DIFC property prices & market data
Apartment prices, rental yield and trends from 4,815 Dubai Land Department sales.
Median apartment price
AED 3.19M
Ready
Avg price / sqft
AED 2,507
Ready apartments
Gross rental yield
5.5%
5.5% net
5-year price growth
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Ready resale
Live listings · homes here take a median 66 days on market (slow-moving). Sellers cut asking prices 2.5× more often than they raise them (avg −7.2%) — a fairly balanced market. Bayut live feed · 301 sale listings.
Off-plan vs ready
Apartment price per sqft
Ready
AED 2,507 /sqft
Median AED 3.19M
1,102 sales
Off-plan
AED 2,348 /sqft
Median AED 3.05M
3,713 sales
Median price by bedroom
Ready apartments
Studio—
1 B/RAED 1.90M
2 B/RAED 2.86M
3 B/RAED 4.66M
What sells in DIFC
By property type, all DLD sales
| Type | Sales | Median | AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit | 4,815 | AED 3.08M | 2,384 |
| Land | 7 | AED 479.80M | 4,602 |
| Building | 1 | AED 584.32M | 1,506 |
Who's buying in DIFC, and how
Buyer financing, nationality mix and residents
Cash vs mortgage (2026)
3%97%
3% mortgaged · 97% cash (by number of sales)
Financing from DLD mortgage vs sale registrations. Buyer nationality/residents from official buyer & owner records & Dubai Statistics Center — richer than a simple buyer-type tag, but a proxy for who lives there.
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DIFC — frequently asked
What is the average apartment price in DIFC?
The median ready apartment in DIFC sells for about AED 3.19M, roughly AED 2,507 per sqft, based on official Dubai Land Department sales.
What rental yield can I expect in DIFC?
Apartments in DIFC yield about 5.5% gross, or roughly 5.5% net after service charges.
Is DIFC better for off-plan or ready property?
Ready apartments trade around AED 2,507 per sqft; off-plan around AED 2,348. Ask dxbpropy.ai to compare the two for your budget and bedroom count.