This document provides a real estate market review and data for the UAE and Abu Dhabi markets. Some key points:
- Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai, and Jumeirah Lake Towers were the top searched apartment communities in Dubai. Dubai Marina had the highest median apartment price.
- Arabian Ranches, Palm Jumeirah, and The Springs were the top searched villa communities in Dubai. Arabian Ranches had the highest median villa price.
- International City and Jumeirah Village Circle saw the largest year-over-year growth in apartment and villa prices respectively in Dubai.
- In Abu Dhabi, Al
2. UAE REAL ESTATE REVIEW Q BUY
In this report, we fill you in on the communities that are
trending and average apartment/villa sale and rental prices.
And for the investors out there, we give you the lowdown on
rental yields you are likely to enjoy.
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Jumeirah Lake Towers
Dubai Sports City
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Business Bay
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International City
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Old Town
AED AT A GLANCE
International City experienced the highest price growth
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Jumeirah Village Circle
Jumeirah Islands
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TOP SEARCHES
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DUBAI
VILLAS
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AT A GLANCE
Jumeirah Village Circle saw the highest villa price
growth at .% followed by Jumeirah Islands at .%
and The Lakes at %. Palm Jumeirah experienced a
.% rise in villa prices while The Springs and
Dubailand registered a % increase each, year-on-year.
Rental yield offered by
Discovery Gardens
apartments
Rental yield offered by
Springs villas
Year-on-year rise in
median price per sq. ft.
for Dubai Marina
apartments
Year-on-year rise in
median price per sq. ft.
for Palm Jumeirah villas
Arabian Ranches
Palm Jumeirah
The Springs
Dubailand
Emirates Hills
Meadows
Jumeirah Park
The Lakes
Reem Community
Dubai Sports City
Jumeirah Village Circle
Jumeirah Islands
Jumeirah Golf Estates
Al Barari
Jumeirah Village Triangle
Jumeirah
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4. UAE REAL ESTATE REVIEW Q BUY
TOP MOST SEARCHED APARTMENT COMMUNITIES
Al Reem Island
Al Raha Beach
Al Reef
Al Ghadeer
Saadiyat Island
Hydra Village
Danet Abu Dhabi
Al Raha Golf Gardens
Al Raha Gardens
Al Qurm
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TOP SEARCHES
BY NUMBER
OF BEDROOMS
AUGUST
RENTAL YIELDS
Al Reem Island
Al Raha Beach
Al Reef
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APARTMENTS
AUGUST
MEDIAN PRICE PER COMMUNITY (AED)
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Al Reem Island
Al Raha Beach
Al Reef
Al Ghadeer
Saadiyat Island
AED
AT A GLANCE
Al Ghadeer led the way, with a .% rise in
apartment prices year-on-year. Al Reef followed
suit, recording a .% increase. At third and fourth
places were Al Raha Beach and Al Reem Island,
registering growth rates of .% and .%,
respectively.
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TOP MOST SEARCHED VILLA COMMUNITIES
Saadiyat Island
Al Raha Gardens
Hydra Village
Al Raha Golf Gardens
Khalifa City
Al Ghadeer
Nurai Island
Al Bateen
Al Raha Beach
RENTAL YIELDS
UAE REAL ESTATE REVIEW Q BUY
TOP SEARCHES BY PROPERTY TYPE
Apartment Villa
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Rental yield offered by
Al Reef apartments
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Al Reef
MEDIAN PRICE PER SQ. FT. (AED)
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TOP SEARCHES
BY NUMBER
OF BEDROOMS
Rental yield offered by
Al Reef villas
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median price per sq. ft.
for Al Ghadeer
apartments
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median price per sq. ft.
for Hydra Village villas
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DHABI
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AT A GLANCE
Villa price growth in Al Raha Gardens stood at
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behind, recording a .% increase, while Saadiyat
Island and Al Reef followed suit with a . and
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*All data is based on listing prices displayed on propertyfinder.ae
6. UAE REAL ESTATE REVIEW Q RENT
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TOP SEARCHES
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AUGUST
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Jumeirah Lake Towers
Downtown Dubai
Dubailand
Palm Jumeirah
Jumeirah Beach Residence
Dubai Silicon Oasis
Business Bay
Greens
Jumeirah Village Circle
Discovery Gardens
International City
Deira
Dubai Sports City
Bur Dubai
Palm Jumeirah
Jumeirah Beach Residence
Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai Marina
Business Bay
Deira
DIFC
Old Town
Downtown Dubai
Al Barsha
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AED
AT A GLANCE
While International City saw median rent rises of .%
year-on-year, Jumeirah Village Circle apartment rents
rose by .% and Dubailand by .%. Dubai Sports
City experienced an increase of .%, Business Bay a
rise of .% while Jumeirah Beach Residence and
Dubai Silicon Oasis recorded increases of . and
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Downtown Dubai
Dubailand
Palm Jumeirah
Jumeirah Beach Residence
Dubai Silicon Oasis
Business Bay
Greens
Jumeirah Village Circle
Discovery Gardens
International City
Deira
Dubai Sports City
Bur Dubai
Al Barsha
LESS THAN % EACH
DIFC, Sheikh Zayed Road, Old Town IMPZ
Al Barsha
Business Bay Old Town
Downtown Dubai
Palm Jumeirah
Jumeirah Beach Residence
Dubai Marina
Deira
DIFC
Sheikh Zayed Road
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7. UAE REAL ESTATE REVIEW Q RENT
TOP SEARCHES BY PROPERTY TYPE
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MEDIAN SIZE (SQ. FT.)
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Emirates Hills
Al Barsha
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Al Furjan
Jumeirah Islands
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Umm Suqueim
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MEDIAN RENT PER SQ. FT. (AED)
AUGUST AUGUST
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median price per sq. ft.
for The Lakes villas
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MEDIAN RENT PER COMMUNITY (AED)
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Arabian Ranches
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Umm Suqueim
Al Barsha
Mirdif
Meadows
Dubailand
Palm Jumeirah
Jumeirah Park
Jumeirah Village Circle
Jumeirah Islands
The Lakes
Dubai Sports City
Jumeirah Golf Estates
TOP MOST SEARCHED VILLA COMMUNITIES
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TOP SEARCHES
BY NUMBER
OF BEDROOMS
DUBAI
VILLAS
AED
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AT A GLANCE
Jumeirah Village Circle led the way with a .% rise in
median villa rents year-on-year, with Dubailand
following suit with a .% increase. Jumeirah Park and
Jumeirah Golf Estates experienced a growth of close to
% each, while Palm Jumeirah and Jumeirah Islands
saw rises of around % each.
The Springs
Arabian Ranches
Jumeirah
Umm Suqueim
Al Barsha
Mirdif
Meadows
Dubailand
Palm Jumeirah
Jumeirah Park
Jumeirah Village Circle
Jumeirah Islands
The Lakes
Dubai Sports City
Jumeirah Golf Estates
Jumeirah Village Triangle
LESS THAN % EACH
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median price per sq. ft.
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apartments
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Palm Jumeirah
Jumeirah
Umm Suqueim
Jumeirah Islands
Al Barsha
Emirates Hills
Al Quoz
Jumeirah Golf Estates
Al Furjan
Dubailand
*All data is based on listing prices displayed on propertyfinder.ae
8. TOP MOST SEARCHED APARTMENT COMMUNITIES
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AUGUST AUGUST
UAE REAL ESTATE REVIEW Q RENT
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Al Bateen
Corniche Road
Al Khalidiya
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Al Raha Beach
Airport Road
Hamdan Street
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Muroor Area
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ABU
DHABI
APARTMENTS
MEDIAN RENT PER SQ. FT. (AED)
MEDIAN SIZE (SQ. FT.)
Al Reem Island
Al Raha Beach
MEDIAN RENT PER COMMUNITY (AED)
,
,
,
,
Al Reem Island
Al Raha Beach
Al Khalidiya
Corniche Road
Al Ghadeer
AED
AT A GLANCE
Amongst the top communities, Al Reem Island
saw the highest apartment rental growth rate of
.%, year-on-year. Al Raha Beach placed second,
with a .% rise.
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TOP SEARCHED APARTMENT COMMUNITIES
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Al Khalidiya
Corniche Road
Al Ghadeer
Al Reef
Muroor Area
Corniche Area
Al Salam Street
Hamdan Street
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TOP SEARCHES
BY NUMBER
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BR
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Corniche Area
Corniche Road
Al Khalidiya
Al Raha Golf Gardens
Al Raha Beach
Muroor Area
Al Reef
Hamdan Street
Al Bateen
Airport Road
Saadiyat Island
9. UAE REAL ESTATE REVIEW Q RENT
TOP SEARCHES BY PROPERTY TYPE
Apartment Villa
.% .%
TOP MOST SEARCHED VILLA COMMUNITIES
BR ABU
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%
%
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TOP SEARCHES
BY NUMBER
OF BEDROOMS
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+ BR
Others
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DHABI
VILLAS
.%
Saadiyat Island
Al Bateen
Al Karama
Al Raha Golf Gardens
Al Qurm
Between Two Bridges
Al Mushrif
Khalifa City
Muroor Area
Al Khalidiya
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MEDIAN SIZE (SQ. FT.)
AUGUST AUGUST
AED
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TOP SEARCHED VILLA COMMUNITIES
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Khalifa City
Al Reef
Mohamed Bin Zayed City
Al Raha Gardens
Al Bateen
Muroor Area
Al Mushrif
Between Two Bridges
Hydra Village
Al Khalidiya
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MEDIAN RENT PER SQ. FT. (AED)
AT A GLANCE
Al Reef registered a rise of .%, year-on-year,
while Al Raha Gardens recorded an increase of just
%.
MEDIAN RENT PER COMMUNITY (AED)
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,
,
,
,
Khalifa City
Al Reef
Mohamed Bin Zayed City
Al Raha Gardens
Al Bateen
*All data is based on listing prices displayed on propertyfinder.ae
Median size of a
Saadiyat Island
apartment
Median size of an
Al Raha Golf Gardens
villa
Year-on-year rise in
median price per sq. ft.
for an Al Reem Island
apartment
Year-on-year rise in
median price per sq. ft.
for an Al Reef villa
Al Khalidiya
Al Raha Golf Gardens
Saadiyat Island
Al Karama
Al Mushrif
Muroor Area
Khalifa City
Al Qurm
Al Bateen
Between Two Bridges
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sq. ft.
,
sq. ft.
10. UAE REAL ESTATE REVIEW Q COMMERCIAL
DUBAI
COMMERCIAL
BUY
MOST SEARCHED COMMUNITIES
Business Bay
Jumeirah Lake Towers
DIFC
Downtown Dubai
Tecom
Dubai Marina
Dubai Silicon Oasis
Dubai Investment Park
Jebel Ali
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TOP SEARCHES
BY PROPERTY TYPE
.%
Plot
Office space
DUBAI
COMMERCIAL
RENT
LESS THAN % EACH
Jumeirah Village Circle, Sheikh Zayed Road, International City,
Deira, MotorCity, Jumeirah, Al Quoz, Jumeirah Beach
Residence, Dubai Healthcare City, Al Qusais Dubailand
MOST SEARCHED COMMUNITIES
Business Bay
Jumeirah Lake Towers
Sheikh Zayed Road
Al Quoz
DIFC
Tecom
Deira
Downtown Dubai
Jumeirah
Dubai Marina
Al Barsha
Dubai Media City
.%
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TOP SEARCHES
BY PROPERTY TYPE
.%
Retail
Office space
LESS THAN % EACH
Dubai Investment Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Bur Dubai, Al
Qusais, Jebel Ali, Umm Suqueim, Dubai Healthcare City
Jumeirah Beach Residence
*All data is based on listing prices displayed on propertyfinder.ae
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