Dubai Hills Estate Market Report: September 2026

Residential sales transactions in Dubai Hills totalled 163 in September 2026, worth AED 653 million. Sales rose 5.2% month-on-month. Off-plan sales accounted for 42% of the total and owner resales 48%.

The median apartment price in Dubai Hills was AED 2,377 per sq ft in September 2026, across 147 sales; it rose 6.8% month-on-month, and was 43% above the Dubai median. The median villa and townhouse price was AED 9.5 million, across 16 sales; it rose 73.2% month-on-month.

The monthly median apartment price in Dubai Hills declined 5.1% between January 2026 and September 2026.

In Dubai Hills in September 2026, median prices were AED 1.8 million for a 1-bedroom apartment (61 sales); AED 2.6 million for a 2-bedroom apartment (50 sales); AED 7.5 million for a 3-bedroom villa or townhouse (2 sales); AED 7.6 million for a 4-bedroom villa or townhouse (2 sales).

The median rental rate on new apartment lease registrations (Ejari) in Dubai Hills was AED 133 per sq ft a year in September 2026, across 520 registrations. New villa and townhouse lease registrations had a median rental rate of AED 310,000 a year, across 139 registrations. 659 new leases and 245 renewals were registered with Ejari.

The gross rental yield on ready apartments in Dubai Hills was 6.1% in September 2026, comparing median new rents with median ready sale prices per sq ft. For villas and townhouses it was 3.3%, comparing median new rents with median ready sale prices.

The UAE dirham is pegged to the US dollar at AED 3.6725. At that rate, in Dubai Hills in September 2026, the median apartment price of AED 2,377 per sq ft is approximately $647 per sq ft; the median villa and townhouse price of AED 9.5 million is approximately $2.59 million; the median new apartment rental rate of AED 133 per sq ft a year is approximately $36.

7 prime sales (AED 10 million and above) were recorded in Dubai Hills in September 2026, worth AED 188 million and accounting for 4.3% of sales. Villas and townhouses accounted for 7 of them and off-plan sales for 0. They included 1 super-prime sales ($10 million and above, approximately AED 37 million), worth AED 80.0 million.

The median apartment price in Dubai Hills was 43% above the Dubai median in September 2026, at AED 2,377 per sq ft compared with AED 1,662.

Vida Residences Hillside by Emaar recorded the most sales of any building in Dubai Hills in September 2026, with 18 sales worth AED 64.8 million.

Emaar recorded the most off-plan sales in Dubai Hills in September 2026, with 61 sales worth AED 185 million, accounting for 88% of off-plan sales. It was followed by Soho (1).

Median price

The middle sale price once all sales are ranked: half of sales were above it and half below. Used instead of the average so a few very large sales don't distort the figure.

Price per sq ft

Sale price divided by the registered area in square feet, then the median across sales. Reported for apartments; villa records often carry the plot size, so villas are reported per home.

Off-plan and ready

Off-plan sales are homes sold before completion; ready sales are completed homes, including owner resales and developers' completed stock.

Sub-community and building

Where DLD records a home: a sub-community for villas and townhouses (for example Raya in Arabian Ranches 3), a building for apartments, or the project name for off-plan homes.

Ejari

Dubai's official lease registration system. Rents here are new Ejari leases registered in the period; renewals are counted separately.

Gross rental yield

Median new annual rent divided by the median ready sale price, before costs. Shown only between 3% and 12%; outside that range the pairing reflects data errors rather than a yield.

DLD area and community

The Dubai Land Department records sales and leases by official area, which can differ from the name people use. Each report names the DLD areas it covers.

⚠ Small sample

A figure based on fewer than 30 sales or leases. It is shown, but can move a lot from period to period.