Dubai off-plan market: Q3 2026
How many off-plan homes sold in Dubai in Q3 2026, for how much and where, from Dubai Land Department (DLD) sales. Then the new homes due in the DLD project register. The tables come first; the charts below them show every full quarter since Q1 2025.
The quarter in numbers
| Off-plan homes | Q3 2026 | Change on Q2 2026 | Change on Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off-plan sales | 23,324 | −8.5% | −40% |
| Total value | AED 38.5B | −24.8% | −51.9% |
| Median price per sq ft | AED 1,727 | −1.9% | −6.3% |
| Off-plan share of all homes sold | 73.2% | −5.6 points | −3.6 points |
DLD sales registered from Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026.
What it means
- Off-plan sales were 40% lower than in Q3 2025.
- The median off-plan price per sq ft was 6.3% lower than in Q3 2025.
- 73% of the homes sold were off-plan; ready homes made up the rest.
- Madinat Al Mataar, Wadi Al Safa 4, and Jabal Ali Industrial Second had 37% of the quarter's off-plan sales between them.
- The DLD register has about 110,000 new homes due in 2027, more than in any other year.
Where off-plan homes sold
The 15 DLD areas with the most off-plan sales in the quarter. Where one of our area guides covers the area, it is linked.
| DLD area | Off-plan sales | Median price per sq ft | Price change on Q2 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madinat Al MataarOur guide to Dubai South | 4,839 | AED 1,707 | +0.8% |
| Wadi Al Safa 4Our guide to City of Arabia | 1,904 | AED 1,719 | −0.1% |
| Jabal Ali Industrial Second | 1,843 | AED 1,730 | +3.8% |
| Wadi Al Safa 3Our guide to Majan | 1,212 | AED 1,444 | −1.1% |
| Al Barsha South FourthOur guide to Jumeirah Village Circle | 1,155 | AED 1,552 | −5.2% |
| Wadi Al Safa 5Our guide to Dubai Land Residence Complex | 1,081 | AED 1,436 | −4.3% |
| Jabal Ali FirstOur guide to Al Furjan | 872 | AED 1,728 | +4.1% |
| Dubai Investment Park First | 726 | AED 1,087 | −10.5% |
| Al Hebiah FifthOur guide to DAMAC Lagoons | 650 | AED 1,676 | −9.7% |
| Al Hebiah FirstOur guide to Motor City | 558 | AED 1,823 | +0.7% |
| Al Khairan FirstOur guide to Dubai Creek Harbour | 509 | AED 2,596 | −3.1% |
| Al Thanyah FifthOur guide to Jumeirah Lake Towers | 504 | AED 2,322 | −11.8% |
| Me'Aisem FirstOur guide to Dubai Production City | 442 | AED 1,499 | +8.3% |
| Al Barshaa South ThirdOur guide to Arjan | 423 | AED 1,725 | +0.2% |
| Palm DeiraOur guide to Dubai Islands | 398 | AED 2,496 | −16.5% |
DLD sales registered from Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026.
The change compares the median price with DLD sales registered from Apr 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026.
By bedrooms
| Home | Off-plan sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Studio apartments | 9,278 | AED 655,000 |
| 1-bedroom apartments | 8,068 | AED 1,231,000 |
| 2-bedroom apartments | 3,726 | AED 2,095,000 |
| 3-bedroom apartments | 805 | AED 3,800,000 |
| Apartments with 4 or more bedrooms | 108 | AED 12,171,000 |
| Villas and townhouses | 1,337 | AED 2,960,000 |
DLD sales registered from Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026.
DLD registers townhouses as villas, so they share a row. Apartments without a bedroom count in the DLD data are left out of this table.
New homes due
The homes in every project registered with the Dubai Land Department that isn't finished, by the year it is due. Completion dates often move: DLD can move the due date when a project is given more time.
All of Dubai, by registered completion year
| Registered completion | Projects | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Past their registered date, not finished | 115 | 29,852 |
| 2026 | 257 | 63,203 |
| 2027 | 457 | 113,265 |
| 2028 | 455 | 112,583 |
| 2029 | 244 | 69,542 |
| 2030 | 88 | 39,358 |
| 2031 | 14 | 6,016 |
| 2032 | 2 | 684 |
| No date registered | 196 | 57,811 |
| All not finished | 1,828 | 492,314 |
The 10 DLD areas with the most homes due in 2027 and 2028
| DLD area | 2027 | 2028 | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadi Al Safa 5Our guide to Dubai Land Residence Complex | 9,209 | 12,236 | 21,445 |
| Madinat Al MataarOur guide to Dubai South | 12,694 | 7,093 | 19,787 |
| Al Barsha South FourthOur guide to Jumeirah Village Circle | 7,788 | 7,128 | 14,916 |
| Wadi Al Safa 3Our guide to Majan | 9,146 | 4,500 | 13,646 |
| Wadi Al Safa 4Our guide to City of Arabia | 8,154 | 4,058 | 12,212 |
| Al Hebiah FirstOur guide to Motor City | 3,261 | 8,349 | 11,610 |
| Palm DeiraOur guide to Dubai Islands | 4,982 | 4,814 | 9,796 |
| Jabal Ali FirstOur guide to Al Furjan | 4,218 | 3,008 | 7,226 |
| Marsa DubaiOur guide to Dubai Marina | 3,198 | 3,914 | 7,112 |
| Al Barsha South FifthOur guide to Jumeirah Village Triangle | 3,755 | 3,318 | 7,073 |
DLD project register as of Nov 11, 2026.
Quarter by quarter
DLD sales registered from Jan 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026.
How we count
- Off-plan means DLD registered the sale as off-plan, the same rule our price checks use. It includes resales before handover: the DLD data doesn't separate them.
- Homes are apartments and villas. DLD registers townhouses as villas. Offices, shops, hotel rooms and hotel apartments are left out.
- We show medians, not averages: half the sales were above the figure and half below, so a few very large sales don't move it. A median needs at least 30 sales; with fewer we show a dash.
- Price per sq ft is the price divided by the size DLD records for the home. Sales without a size are left out of it.
- A quarter is shown only when the DLD sales data covers it from its first day to its last.
- The project register lists every project registered with DLD, with the homes it will have and its registered completion date. We count the projects that aren't finished.
- Dates move. DLD can register a sale late and can give a project more time, so these figures can change when the data is refreshed.