Dubai Real Estate Rental Transactions Report

13 July 2026

A total of 2,414 rental transactions were officially registered with the Dubai Land Department on 13 July 2026. The aggregate value of these lease registrations reached AED 329,695,438 (USD 89,774,115), spanning residential, commercial, industrial, and specialized real estate assets across the emirate.

New lease agreements for the day accounted for 919 registrations, while renewed contracts represented 1,495 of the total volume. In terms of ownership classification, freehold areas logged 1,300 transactions, with non-freehold areas accounting for the remaining 1,114 registrations.

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Source: Building Arabia.

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By Contract Type

Category	Number of Transactions	Value (AED)	Value (USD)
New	919	142,005,897	38,667,365
Renewed	1495	187,689,541	51,106,751
Grand Total	2414	329,695,438	89,774,115

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By Property Ownership

Category	Number of Transactions	Value (AED)	Value (USD)
Free Hold	1300	187,651,667	51,096,438
Non Free Hold	1114	142,043,771	38,677,678
Grand Total	2414	329,695,438	89,774,115

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By Property Usage

Category	Number of Transactions	Value (AED)	Value (USD)
Commercial	592	131,137,359	35,707,926
Educational facility	1	616,986	168,002
Health Facility	2	4,122,150	1,122,437
Industrial	3	2,497,520	680,060
Residential	1797	183,118,169	49,861,993
Other	19	8,203,254	2,233,698
Grand Total	2414	329,695,438	89,774,115

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By Property Type

Category	Number of Transactions	Value (AED)	Value (USD)
A) Building (Subtotal)	1	20,000	5,446
- Warehouse	1	20,000	5,446
B) Land (Subtotal)	19	8,203,254	2,233,698
- Other	19	8,203,254	2,233,698
C) Unit (Subtotal)	2083	269,080,141	73,268,929
- Building	2	52,000	14,159
- Flat	1492	117,613,924	32,025,575
- Health club	1	225,208	61,323
- Hotel	7	774,000	210,756
- Kiosk	1	44,000	11,981
- Labor Camps	79	16,166,024	4,401,913
- Medical center	1	3,851,750	1,048,809
- Nursery	1	616,986	168,002
- Office	210	28,165,798	7,669,380
- Open space	1	280,000	76,242
- Parking	2	337,712	91,957
- Restaurant	1	500,000	136,147
- Shop	230	87,442,247	23,810,006
- Showroom	17	6,869,560	1,870,541
- Staff Accommodation	1	32,000	8,713
- Storage	1	10,500	2,859
- Studio	14	436,828	118,946
- Warehouse	20	5,271,990	1,435,532
- Warehouse complex	1	84,000	22,873
- Workshop	1	305,614	83,217
D) Villa (Subtotal)	214	50,179,593	13,663,606
- Complex Villas	13	2,701,552	735,616
- Villa	201	47,478,041	12,927,989
E) Virtual Unit (Subtotal)	97	2,212,450	602,437
- Office	93	1,640,750	446,767
- Shop	2	531,700	144,779
- Warehouse	2	40,000	10,892
Grand Total	2414	329,695,438	89,774,115

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By Locality (Top 10 by Value)

Locality	Number of Transactions	Value (AED)	Value (USD)
Burj Khalifa	48	32,526,739	8,856,838
Al Thanyah First	39	13,699,729	3,730,355
Al Karama	64	11,644,609	3,170,758
Jabal Ali Industrial First	31	11,254,426	3,064,513
Al Kheeran	4	10,672,600	2,906,086
Marsa Dubai	55	9,745,680	2,653,691
Business Bay	129	8,964,248	2,440,912
Al Barsha First	43	8,597,549	2,341,062
Jabal Ali First	77	8,538,789	2,325,062
Al Goze Industrial Second	54	8,210,109	2,235,564
Top 10 Subtotal	544	123,854,478	33,724,841
Remaining 137 Localities	1870	205,840,960	56,049,274
Grand Total	2414	329,695,438	89,774,115

The remaining 137 localities include areas such as Dubai Investment Park Second, Al Merkadh, and Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah.

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Disclaimer
This report is based on publicly available market transaction summaries and compiled data related to Dubai real estate activity for the stated period.
Figures are presented for informational purposes only and may vary from final official statistics published by the Dubai Land Department (DLD).
1 US Dollar = 3.6725 UAE Dirhams
This material does not constitute financial or investment advice. Real estate investments involve risk and readers should conduct independent research before making any investment decisions.