Business Bay
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What a square foot costs here, what it rents for, what it yields once the service charge comes off, and how all of that compares with every other community in Dubai. Taken from what was registered with the Dubai Land Department. Nothing modelled, nothing estimated.
Source export: 8 September 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department
How many sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in this period. It measures activity, not price.
How many tenancy contracts were registered in this period, new and renewed together.
The middle registered annual rent for the period: half were agreed below it and half above.
Higher confidence, a large number of records behind this figure. Based on up to 10,514 registered records in the period.
Business Bay against every other community in Dubai.
Each figure is drawn on the field it belongs to, so a number is never left to stand on its own. Latest published quarter, Q2 2026.
This communityDubai medianEvery other community
Median price per square foot
AED 2,350
The middle registered sale here, measured by area so a studio and a villa compare.
17th highest of 56 communities. 38% above the Dubai median.
Median rent per square foot
AED 106 a year
What a square foot let for here, from registered tenancy contracts.
19th highest of 133 communities. 45% above the Dubai median.
Gross rental yield
5.84%
Rent per square foot over ready-property price. Before the service charge.
20th highest of 40 communities. 13% above the Dubai median. In this community's favour.
Service charge
AED 27 a square foot
The yearly charge an owner pays. It comes straight off the yield above.
Highest of 11 communities.
Yield after the service charge
3.37%
The gross yield above with this community’s service charge taken off, which is the figure a yield table almost never shows you. It is still not take-home: management, maintenance and the weeks a home sits empty come off after this.
Business Bay, year by year
How prices, sales, rents and yield have moved here, each year against the one before.
The median price per square foot rose to AED 1,821 / sq ft in Q3 2022, up 18% on the same quarter a year earlier.
What this means for you: rising prices with steady yield suggest rents are keeping pace; prices rising faster than rents mean yield is thinning. Past movement is a record, not a forecast.
- 20192,487
- 20202,357
- 20215,064
- 202210,125
- 202310,050
- 202411,859
- 202513,782
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| Year | Price per sq ft | Registered sales | Median annual rent | Gross yield | Rental contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Not published | Not published | Not published | 5.8%Q2 2026down 0.7 pts on a year earlier | Not published |
| 2025 | Not published | 13,782up 16% on a year earlier | AED 60,000down 25% on a year earlier | 6.2%Q4 2025up 0.2 pts on a year earlier | 50,699up 59% on a year earlier |
| 2024 | Not published | 11,859up 18% on a year earlier | AED 80,000level on a year earlier | 6.0%Q4 2024up 0.3 pts on a year earlier | 31,985up 21% on a year earlier |
| 2023 | Not published | 10,050down 1% on a year earlier | AED 80,000up 23% on a year earlier | 5.7%Q4 2023up 0.3 pts on a year earlier | 26,474down 3% on a year earlier |
| 2022 | AED 1,821 / sq ftQ3 2022up 18% on a year earlier | 10,125up 100% on a year earlier | AED 65,000up 11% on a year earlier | 5.4%Q4 2022up 0.5 pts on a year earlier | 27,418up 18% on a year earlier |
| 2021 | AED 1,429 / sq ftQ4 2021up 14% on a year earlier | 5,064up 115% on a year earlier | AED 58,583down 2% on a year earlier | 4.9%Q4 2021down 0.9 pts on a year earlier | 23,293up 35% on a year earlier |
| 2020 | AED 1,250 / sq ftQ4 2020down 20% on a year earlier | 2,357down 5% on a year earlier | AED 60,000down 14% on a year earlier | 5.8%Q4 2020down 0.4 pts on a year earlier | 17,227up 9% on a year earlier |
| 2019 | AED 1,567 / sq ftQ4 2019 | 2,487down 12% on a year earlier | AED 70,000down 9% on a year earlier | 6.1%Q4 2019 | 15,734up 11% on a year earlier |
The current year is year to date, so it carries no change figure: part of a year is not compared with a whole one. Prices and yields are published by quarter; each year shows its latest published quarter, compared with the same quarter a year earlier.
Source: Dubai Land Department open data. Source export: 8 September 2026. DLX Properties is independent of the Dubai Land Department; this information is provided for information only.
The registered record for Business Bay
Registered sale transactions
How many sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in this period. It measures activity, not price.
Q1 2015 to Q2 2026 · 71,125 registered records · Higher confidence, a large number of records behind this figure
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| Period | Registered sale transactions | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2015 | 1,343 | 1,343 |
| Q2 2015 | 577 | 577 |
| Q3 2015 | 491 | 491 |
| Q4 2015 | 631 | 631 |
| Q1 2016 | 716 | 716 |
| Q2 2016 | 754 | 754 |
| Q3 2016 | 675 | 675 |
| Q4 2016 | 665 | 665 |
| Q1 2017 | 588 | 588 |
| Q2 2017 | 689 | 689 |
| Q3 2017 | 955 | 955 |
| Q4 2017 | 828 | 828 |
| Q1 2018 | 833 | 833 |
| Q2 2018 | 783 | 783 |
| Q3 2018 | 584 | 584 |
| Q4 2018 | 632 | 632 |
| Q1 2019 | 671 | 671 |
| Q2 2019 | 586 | 586 |
| Q3 2019 | 436 | 436 |
| Q4 2019 | 794 | 794 |
| Q1 2020 | 712 | 712 |
| Q2 2020 | 368 | 368 |
| Q3 2020 | 473 | 473 |
| Q4 2020 | 804 | 804 |
| Q1 2021 | 1,032 | 1,032 |
| Q2 2021 | 855 | 855 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,318 | 1,318 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,859 | 1,859 |
| Q1 2022 | 2,047 | 2,047 |
| Q2 2022 | 2,036 | 2,036 |
| Q3 2022 | 3,053 | 3,053 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,989 | 2,989 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,701 | 2,701 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,801 | 1,801 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,855 | 2,855 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,693 | 2,693 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,835 | 2,835 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,052 | 3,052 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,660 | 2,660 |
| Q4 2024 | 3,312 | 3,312 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,730 | 2,730 |
| Q2 2025 | 3,138 | 3,138 |
| Q3 2025 | 4,546 | 4,546 |
| Q4 2025 | 3,368 | 3,368 |
| Q1 2026 | 2,220 | 2,220 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,437 | 1,437 |
Registered rental contracts
How many tenancy contracts were registered in this period, new and renewed together.
Q1 2015 to Q2 2026 · 260,003 registered records · Higher confidence, a large number of records behind this figure
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| Period | Registered rental contracts | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2015 | 2,068 | 2,068 |
| Q2 2015 | 2,162 | 2,162 |
| Q3 2015 | 2,301 | 2,301 |
| Q4 2015 | 2,138 | 2,138 |
| Q1 2016 | 2,572 | 2,572 |
| Q2 2016 | 2,489 | 2,489 |
| Q3 2016 | 2,513 | 2,513 |
| Q4 2016 | 2,621 | 2,621 |
| Q1 2017 | 3,220 | 3,220 |
| Q2 2017 | 2,983 | 2,983 |
| Q3 2017 | 3,394 | 3,394 |
| Q4 2017 | 3,340 | 3,340 |
| Q1 2018 | 3,876 | 3,876 |
| Q2 2018 | 3,269 | 3,269 |
| Q3 2018 | 3,494 | 3,494 |
| Q4 2018 | 3,520 | 3,520 |
| Q1 2019 | 3,729 | 3,729 |
| Q2 2019 | 3,569 | 3,569 |
| Q3 2019 | 4,208 | 4,208 |
| Q4 2019 | 4,228 | 4,228 |
| Q1 2020 | 4,124 | 4,124 |
| Q2 2020 | 2,795 | 2,795 |
| Q3 2020 | 4,865 | 4,865 |
| Q4 2020 | 5,443 | 5,443 |
| Q1 2021 | 5,769 | 5,769 |
| Q2 2021 | 4,535 | 4,535 |
| Q3 2021 | 6,300 | 6,300 |
| Q4 2021 | 6,689 | 6,689 |
| Q1 2022 | 6,677 | 6,677 |
| Q2 2022 | 5,717 | 5,717 |
| Q3 2022 | 7,188 | 7,188 |
| Q4 2022 | 7,836 | 7,836 |
| Q1 2023 | 6,797 | 6,797 |
| Q2 2023 | 5,550 | 5,550 |
| Q3 2023 | 6,724 | 6,724 |
| Q4 2023 | 7,403 | 7,403 |
| Q1 2024 | 7,621 | 7,621 |
| Q2 2024 | 6,406 | 6,406 |
| Q3 2024 | 7,926 | 7,926 |
| Q4 2024 | 10,032 | 10,032 |
| Q1 2025 | 11,820 | 11,820 |
| Q2 2025 | 12,477 | 12,477 |
| Q3 2025 | 12,619 | 12,619 |
| Q4 2025 | 13,783 | 13,783 |
| Q1 2026 | 10,699 | 10,699 |
| Q2 2026 | 10,514 | 10,514 |
Median registered annual rent
The middle registered annual rent for the period: half were agreed below it and half above.
Q1 2015 to Q2 2026 · 260,003 registered records · Higher confidence, a large number of records behind this figure · Scale AED 16,000 to AED 109,000
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| Period | Median registered annual rent | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2015 | AED 96,000 | 2,068 |
| Q2 2015 | AED 97,775 | 2,162 |
| Q3 2015 | AED 100,000 | 2,301 |
| Q4 2015 | AED 95,476 | 2,138 |
| Q1 2016 | AED 90,000 | 2,572 |
| Q2 2016 | AED 90,000 | 2,489 |
| Q3 2016 | AED 95,000 | 2,513 |
| Q4 2016 | AED 88,000 | 2,621 |
| Q1 2017 | AED 85,000 | 3,220 |
| Q2 2017 | AED 84,000 | 2,983 |
| Q3 2017 | AED 80,000 | 3,394 |
| Q4 2017 | AED 80,000 | 3,340 |
| Q1 2018 | AED 75,000 | 3,876 |
| Q2 2018 | AED 78,000 | 3,269 |
| Q3 2018 | AED 77,500 | 3,494 |
| Q4 2018 | AED 76,028 | 3,520 |
| Q1 2019 | AED 73,000 | 3,729 |
| Q2 2019 | AED 70,000 | 3,569 |
| Q3 2019 | AED 70,000 | 4,208 |
| Q4 2019 | AED 69,788 | 4,228 |
| Q1 2020 | AED 66,000 | 4,124 |
| Q2 2020 | AED 65,000 | 2,795 |
| Q3 2020 | AED 60,000 | 4,865 |
| Q4 2020 | AED 55,000 | 5,443 |
| Q1 2021 | AED 55,000 | 5,769 |
| Q2 2021 | AED 58,000 | 4,535 |
| Q3 2021 | AED 58,000 | 6,300 |
| Q4 2021 | AED 62,000 | 6,689 |
| Q1 2022 | AED 63,138 | 6,677 |
| Q2 2022 | AED 60,268 | 5,717 |
| Q3 2022 | AED 65,000 | 7,188 |
| Q4 2022 | AED 69,000 | 7,836 |
| Q1 2023 | AED 75,000 | 6,797 |
| Q2 2023 | AED 77,175 | 5,550 |
| Q3 2023 | AED 80,000 | 6,724 |
| Q4 2023 | AED 83,000 | 7,403 |
| Q1 2024 | AED 85,000 | 7,621 |
| Q2 2024 | AED 82,500 | 6,406 |
| Q3 2024 | AED 85,000 | 7,926 |
| Q4 2024 | AED 75,382 | 10,032 |
| Q1 2025 | AED 60,000 | 11,820 |
| Q2 2025 | AED 25,000 | 12,477 |
| Q3 2025 | AED 65,040 | 12,619 |
| Q4 2025 | AED 65,000 | 13,783 |
| Q1 2026 | AED 74,750 | 10,699 |
| Q2 2026 | AED 30,000 | 10,514 |
Registered sale transactions by year
The same registrations grouped annually, which smooths the seasonal pattern quarters carry.
2015 to 2025 · 67,468 registered records · Higher confidence, a large number of records behind this figure
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| Period | Registered sale transactions by year | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3,042 | 3,042 |
| 2016 | 2,810 | 2,810 |
| 2017 | 3,060 | 3,060 |
| 2018 | 2,832 | 2,832 |
| 2019 | 2,487 | 2,487 |
| 2020 | 2,357 | 2,357 |
| 2021 | 5,064 | 5,064 |
| 2022 | 10,125 | 10,125 |
| 2023 | 10,050 | 10,050 |
| 2024 | 11,859 | 11,859 |
| 2025 | 13,782 | 13,782 |
Median price per square foot by quarter
What a square foot actually changed hands for here, quarter by quarter. The count charts say how busy the market was; this one says what it cost.
Q1 2019 to Q3 2022 · 12,696 registered records · Higher confidence, a large number of records behind this figure · Scale AED 1,165 / sq ft to AED 1,891 / sq ft
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| Period | Median price per square foot by quarter | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2019 | AED 1,685 / sq ft | 346 |
| Q2 2019 | AED 1,660 / sq ft | 339 |
| Q3 2019 | AED 1,469 / sq ft | 274 |
| Q4 2019 | AED 1,567 / sq ft | 552 |
| Q1 2020 | AED 1,509 / sq ft | 444 |
| Q2 2020 | AED 1,547 / sq ft | 218 |
| Q3 2020 | AED 1,250 / sq ft | 270 |
| Q4 2020 | AED 1,250 / sq ft | 567 |
| Q1 2021 | AED 1,235 / sq ft | 794 |
| Q2 2021 | AED 1,289 / sq ft | 642 |
| Q3 2021 | AED 1,544 / sq ft | 1,066 |
| Q4 2021 | AED 1,429 / sq ft | 1,580 |
| Q1 2022 | AED 1,575 / sq ft | 1,677 |
| Q2 2022 | AED 1,699 / sq ft | 1,517 |
| Q3 2022 | AED 1,821 / sq ft | 2,410 |
Registered rental contracts by year
Annual tenancy registrations, which show whether the rental base here is growing or steady.
2015 to 2025 · 238,790 registered records · Higher confidence, a large number of records behind this figure
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| Period | Registered rental contracts by year | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8,669 | 8,669 |
| 2016 | 10,195 | 10,195 |
| 2017 | 12,937 | 12,937 |
| 2018 | 14,159 | 14,159 |
| 2019 | 15,734 | 15,734 |
| 2020 | 17,227 | 17,227 |
| 2021 | 23,293 | 23,293 |
| 2022 | 27,418 | 27,418 |
| 2023 | 26,474 | 26,474 |
| 2024 | 31,985 | 31,985 |
| 2025 | 50,699 | 50,699 |
Source: Dubai Land Department open data. Source export: 8 September 2026. DLX Properties is independent of the Dubai Land Department; this information is provided for information only.
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