Why Invest in Dubai Real Estate in 2026
Dubai gives property buyers three things few markets offer together: no personal income tax, no capital gains tax on property sold by individuals, and freehold ownership for foreigners in designated areas. Off plan payments go into escrow accounts regulated by law, and a property worth AED 2 million or more can qualify its owner for a 10 year Golden Visa.
Those are reasons to look at Dubai. They are not reasons to buy any property. Prices and rents differ sharply between communities, so the real question is where, what and at what price. Below is every Dubai community we cover, each with its own area guide. Where a community recorded enough registered sales, we show the Dubai Land Department median price per sq ft.
Every Dubai community we cover
Pick the area before the property. Each guide covers location, developers, registered prices, rents and who the area suits. Looking beyond Dubai? See all UAE area guides.
Waterfront and islands (9)
Bluewaters Island
Bluewaters Island guide: apartment and penthouse prices, Ain Dubai, service charges and the rental returns owners really see in 2026.
Read the Bluewaters Island guide →DAMAC Islands
DAMAC Islands and DAMAC Islands 2 guide: clusters, villa and townhouse types, launch prices, handover dates and DLD registered prices. October 2026.
Dubai Creek Harbour
Dubai Creek Harbour by the register. Registered rents by bedroom, the gross yield on ready stock, handover phases and what the tower view costs.
Dubai Islands
Dubai Islands guide: beachfront apartment and villa prices, the five island masterplan, handover dates and investor returns in 2026.
Dubai Marina
Dubai Marina guide: apartment prices by tower, service charges, metro and tram access, short let yields and resale demand in 2026.
Dubai Maritime City
A DP World maritime peninsula with the highest price per sq ft in this series and only 174 registered leases in a year. What is actually built, and wh...
JBR (Jumeirah Beach Residence)
JBR guide: beachfront apartment prices, service charges, short let yields, The Walk and what to know before you buy in 2026.
Palm Jebel Ali
Palm Jebel Ali guide: villa prices, the fronds explained, handover timelines and whether the early payment plans are worth it in 2026.
Palm Jumeirah
Palm Jumeirah guide: villa, apartment and penthouse prices by frond, service charges, beach access and rental returns in 2026.
Villa and family communities (26)
Al Barari
Al Barari guide 2026. Real transaction ranges rather than misleading averages, plot sizes, the botanical setting, and the service charge and liquidity...
Read the Al Barari guide →Arabian Ranches 2
Arabian Ranches 2 by the tenancy register. Registered villa rents by size, the gross yield on ready stock, service charges and school access.
Read the Arabian Ranches 2 guide →Arabian Ranches 3
Arabian Ranches 3 guide 2026. Seventeen clusters, prices from launch to today, 4.96 percent yield, and twenty months of resale inventory.
Read the Arabian Ranches 3 guide →Arabian Ranches
Arabian Ranches guide: villa prices across all three phases, service charges, schools, golf and what families actually pay in 2026.
DAMAC Hills 2
DAMAC Hills 2, formerly Akoya Oxygen. Townhouse and villa prices, rents, service charges, real commute times and how resale performs. DLD data, not li...
Read the DAMAC Hills 2 guide →DAMAC Hills
DAMAC Hills guide: villa and apartment prices, Trump International golf, service charges, schools and rental yields in 2026.
DAMAC Lagoons
All DAMAC Lagoons clusters by name with registered prices: 452 sales from 31 Aug to 12 Oct 2026, villa clusters ready, Valencia and Lagoon Views off p...
Read the DAMAC Lagoons guide →District One
District One inside MBR City. Registered villa prices, plot sizes, the crystal lagoon, service charges and how resale compares to Emirates Hills.
Dubai Hills Estate
Dubai Hills Estate by the register. Registered sale prices and rents, the gross yield on ready stock, the mall, the golf course and service charges.
Emirates Hills
Emirates Hills guide: mansion prices, plot sizes, the Montgomerie golf course and what buying in Dubai's most exclusive address takes in 2026.
Read the Emirates Hills guide →Ghaf Woods
Ghaf Woods by Majid Al Futtaim. Apartments only, nothing handed over until Q3 2027, phase prices, and the off plan resale premium over launch.
Read the Ghaf Woods guide →Grand Polo Club and Resort
Emaar equestrian community in DIP 2. Prices, the 70 percent during construction payment plan, and why the developer own unit count differs by a thousa...
Read the Grand Polo Club and Resort guide →Jebel Ali Village
Jebel Ali Village by Nakheel: registered resale prices, villa and townhouse types, nearby KHDA schools, hospitals, commute and amenities. Updated Octo...
Read the Jebel Ali Village guide →Jumeirah Golf Estates
Jumeirah Golf Estates guide. Villa prices by district, golf membership and service charges, and who the community actually suits in 2026.
Read the Jumeirah Golf Estates guide →Jumeirah Islands
Jumeirah Islands guide 2026. Cluster by cluster prices, plus 19.4 percent growth, the 3.89 percent yield, and why published transaction counts are wro...
Read the Jumeirah Islands guide →Jumeirah Park
Jumeirah Park guide 2026. Prices by bedroom, the districts, and the yield compression story: capital values up 4.96 percent while rents fall 4 to 11 p...
Read the Jumeirah Park guide →Mudon
Mudon guide 2026. Prices, the best evidenced yield in Dubai at 5.4 to 5.5 percent, the only community with rising transaction volume, and the listing...
Read the Mudon guide →Nad Al Sheba Gardens
Nad Al Sheba Gardens by Meraas. Phases, unit mix, payment plans, and an honest account of which numbers do not yet exist for this community.
Read the Nad Al Sheba Gardens guide →Sobha Hartland
Sobha Hartland in MBR City: verified prices, registered rents, both international schools and three things the marketing does not mention.
The Oasis by Emaar
The Oasis by Emaar: mansion and villa prices, the lagoon masterplan, handover dates and whether the payment plan works for investors in 2026.
Read the The Oasis by Emaar guide →The Springs, The Meadows and The Lakes
The Springs, Meadows and Lakes guide 2026. Prices, yields, liquidity, the age of the stock, and the quarterly decline the annual indices do not show.
Read the The Springs, The Meadows and The Lakes guide →The Sustainable City
The Sustainable City guide 2026. Recorded transactions, extreme illiquidity, and why the famous zero service charge claim needs checking before you bu...
Read the The Sustainable City guide →The Valley by Emaar
The Valley by Emaar guide 2026. Transacted prices, 5.0 to 5.5% yields, cluster by cluster handover dates, and why transaction volume jumped 60.7%.
Read the The Valley by Emaar guide →Tilal Al Ghaf
Tilal Al Ghaf guide 2026. Real Land Department transactions, why the AED 9.97m average misleads, the lagoon, schools and the liquidity gap.
Read the Tilal Al Ghaf guide →Town Square Dubai
Town Square Dubai guide 2026. Real transacted prices by bedroom, 6.5 to 7.5% apartment yields, schools, sub communities and the honest commute picture...
Victory Heights
Victory Heights guide 2026. Real dated comparables rather than an unstable average, 4.28 percent yield, the highest service charge in Dubai villa comm...
Read the Victory Heights guide →City and apartment areas (10)
Al Furjan
Al Furjan by the tenancy register. Registered rents by bedroom count, the gross yield on ready stock, metro access, schools and service charges.
Arjan
Arjan Dubailand guide: studio and one bed prices, rental yields, Miracle Garden on your doorstep and what service charges really run in 2026.
Business Bay
Business Bay guide: apartment prices, canal views, service charges, short let returns and how it compares to Downtown in 2026.
City Walk
City Walk guide: apartment prices, Meraas build quality, service charges, walkability and what a one bed actually rents for in 2026.
Downtown Dubai
Downtown Dubai guide: apartment prices near Burj Khalifa, service charges, short let yields and what a Boulevard view really costs in 2026.
Dubai Sports City
A 50 million sq ft community around real sports institutions. Registered prices and rents, the yield disagreement between portals, and the arena that...
JLT (Jumeirah Lake Towers)
JLT guide: apartment prices by cluster, metro access, service charges, rental yields and how it compares to Dubai Marina in 2026.
Jumeirah Village Triangle (JVT)
Jumeirah Village Triangle guide 2026. Prices by bedroom, JVT versus JVC, registered rents, yield compression and the nine year Al Khail Avenue Mall de...
JVC (Jumeirah Village Circle)
JVC guide: the highest rental yields in Dubai explained. Apartment and villa prices, service charges and what to avoid in 2026.
MBR City (Mohammed Bin Rashid City)
MBR City by the Dubai Land Department register, not asking prices. District One, Sobha Hartland and Meydan compared on price, yield and service charge...
New master plans and growth districts (7)
DAMAC Riverside
DAMAC Riverside and Riverside Views guide: location in Dubai Investments Park, home types, launch prices, handover dates and DLD registered prices. 20...
Dubai Science Park
Dubai Science Park guide: DLD registered prices per sq ft, off plan vs ready, Binghatti and Empire projects, schools, hospitals and transport. October...
Dubai South
Dubai South guide: apartment and villa prices, the Al Maktoum airport expansion, Expo City, rental demand and handover timelines in 2026.
Dubailand Residence Complex (DLRC)
Dubailand Residence Complex (DLRC) guide: DLD registered prices per sq ft, off plan vs ready, projects, schools and transport. Updated October 2026.
Emaar South
Emaar South guide: villa and apartment prices, the Al Maktoum airport effect, golf, handover timelines and rental yields in 2026.
Expo City Dubai
The Expo 2020 legacy district, its own authority and free zone, at the Metro Red Line terminus. Launch prices, the 2026 handover programme, and the fr...
Read the Expo City Dubai guide →Majan
Majan, Dubailand guide: DLD registered prices per sq ft, off plan share, new projects by Samana, Binghatti and others, roads and RTA upgrades. 2026.
Recently added (1)
Al Kifaf
Al Kifaf, Dubai: where it is, the Wasl 1 freehold towers, Nad Zabeel next door, transport and registered rents nearby. Facts from Wasl and DLD.
Read the Al Kifaf guide →DLD figures are registered residential sales from 1 September 2026 to 11 October 2026, shown where a community recorded at least 10 sales. Full table on the Dubai property price index.
Sources: UAE Ministry of Finance (personal income tax), Dubai Law No. 7 of 2006 and Regulation No. 3 of 2006 (freehold areas for foreign ownership), Dubai Law No. 8 of 2007 (escrow accounts for off plan projects), UAE Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (Golden Visa for property owners), Dubai Land Department open transaction data.