Dubai Real Estate Rental Market Report – 9 December 2025
Dubai Real Estate Rental Market Report – 9 December 2025
Daily Market Review
The Dubai rental market recorded robust activity on 9 December 2025, processing nearly 5,000 contracts with a combined value exceeding AED 3.2 billion. The market displayed a familiar pattern of renewal-dominated volume, though new contracts generated the majority of value. A striking development was the extraordinary concentration of rental capital in a single locality, Al Barshaa South Third, which alone accounted for nearly half of the day’s total value. The data confirms the sustained dominance of residential usage and non-freehold properties in the rental sector, with the market’s strength firmly rooted in high-volume, mid-value unit rentals.
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1. Daily Transaction Summary
| Metric | Total (AED) | Total (USD)* |
|---|---|---|
| Total Transactions | 4,956 | - |
| Total Rental Value | AED 3,244,792,457 | ~$884 Million |
Note: USD conversion calculated at an approximate exchange rate of AED 3.67 = USD 1.
2. Breakdown by Contract Status
| Contract Status | Number of Contracts | Total (AED) | Total (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renewed | 2,997 | 1,306,324,474 | ~$356 Million |
| New | 1,959 | 1,938,467,983 | ~$528 Million |
| Grand Total | 4,956 | 3,244,792,457 | ~$884 Million |
Insight: Renewals constituted 60% of daily transactions, reflecting market stability. However, new contracts, though fewer, commanded a higher average value and contributed nearly 60% of the day's total rental capital, indicating continued inflow of new tenants at premium rates.
3. Breakdown by Freehold Designation
| Designation | Number of Contracts | Total (AED) | Total (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Free Hold | 2,401 | 2,098,389,830 | ~$572 Million |
| Free Hold | 2,555 | 1,146,402,627 | ~$312 Million |
| Grand Total | 4,956 | 3,244,792,457 | ~$884 Million |
Insight: The non-freehold (leasehold) segment continued its dominance in the rental sector, generating 65% of the total value despite a slightly lower transaction count than freehold areas. This underscores the liquidity and scale of the broader rental market.
4. Breakdown by Property Type
The following table presents the property type breakdown, with categories sorted in descending order of total value.
| Property Type | Number of Contracts | Total (AED) | Total (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit | 4,462 | 3,109,257,202 | ~$847 Million |
| Flat | 3,167 | 2,567,235,674 | ~$699 Million |
| Labor Camps | 244 | 161,933,764 | ~$44 Million |
| Shop | 393 | 190,384,265 | ~$52 Million |
| Office | 466 | 77,517,202 | ~$21 Million |
| Hotel | 42 | 64,801,000 | ~$18 Million |
| All Other Unit Types | 150 | 47,385,297 | ~$13 Million |
| Villa | 295 | 74,533,026 | ~$20 Million |
| Virtual Unit | 182 | 45,961,882 | ~$13 Million |
| Building | 3 | 12,798,000 | ~$3.5 Million |
| Land | 14 | 2,242,347 | ~$611,000 |
| Grand Total | 4,956 | 3,244,792,457 | ~$884 Million |
Insight: As expected, residential and commercial units formed the core of the rental market, representing 96% of total value. Flats alone were responsible for 79% of the day’s rental capital, highlighting the segment's critical role.
5. Breakdown by Primary Usage
| Usage | Number of Contracts | Total (AED) | Total (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 3,766 | 2,821,688,924 | ~$769 Million |
| Commercial | 1,158 | 417,194,650 | ~$114 Million |
| Industrial | 7 | 2,208,842 | ~$602,000 |
| Other | 17 | 2,448,842 | ~$667,000 |
| All Other Usages | 8 | 1,251,199 | ~$341,000 |
| Grand Total | 4,956 | 3,244,792,457 | ~$884 Million |
Insight: Residential rentals drove the market, accounting for 87% of total value. The commercial segment, while significant, played a secondary role in value contribution on this particular day.
6. Breakdown by Locality (Top 10 by Value)
| Rank | Locality | Number of Contracts | Total (AED) | Total (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Barshaa South Third | 148 | 1,499,174,532 | ~$408 Million |
| 2 | Al Goze Industrial Second | 311 | 669,316,371 | ~$182 Million |
| 3 | Burj Khalifa | 119 | 118,704,019 | ~$32 Million |
| 4 | Saih Shuaib 1 | 22 | 105,615,845 | ~$29 Million |
| 5 | Jabal Ali Industrial First | 104 | 103,080,674 | ~$28 Million |
| 6 | Al Suq Al Kabeer | 130 | 86,686,764 | ~$24 Million |
| 7 | Al Barsha South Fourth | 200 | 60,050,656 | ~$16 Million |
| 8 | Dubai Investment Park Second | 93 | 45,460,536 | ~$12 Million |
| 9 | Saih Shuaib 3 | 38 | 39,603,456 | ~$11 Million |
| 10 | Dubai Investment Park First | 169 | 34,182,624 | ~$9.3 Million |
Other Localities
The remaining 132 localities accounted for the balance of 3,433 transactions and a combined value of AED 483,500,980 (~$132 Million). Activity was distributed across established residential and commercial areas such as Business Bay, Al Muteena, Al Barsha First, Naif, and Palm Jumeirah.
Insight: The day’s market was defined by an unprecedented concentration in Al Barshaa South Third, which alone contributed 46% of the total daily rental value, likely due to a small number of exceptionally high-value commercial or labor camp contracts. Beyond this outlier, performance was led by major industrial zones (Al Goze Industrial Second, Jabal Ali Industrial First) and key residential-commercial districts.
Disclaimer:
This report is based on publicly available data and Dubai Land Department (DLD) transaction summaries as of the date mentioned in the title of this post.
Final and detailed figures from the DLD may vary upon official release.
1 US Dollar = 3.672 UAE Dirhams
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