Dubai Real Estate Rental Transactions Report

25 June 2026

Dubai’s rental records stayed active across residential, commercial, industrial, and mixed-use stock, with lease activity spread across both freehold and non-freehold zones.

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Source: Building Arabia.

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Rental Transactions by Contract Type

Category	Number of Transactions	Value (AED)	Value (USD)
New	1932	AED890,477,015	$242,471,617.43
Renewed	2188	AED617,471,537	$168,133,842.55
Grand Total	4120	AED1,507,948,552	$410,605,459.98

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Rental Transactions by Property Ownership

Category	Number of Transactions	Value (AED)	Value (USD)
Free Hold	2285	AED622,849,012	$169,598,097.21
Non Free Hold	1835	AED885,099,540	$241,007,362.77
Grand Total	4120	AED1,507,948,552	$410,605,459.98

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Rental Transactions by Property Usage

Category	Number of Transactions	Value (AED)	Value (USD)
Commercial	910	AED319,811,755	$87,082,846.83
Industrial	7	AED1,315,318	$358,153.30
Residential	3193	AED1,185,408,371	$322,779,678.91
Other	10	AED1,413,108	$384,780.94
Grand Total	4120	AED1,507,948,552	$410,605,459.98

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Rental Transactions by Property Type

Category	Number of Transactions	Value (AED)	Value (USD)
A) Land	7	AED1,183,191	$322,175.09
- Other	7	AED1,183,191	$322,175.09
B) Unit	3702	AED1,430,247,572	$389,447,944.04
- Flat	2462	AED233,556,992	$63,596,185.16
- Hotel	20	AED5,003,174	$1,362,334.92
- Kiosk	4	AED1,026,906	$279,620.42
- Labor Camps	402	AED886,109,727	$241,282,430.77
- Mezzanine	2	AED106,000	$28,862.49
- Office	403	AED76,618,976	$20,862,893.12
- Parking	1	AED300,000	$81,688.22
- Restaurant	2	AED320,450	$87,256.64
- Shop	314	AED185,786,528	$50,588,571.14
- Showroom	18	AED23,379,684	$6,366,149.42
- Staff Accommodation	1	AED73,500	$20,013.61
- Storage	2	AED27,038	$7,362.15
- Store	1	AED110,000	$29,952.35
- Studio	28	AED890,986	$242,610.35
- Villa	1	AED120,000	$32,675.29
- Warehouse	37	AED16,415,668	$4,469,889.65
- Warehouse complex	3	AED180,000	$49,012.93
- Workshop	1	AED221,944	$60,434.31
C) Villa	311	AED69,658,185	$18,967,511.23
- Complex Villas	24	AED6,253,567	$1,702,809.26
- Shop	1	AED150,000	$40,844.11
- Villa	286	AED63,254,618	$17,223,857.86
D) Virtual Unit	100	AED6,859,604	$1,867,829.62
- Office	97	AED5,786,542	$1,575,641.12
- Shop	2	AED1,053,062	$286,742.66
- Warehouse	1	AED20,000	$5,445.84
Grand Total	4120	AED1,507,948,552	$410,605,459.98

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Rental Transactions by Locality — Top 10 by Value

Category	Number of Transactions	Value (AED)	Value (USD)
Jabal Ali Industrial First	221	AED595,531,333	$162,159,654.66
Saih Shuaib 3	95	AED276,343,329	$75,246,651.87
Burj Khalifa	73	AED34,926,825	$9,510,367.60
Al Thanyah Fifth	76	AED29,630,689	$8,068,261.13
Trade Center Second	10	AED29,161,248	$7,940,435.13
Al Wasl	19	AED28,081,960	$7,646,551.40
Jabal Ali First	173	AED26,952,077	$7,338,891.01
Mirdif	48	AED25,541,119	$6,954,695.44
Dubai Investment Park First	72	AED24,504,506	$6,672,431.88
Business Bay	184	AED23,198,195	$6,316,731.11
Subtotal	971	AED1,093,871,281	$297,854,671.23

The remaining 146 localities accounted for 3,149 transactions with a combined value of AED414,077,271 ($112,750,788.75).

Next up by value after the top ten were Al Barsha South Fourth, Al Rega, and Marsa Dubai.

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Conclusion

The day moved across a wide spread of districts, with industrial-heavy zones carrying the bulk of the ticket size while residential areas kept the transaction count moving.

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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.