Dubai property questions, answered from the registers
Each answer comes from registered sales and rent contracts, with its window, sample and sources. We measure. We do not forecast.
Which Dubai areas have the highest rental yield?
1-bed units: Al Qusais Industrial Fifth, 10.17% gross · Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
Where in Dubai are prices rising fastest?
Ready units: Al Thanyah First, +25.3% in a year · to Sep 2026
Where is it cheapest to buy in Dubai?
Ready 1-bed units: Al Qusais Industrial Fifth, AED 432,600 median · Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
Where is rent cheapest in Dubai?
1-bed units: Al Dhagaya and Jabal Ali Industrial First, AED 30,000 a year median · Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
Which areas are up-and-coming?
Ready units: 4 of 52 measured areas pass our three tests · to Sep 2026
Not answered yet: office rents. Ejari holds office contracts, but we have not yet checked them well enough to publish a figure.
We do not say whether prices will rise. For what has happened, see how prices moved in the last year.
These figures describe registered sales and rents. They are not advice on what to buy or rent.