for the tower you are buying.
Meraas
Destination-led districts where the retail comes first and the residences follow. What that means to live in.
The Mid-Market Developers
Danube, Azizi, Binghatti and Ellington do much of Dubai's volume. The diligence question changes when you buy from them.
How to Assess a Developer
Most developer rankings have no method behind them. Here is what can actually be verified — and what cannot.
Buyer guides
10 articles
The Golden Visa Through Property
AED 2 million buys ten-year renewable residency. The rules moved twice in 2026 — here is where they stand.
Freehold and Leasehold Explained
Foreigners can own outright in Dubai, but only in designated zones. What the distinction actually decides.
Buying Off-Plan, Step by Step
Paying for something that does not exist yet is reasonable — because of specific protections. Know what they are.
How Escrow Protects You
The mechanism that makes off-plan defensible, what it covers, and the one failure mode to watch for.
Service Charges
The running cost most buyers underestimate, and the one that quietly decides whether an investment works.
What It Actually Costs to Buy
The purchase price is not the purchase cost. Budget for the difference before you commit.
Mortgages for Residents and Non-Residents
Financing is available to both, but the terms diverge sharply — and eligibility is settled before you find a property.
Ejari and Tenancy Registration
The system that makes a Dubai tenancy legally real — and the dataset that would let us publish rental yields.
Title Deeds and Registration
The document that says the property is yours. Everything else in a transaction is machinery for producing it.
Why Dubai Publishes Its Transactions
Listings tell you what someone hopes to get. The registry tells you what they got. That difference is this entire site.
Area guides and market analysis are computed from Dubai Land Department records and refreshed as new figures are published. Developer profiles and buyer guides carry their sources; regulatory detail in particular changes, and each one says so.