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Business Bay: registered property data

Data as of 30 October 2026

Data scope: DLD area Business Bay, all registered residential sales.

Key figures, past 12 months

Registered residential sales (apartments and villas), ready and off-plan, November 2025 to October 2026.

Registered sales5,722
Total registered valueAED 16.1 bn
Median AED per sq ftAED 2,444 (middle half of sales: AED 1,871 to AED 2,839)
Ready and off-plan share42.7% ready, 57.3% off-plan
Same median one year earlierAED 2,423 per sq ft (November 2024 to October 2025); past 12 months on the same basis AED 2,548, 5.2% higher

The one-year comparison uses monthly medians weighted by the number of sales in each month, for both periods, because the published aggregates keep an exact 12-month median for the latest period only.

Rents

Ejari residential rent contracts, new and renewed, by contract start date, November 2025 to October 2026.

BedroomsContractsMedian annual rentMedian annual rent per sq ft
Studio4,537AED 65,000AED 135
1 bedroom7,936AED 85,000AED 115
2 bedrooms4,932AED 125,000AED 95
3 bedrooms1,447AED 171,690AED 89
4 or more bedrooms135AED 300,000AED 83

Gross rental yield

Gross rental yield: median annual rent divided by median sale price, same community and bedroom class, past 12 months, before service charges, fees and vacancy. Historic figure, not a forecast.

BedroomsMedian sale priceMedian annual rentGross rental yield
StudioAED 1,150,000AED 65,0005.7%
1 bedroomAED 2,000,000AED 85,0004.3%
2 bedroomsAED 3,022,193AED 125,0004.1%
3 bedroomsAED 4,729,729AED 171,6903.6%
4 or more bedroomsAED 9,385,698AED 300,0003.2%

Service charges

Not shown: the published records for this community are not consistent enough to summarise

Owners association service charges approved through Mollak, community level (Mollak master community Business Bay), sum of service categories.

Completion dates registered in DLD project data

Completion yearProjectsUnitsVillas
20261813,6910
2027124,4490
202869510
202941,7780

Counts by the completion year recorded in DLD project data (completion date when set, otherwise the project end date), including projects already marked finished. Cancelled projects are excluded.

Monthly median AED per sq ft, past 24 months

Monthly median AED per sq ft, November 2024 to October 2026. Months with fewer than 10 sales are left blank.1,9612,2392,5182,796Nov 2024May 2025Nov 2025May 2026Oct 2026AED/sq ft

Questions and answers

What was the median registered sale price per sq ft in Business Bay in the past 12 months?

The median registered sale price was AED 2,444 per sq ft for residential sales (apartments and villas) registered from November 2025 to October 2026. Source: Dubai Land Department open data.

How many residential sales were registered in Business Bay in the past 12 months?

5,722 residential sales (apartments and villas) were registered from November 2025 to October 2026. Source: Dubai Land Department open data.

What was the median annual rent for a one-bedroom home in Business Bay?

The median annual rent for a one-bedroom home was AED 85,000, from Ejari residential rent contracts, new and renewed, starting November 2025 to October 2026. Source: Dubai Land Department open data.

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Source: Dubai Land Department open data, published on Dubai Pulse (Data Dubai). Processed by Gulf Commercial Insights. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Dubai Land Department or the Government of Dubai.

Figures are computed from public records and may contain errors or later corrections. Check official DLD records before relying on them.