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In the 12 months to 4 November 2026, registered sales fell 19.4% to 83.

In DLD records: Dubai International Financial Center

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Data to 4 November 2026

Median off-plan price
AED 3,750
Per sq ft
Registered sales
83
Last 12 months
DIFC

In the last 12 months, Dubai Land Department registered 83 sales in DIFC, worth AED 639.6M in total. The number of sales was 19.4% lower than in the 12 months before. The median off-plan price was 3,750 AED/sqft.

Source: Dubai Land Department open data, published on Dubai Data under the Dubai Data Open Data Licence: registered sales and new rent contracts. Medians use at least 5 transactions.

Dubai International Financial Centre prices, over time.

Median registered price, AED per sq ft

Median price per sq ft of registered sales of apartments, by month. Months with fewer than 5 sales are left as gaps.
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Month Off-plan (registered sales)
Jul 2025 4,415 AED/sqft 31 sales
Aug 2025 4,361 AED/sqft 17 sales
Sep 2025 4,380 AED/sqft 15 sales
Oct 2025 4,459 AED/sqft 40 sales
Nov 2025 4,256 AED/sqft 8 sales
Dec 2025 3,740 AED/sqft 18 sales
Jan 2026 — 2 sales
Feb 2026 3,755 AED/sqft 13 sales
Mar 2026 3,716 AED/sqft 7 sales
Apr 2026 4,456 AED/sqft 11 sales
May 2026 3,716 AED/sqft 5 sales
Jun 2026 3,688 AED/sqft 7 sales
Jul 2026 — 3 sales
Aug 2026 — 3 sales
Sep 2026 — 4 sales
Oct 2026 — 2 sales

Where the change in sales came from.

Registered sales in the last 12 months against the 12 months before, by DLD registration type, beside all of Dubai.

  • Off-plan-19.4%Off-plan sales fell by 19.4%, from 103 to 83.Dubai: -10.3%

The projects whose number of sales moved most

  1. Akala Hotels and Residences83 sales, against 103

Counts of registered sales, not prices: a project’s count follows its launches and how many homes it has left to sell. How this is worked out

What does each home type sell and rent for in Dubai International Financial Centre?

  • Apartment · 1 bed

    Median price, all sales
    AED 3.9M
    AED/sqft
    3,707
    Sales
    36

  • Apartment · 2 beds

    Median price, all sales
    AED 6.6M
    AED/sqft
    3,820
    Sales
    30

  • Apartment · 3 beds

    Median price, all sales
    AED 12.5M
    AED/sqft
    4,659
    Sales
    13

Last 12 months. Prices are medians of at least 5 registered sales, ready and off-plan together.

Off-plan or ready.

The middle half of prices

Middle half of Apartment · 1 bed · Off-plan sales: AED 3,605–3,740 per sq ft (AED 3,850,000–3,925,000), 36 sales in the last 12 months. The full spread by home type is in the area report.

A quarter of these sales were below the band and a quarter above it. Registered sales, not a valuation. How this is worked out

Future supply

546

Homes under construction or planned, in 1 project

  • Under construction546 homes1 project
Pipeline per finished home
—Too few finished homes in the register to compare
Homes due in the next 24 months
0Under construction or planned, with a DLD end date in that time
The project-by-project handover calendar is in the area report

From the DLD project register for this area, counting apartments and villas. Records still not finished more than 5 years after their DLD end date are left out as stale.

Sales of AED 2M or more.

100%

100% of the area’s home sales in the last 12 months were for AED 2M or more (83 of 83). Dubai: 32.9%.

AED 2M is the minimum total property value for the UAE’s 10-year Golden Residence (golden visa) for real-estate investors, according to ICP and GDRFA Dubai (rules checked on 5 November 2026). This count shows registered sale prices only; the authorities decide each application on their own conditions, such as the owner’s share, how the value is certified and how the home is financed.

Home sales of the last 12 months, every home type together. The area report has every price band, by home type. How this is worked out

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Projects in Dubai International Financial Centre

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  1. Akala Hotels and Residences186 sales in 24 months
Every project in the area, ranked, is in the area report

The latest registered sales in Dubai International Financial Centre.

All latest sales in DIFC

Questions about DIFC

What is the price per sq ft in DIFC?

In the 12 months to 4 November 2026, the median registered off-plan sale price was 3,750 AED/sqft.

How did prices and sales in DIFC change over the last year?

In the 12 months to 4 November 2026, registered sales fell 19.4% to 83.

How many homes are under construction or planned in DIFC?

As of 4 November 2026, the DLD project register lists 546 homes under construction or planned in DIFC, 0 of them in projects with a DLD end date in the next 24 months. An end date is the date in the DLD register, not a handover forecast.

Where do these figures come from?

From Dubai Land Department open data, published on Dubai Data, to 4 November 2026: registered sales, new rent contracts and the project register. They are registered sales, not a valuation, and not investment advice.

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