Dubai · location · updated 16 October 2026
Downtown and the centre
11 communities with 8,232 homes registered as sold in 2026, worth AED 29.06bn. The figures below are medians of registered sales, not asking prices, and compare Jul to Sep 26 with January and February, before the war.
Communities
Community by community
Busiest first. Click a community for its month-by-month chart, bedrooms and projects.
3,530 sales in 2026
Business Bay
AED 2,097 per sq ft, -20.4% since the war · 305 homes a month · typical AED 2.08m
See the community →1,373 sales in 2026
Downtown Dubai
AED 2,584 per sq ft, -11.0% since the war · 148 homes a month · typical AED 3.02m
See the community →1,176 sales in 2026
Al Satwa
AED 2,204 per sq ft, 0.0% since the war · 53 homes a month · typical AED 1.45m
See the community →724 sales in 2026
Al Wasl
AED 3,163 per sq ft, -6.4% since the war · 43 homes a month · typical AED 3.32m
See the community →660 sales in 2026
DIFC and Za'abeel
AED 3,165 per sq ft, -3.7% since the war · 29 homes a month · typical AED 3.84m · small sample
See the community →208 sales in 2026
Al Kifaf
AED 2,196 per sq ft, +4.4% since the war · 25 homes a month · typical AED 2.77m · small sample
See the community →170 sales in 2026
City Walk
AED 2,623 per sq ft, -7.9% since the war · 13 homes a month · typical AED 4.40m · small sample
See the community →147 sales in 2026
Dubai Water Canal
AED 3,052 per sq ft, -3.3% since the war · 9 homes a month · typical AED 4.90m · small sample
See the community →106 sales in 2026
Trade Centre First
AED 3,745 per sq ft, +1.3% since the war · 10 homes a month · typical AED 3.07m · small sample
See the community →79 sales in 2026
Za'abeel First
AED 2,693 per sq ft · 13 homes a month · typical AED 3.48m · small sample
See the community →59 sales in 2026
Trade Centre Second
AED 5,058 per sq ft · 59 sales in 2026 · typical AED 6.50m · small sample
See the community →Since the war
Who repriced and who held
A large rise in sales or price usually means a launch registered at new-stock prices; the community pages show the off-plan share and the projects behind it.
Talk to Natalie
Which of these is right for you?
Tell Natalie your budget and whether you are buying to live, to let or to hold; she will narrow Downtown and the centre to the buildings that fit, against these registered figures.