Business Bay is Dubai's business heart along the canal, a step from Downtown: offices, apartments and services. By number of deals it is one of the city's most active districts — 7,134 sales over 12 months, per datadubai.ae calculations from DLD and Ejari open data.
Latest figures — September 2026 (from DLD open data)
Sales this month: under review · Median price per sq ft: AED 1,988 (−26.2% YoY*)
* A sharp year-on-year move usually reflects a different deal mix (off-plan share, new towers) or district relabelling in the data, not the same change in prices of comparable homes.
Full district report for September 2026 →
Calculated by datadubai.ae (operated by Continental Club Property; not affiliated with the DLD or Digital Dubai) from DLD open data, CC BY 4.0, figures rounded. A district statistic, not the price of a specific property. Year-on-year changes can be skewed by the deal mix (off-plan share in new towers) and by district relabelling in the data — see the full report.
Central location and a flow of professional tenants: easy to rent and easy to resell.
Also close to Burj Khalifa; over 12 months the median deal here was noticeably lower than in neighbouring Downtown (figures and source above).
Ready apartments for rental and off-plan on developer payment plans (deferred instalments, not a loan; terms vary by project) — for different strategies.
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The median deal price in Business Bay over the last 12 months (October 2025 — September 2026) is AED 2m, per datadubai.ae calculations from DLD and Ejari open data. Studios and compact one-beds usually sit below the median, two-beds above it. Off-plan can be priced below comparable ready homes, depending on the project and construction stage.
Per datadubai.ae calculations from DLD and Ejari open data, the gross rental yield in Business Bay over the last 12 months (October 2025 — September 2026) is 5.7%. That is before service charges, vacancy and management; a specific property will differ and nothing is guaranteed. The figures are updated regularly in our market report.
It neighbours Downtown with the same access to Burj Khalifa. Per DLD data for the last 12 months, the median deal here is AED 2m versus AED 2.9m in Downtown, and the gross yield is 5.7% versus 5.2%.
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