Off-Plan Pulse
An independent quarterly read of Dubai's off-plan home market, with a luxury lens, built on Dubai Land Department open data.
Published 1 November 2026 - Data pulled 1 November 2026 - Source: Dubai Land Department open data, analysis by Invest Dubai Off-Plan
Invest Dubai Off-Plan research desk
740
off-plan home sales at AED 5M+ in Q3 2026, worth AED 8.26 billion
Down 43.34% from 1,306 in Q2 2026 (n = 740, 1 Jul to 30 Sep 2026)
Not a one-project effect: excluding the largest AED 5M+ project in each quarter still gives 665 (Q3) vs 1,011 (Q2).
73.2%
of Dubai home sales were off-plan in Q3 2026
23,823 of 32,554 home sales, Q3 2026
By value: 69.94% (Q2 78.33%).
AED 1.10M
median off-plan home price, Q3 2026 (n = 23,823)
Medians move with the mix: 74.49% of Q3 off-plan home sales were studios and 1-bed units, so this is not a like-for-like price change.
Chart 1
| Q1 2026 | 1,812 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1,306 |
| Q3 2026 | 740 |
Chart 2
Axis starts at 60%.
| Q1 2026 | 73.25% |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 78.50% |
| Q3 2026 | 73.18% |
By value: Q1 76.57%, Q2 78.33%, Q3 69.94%.
Chart 3
| Studio | 9,499 (39.87%) |
|---|---|
| 1 BR | 8,246 (34.61%) |
| 2 BR | 3,947 (16.57%) |
| 3 BR | 1,167 (4.90%) |
| 4+ BR | 962 (4.04%) |
| Not stated | 2 |
| Total | 23,823 |
Not stated: 2. Total 23,823.
Chart 4
| Madinat Al Mataar | 4,816 (20.22%) |
|---|---|
| City of Arabia | 1,652 |
| Jabal Ali Industrial Second | 1,263 |
| Jumeirah Village Circle | 1,172 |
| Dubai Land Residence Complex | 930 |
| Majan | 882 |
| Dubai Investment Park First | 736 |
| Al Hebiah Fifth | 657 |
| Down Town Jabal Ali | 602 |
| Jabal Ali First | 595 |
DLD land-registry area names. Total off-plan home sales: 23,823.
| Metric | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off-plan home sales (n) | 29,568 | 26,094 | 23,823 |
| Off-plan home value (AED) | 70,829,349,673 | 51,728,796,498 | 39,210,293,666 |
| Ready home sales (n) | 10,799 | 7,146 | 8,731 |
| Off-plan share by count | 73.25% | 78.50% | 73.18% |
| Off-plan share by value | 76.57% | 78.33% | 69.94% |
| Median off-plan price (AED) | 1,650,000 | 1,270,000 | 1,100,000 |
| Median off-plan AED/sq ft | 1,831 | 1,759 | 1,727 |
| AED 5M+ off-plan sales (n) | 1,812 | 1,306 | 740 |
| AED 5M+ off-plan value (AED) | 18,980,533,512 | 14,270,320,722 | 8,257,526,733 |
| AED 10M+ off-plan sales (n) | 405 | 371 | 219 |
| Median AED 5M+ price (AED) | 6,500,000 | 6,780,750 | 7,109,636 |
Source: Dubai Land Department open data, analysis by Invest Dubai Off-Plan
| Area (DLD name) | AED 5M+ sales (n) | Value (AED) | Median price (AED) | Median AED/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madinat Al Mataar | 87 | 522,769,000 | 6,250,000 | 1,454 |
| Palm Jabal Ali | 75 | 607,372,000 | 7,657,000 | 3,833 |
| Palm Jumeirah | 48 | 1,017,119,848 | 11,335,500 | 5,671 |
| Saih Shuaib 1 | 44 | 361,968,268 | 7,085,728 | 2,848 |
| Burj Khalifa | 43 | 539,805,059 | 10,272,360 | 4,627 |
| Business Bay | 41 | 752,785,389 | 15,800,000 | 3,967 |
| Palm Deira | 38 | 283,470,652 | 6,800,914 | 3,653 |
| Marsa Dubai | 33 | 416,106,678 | 12,020,222 | 4,675 |
Area names are Dubai Land Department land-registry areas, not marketing community names.
Source: Dubai Land Department open data, analysis by Invest Dubai Off-Plan
+27.69%
off-plan premium: 1,735 AED/sq ft (n = 22,470) vs 1,359 AED/sq ft ready (n = 7,832)
The gap mixes age, specification and location within an area. It is a gap, not a price for newness alone.
Source: Dubai Land Department open data, analysis by Invest Dubai Off-Plan
Contact: sales@investdubaioffplan.com, subject "Press - Off-Plan Pulse".
We aggregate the Dubai Land Department open-data transactions feed ourselves: Sales group only, homes means flats and villas, off-plan vs ready uses the DLD flag, and we publish medians and totals with the transaction count shown. Figures are as of the pull date and do not change after publication.
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