Dubai Real Estate Rental Transactions: 21 May 2026

Dubai Real Estate Rental Transactions Report 21 May 2026

Dubai registered 4,493 real estate rental transactions on 21 May 2026 with a declared total value of 3,236,631,538 AED 881,315,599.18 USD .

Renewed contracts accounted for the larger share of activity with 2,766 registrations valued at 2,163,145,339 AED. Residential usage represented the largest segment by volume and value within the daily rental registry. <center Rise by Athlon – The First Active Living Community in DubaiLand Source: Building Arabia. </center By Contract Type

Category Number of Transactions Value AED Value USD ----------- ---------------------: ------------: -------------: New 1727 1,073,486,199 292,303,934.38 Renewed 2766 2,163,145,339 589,011,664.80 Grand Total 4493 3,236,631,538 881,315,599.18

By Property Ownership

Category Number of Transactions Value AED Value USD ------------- ---------------------: ------------: -------------: Free Hold 2298 1,225,655,227 333,738,659.50 Non Free Hold 2195 2,010,976,311 547,576,939.69 Grand Total 4493 3,236,631,538 881,315,599.18

By Property Usage

Category Number of Transactions Value AED Value USD ----------- ---------------------: ------------: -------------: Commercial 1058 404,531,089 110,151,420.42 Industrial 7 1,790,780 487,618.79 Residential 3415 2,822,797,661 768,631,086.05 Other 13 7,512,008 2,045,473.92 Grand Total 4493 3,236,631,538 881,315,599.18

By Property Type

Category Number of Transactions Value AED Value USD ---------------------------- ---------------------: ----------------: -----------------: A Building Factory 1 625,000 170,183.80 Subtotal A Building 1 625,000 170,183.80 B Land Other 11 7,339,008 1,998,368.14 Subtotal B Land 11 7,339,008 1,998,368.14 C Unit Factory 1 150,000 40,844.11 Flat 2514 1,001,147,749 272,606,602.59 GYM 1 216,000 58,815.52 Hotel 14 19,114,300 5,204,710.69 Kiosk 1 65,000 17,699.12 Labor Camps 590 1,755,829,055 478,099,130.70 Mezzanine 1 15,000 4,084.41 Office 421 222,489,217 60,582,496.12 Pharmacy 1 240,000 65,350.58 Restaurant 1 934,274 254,397.82 Restaurant Complex 1 160,000 43,567.05 Shop 344 117,966,982 32,121,710.55 Showroom 13 4,181,572 1,138,617.15 Store 1 525,500 143,090.54 Studio 22 941,620 256,397.55 Warehouse 35 25,105,498 6,836,078.42 Warehouse complex 2 246,639 67,158.61 Workshop 22 3,521,861 959,009…

Top 10 Localities by Value

Category Number of Transactions Value AED Value USD -------------------------- ---------------------: ------------: -------------: Jabal Ali Industrial First 276 1,639,876,293 446,528,602.59 Me'Aisem First 172 743,603,025 202,478,699.80 Al Goze Industrial Second 211 103,291,490 28,125,660.65 Burj Khalifa 109 92,312,269 25,136,084.41 Business Bay 231 58,172,562 15,840,044.25 Nadd Hessa 68 54,098,531 14,730,709.53 Al Thanyah Fifth 71 51,340,070 13,979,596.87 Al Warsan First 173 43,530,769 11,853,170.59 Hor Al Anz 64 31,746,025 8,644,254.59 Al Goze Third 115 28,549,220 7,773,783.53

There were 110 other active localities recorded in the registry. These remaining areas accounted for a combined transaction value of 390,111,284 AED 106,223,070.52 USD .

Examples from the next highest localities by value include Eyal Nasser , Al Karama , and Al Khairan First .

The figures presented above reflect the rental transactions registered on 21 May 2026 and follow the classifications recorded in the dataset without modification or regrouping.

--- Disclaimer This report is based on publicly available market transaction summaries and compiled data related to Dubai real estate activity for the stated period. Figures are presented for informational purposes only and may vary from final official statistics published by the Dubai Land Department DLD . 1 US Dollar = 3.6725 UAE Dirhams This material does not constitute financial or investment advice. Real estate investments involve risk and readers should conduct independent research before making any investment decisions.