Dubai Marina property prices & market data

Apartment prices, rental yield and trends from 102,205 Dubai Land Department sales.

Data through July 2026 · DLD
Market intelligence

Median ~AED 2,080/sqft in 2026 (+16.9% YoY), with ~3,700 apartment sales in 12 months and gross yields of 5.5–7.2%. Still the most-preferred luxury apartment destination.

Median apartment price
AED 1.89M
Ready
Avg price / sqft
AED 1,459
Ready apartments
Gross rental yield
3.7%
3.1% net
5-year price growth
+55%
Ready resale

That’s +55% nominal — about +34% real after +21% Dubai inflation over the same 5 years (official CPI, 20212026).

Live listings · homes here take a median 40 days on market. Sellers cut asking prices 3.1× more often than they raise them (avg −8.1%)a fairly balanced market. Bayut live feed · 2,513 sale listings.

Off-plan vs ready

Apartment price per sqft
Ready
AED 1,459 /sqft
Median AED 1.89M
67,537 sales
Off-plan
AED 2,733 /sqft
Median AED 3.20M
34,637 sales

Median price by bedroom

Ready apartments
StudioAED 922,460
1 B/RAED 1.16M
2 B/RAED 1.88M
3 B/RAED 2.82M

What sells in Dubai Marina

By property type, all DLD sales
TypeSalesMedianAED/sqft
Unit102,174AED 2.34M1,891
Building123AED 97.12M2,362
Land35AED 274.28M4,085
Villa31AED 45.65M1,775

Resale & flips in Dubai Marina

Unit-level ownership changes, 2018–2023
Units resold
906
of 9,520 tracked
% of units resold
9.5%
changed hands 2+×
Avg resale gain
+28%
first → latest sale

Most-resold buildings

Stella Maris · 139VIDA Residences Dubai Marina · 123ESCAN MARINA TOWER · 94Jumeirah Living Marina Gate · 4352|42 Tower 1 · 31

From per-unit DLD records (2018–2023, the years with a unit identity). "Resold" = a unit with 2+ genuine ownership changes; avg gain = mean first→last price change of those units.

Who's buying in Dubai Marina, and how

Buyer financing, nationality mix and residents

Cash vs mortgage (2026)

24%76%

24% mortgaged · 76% cash (by number of sales)

Top buyer nationalities · 63,804 residents

Russia · 12.1%India · 10.4%United Kingdom · 8.7%Saudia · 4.8%Italy · 4.1%France · 3.4%

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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Dubai Marinafrequently asked

What is the average apartment price in Dubai Marina?
The median ready apartment in Dubai Marina sells for about AED 1.89M, roughly AED 1,459 per sqft, based on official Dubai Land Department sales.
What rental yield can I expect in Dubai Marina?
Apartments in Dubai Marina yield about 3.7% gross, or roughly 3.1% net after service charges.
Is Dubai Marina better for off-plan or ready property?
Ready apartments trade around AED 1,459 per sqft; off-plan around AED 2,733. Ask dxbpropy.ai to compare the two for your budget and bedroom count.