Damac Hills vs Dubai Hills: prices, rents and yields
Side-by-side registered figures over July – September 2026 — 423 sales in Damac Hills and 443 sales in Dubai Hills. Ready homes and off-plan sales are kept apart.
| Damac Hills | Dubai Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Ready homes · typical price per sqftJuly – September 2026 | AED 1,289/sqft · 90 sales | AED 2,180/sqft · 287 sales |
| Off-plan · typical price per sqftJuly – September 2026 | AED 1,820/sqft · 333 off-plan sales | AED 2,416/sqft · 156 off-plan sales |
| Three-year change · ready homesJuly – September 2023 to July – September 2026 | +24.1% · from AED 1,039/sqft, 191 sales | +20.3% · from AED 1,811/sqft, 246 sales |
| Yield before costs · ready homesOctober 2025 – September 2026, typical new-let rent over typical ready-home price, the same months | 7.2% · 474 sales, 2,607 new lets | 5.9% · 1,141 sales, 4,993 new lets |
| Recorded salesOctober 2025 – September 2026 | 1,440 · 67% off-plan | 2,577 · 56% off-plan |
Typical prices from recorded residential sales, with ready homes and off-plan sales kept apart; a higher figure is a higher recorded price, not a recommendation.
What the register shows
- Price. Ready homes over July – September 2026: Dubai Hills AED 2,180/sqft and Damac Hills AED 1,289/sqft. Dubai Hills is 69% above Damac Hills.
- Off-plan. Off-plan sales sit at 1.4× the ready-home typical price in Damac Hills and 1.1× in Dubai Hills, over the same July – September 2026.
- Three years. Since July – September 2023, ready-home typical prices moved +24% in Damac Hills and +20% in Dubai Hills.
- Two years. From Q4 2024 to Q3 2026, ready-home typical prices moved +5% in Dubai Hills and +1% in Damac Hills; the gap between Dubai Hills and Damac Hills was 64% in Q4 2024 and 69% in Q3 2026. Sales for Q3 2026 are still being recorded, so its figures will settle.
- Yield. Yield before costs on ready homes over October 2025 – September 2026, typical new-let rent over typical ready-home price: 7.2% in Damac Hills and 5.9% in Dubai Hills.
- Activity. Ready homes that changed hands in the twelve months to September 2026: 1,141 in Dubai Hills and 474 in Damac Hills.
Price by quarter · ready homes
| Damac Hills | Dubai Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | AED 1,367/sqft · 166 sales | AED 2,325/sqft · 353 sales |
| Q1 2026 | AED 1,383/sqft · 135 sales | AED 2,335/sqft · 288 sales |
| Q2 2026 | AED 1,335/sqft · 83 sales | AED 2,200/sqft · 213 sales |
| Q3 2026still being recorded | AED 1,289/sqft · 90 sales | AED 2,180/sqft · 287 sales |
| Change across these quartersfrom the first of these four quarters to the last, when both quarters have enough sales | -5.6% · Q4 2025 AED 1,367/sqft → Q3 2026 AED 1,289/sqft | -6.2% · Q4 2025 AED 2,325/sqft → Q3 2026 AED 2,180/sqft |
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Frequently asked questions
Which area has a higher typical price per sqft?
Over July – September 2026: Damac Hills had a typical ready-home price of AED 1,289/sqft (90 sales) and Dubai Hills had AED 2,180/sqft (287 sales). Dubai Hills is 69% above Damac Hills in that period.
Which area has the higher gross yield?
Over October 2025 – September 2026: Damac Hills had a gross yield of 7.2% (2,607 new lets, 474 ready-home sales) and Dubai Hills had 5.9% (4,993 new lets, 1,141 ready-home sales). This is a gross figure before service charges, financing and other costs.
How have prices moved over the past three years?
From July – September 2023 to July – September 2026, ready-home typical prices moved +24.1% in Damac Hills and +20.3% in Dubai Hills. Damac Hills was AED 1,039/sqft in July – September 2023. Dubai Hills was AED 1,811/sqft in July – September 2023.
Method
Prices are from registered residential sales (apartments, villas and townhouses) inside plausibility bounds. Ready homes (resales) and off-plan registrations are kept apart and never pooled: a blended figure moves when the mix of what sold changes, not only when prices change. A typical price is the median: half of sales were above it, half below. It appears only with 60 or more sales behind it; under that, the figure carries a red (i) marking it as thin. The three-month window ends with the last complete calendar month. The twelve-month window for rents and yields ends the same day. Yield before costs is the median new-let annual rent per sqft over the median ready-home sale price per sqft, the same months on both sides. Every figure states the record count it rests on.