Dubai · location · updated 16 October 2026
The islands
3 communities with 4,956 homes registered as sold in 2026, worth AED 16.29bn. 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.
2,903 sales in 2026
Dubai Islands
AED 2,449 per sq ft, -12.3% since the war · 116 homes a month · typical AED 2.88m
See the community →1,666 sales in 2026
Dubai Maritime City
AED 3,109 per sq ft, 0.0% since the war · 90 homes a month · typical AED 2.54m
See the community →387 sales in 2026
Palm Deira
AED 2,549 per sq ft, -5.1% since the war · 20 homes a month · typical AED 2.73m
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.
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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 The islands to the buildings that fit, against these registered figures.