Dubai Market Data
Registered sales and Ejari contracts, organized for clear comparisons and better property decisions.
Public records · Dubai Land Department
Quarterly report
Dubai property market — Q2 2010
Every figure below comes from sale transactions registered with the Dubai Land Department and dated inside Q2 2010. Mortgages and gifts are excluded; the register's own record of a sale is the only source.
In a sentence
The Land Department registered 9,943 property sales in Q2 2010, worth AED 18.81B in total, across 94 communities. That is 59% fewer than the same quarter a year earlier.
The median sale was AED 929,688 at AED 826/sqft, 8.3% below the same quarter last year. 28% of sales were off-plan.
Al Thanyah Fifth was the busiest community with 2,063 registered sales, while Marsa Dubai took the most money at AED 3.93B.
Against the previous quarter, Al Hebiah Fourth rose 164% to 910 sales, while Business Bay fell 59% to 559.
Sales by quarter
Price per square foot by quarter
Where the sales were
The fifteen communities with the most registered sales in Q2 2010, and how each moved against the quarter before.
| Community | Sales | vs prior | Total value | Median price | Price/sqft | Off-plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Thanyah Fifth | 2,063 | +78.8% | 1.93B | 715K | 751/sqft | 35% |
| Marsa Dubai | 1,564 | -36.2% | 3.93B | 1.06M | 967/sqft | 28% |
| Burj Khalifa | 1,137 | +1.3% | 2.45B | 1.55M | 1,573/sqft | 38% |
| Al Hebiah Fourth | 910 | +163.8% | 933.32M | 665K | 803/sqft | 42% |
| Al Warsan First | 866 | -57.5% | 281.54M | 299K | 461/sqft | 5% |
| Business Bay | 559 | -58.7% | 1.05B | 1.26M | 1,094/sqft | 56% |
| Nadd Hessa | 424 | +86.0% | 367.20M | 640K | 818/sqft | 25% |
| Al Thanyah Third | 376 | -50.7% | 569.21M | 1.14M | 878/sqft | 1% |
| Al Thanayah Fourth | 317 | +53.9% | 780.27M | 1.40M | 344/sqft | 0% |
| Jabal Ali First | 273 | -36.5% | 236.56M | 510K | 750/sqft | 4% |
| Palm Jumeirah | 204 | -47.6% | 1.17B | 2.33M | 1,098/sqft | 40% |
| Wadi Al Safa 6 | 200 | +30.7% | 549.79M | 2.60M | 502/sqft | 0% |
| Al Barsha South Fourth | 140 | -53.3% | 188.95M | 675K | 728/sqft | 83% |
| Al Hebiah First | 137 | -19.4% | 254.22M | 1.48M | 859/sqft | 0% |
| Al Barsha South Fifth | 124 | +51.2% | 157.61M | 1.49M | 234/sqft | 30% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marsa Dubai | 3.93B | 1,564 |
| Burj Khalifa | 2.45B | 1,137 |
| Al Thanyah Fifth | 1.93B | 2,063 |
| Palm Jumeirah | 1.17B | 204 |
| Al Jadaf | 1.17B | 47 |
| Business Bay | 1.05B | 559 |
| Al Hebiah Fourth | 933.32M | 910 |
| Al Thanayah Fourth | 780.27M | 317 |
| Al Thanyah Third | 569.21M | 376 |
| Wadi Al Safa 6 | 549.79M | 200 |
Biggest movers
Change in registered sales against the previous quarter. Limited to communities with at least 50 sales in both — below that a swing is noise.
| Community | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Al Hebiah Fourth | 910 | +163.8% |
| Nadd Hessa | 424 | +86.0% |
| Al Thanyah Fifth | 2,063 | +78.8% |
| Business Bay | 559 | -58.7% |
| Me'Aisem First | 98 | -57.9% |
| Al Warsan First | 866 | -57.5% |
| Al Thanayah Fourth | 317 | +53.9% |
| Al Barsha South Fourth | 140 | -53.3% |
| Al Barsha South Fifth | 124 | +51.2% |
| Al Thanyah Third | 376 | -50.7% |
The largest sales of Q2 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2010 | Marsa Dubai | ELITE RESIDENCEDubai Marina | FlatResidential · Off-Plan Properties | 4 B/R | 3,211 sqft | AED 205,464/sqft | AED 659,741,940 |
| 5 Apr 2010 | Marsa Dubai | —Dubai Marina | BuildingResidential · Existing Properties | Not specified | 37,401 sqft | AED 9,893/sqft | AED 370,000,000 |
| 21 Apr 2010 | Marsa Dubai | PRINCESS TOWERDubai Marina | FlatResidential · Off-Plan Properties | 3 B/R | 2,037 sqft | AED 156,044/sqft | AED 317,888,200 |
| 24 Jun 2010 | Burj Khalifa | —Business Bay | LandResidential · Existing Properties | Not specified | 58,097 sqft | AED 4,500/sqft | AED 261,436,500 |
| 27 May 2010 | Marsa Dubai | ESCAN MARINA TOWERDubai Marina | VillaResidential · Existing Properties | Not specified | 35,445 sqft | AED 6,574/sqft | AED 233,000,000 |
| 13 Apr 2010 | Palm Jumeirah | TIARA RESIDENCEPalm Jumeirah | BuildingOther · Existing Properties | Not specified | 172,966 sqft | AED 1,100/sqft | AED 190,262,600 |
| 13 Apr 2010 | Palm Jumeirah | TIARA RESIDENCEPalm Jumeirah | BuildingOther · Existing Properties | Not specified | 170,518 sqft | AED 1,100/sqft | AED 187,564,300 |
| 10 Jun 2010 | Business Bay | CRYSTAL TOWERBusiness Bay | HotelHospitality · Existing Properties | Not specified | 412,157 sqft | AED 449/sqft | AED 185,000,000 |
| 28 Jun 2010 | Bukadra | IMTIAZ SYMPHONY TOWER | LandOther · Existing Properties | Not specified | 45,575 sqft | AED 3,153/sqft | AED 143,677,800 |
| 10 May 2010 | Marsa Dubai | —Dubai Marina | BuildingResidential · Existing Properties | Not specified | 37,645 sqft | AED 3,719/sqft | AED 140,000,000 |
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.