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Festival City Dubai Festival City · Dubai · property prices and rents
In the 12 months to 4 November 2026, the ready price per sq ft of the same home types fell 20.6% (Dubai +6.4%), and registered sales fell 67% to 34.
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Price growth over 1, 3 and 5 years, rents by home type, service charges and net yield, comparables and every project ranked, with a PDF.
Data to 4 November 2026
- Median ready price
- AED 1,342
- Per sq ft
Median ready price
The median price per sq ft of the ready homes sold in the last 12 months: half sold for more, half for less, so one unusual sale moves it little. Plots and whole buildings are left out; off-plan sales are counted apart.
Price change Ready homes · Same home types
| 1 year | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Festival City | -20.6% | +3.8% |
| Dubai | +6.4% | +31.6% |
Price change
How much the median ready price per sq ft changed. It is worked out home type by home type (class and bedrooms) and weighted by each type’s sales now, so a shift from studios to villas does not read as a change in price.
3 months: the last 3 months against the same months a year before, so a turn in the market shows sooner. 1 year: the last 12 months against the 12 months before. 3 years: the last 12 months against the 12 months that ended three years earlier.
Dubai: the same change for the whole of Dubai, worked out the same way, to read the area against.
5 years: the area report adds the change over 5 years and the yearly growth rate.
A home type counts only with at least 5 ready sales in both periods. Share of the ready sales in the home types compared: 1 year 79% · 3 years 79%.
- Registered sales
- 34
- Last 12 months
Registered sales
Residential sales registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, ready and off-plan, plots and whole buildings included. Mortgages and gifts are not sales and are left out.
In the last 12 months, Dubai Land Department registered 34 sales in Festival City, worth AED 93.7M in total. The number of sales was 67% lower than in the 12 months before. The median price of ready homes was 1,342 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 Festival City prices, over time.
Median registered price, AED per sq ft
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| Month | Ready (registered sales) |
|---|---|
| Nov 2023 | 1,080 AED/sqft 9 sales |
| Dec 2023 | 1,235 AED/sqft 5 sales |
| Jan 2024 | — 2 sales |
| Feb 2024 | — 4 sales |
| Mar 2024 | — 4 sales |
| Apr 2024 | 1,018 AED/sqft 6 sales |
| May 2024 | — 4 sales |
| Jun 2024 | 1,103 AED/sqft 6 sales |
| Jul 2024 | — |
| Aug 2024 | 1,401 AED/sqft 8 sales |
| Sep 2024 | 1,284 AED/sqft 7 sales |
| Oct 2024 | 1,557 AED/sqft 9 sales |
| Nov 2024 | 1,697 AED/sqft 18 sales |
| Dec 2024 | 1,608 AED/sqft 17 sales |
| Jan 2025 | — 4 sales |
| Feb 2025 | 1,585 AED/sqft 13 sales |
| Mar 2025 | 1,612 AED/sqft 6 sales |
| Apr 2025 | — 4 sales |
| May 2025 | 1,791 AED/sqft 11 sales |
| Jun 2025 | 1,316 AED/sqft 7 sales |
| Jul 2025 | 1,281 AED/sqft 5 sales |
| Aug 2025 | 1,379 AED/sqft 6 sales |
| Sep 2025 | 1,574 AED/sqft 7 sales |
| Oct 2025 | 1,728 AED/sqft 7 sales |
| Nov 2025 | — 2 sales |
| Dec 2025 | — 3 sales |
| Jan 2026 | — 1 sale |
| Feb 2026 | — 4 sales |
| Mar 2026 | 1,571 AED/sqft 5 sales |
| Apr 2026 | — 1 sale |
| May 2026 | — 3 sales |
| Jun 2026 | — 2 sales |
| Jul 2026 | 1,289 AED/sqft 5 sales |
| Aug 2026 | — |
| Sep 2026 | — 4 sales |
| Oct 2026 | — 4 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.
- Ready-67%Ready sales fell by 67%, from 103 to 34.Dubai: -27.8%
Counts of registered sales, not prices: a project’s count follows its launches and how many homes it has left to sell.
What does each home type sell and rent for in Dubai Festival City?
Apartment · 1 bed
- Ready median price
- —
- Median yearly rent
- AED 100K
- Gross yield
- Rent only
Apartment · 2 beds
- Ready median price
- AED 2.6M
- Median yearly rent
- AED 160K
- Gross yield
- 6.3%
Apartment · 3 beds
- Ready median price
- AED 3.5M
- Median yearly rent
- AED 210K
- Gross yield
- Rent only
Villa or townhouse · 4 beds
- Ready median price
- —
- Median yearly rent
- AED 301K
- Gross yield
- Rent only
Last 12 months. Medians of at least 5 registered sales or new rent contracts; the median price of all sales mixes ready and off-plan. Gross yield is the median new yearly rent over the ready median price, shown where a home type has at least 10 ready sales and 5 new rents (“rent only” otherwise), before service charges and other costs.
Off-plan or ready.
The middle half of prices
Middle half of Apartment · 2 beds · Ready sales: AED 1,274–1,610 per sq ft (AED 2,350,000–3,130,000), 18 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.
Sales of AED 2M or more.
82.4%
82.4% of the area’s home sales in the last 12 months were for AED 2M or more (28 of 34). 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.
- ICP: UAE Golden Residency, conditions for real-estate investors
- GDRFA Dubai: golden residence permit for investors
Home sales of the last 12 months, every home type together. The area report has every price band, by home type.
The latest registered sales in Dubai Festival City.
| Date | Project | Unit | Size | Price | AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2026 | AL BADIA RESIDENCES BUILDINGS 11 | Apartment · 2 beds · Ready | 1,739 sqft | AED 2,350,000 | 1,351 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | Al Badia Hillside 7 | Apartment · Studio · Ready | 853 sqft | AED 1,075,000 | 1,260 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Al Badia Hillside 7 | Apartment · 2 beds · Ready | 2,079 sqft | AED 2,700,000 | 1,299 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Al Badia Hillside 7 | Apartment · Studio · Ready | 695 sqft | AED 780,000 | 1,122 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | Al Badia Hillside 1 | Apartment · 3 beds · Ready | 2,337 sqft | AED 3,650,000 | 1,562 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | Al Badia Hillside 7 | Apartment · 3 beds · Ready | 2,516 sqft | AED 3,500,000 | 1,391 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | AL BADIA RESIDENCES BUILDINGS 8 | Apartment · 2 beds · Ready | 2,264 sqft | AED 2,550,000 | 1,126 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | AL BADIA RESIDENCES BUILDINGS 11 | Apartment · 2 beds · Ready | 1,923 sqft | AED 2,450,000 | 1,274 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Al Badia Hillside 6 | Apartment · 2 beds · Ready | 1,979 sqft | AED 2,550,000 | 1,289 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Al Badia Hillside 1 | Apartment · 1 bed · Ready | 1,547 sqft | AED 1,450,000 | 937 |
30 Oct 2026
AL BADIA RESIDENCES BUILDINGS 11
Apartment2 bedsReady1,739 sqft
AED 2,350,0001,351 AED/sqft
27 Oct 2026
Al Badia Hillside 7
ApartmentStudioReady853 sqft
AED 1,075,0001,260 AED/sqft
12 Oct 2026
Al Badia Hillside 7
Apartment2 bedsReady2,079 sqft
AED 2,700,0001,299 AED/sqft
6 Oct 2026
Al Badia Hillside 7
ApartmentStudioReady695 sqft
AED 780,0001,122 AED/sqft
22 Sep 2026
Al Badia Hillside 1
Apartment3 bedsReady2,337 sqft
AED 3,650,0001,562 AED/sqft
22 Sep 2026
Al Badia Hillside 7
Apartment3 bedsReady2,516 sqft
AED 3,500,0001,391 AED/sqft
16 Sep 2026
AL BADIA RESIDENCES BUILDINGS 8
Apartment2 bedsReady2,264 sqft
AED 2,550,0001,126 AED/sqft
7 Sep 2026
AL BADIA RESIDENCES BUILDINGS 11
Apartment2 bedsReady1,923 sqft
AED 2,450,0001,274 AED/sqft
31 Jul 2026
Al Badia Hillside 6
Apartment2 bedsReady1,979 sqft
AED 2,550,0001,289 AED/sqft
23 Jul 2026
Al Badia Hillside 1
Apartment1 bedReady1,547 sqft
AED 1,450,000937 AED/sqft
Questions about Festival City
What is the price per sq ft in Festival City?
In the 12 months to 4 November 2026, the median registered sale price of ready homes was 1,342 AED/sqft.
How did prices and sales in Festival City change over the last year?
In the 12 months to 4 November 2026, the ready price per sq ft of the same home types fell 20.6% (Dubai +6.4%), and registered sales fell 67% to 34.
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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