DUBAI SOUTH MARKET REPORT OCTOBER 2026
DUBAI SOUTH / OCTOBER 2026
OCTOBER AT A GLANCE Dubai South | Residential sales
REGISTERED SALES
MEDIAN SALE PRICE
APARTMENT AED / SQ FT
777
AED 0.75M
1,630
+1.0% month-on-month
-3.1% month-on-month
-1.1% month-on-month
MORE SALES. SOFTER PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT. October recorded 777 home sales, versus 769 in September: 698 apartments and 79 villas/townhouses. The median home sale price was AED 0.75M; the apartment median price per sq ft fell 1.1% to AED 1,630.
Dubai South includes Azizi Venice, Emaar South and Residential District. Home sales only; hotel apartments excluded. AED / sq ft uses apartments. Sale mix affects medians.
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DUBAI SOUTH / OCTOBER 2026
90-DAY MARKET TRENDS 3 August - 31 October 2026 | Three equal 30-day periods
RESIDENTIAL SALES
APARTMENT AED / SQ FT
3,496
1,700
3,235 apartments; 261 villas/townhouses
Median across 3,235 apartment sales
APARTMENT PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT Apartment median AED / sq ft | Axis starts at 1,400
2,000
1,734 1,700
1,638
1,633
2 Sep - 1 Oct
2 - 31 Oct
1,400
3 Aug - 1 Sep
REGISTERED SALES
-61.7%: final vs first 30 days
1,980
3 Aug - 1 Sep
758
758
2 Sep - 1 Oct
2 - 31 Oct
Price points use apartments; sales counts include apartments and villas/townhouses. Each period covers 30 days, within the 90-day window.
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DUBAI SOUTH / OCTOBER 2026
PRICES & TRANSACTIONS November 2024 - October 2026 | 24 complete months
APARTMENT PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT Apartment median AED / sq ft | Axis starts at 1,200
1,800
1,600
1,732
1,541
1,630
1,400
1,200 Nov 24
May 25
Nov 25
May 26
Oct 26
REGISTERED SALES Residential monthly transaction count | Zero-based scale 2,879
3,000
2,292
2,500
1,967
2,000 1,294
1,500 772
1,000 491
500
754
692 372
503
633 392
541
698
859 632
662
750
716
861
801
857
769
777
0 Nov 24
May 25
Nov 25
May 26
Oct 26
October's apartment median price per sq ft was 5.8% above November 2024. Prices use apartments; counts include apartments and villas/townhouses. History through July retained from September; August-October refreshed on 2 November.
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DUBAI SOUTH / OCTOBER 2026
SALES & RENTAL BENCHMARKS 3 August - 31 October 2026 | Apartments
SMALLER HOMES LEAD Studios and one-bedroom apartments accounted for 2,794 of the 3,235 sales recorded across the 90-day period. Studio
59.1%
1 bedroom
27.2%
2 bedrooms
11.7%
3+ bedrooms
1.9%
86% STUDIO + 1 BED
PRICE & RENT BY BEDROOM MEDIAN SALE PRICE / AED MILLIONS
Studio
MEDIAN ANNUAL RENT
AED 38,904
0.65
1,913 sales
1 bedroom
420 leases
AED 50,000
1.16
881 sales
2 bedrooms
567 leases
AED 77,750
1.80
379 sales
3+ bedrooms
462 leases
2.62
62 sales
AED 100,000 66 leases
Apartment annual leases (365/366 days), new and renewal: n=1,515. Sales and rents are separate samples.
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DUBAI SOUTH / OCTOBER 2026
SALES & RENTAL BENCHMARKS 3 August - 31 October 2026 | Villas & townhouses
FOUR-BEDROOM HOMES LEAD Four-bedroom homes recorded 123 sales, representing 47.1% of the 261 villa and townhouse sales across the 90-day period.
REGISTERED SALES
MEDIAN SALE PRICE
261
AED 4.88M
Villas and townhouses
Across all house sales
PRICE & RENT BY BEDROOM MEDIAN SALE PRICE / AED MILLIONS
2 bedrooms
MEDIAN ANNUAL RENT
AED 125,000
2.05
3 sales
3 bedrooms
17 leases
AED 106,000
3.04
48 sales
4 bedrooms
325 leases
AED 150,000
4.85
123 sales
5+ bedrooms
197 leases
6.27
AED 240,000
85 sales
14 leases
Annual leases (365/366 days), new and renewal: n=553. 2 sales with unknown bedrooms excluded from rows. Two-bedroom sale median: small sample (n=3). Sales and rents are separate samples.
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DUBAI SOUTH / OCTOBER 2026
TOP-SELLING SUBCOMMUNITIES 3 August - 31 October 2026 | Residential sales SUBCOMMUNITY
SALES
Golf District
2,448
Residential District
443
Emaar South
377
Hayat Dubai South
154
Waada by Bahria Town
24
Source subcommunity groups; 22 sales without a named subcommunity excluded.
HIGHEST 90-DAY RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTION
AED 35,181,496 DISCOVERY DUNES 10,355 sq ft built-up | 25,130 sq ft registered area Bedroom count not reported 20 August 2026 | Off-plan | Source type: Villa
LEADING SALES ACTIVITY Golf District led with 2,448 sales, accounting for 70.0% of the 3,496 residential transactions recorded across the 90-day period.
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DUBAI SOUTH / OCTOBER 2026
RECENT TRANSACTIONS Selected October registrations | Residential The seven most recent residential transactions by registration date, with higher-value sales shown first where dates match.
DATE / 2026
SOURCE LOCATION
BEDS
PRICE / AED
STATUS
30 Oct
Hayat 7
5
6,570,000
Off-plan
30 Oct
Hayat 7
4
4,870,000
Off-plan
30 Oct
Hayat 7
4
4,870,000
Off-plan
30 Oct
Hayat 7
4
4,820,000
Off-plan
30 Oct
Greenspoint
3
3,438,888
Off-plan
30 Oct
Rayhan 1
4
3,224,000
Off-plan
30 Oct
Parkside 1
4
3,100,000
Ready
COMPARE LIKE WITH LIKE Floor level, layout, views, condition and completion status can change pricing materially within the same bedroom category. These are registered sales, not asking prices.
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