Dubai Real Estate Rental Daily Report: November 28, 2025
Market Review
The Dubai rental market demonstrated robust activity on Friday, registering 3,843 rental contracts with a total value exceeding AED 1.79 billion. This highlights a vibrant and dynamic leasing environment across the emirate.
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A deep dive into the data reveals a market primarily driven by the residential sector, which accounted for the vast majority of contracts. However, the commercial and industrial segments also showed significant value. The Unit category, encompassing apartments, offices, and retail spaces, was the dominant force, generating a substantial AED 1.48 billion from 3,437 contracts. Within this category, Flats led in volume (2,568 contracts), while Labor Camps contributed a remarkable AED 613 million, indicating strong corporate leasing activity.
In terms of ownership, the Free Hold areas continued to be the cornerstone of the rental market, comprising 2,237 contracts and representing a commanding 72% of the total rental value (AED 1.29 billion). This underscores the continued attractiveness of these areas for both tenants and investors.
The geographical distribution of rental value was highly concentrated, with the top 10 localities accounting for a massive portion of the total, led by an outstanding performance from Dubai Investment Park First.
Top 10 Performing Localities by Rental Value
| Rank | Locality | Number of Contracts | Total Value (AED) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dubai Investment Park First | 227 | 680,674,444 |
| 2 | Burj Khalifa | 208 | 338,001,588 |
| 3 | Naif | 97 | 124,976,013 |
| 4 | Al Buteen | 66 | 77,980,798 |
| 5 | Al Karama | 67 | 74,245,454 |
| 6 | Al Thanyah Third | 19 | 39,975,274 |
| 7 | Al Mararr | 51 | 35,418,501 |
| 8 | Marsa Dubai | 94 | 30,294,253 |
| 9 | Al Rega | 20 | 28,896,369 |
| 10 | Business Bay | 160 | 20,822,125 |
Rental Transactions Breakdown
By Property Type
| Category | Contracts | Total Value (AED) |
|---|---|---|
| Unit (Total) | 3,437 | 1,479,671,927 |
| • Flat | 2,568 | 435,003,744 |
| • Labor Camp | 211 | 613,012,574 |
| • Shop | 224 | 205,291,701 |
| • Office | 334 | 176,503,052 |
| • Other (Hotel, Warehouse, etc.) | 100 | 49,860,856 |
| Virtual Unit (Total) | 133 | 249,656,175 |
| • Shop | 1 | 235,506,833 |
| • Office | 132 | 14,149,342 |
| Villa (Total) | 243 | 59,888,337 |
| • Villa | 228 | 57,005,322 |
| • Complex Villas | 14 | 2,723,015 |
| • Villa Addendum | 1 | 160,000 |
| Land & Building | 30 | 4,834,125 |
| Grand Total | 3,843 | 1,794,050,564 |
By Ownership Type
| Type | Contracts | Total Value (AED) |
|---|---|---|
| Free Hold | 2,237 | 1,293,019,042 |
| Non Free Hold | 1,606 | 501,031,522 |
| Grand Total | 3,843 | 1,794,050,564 |
By Property Usage
| Usage | Contracts | Total Value (AED) |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 3,044 | 1,105,575,756 |
| Commercial | 762 | 679,730,462 |
| Industrial | 7 | 3,910,221 |
| Other (Land) | 30 | 4,834,125 |
| Grand Total | 3,843 | 1,794,050,564 |
Disclaimer
This report is based on publicly available data and Dubai Land Department (DLD) transaction summaries as of the date mentioned in the title of this post.
Final and detailed figures from the DLD may vary upon official release.
1 US Dollar = 3.672 UAE Dirhams
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Thank you for your reply and concern about the content, can you define 'significant parts'? Because the entire figures are derived manually using pivot tables on Excel, and trust me it comes from thousands of rows for each category, I aggregate the data personally and it takes quite a long time to do so, that's a significant part.
I did resort to AI to help polish the language; AI cannot write the market review out of thin air, I have my draft in which I update the figures based on the trend: the market is up or down and how much it's moving either way, then the wording is reviewed by AI for clarity like when you use autocorrect. Even after that, I review the wording and change a lot of it manually.
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