From the desks
What The Dubai Desk means by a building, a line and a window
2 September 2026
The Desk groups registered sales by the set of homes that trade like each other, counts them over twelve months, and only prints a median when the count supports one. Here is the method in plain words.
How to read a Dubai Land Department transaction record
2 September 2026
A DLD transaction record has a date, a procedure, a property type, an area, a project and an amount. Here is what each one means and which ones the Desk uses.
Registered price vs asking price in Dubai: what the difference is and why it matters
2 September 2026
An asking price is what a seller hopes for. A registered price is what a buyer paid, recorded by the Dubai Land Department at transfer. The Dubai Desk publishes only the second.
Dubai Marina apartment prices: what the register shows, tower by tower
2 September 2026
The Dubai Land Department registered 1,947 resales across Dubai Marina in the twelve months to 26 August 2026.
Dubai Sports City prices: apartments, and the Victory Heights villas inside it
2 September 2026
The Dubai Land Department registered 1,163 resales across Dubai Sports City in the twelve months to 26 August 2026.
Motor City apartment prices: what the register shows building by building
2 September 2026
The Dubai Land Department registered 856 resales across Motor City in the twelve months to 26 August 2026.
JVT prices: villas and apartments in Jumeirah Village Triangle, as registered
2 September 2026
The Dubai Land Department registered 472 resales across Jumeirah Village Triangle in the twelve months to 26 August 2026.
JVC apartment prices: what buildings in Jumeirah Village Circle actually registered
2 September 2026
The Dubai Land Department registered 4,158 resales across Jumeirah Village Circle in the twelve months to 26 August 2026.
Dubai Hills Estate prices: what apartments and villas were registered at
2 September 2026
The Dubai Land Department registered 1,050 resales across Dubai Hills Estate in the twelve months to 26 August 2026.
Arabian Ranches villa prices: the registered record, not the listing
2 September 2026
The Dubai Land Department registered 520 villa and townhouse resales across Arabian Ranches in the twelve months to 26 August 2026.