Dubai Market Data
Registered sales and Ejari contracts, organized for clear comparisons and better property decisions.
Public records · Dubai Land Department
Monthly report
Dubai property market — August 2008
Every figure below comes from sale transactions registered with the Dubai Land Department and dated inside August 2008. Mortgages and gifts are excluded; the register's own record of a sale is the only source.
In a sentence
The Land Department registered 2,396 property sales in August 2008, worth AED 9.35B in total, across 56 communities. That is 187% more than the same month a year earlier.
The median sale was AED 1,045,931 at AED 603/sqft, 52.2% above the same month last year. 0% of sales were off-plan.
Al Warsan First was the busiest community with 761 registered sales, while Al Barsha South Fourth took the most money at AED 1.21B.
Against the previous month, Al Warsan First rose 162% to 761 sales, while Al Ruwayyah fell 72% to 102.
Sales by month
Price per square foot by month
Where the sales were
The fifteen communities with the most registered sales in August 2008, and how each moved against the month before.
| Community | Sales | vs prior | Total value | Median price | Price/sqft | Off-plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Warsan First | 761 | +161.5% | 296.39M | 320K | 566/sqft | 0% |
| Marsa Dubai | 501 | -21.4% | 1.18B | 1.20M | 937/sqft | 0% |
| Al Thanyah Third | 238 | -6.3% | 825.32M | 2.22M | 1,001/sqft | 0% |
| Al Thanayah Fourth | 176 | -37.4% | 552.07M | 1.82M | 370/sqft | 0% |
| Al Ruwayyah | 102 | -71.9% | 217.80M | 1.17M | 125/sqft | 0% |
| Wadi Al Safa 6 | 102 | -48.5% | 316.58M | 2.56M | 364/sqft | 0% |
| Al Barsha South Fourth | 90 | -8.2% | 1.21B | 9.59M | 309/sqft | 0% |
| Jabal Ali | 75 | +240.9% | 375.22M | 2.38M | 235/sqft | 0% |
| Al Thanyah Fifth | 73 | -6.4% | 361.99M | 1.34M | 793/sqft | 0% |
| Nad Al Shiba | 54 | +107.7% | 648.36M | 9.74M | 300/sqft | 0% |
| Palm Jumeirah | 41 | -47.4% | 429.62M | 8.03M | 970/sqft | 0% |
| Burj Khalifa | 39 | +30.0% | 481.16M | 1.85M | 1,198/sqft | 0% |
| Me'Aisem First | 28 | — | 57.07M | 1.88M | 235/sqft | 0% |
| Al Hebiah Fourth | 14 | +55.6% | 316.94M | 19.05M | 411/sqft | 0% |
| Al Barsha South Fifth | 13 | +1200.0% | 303.05M | 23.47M | 407/sqft | 0% |
Where the money went
Ranked by total registered value rather than count — a different list, and the one that shows where capital actually landed.
| Community | Value | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Al Barsha South Fourth | 1.21B | 90 |
| Marsa Dubai | 1.18B | 501 |
| Al Thanyah Third | 825.32M | 238 |
| Nad Al Shiba | 648.36M | 54 |
| Al Thanayah Fourth | 552.07M | 176 |
| Burj Khalifa | 481.16M | 39 |
| Palm Jumeirah | 429.62M | 41 |
| Jabal Ali | 375.22M | 75 |
| Al Thanyah Fifth | 361.99M | 73 |
| Al Hebiah Fourth | 316.94M | 14 |
Biggest movers
Change in registered sales against the previous month. Limited to communities with at least 50 sales in both — below that a swing is noise.
| Community | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Al Warsan First | 761 | +161.5% |
| Al Ruwayyah | 102 | -71.9% |
| Wadi Al Safa 6 | 102 | -48.5% |
| Al Thanayah Fourth | 176 | -37.4% |
| Marsa Dubai | 501 | -21.4% |
| Al Barsha South Fourth | 90 | -8.2% |
| Al Thanyah Fifth | 73 | -6.4% |
| Al Thanyah Third | 238 | -6.3% |
The largest sales of August 2008
Each row links to its own register record, so any figure in this report can be traced to the transactions behind it.
| Date | Community | Project / building | Type | Beds | Size | Price/sqft | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2008 | Al Thanyah Third | THE ONYXThe Greens | BuildingMulti-Use · Existing Properties | Not specified | 237,363 sqft | AED 1,264/sqft | AED 300,000,000 |
| 14 Aug 2008 | Burj Khalifa | SILVER STAR TOWERBusiness Bay | LandResidential · Existing Properties | Not specified | 68,029 sqft | AED 3,601/sqft | AED 245,000,000 |
| 14 Aug 2008 | Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah | Breez by DanubeDubai Maritime City | LandIndustrial · Existing Properties | Not specified | 30,011 sqft | AED 7,768/sqft | AED 233,135,527 |
| 20 Aug 2008 | Al Barshaa South Second | Skyhills Astra by HREDubai Science Park | BuildingCommercial · Existing Properties | Not specified | 180,893 sqft | AED 1,047/sqft | AED 189,366,264 |
| 11 Aug 2008 | Hor Al Anz East | — | BuildingCommercial · Existing Properties | Not specified | 50,666 sqft | AED 2,240/sqft | AED 113,500,000 |
| 26 Aug 2008 | Marsa Dubai | MARINA 101Dubai Marina | BuildingResidential · Existing Properties | Not specified | 37,672 sqft | AED 2,124/sqft | AED 80,000,000 |
| 11 Aug 2008 | Jabal Ali | —Down Town Jabal Ali | LandCommercial · Existing Properties | Not specified | 65,248 sqft | AED 1,136/sqft | AED 74,149,800 |
| 7 Aug 2008 | World Islands | JASMINE GARDENThe World | VillaCommercial · Existing Properties | Not specified | 631,755 sqft | AED 117/sqft | AED 73,819,620 |
| 21 Aug 2008 | Marsa Dubai | Continental TowerDubai Marina | BuildingResidential · Existing Properties | Not specified | 43,757 sqft | AED 1,580/sqft | AED 69,126,460 |
| 26 Aug 2008 | Marsa Dubai | PELaGOS By IGODubai Marina | BuildingResidential · Existing Properties | Not specified | 24,592 sqft | AED 2,761/sqft | AED 67,906,320 |
Source: Dubai Land Department open data, retrieved from the Digital Dubai data.dubai platform. Figures cover registered transactions and Ejari-registered tenancy contracts, and are statistical summaries of public record — not a valuation of any individual property. Registration data can be amended or backdated by the source after first publication. Refresh times vary by dataset; records shown here are not a live feed.