Market reports

Dubai property market reports that show their workings.

A useful report tells you the dates, source, number of records, method and limitations before it tells you what to think.

Last updated October 3, 2026 · Written by Joshua Khoury

In short

What should a Dubai property market report include?

A Dubai property market report should state its date range, source, number of records, method and limitations before it draws any conclusion. Registered transactions, asking prices and direct observations answer different questions and should be kept apart. The first guide in this section explains how to check DLD sold prices yourself, and the Arabian Ranches 1 note applies the method to 186 registered sales. Area-wide data is context, not a valuation of one home.

Last updated October 3, 2026 · Joshua Khoury

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Method guides and reports.

Guides to the data behind Dubai property figures, and reports that meet the standard below.

Market reports · Updated October 3, 2026

How to check DLD sold prices

Where Dubai’s registered sale prices are published, what happened to Dubai Pulse, what each record contains and how to compare sales like for like.

Publication standard

No report without enough evidence to be useful.

Every report published here must meet this standard. The DLD sold-prices method guide and the Arabian Ranches 1 note listed above are the first pieces built on it.

Date range

The period measured and the date published must both be visible. A quarterly result, rolling period and single recent month answer different questions.

Source

Registered transactions, asking stock, rental evidence and direct observations should be named separately because each describes a different part of the market.

Sample and method

The number of records, inclusions, exclusions and calculations should be explained in plain English so the reader can judge the strength of the result.

Limitations

Missing condition, plot, view, property type or occupancy may weaken a comparison. Small or mixed samples should not be presented as a precise rule.

Buyer and seller meaning

A conclusion should explain the practical next step for each reader, without turning area-wide data into an unsupported valuation of one home.

How to read a report

Move from broad signal to individual property.

Market data provides context. Your decision still depends on the exact home and the alternatives available now.

Signal

Identify what changed

Separate price, transaction count and available supply. A change in one does not automatically explain the others.

Mix

Look at what was measured

A different mix of villas, apartments, sizes or conditions can move an average even when comparable individual homes are stable.

Home

Return to the property

Check the individual position, condition, occupancy and current competition before using a report in an offer or pricing conversation.

Read current market notes Understand sold evidence

Questions

Frequently asked questions.

Short answers to the questions readers ask most. The guides above give the detail and sources.

Where can I find official sold-price data for Dubai?

The Dubai Land Department publishes registered transactions on its Real Estate Data page. The step-by-step guide shows how to filter it for like-for-like homes.

Why use a median rather than an average?

A median is the middle value of a group, so one unusually high or low sale moves it less than it moves an average. It still describes a group, not one home.

Why do some villa sales appear as Land in DLD data?

DLD’s property-type field labels some villa-community transfers as Land, often without a bedroom count. Keep those records separate from Building records rather than mixing them.

Is a market report a valuation of my home?

No. Area-wide figures are context. A price for one home needs matched sales, its condition and outlook, and today’s competition.

Need evidence for one area or home?

Tell me what you are deciding. I will help identify the relevant period, source and limits before drawing a conclusion.

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