Market Map · July 2026
The Dubai Market Map
The case for Dubai property in a single view - every fact sized by how much it moves the decision, and every claim sourced. Bigger node, bigger impact.
6-8%
Gross rental yield
Two to three times prime London
Zero
Property, income & capital-gains tax
You keep the yield
AED 917B+
Transacted in 2025
The deepest year on record
The map
Six forces, twelve facts
Drift pauses when you hover · drag to spin · click a fact to bring it forward
Dubai · 2026
≈ ⅓ of prime-London pricing
Prime +18% over two years
Gross yields 6-8%
Short-let ADR at record
AED 917B traded in 2025
Ready stock clears in weeks
0% property & income tax
USD-pegged dirham
~60% of sales off-plan
2026-27 handover wave
Golden Visa from AED 2M
Population to ~5.8M
How to read the map
Six forces. Twelve facts. One market.
Each node is a fact about Dubai property, sized by how much it moves an investor’s decision. Drag to rotate the sphere, click a fact to bring it forward, or isolate a theme with the legend.
Dubai in the world
The numbers behind the map
Prime residential · AED per sqft
Gateway cities, 2025-26 · Dubai in plum
Monaco
AED 21,301
Hong Kong
AED 15,425
London
AED 13,221
New York
AED 10,650
Singapore
AED 7,712
Paris
AED 6,243
Dubai
AED 3,379
Gross rental yield · %
Blended market average · Dubai in gold
Dubai
7.0%
Istanbul
5.4%
Miami
4.8%
London
3.4%
New York
3.2%
Singapore
3.0%
Hong Kong
2.6%
The evidence
Every fact, with its source
| Theme | Fact | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Values | A fraction of gateway-city pricing | Knight Frank, Prime Global Cities | |
| Yields & Income | Income global gateways can’t match | ValuStrat / Property Monitor | |
| Liquidity | The deepest market on record | Dubai Land Department | |
| Tax & Structure | You keep the yield | UAE Ministry of Finance | |
| Demand Drivers | Property buys residency | GDRFA / Dubai Land Department | |
| Supply & Off-plan | Off-plan leads the market | DLD / Reidin | |
| Supply & Off-plan | Supply is the number to watch | CBRE Research | |
| Demand Drivers | Structural demand, by design | Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan | |
| Capital Values | Values reset higher, then steadied | CBRE / Dubai Land Department | |
| Yields & Income | Tourism underwrites holiday-home income | Dubai Economy & Tourism / STR | |
| Liquidity | Liquidity you can actually exit | Property Finder | |
| Tax & Structure | No currency risk for dollar capital | UAE Central Bank |
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Palma Vista Real Estate Brokers LLC · Dubai · RERA ORN 42293 · palmavista.aeFigures last reviewed July 2026, from cited public sources; rounded and indicative. Not investment advice.