Dubai South
مدينة المطارofficially Madinat Al Mataar · also covers Emaar South
Dubai Land Department data shows the typical sale price (the median, ready and off-plan homes together) in Dubai South was AED 1,600/sqft over the 30 days to 7 October 2026, from 734 sales recorded so far.
AED 1,600/sqft
30 days to 7 October 2026 · 734 sales
-21.5%
-2%
92%
12 months to 7 October 2026 · 15,918 sales
6.8%
Ready homes, 12 months to 7 October 2026 · 1,222 sales · 4,342 new lets
68
All years, 2016–2026 · 5,814 resales
Dubai Land Department · recorded sales Sales on record with the Land Department · typical prices, not estimates. Half of the sales were above a typical price, half below. File dated 8 Oct 2026 · synced 8 Oct 2026.
A typical residential sale here was AED 1,025,000 for about 714 sqft in the 12 months to 7 October 2026 (15,918 sales); across all 41,116 recorded sales the typical price is AED 1,142,324.
Ready-home prices here have moved -21.5% across the 123 months (Jul 2016 – Oct 2026) of Land Department records we hold. That is a pace of -2% a year if it kept going.
That is all 123 months of records for this area, shown as a yearly pace. It averages over every rise and fall in that time, so it describes the long run rather than the market today. Treat it as history, not a forecast.
Off-plan and ready are different markets
Off-plan
AED 1,669/sqft
14,696 sales, 12 months to 7 October 2026
AED 1,535/sqft
35,312 sales since 2009
Ready
AED 1,118/sqft
1,222 sales, 12 months to 7 October 2026
AED 930/sqft
5,804 sales since 2009
In the 12 months to 7 October 2026, across 15,918 sales (14,696 off-plan, 1,222 completed homes), off-plan sold 49% above completed homes here.
Across every recorded sale since 2009, off-plan sold 65% above completed homes here.
Dubai Land Department · recorded sales Sales on record with the Land Department · typical prices, not estimates. Half of the sales were above a typical price, half below. File dated 8 Oct 2026 · synced 8 Oct 2026.
What each size costs in Dubai South
Typical size and price for every bedroom count. A size with at least 15 recorded sales is well evidenced; a size with fewer is still shown, with a red (i) and the number of sales behind it. The Dubai Land Department records the number of bedrooms on nearly every sale, so these figures come from real sales, not estimates. The main price is for the last 12 months. The typical price across every sale on record sits under it.
Rent: the typical rent on new lets, matched by bedrooms or by size.
Apartments
| Size | Typical floor area | Price, last 12 months · ready and off-plan | Per sqft, all years | Typical rent | Sales, all years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 366 sqft | AED 648,450 6,624 sales all years AED 630,000 | AED 1,693/sqft | AED 42,000/yr 841 rent contracts | 10,891 |
| 1 bed | 736 sqft | AED 1,170,000 4,890 sales all years AED 1,100,000 | AED 1,479/sqft | AED 57,000/yr 1,080 rent contracts | 10,554 |
| 2 beds | 1,176 sqft | AED 1,793,888 2,765 sales all years AED 1,642,828 | AED 1,426/sqft | AED 85,000/yr 1,093 rent contracts | 7,721 |
| 3 beds | 1,819 sqft | AED 2,450,000 412 sales all years AED 2,067,270 | AED 1,235/sqft | AED 120,000/yr 187 rent contracts | 1,438 |
| 4 beds | 4,085 sqft | AED 8,761,000 6 sales all years AED 7,136,838 | AED 1,705/sqft | — | 13 |
Villas and townhouses, as the Land Department records them
| Size | Typical floor area | Price, last 12 months · ready and off-plan | Per sqft, all years | Typical rent | Sales, all years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 beds | 1,736 sqft | AED 2,350,000 13 sales all years AED 1,100,000 | AED 638/sqft | AED 126,000/yr 37 rent contracts | 486 |
| 3 beds | 1,692 sqft | AED 2,900,000 303 sales all years AED 1,650,000 | AED 1,010/sqft | AED 110,000/yr 613 rent contracts | 4,618 |
| 4 beds | 3,292 sqft | AED 4,430,000 501 sales all years AED 3,400,000 | AED 1,009/sqft | AED 175,000/yr 488 rent contracts | 4,342 |
| 5 beds | 4,219 sqft | AED 5,835,000 310 sales all years AED 4,650,000 | AED 1,138/sqft | AED 249,615/yr 36 rent contracts | 1,009 |
| 6 beds | 8,611 sqft | AED 4,575,000 3 sales all years AED 16M | AED 1,858/sqft | AED 249,615/yr 36 rent contracts | 29 |
Dubai Land Department · recorded sales Sales on record with the Land Department · typical prices, not estimates. Half of the sales were above a typical price, half below. File dated 8 Oct 2026 · synced 8 Oct 2026.
Dubai Land Department · rent contracts Ejari (Dubai's rent registration system) contracts · agreed rents, not advertised ones. File dated 10 Oct 2026 · synced 11 Oct 2026.
What exists here, and who may own it
Most figures on this page are about sales and rents. This one counts what exists, not what sold: the units on the Land Department’s register.
Units on record
49,382
In Dubai South, from the Land Department's register of flats.
Freehold
100%
Every unit in Dubai South with a recorded type is freehold, so foreign ownership is permitted throughout.
Typical size
742 sqft
Typical size of the 49,382 units that record one.
By size of home
No villas in this register.
Dubai Land Department · unit register The Land Department's unit register · counts, not valuations. File dated 8 Oct 2026 · synced 9 Oct 2026.
Villas on the Land Department's register in Madinat Al Mataar
The Land Department files these villas under its area Madinat Al Mataar, which this page covers as Dubai South. Every villa record in that Land Department area is counted.
1,111 of the 9,574 villa records the Land Department lists in Madinat Al Mataar stand alone on their plot with both sizes recorded; the other 8,463 share a plot with other building records or miss a size, and are not in these bands.
3 bedrooms
276 villas- Plot
- typically 4,923 sqftmiddle half 4,622–5,561 sqft
- Built-up area
- typically 3,000 sqftmiddle half 2,773–3,030 sqft
4 bedrooms
283 villas- Plot
- typically 4,734 sqftmiddle half 4,581–5,445 sqft
- Built-up area
- typically 3,176 sqftmiddle half 2,957–3,861 sqft
5 bedrooms
385 villas- Plot
- typically 5,626 sqftmiddle half 5,131–7,163 sqft
- Built-up area
- typically 4,900 sqftmiddle half 4,852–4,918 sqft
6 bedrooms
82 villas- Plot
- typically 4,563 sqftmiddle half 4,563–6,641 sqft
- Built-up area
- typically 4,811 sqftmiddle half 4,811–4,811 sqft
Both figures are as the Land Department's files record them, for the same villas. On these villas the plot is typically 1.46 times the built-up area (middle half 1.13–1.75).
2 bedroom counts with too few villas to show
- Fewer than 30 villas in Madinat Al Mataar at 2 bedrooms stand alone on their plot with both sizes recorded (0 of the 134 villa records the Land Department lists there), so no band is shown.
- Fewer than 30 villas in Madinat Al Mataar at 7 bedrooms stand alone on their plot with both sizes recorded (11 of the 34 villa records the Land Department lists there), so no band is shown.
In the Land Department's buildings file dated 5 Oct 2026 and in the Land Department's land register dated 10 Oct 2026.
Dubai Land Department · building register The Land Department's buildings file · each villa record's built-up area and bedrooms, as recorded. File dated 5 Oct 2026 · synced 5 Oct 2026.
Dubai Land Department · land register The Land Department's land register · the plot a villa stands alone on, as the Municipality measures it · no owner. File dated 10 Oct 2026 · synced 11 Oct 2026.
Rental market
From 8,672 Ejari rent contracts , last 12 months. These are the rents tenants agreed to pay, not advertised rents.
Typical yearly rent
AED 74,000/yr
for ~1,044 sqft
Rent per sqft
AED 75/sqft
per year
Renewals
50%
of contracts
Contracts
8,672
last 12 months
What it costs to rent here
Typical yearly rent, by size of home. Each group's bars are measured against its own largest rent.
Apartments
- StudioAED 42,000/yr
- 1 bedAED 57,000/yr
- 2 bedsAED 85,000/yr
- 3 bedsAED 120,000/yr
Villas and townhouses, as the Land Department records them
- 2 bedsAED 126,000/yr
- 3 bedsAED 110,000/yr
- 4 bedsAED 175,000/yr
- 5 bedsAED 249,615/yr
- 6 bedsAED 249,615/yr
Matched by number of bedrooms where Ejari records one (most contracts do), and by floor area where it does not. The table below says which for each row. Renewing tenants pay about 0% less per sqft than someone signing a new lease here.
Dubai Land Department · rent contracts Ejari (Dubai's rent registration system) contracts · agreed rents, not advertised ones. File dated 10 Oct 2026 · synced 11 Oct 2026.
What it returns
A year of rent compared with what completed homes of that size actually sold for in Dubai South over the same twelve months. Rents come from Ejari rent contracts and prices from recorded sales. Off-plan sales are left out of the price, because rent is paid on built homes and off-plan sells at a premium.
Apartments
| Size | Price now, ready homes | Rents for | Yield before costs | Ready sales, 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | AED 483.25K | AED 42,000/yrby bedroom · 841 new lets | 8.7% | 232 |
| 1 bed | AED 740K | AED 57,000/yrby bedroom · 1,080 new lets | 7.7% | 307 |
| 2 beds | AED 1.16M | AED 85,000/yrby bedroom · 1,093 new lets | 7.3% | 288 |
| 3 beds | AED 1.95M | AED 120,000/yrby bedroom · 187 new lets | 6.2% | 46 |
Villas and townhouses, as the Land Department records them
| Size | Price now, ready homes | Rents for | Yield before costs | Ready sales, 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 beds | AED 2.35M | AED 126,000/yrby bedroom · 37 new lets | 5.4% | 13 |
| 3 beds | AED 2.45M | AED 110,000/yrby bedroom · 613 new lets | 4.5% | 158 |
| 4 beds | AED 3.85M | AED 175,000/yrby bedroom · 488 new lets | 4.5% | 143 |
| 5 beds | AED 5.33M | AED 249,615/yrby bedroom · 36 new lets | 4.7% | 22 |
The highest yield before costs here is on a studio at 8.7%. Studio apartments here yield more than 3-bedroom apartments: 8.7% against 6.2%.
Why this is lower than yields quoted elsewhere
The usual shortcut divides today’s rent by an average price. In a market that has risen as far as Dubai’s, the average is a historical price. Worked out with the typical price across every sale on record (AED 1.1M), a 2 beds here reads 11.5% instead of 5.4%. The yield in the table above uses the AED 2.35M a completed one costs today. Every figure above uses the same twelve months, and completed homes only, on both sides.
What it returns after service charges
Starting from the typical owners’ association budget in this area — AED 14/sqft across 16 projects, recorded for 2023–2026 (11 for 2026). Charges have risen since then, so replace it with your own invoice if you have one. How to check it.
| Size | Charge / year | Rent after it | Yield before costs | Yield after service charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartments | ||||
| Studio | AED 5,089 | AED 36,911 | 8.7% | 7.6% |
| 1 bed | AED 10,229 | AED 46,771 | 7.7% | 6.3% |
| 2 beds | AED 16,346 | AED 68,654 | 7.3% | 5.9% |
| 3 beds | AED 25,284 | AED 94,716 | 6.2% | 4.9% |
| Villas and townhouses, as the Land Department records them | ||||
| 2 beds | AED 24,133 | AED 101,867 | 5.4% | 4.3% |
| 3 beds | AED 23,520 | AED 86,480 | 4.5% | 3.5% |
| 4 beds | AED 45,761 | AED 129,239 | 4.5% | 3.4% |
| 5 beds | AED 58,650 | AED 190,965 | 4.7% | 3.6% |
Only the service charge is taken off.
A separate reserve-fund line appears in 16 of the 16 project budgets counted together here; the middle of those is AED 0.4/sqft.
Yield before costs: a year of rent as a share of the price.
Dubai Land Department · recorded sales Sales on record with the Land Department · typical prices, not estimates. Half of the sales were above a typical price, half below. File dated 8 Oct 2026 · synced 8 Oct 2026.
Dubai Land Department · rent contracts Ejari (Dubai's rent registration system) contracts · agreed rents, not advertised ones. File dated 10 Oct 2026 · synced 11 Oct 2026.
Dubai Land Department · association budgets Owners' association budgets, as recorded · a budget figure, not a price. File dated 22 Sep 2026 · synced 24 Sep 2026.
Common questions about Dubai South
How much is rent in Dubai South?
The typical rent (the median: half of the rent contracts were above this, half below) in Dubai South is AED 42,000/yr for a studio, AED 57,000/yr for a 1-bedroom, AED 85,000/yr for a 2-bedroom and AED 120,000/yr for a 3-bedroom. These rents come from the rent contracts recorded in Ejari (Dubai's rent registration system) in Dubai South over the last twelve months. They are what tenants agreed to pay, not advertised asking rents. Each rent is matched to homes by bedroom count where Ejari records one, which most contracts do, and by floor area where it does not. Each row on this page says which.
How much do properties cost in Dubai South?
The typical price (the median: half sold for more than this, half for less) for residential sales in Dubai South was AED 1,600/sqft over the 30 days to 7 October 2026, from the 734 sales recorded so far for those days. Late records are still arriving, so that count can grow. Over the 12 months to 7 October 2026, homes here typically sold for about AED 1.03M and measured about 714 sqft (15,918 sales). These come from sales recorded by the Dubai Land Department. They are what buyers paid, not asking prices.
What rental yield does Dubai South give?
The yield before costs on ready homes in Dubai South is about 8.7% on a studio apartment, 7.7% on a 1-bedroom apartment, 7.3% on a 2-bedroom apartment and 6.2% on a 3-bedroom apartment. That is a year of rent divided by what completed homes of that size sold for over the same twelve months. Studio apartments here yield more than 3-bedroom apartments: 8.7% against 6.2%. Service charges, agency commission and empty periods are not taken off, and in Dubai the service charge alone commonly takes a fifth to a third of the rent.
Is Dubai South freehold?
Yes. Every unit in Dubai South whose ownership type is recorded in the Land Department's register is freehold, so foreign nationals may own property here outright. The register holds 49,382 units for the area.
How have property prices in Dubai South changed over the last two years?
The typical price (the median: half sold for more than this, half for less) of ready homes in Dubai South was AED 1,108/sqft in Q3 2026 (176 sales), against AED 986/sqft in Q4 2024 (276 sales). That is a change of +12.5% across those quarters. By quarter, the typical price of ready homes was AED 986/sqft in Q4 2024, AED 1,044/sqft in Q1 2025, AED 1,080/sqft in Q2 2025, AED 1,115/sqft in Q3 2025, AED 1,080/sqft in Q4 2025, AED 1,191/sqft in Q1 2026, AED 1,103/sqft in Q2 2026 and AED 1,108/sqft in Q3 2026. Off-plan sales had a typical price of AED 1,708/sqft in Q3 2026 (5,076 sales) and are never counted together with ready homes here. These are typical prices of recorded sales, not a price index: a quarter's move against the one before it partly reflects which homes sold, and sales for Q3 2026 are still being recorded.
Is Dubai South mostly off-plan or completed homes?
92% of the 15,918 sales recorded in Dubai South in the 12 months to 7 October 2026 were off-plan, and the rest were recorded as existing property rather than off-plan. The two sell at different prices, so one price per square foot for both together would describe neither.
Prices by quarter, Q4 2024 to Q3 2026
Typical sale price per sqft in Dubai South, by calendar quarter of the sale date, with ready homes and off-plan sales kept apart. Only complete quarters are shown. A quarter with 60 or more sales is well evidenced; one with fewer is still shown, with a red (i) and the number of sales, and no change against a year earlier is worked out from it.
| Quarter | Ready homes · typical price per sqft | vs a year earlier | Off-plan · typical price per sqft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | AED 986/sqft276 sales | +15.0% | AED 1,601/sqft2,274 registrations |
| Q1 2025 | AED 1,044/sqft272 sales | +26.9% | AED 1,888/sqft2,288 registrations |
| Q2 2025 | AED 1,080/sqft323 sales | +21.2% | AED 1,740/sqft1,849 registrations |
| Q3 2025 | AED 1,115/sqft387 sales | +23.5% | AED 1,512/sqft1,964 registrations |
| Q4 2025 | AED 1,080/sqft458 sales | +9.6% | AED 1,589/sqft2,117 registrations |
| Q1 2026 | AED 1,191/sqft353 sales | +14.1% | AED 1,548/sqft2,459 registrations |
| Q2 2026 | AED 1,103/sqft246 sales | +2.1% | AED 1,694/sqft5,061 registrations |
| Q3 2026still being recorded | AED 1,108/sqft176 sales | -0.6% | AED 1,708/sqft5,076 registrations |
Ready-home typical price +12.5% from Q4 2024 (AED 986/sqft, 276 sales) to Q3 2026 (AED 1,108/sqft, 176 sales).
Q3 2026 holds 176 ready sales against about 352 in each of the three quarters before it: sales for it are still being recorded, and its typical price will settle in later months.
The typical price moves with the mix of homes that sold, not only with prices.
Dubai Land Department · recorded sales Sales on record with the Land Department · typical prices, not estimates. Half of the sales were above a typical price, half below. File dated 8 Oct 2026 · synced 8 Oct 2026.
Typical price per sqft, month by month
Ready and off-plan together · the newest month is still filling up.
Dubai Land Department · recorded sales Sales on record with the Land Department · typical prices, not estimates. Half of the sales were above a typical price, half below. File dated 8 Oct 2026 · synced 8 Oct 2026.
Mortgage registrations in Dubai South
There were 1,176 mortgage registrations here in the 12 months to 7 October 2026. That is the date of the newest mortgage registration in our Dubai-wide records. These count registrations, not buyers. The register records each loan on its own and does not link it to a sale, so we cannot tell you what share of purchases were paid for with a mortgage.
- 891 new registrations
- 161 delayed, on off-plan
- 23 modifications
- 8 lease finance
- 3 development finance
- 40 pre-registrations
- 7 portfolio registrations
- 43 other types
A modification or a transfer is not a new purchase.
Dubai Land Department · recorded sales Sales on record with the Land Department · typical prices, not estimates. Half of the sales were above a typical price, half below. File dated 8 Oct 2026 · synced 8 Oct 2026.
Valuations recorded here
Counted from the Land Department's valuations file dated 10 Oct 2026, over the 12 months to 9 Oct 2026.
- Fewer than 20 valuations of flats were recorded in Dubai South in the 12 months to 9 Oct 2026, so Keyva shows no count.
- Fewer than 20 valuations of villas were recorded in Dubai South in the 12 months to 9 Oct 2026, so Keyva shows no count.
A valuation here is an appraisal recorded with the Land Department. It is not a price anyone paid, and the file does not say why each one was recorded. Keyva shows the count and no value.
Dubai Land Department · valuation records Land Department valuations counted as recorded, per property sub-type, in the 12 months to 9 Oct 2026, with a count shown only from 20 valuations · counts, never a price. File dated 10 Oct 2026 · synced 11 Oct 2026.
Areas at a similar price
Closest to Dubai South on typical price per sqft, each over the same 30 days.
Motor City
30 days to 7 Oct 2026 · 341 sales
AED 1,615/sqft
+1%
Emirate Living
30 days to 7 Oct 2026 · 21 sales
AED 1,625/sqft
+2%
Jumeirah Village Triangle
30 days to 7 Oct 2026 · 167 sales
AED 1,625/sqft
+2%
Dubai Production City
30 days to 7 Oct 2026 · 314 sales
AED 1,681/sqft
+5%
Arjan
30 days to 7 Oct 2026 · 237 sales
AED 1,512/sqft
-5%
Arabian Ranches I
30 days to 7 Oct 2026 · 10 sales
AED 1,501/sqft
-6%
Dubai Land Department · recorded sales Sales on record with the Land Department · typical prices, not estimates. Half of the sales were above a typical price, half below. File dated 8 Oct 2026 · synced 8 Oct 2026.
Dubai Land Department · area codes The Land Department's own area names and codes. File dated 2 Oct 2026 · synced 3 Oct 2026.
Buildings in Dubai South
Each has at least twenty sales on record, so its own typical price means something. Ordered by how many sales each has had, most first.
Dubai Land Department · building register The Land Department's building register. File dated 5 Oct 2026 · synced 5 Oct 2026.
Dubai Land Department · recorded sales Sales on record with the Land Department · typical prices, not estimates. Half of the sales were above a typical price, half below. File dated 8 Oct 2026 · synced 8 Oct 2026.
Projects in Dubai South · 163 recorded
Aero 1
BITHAUS REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT L.L.C
AED 1,166/sqft
Oct 2025 · 5 home sales
Al Ghaf Janoub
Jersey Real Estate Development L.L.C
No month with 5+ recorded home sales since Oct 2025
Altair 52
ACUBE ABODES REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT L.L.C
AED 1,402/sqft
Feb 2026 · 8 home sales
Arja Vista Residences
Januss Real Estate Developers L.L.C
No month with 5+ recorded home sales since Oct 2025
Astra Residences
Dugasta Properties Development L.L.C
AED 1,799/sqft
Aug 2026 · 5 home sales
Avenew888-Loom
Unknown developer
AED 1,651/sqft
Sep 2026 · 6 home sales
Avenew888 - Modo
Avenew Real Estate Development L.L.C
AED 1,363/sqft
Jun 2026 · 5 home sales
Avion 100
Sky View Development L.L.C
No month with 5+ recorded home sales since Oct 2025
Avion Residence
Sky View Development L.L.C
AED 1,163/sqft
Mar 2026 · 8 home sales
Azizi Venice 1
Azizi Developments L.L.C
AED 2,233/sqft
Sep 2026 · 6 home sales
Azizi Venice 10
Azizi Developments L.L.C
AED 1,742/sqft
Sep 2026 · 75 home sales
Azizi Venice 11
Azizi Developments L.L.C
AED 1,691/sqft
1–7 Oct 2026 · 13 home sales
Azizi Venice 12
Azizi Developments L.L.C
AED 1,760/sqft
Sep 2026 · 28 home sales
Azizi Venice 13
Azizi Developments L.L.C
AED 1,654/sqft
Sep 2026 · 25 home sales
Azizi Venice 14
Azizi Developments
AED 1,646/sqft
1–7 Oct 2026 · 16 home sales
Azizi Venice 15
Azizi Developments L.L.C
AED 1,806/sqft
1–7 Oct 2026 · 6 home sales
Azizi Venice 16
Azizi Developments L.L.C
AED 1,936/sqft
Sep 2026 · 12 home sales
Azizi Venice 2
Azizi Developments L.L.C
AED 1,881/sqft
Sep 2026 · 11 home sales
Azizi Venice 3
Azizi Developments L.L.C
AED 1,559/sqft
Sep 2026 · 12 home sales
Azizi Venice 4
Azizi Developments L.L.C
AED 1,653/sqft
Jul 2026 · 7 home sales
Azizi Venice 5
Azizi Developments L.L.C
AED 1,686/sqft
Sep 2026 · 29 home sales
Azizi Venice 6
Azizi Developments L.L.C
AED 1,949/sqft
Sep 2026 · 47 home sales
Azizi Venice 7
Azizi Developments
AED 1,880/sqft
1–7 Oct 2026 · 6 home sales
Azizi Venice 8
Azizi Developments L.L.C
AED 1,707/sqft
Sep 2026 · 22 home sales
Dubai Land Department · project register The Land Department's project register · the status as the developer recorded it. File dated 15 Jun 2026 · synced 26 Sep 2026. The file date is the date carried on the rows themselves; the sync is when Keyva last loaded that file.
Dubai Land Department · recorded sales Sales on record with the Land Department · typical prices, not estimates. Half of the sales were above a typical price, half below. File dated 8 Oct 2026 · synced 8 Oct 2026.
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