Dubailand Residence Complex (DLRC) Market Report: Q3 2026

Residential sales transactions in DLRC totalled 1,084 in Q3 2026, worth AED 1.06 billion. Sales declined 29.5% quarter-on-quarter. Off-plan sales accounted for 86% of the total and owner resales 13%.

The median apartment price in DLRC was AED 1,363 per sq ft in Q3 2026, across 1,083 sales; it declined 5.2% quarter-on-quarter, and was 19% below the Dubai median. The median villa and townhouse price was AED 51.2 million, across 1 sales; it rose 104.0% quarter-on-quarter.

The median apartment price in DLRC declined 5.6% between Q1 2026 and Q3 2026, from AED 1,444 to AED 1,363 per sq ft.

In DLRC in Q3 2026, median prices were AED 650,709 for a studio apartment (456 sales); AED 1.0 million for a 1-bedroom apartment (416 sales).

The median rental rate on new apartment lease registrations (Ejari) in DLRC was AED 73 per sq ft a year in Q3 2026, across 489 registrations. 489 new leases and 474 renewals were registered with Ejari.

The gross rental yield on ready apartments in DLRC was 8.5% in Q3 2026, comparing median new rents with median ready sale prices per sq ft.

The UAE dirham is pegged to the US dollar at AED 3.6725. At that rate, in DLRC in Q3 2026, the median apartment price of AED 1,363 per sq ft is approximately $371 per sq ft; the median villa and townhouse price of AED 51.2 million is approximately $13.94 million; the median new apartment rental rate of AED 73 per sq ft a year is approximately $20.

1 prime sales (AED 10 million and above) were recorded in DLRC in Q3 2026, worth AED 51.2 million and accounting for 0.1% of sales. Villas and townhouses accounted for 1 of them and off-plan sales for 0. They included 1 super-prime sales ($10 million and above, approximately AED 37 million), worth AED 51.2 million.

The median apartment price in DLRC was 19% below the Dubai median in Q3 2026, at AED 1,363 per sq ft compared with AED 1,692.

Samana Boulevard Heights by Samana recorded the most sales of any building in DLRC in Q3 2026, with 80 sales worth AED 86.9 million.

Samana recorded the most off-plan sales in DLRC in Q3 2026, with 168 sales worth AED 190 million, accounting for 18% of off-plan sales. It was followed by Peace Homes (121), Zoya Developments (104).

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.