Sara Al Mansouri
Meridian Properties
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sara@meridianproperties.ae
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Residential market report · July 2026
Downtown Dubaiبرج خليفة
Source: Dubai Land Department open data · Sales through August 20, 2026 · Rents through August 23, 2026
Period covered: Aug 24 to Jul 26 · Ref AR-139-202607
Key takeaways
- Median price for apartments: AED 2,559,000 (AED 26,594 per sqm), down 7.2% year on year.
- 156 sales recorded in July 2026, down 33% from a year earlier; Downtown Dubai ranked #21 of 139 Dubai areas by volume.
- New rental contracts at a median AED 155,000 per year, an estimated 6.1% gross yield.
1.Apartments156 sales · July 2026
Sale price per sqm · 24 months
Monthly sales
Median annual rent · 24 months
Six-month summary
| Month | Sales | Median price | AED / sqm | Median rent | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 156 | AED 2,559,000 | AED 26,594 | AED 155,000 | 6.1% |
| June 2026 | 125 | AED 2,775,000 | AED 27,229 | AED 130,000 | 4.7% |
| May 2026 | 105 | AED 2,963,898 | AED 27,311 | AED 150,000 | 5.1% |
| April 2026 | 118 | AED 3,050,000 | AED 29,220 | AED 180,000 | 5.9% |
| March 2026 | 128 | AED 2,932,500 | AED 29,431 | AED 142,500 | 4.9% |
| February 2026 | 202 | AED 3,125,000 | AED 29,799 | AED 153,750 | 4.9% |
2.Most-traded buildingslast 3 months · each building links to its own report
3.Methodology and source
Source. Sale transactions registered with the Dubai Land Department and rental contracts registered with Ejari, both published as open data (sales through August 20, 2026, rents through August 23, 2026). No listings, asking prices, or estimates.
Statistics. All figures are medians. Sale records with a price per sqm outside the 1st to 99th percentile of their area and property type are excluded. Rental figures use new registrations only; renewals are excluded. Partial months are never shown; months resting on fewer than ten sales are flagged.
Gross yield. Median annual rent of new contracts divided by median sale price for the same area, month, and property type. Indicative only; it does not account for service charges, fees, or vacancy.
Limitations. The DLD publishes with a lag of one to three months. Area and building names are normalized from multiple official spellings. This report is informational and is not a valuation or investment advice.