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DLD Pulse
Verified transaction reporting, placed in market context.
Publication basis
Updated when a cited report meets the desk scope
The remit
Dubai property sales, prices and transaction volumes — and what the figures tell buyers and owners.
Published reports
The desk archive
9 reports currently meet the published scope.
- 01market pulseDubai’s Q3 sales slowdown hides a stronger ready-home marketSavills’ new residential report separates completed-home activity from off-plan sales. The distinction matters before applying a citywide headline to an individual purchase.
- 02market pulseDubai's rental registrations rise, but a record is not a rent forecastNew freehold rental research and Q3 sales figures show different kinds of demand. The investment question is what they measure, not just how large they are.
- 03market pulseDubai records AED29.66bn in September property salesReady-property sales value exceeded off-plan sales in the month's reported figures.
- 04market pulseDubai off-plan prices hold, but sales pace tells a different storyNew research shows a gap between developers’ headline prices and how quickly homes are selling.
- 05market pulseOff-plan sales capture 71% of Dubai transactions as H1 2026 hits AED 291.7bnPre-construction demand drives structural shift in emirate's residential market
- 06market pulseDubai logs AED 419.94bn in H1 transactions as weekly volumes compressMid-year data reveals 12% YoY sales decline amid structural shift to secondary market
- 07market pulseDubai property prices fall 1.24% in June as yields hold at 6.93%Second consecutive monthly decline marks cooling phase, yet rental returns remain structurally attractive for capital deployment
- 08market pulseDubai real estate sets historic high-water mark with AED 252bn Q1 transactionsEmirate records 31% year-on-year value surge as structural fundamentals eclipse cyclical volatility
- 09market pulseDubai logs Dhs28.51bn in May property deals as off-plan absorbs 64% of valueResidential transactions reached Dhs22.01bn across 9,507 sales while commercial assets generated Dhs6.50bn in 711 deals
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