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title: "Price momentum"
canonical: https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/tools/momentum
markdown: https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/md/atlas/tools/momentum.md
type: data-tool
description: "Price and rent change by area over 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and 3 years, side by side, so a short dip can be read against the longer trend."
updated: 2026-11-12
publisher: "UAE Property Agents (Omnia)"
language: en-GB
usage: "You may read, quote, summarise and cite this content, including in AI answers, with attribution to UAE Property Agents and a link to the canonical URL. Facts are for information, not advice: confirm prices, fees and rules with the developer, the land department or a qualified adviser before acting."
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# Price and rent momentum by area

> Price and rent change by area over 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and 3 years, side by side, so a short dip can be read against the longer trend.

Interactive version: https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/tools/momentum. Figures read from their sources on 12 November 2026; each links to the page it came from. Published figures, compiled, never estimated.

## The figures

Change in average sale price per sq ft, each window against the window of the same length before it.

| Area | Emirate | 3 months | 6 months | 1 year | 3 years | Rent, new contracts, 1 year | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Al Furjan | Dubai | -4.1% | +0.3% | +5.3% | +44.5% | -8.7% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/al-furjan?period=1y) |
| Al Hamra Village | Ras Al Khaimah |  |  | -5.07% |  |  | [Bayut](https://www.bayut.com/property-market-analysis/index/sale/properties/ras-al-khaimah/al-hamra-village/) |
| Al Jaddaf | Dubai | -7% | -2.8% | +8.4% | +50.1% | +6.6% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/al-jaddaf?period=1y) |
| Al Marjan Island | Ras Al Khaimah |  |  | +2.08% |  |  | [Bayut](https://www.bayut.com/property-market-analysis/index/sale/properties/ras-al-khaimah/al-marjan-island/) |
| Al Reem Island | Abu Dhabi |  |  | +10.31% |  |  | [Bayut](https://www.bayut.com/property-market-analysis/index/sale/properties/abu-dhabi/al-reem-island/) |
| Aljada | Sharjah |  |  | +3.72% |  |  | [Bayut](https://www.bayut.com/property-market-analysis/index/sale/properties/sharjah/aljada/) |
| AlJurf | Abu Dhabi |  |  | -15.45% |  |  | [Bayut](https://www.bayut.com/property-market-analysis/index/sale/properties/abu-dhabi/al-jurf/) |
| Arjan | Dubai | -2.7% | +1.8% | +14.5% | +26.7% | -2.5% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/arjan?period=1y) |
| Business Bay | Dubai | -1.1% | -12.6% | +0.7% | +27.7% | -4.7% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/business-bay?period=1y) |
| City Walk | Dubai | -4.6% | -4.6% | +2.6% | +32.3% | -18.6% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/city-walk?period=1y) |
| DAMAC Islands | Dubai | -5.1% | -6.2% | +9.6% | no comparison |  | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/damac-islands?period=1y) |
| DAMAC Lagoons | Dubai | +0.2% | -4.5% | +14.2% | +33% | -25% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/damac-lagoons?period=1y) |
| Downtown Dubai | Dubai | +2.4% | -10.7% | +3.1% | +28.1% | +9.4% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/downtown-dubai?period=1y) |
| Downtown Jebel Ali | Dubai | +1.1% | +17.3% | +30.7% | +50.3% | -93.7% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/downtown-jebel-ali?period=1y) |
| Dubai Creek Harbour | Dubai | +0.5% | -3% | +5.3% | +28% | -4.7% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-creek-harbour-the-lagoons?period=1y) |
| Dubai Design District | Dubai | 0% | +0.4% | +13.3% | +14.6% |  | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-design-district?period=1y) |
| Dubai Harbour | Dubai | -9.6% | -6.6% | -2.5% | +24% | -12.5% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-harbour?period=1y) |
| Dubai Hills Estate | Dubai | +1.7% | -6% | +1.9% | +41.8% | -12% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-hills-estate?period=1y) |
| Dubai International Academic City | Dubai | no comparison | no comparison | no comparison | +934.2% (mix shift caution) | -39.2% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/academic-city?period=1y) |
| Dubai Islands | Dubai | -16.3% | -1.3% | +14.8% | +1.7% | no comparison | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-islands?period=1y) |
| Dubai Marina | Dubai | -10.5% | +4.8% | -3.2% | +11.8% | -4.5% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-marina?period=1y) |
| Dubai Maritime City | Dubai | +1.4% | +1.2% | +6.9% | +49.6% | -13.5% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/maritime-city?period=1y) |
| Dubai Production City | Dubai | +6.6% | -0.2% | -2.6% | +48.8% | -20.2% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-production-city-impz?period=1y) |
| Dubai Science Park | Dubai | -2.2% | +0.3% | +5.8% | +48.3% | -6.5% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-science-park?period=1y) |
| Dubai South | Dubai | -3.1% | +15.3% | +11.6% | +102.6% (mix shift caution) | +0.2% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-south-dubai-world-central?period=1y) |
| Dubai Sports City | Dubai | -0.4% | -7.7% | +8.8% | +85.3% | -1% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-sports-city?period=1y) |
| Dubailand | Dubai |  | +6.4% | +6.8% | +485.7% (mix shift caution) |  | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-land?period=1y) |
| Dubailand Residence Complex | Dubai | -0.3% | -2.7% | +6.3% | +65.5% | +3% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-land-residence-complex?period=1y) |
| Emaar South | Dubai | +2.8% | -0.5% | +7.4% | +81.3% | +1.6% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-south-dubai-world-central-emaar-south?period=1y) |
| Expo City Dubai | Dubai | -0.1% | -1.2% | -2.3% | +23.8% | +11.2% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/expo-city?period=1y) |
| Fahid Island | Abu Dhabi |  |  | +1.52% |  |  | [Bayut](https://www.bayut.com/property-market-analysis/index/sale/properties/abu-dhabi/fahid-island/) |
| Ghaf Woods | Dubai | -4.9% | -5.8% | +3% | no comparison |  | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/ghaf-woods?period=1y) |
| Hudayriyat Island | Abu Dhabi |  |  | +16.53% |  |  | [Bayut](https://www.bayut.com/property-market-analysis/index/sale/properties/abu-dhabi/al-hudayriat-island/) |
| Jumeirah Golf Estates | Dubai | -2.5% | -5.2% | +5.1% | +53.7% | -9.2% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/jumeirah-golf-estates?period=1y) |
| Jumeirah Lake Towers | Dubai | +0.5% | -7.7% | -6.8% | +43.8% | -3.8% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/jumeirah-lake-towers?period=1y) |
| Jumeirah Village Circle | Dubai | +1.3% | -4.3% | +5.3% | +33.5% | -3.9% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/jumeirah-village-circle?period=1y) |
| Jumeirah Village Triangle | Dubai | -3.2% | -0.9% | +9.9% | +24.6% | -11% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/jumeirah-village-triangle?period=1y) |
| La Mer | Dubai | -29.9% | -22.6% | +40.8% | +75.2% | -10.1% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/jumeirah-la-mer?period=1y) |
| Majan | Dubai | -1.5% | -3.9% | +9.1% | +106.5% (mix shift caution) | +3.5% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/majan?period=1y) |
| Maryam Island | Sharjah |  |  | -0.39% |  |  | [Bayut](https://www.bayut.com/property-market-analysis/index/sale/properties/sharjah/al-khan/maryam-island/) |
| Masdar City | Abu Dhabi |  |  | +6.86% |  |  | [Bayut](https://www.bayut.com/property-market-analysis/index/sale/properties/abu-dhabi/masdar-city/) |
| Meydan | Dubai | -8.7% | +2.4% | +2.4% | +29.4% | -3.5% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/meydan?period=1y) |
| Mina Al Arab | Ras Al Khaimah |  |  | -5.78% |  |  | [Bayut](https://www.bayut.com/property-market-analysis/index/sale/properties/ras-al-khaimah/mina-al-arab/) |
| Motor City | Dubai | +1.8% | -1.9% | -5.2% | +109.2% (mix shift caution) | -2.9% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/motor-city?period=1y) |
| Nad Al Sheba | Dubai | +0.3% | -0.4% | +48.1% | +176.4% (mix shift caution) | -15.2% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/nad-al-sheba?period=1y) |
| Palm Jebel Ali | Dubai | -5.8% | +2.4% | +21.6% | +17.8% |  | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/palm-jebel-ali?period=1y) |
| Palm Jumeirah | Dubai | -10% | -5.6% | +12.1% | +30.2% | +4.7% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/palm-jumeirah?period=1y) |
| Ramhan Island | Abu Dhabi |  |  | -5.85% |  |  | [Bayut](https://www.bayut.com/property-market-analysis/index/sale/properties/abu-dhabi/ramhan-island/) |
| Ras Al Khor | Dubai | +2.2% | +1.1% | +2% | no comparison | +15.3% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/ras-al-khor?period=1y) |
| Rashid Yachts & Marina | Dubai | -7.9% | -12.4% | -3.1% | +39.7% | no comparison | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/mina-rashid?period=1y) |
| Saadiyat Island | Abu Dhabi |  |  | -1.28% |  |  | [Bayut](https://www.bayut.com/property-market-analysis/index/sale/properties/abu-dhabi/saadiyat-island/) |
| Sobha Hartland | Dubai | 0% | -5% | +1.5% | +11% | +1.7% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/mohammed-bin-rashid-city-sobha-hartland?period=1y) |
| Sobha Hartland II | Dubai | -4.9% | -2.6% | +8.4% | +171.7% (mix shift caution) |  | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/mohammed-bin-rashid-city-sobha-hartland-ii?period=1y) |
| Sobha Sanctuary | Dubai | +4.6% | no comparison | no comparison | no comparison |  | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/sobha-sanctuary?period=1y) |
| The Heights Country Club & Wellness | Dubai | +10% | -1.4% | no comparison | no comparison |  | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/the-heights-country-club-wellness?period=1y) |
| The Oasis by Emaar | Dubai | -2.2% | -7.3% | +5% | +35.6% |  | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/the-oasis-by-emaar?period=1y) |
| The Valley by Emaar | Dubai | +4.4% | -2.3% | -0.2% | +51.6% | -1.1% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/the-valley?period=1y) |
| Tilal Al Ghaf | Dubai | +7.7% | -6.9% | +5.1% | +78.5% | -27.4% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/tilal-al-ghaf?period=1y) |
| Town Square | Dubai | +2.1% | -10.2% | +10.2% | +38.2% | +2.4% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/town-square?period=1y) |
| Villanova | Dubai | -1% | -6.6% | +4.9% | +65.2% | -6.4% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/villanova?period=1y) |
| Wasl Gate | Dubai | +0.4% | +10.4% | +13.6% | +31% | -6.9% | [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/wasl-gate?period=1y) |
| Yas Island | Abu Dhabi |  |  | +5.65% |  |  | [Bayut](https://www.bayut.com/property-market-analysis/index/sale/properties/abu-dhabi/yas-island/) |
| Zayed City | Abu Dhabi |  |  | -0.7% |  |  | [Bayut](https://www.bayut.com/property-market-analysis/index/sale/properties/abu-dhabi/zayed-city/) |

## How it works

The table puts each area's published change side by side for four windows: the last 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 3 years. Each figure compares the average over that window with the window of the same length immediately before it.

Read it from right to left. The 3-year and 1-year columns show the trend; the 3-month and 6-month columns show whether it is speeding up, slowing down or turning. A fall over 3 months inside a strong 3-year rise is a different situation from a fall in every column.

Switch to rents to see the same windows for tenancy contracts. Property Finder reports new contracts and renewals separately, and renewals usually move more slowly because rent increases on renewal are capped by the rental index.

Cells are shaded blue for a rise and sand for a fall, darker for a bigger change. Click a column heading to sort by it.

## Where the figures come from

- **Dubai:** Property Finder transaction pages for each community, read with the page's own period filter (3 months, 6 months, 1 year and 3 years) for sales, and for 1 year and 3 years for rents. Figures are averages of Dubai Land Department registrations.
- **Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah:** Bayut's asking-price index, which publishes a 12-month change only.

A record was kept only when the page's own period label matched the window we asked for.

## What to keep in mind

**What mix shift means, in plain words.** These figures compare the average price of what sold in one period with the average price of what sold in the period before. If the second period happens to include more large villas, or the first sales of an expensive new tower, the average rises even though no home became more valuable. The opposite happens when a cheaper project hands over. That is mix shift. Changes of 100% or more are marked, because at that size it is almost always the cause, but smaller changes can carry it too. Short windows in small areas are the most exposed, because a handful of sales can swing the average.

- **No comparison** means the source published a figure for the window but no change, usually because nothing was registered in the window before.
- **Not published** means the source has no figure for that area and window.
- Compare areas within one source. Property Finder's registered sales and Bayut's asking prices measure different things.

## Questions and answers

### Are property prices falling in Dubai?

It depends on the area and the window. Several areas show a fall in the average price per square foot over the last 3 or 6 months while still showing a rise over 1 and 3 years. The table shows every window side by side, so you can see which kind of fall it is.

### Why does a 3-month figure disagree with the 1-year figure?

They answer different questions. The 3-month figure compares the last three months with the three before; the 1-year figure compares the last twelve months with the twelve before. A short-term dip can sit inside a longer rise, and small samples make short windows noisier.

### What does mix shift mean for these figures?

The figures compare averages of whatever sold. When the type of property selling changes, for example a burst of off-plan registrations in a new project, the average moves even if values do not. Changes of 100% or more are flagged for that reason.

### Why are rents shown as new contracts and renewals?

Property Finder publishes them separately. New contracts reflect the current market; renewals reflect existing tenants, whose increases are limited by the rental index, so they usually lag.


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Source page: https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/tools/momentum. Published by UAE Property Agents, Omnia Capital Group. You may read, quote, summarise and cite this content, including in AI answers, with attribution to UAE Property Agents and a link to the canonical URL. Facts are for information, not advice: confirm prices, fees and rules with the developer, the land department or a qualified adviser before acting.