Dubai Festival City

Low Activity

Community · Dubai

Dubai Festival City is a Community community in Dubai with 15 residential projects and 1,091 units. Over the trailing 12 months, 61 sales transacted at a median of AED 3,130,000 (up 6.6% YoY). Gross rental yield averages 5.6%.

All transactions · trailing 12 months · updated Mar 25, 2026

Key Metrics

Median Price

Value: AED 3,130,000
Change: 6.6% YoY

Transactions

Value: 61
Change: 37.1% YoY

Price / sqft

Value: AED 1,571
Change: 1.1% YoY

Rental Yield

Value: 5.6%

Off-Plan Share

Value: 0%
Change: 0pp YoY

Active Projects

Value: 15

Median Price

AED 3,130,000

↑ 6.6% YoY

Transactions

↓ 37.1% YoY

Price / sqft

AED 1,571

↑ 1.1% YoY

Rental Yield

5.6%

Off-Plan Share

0pp YoY

Active Projects

Repeat Sale Return

Value: 0.0%

Avg Holding Period

Value: 5.6 yrs

Sales Liquidity

Value: 5.6%

Price Dispersion

Value: 24.2%
Change: moderate

Primary Ready Mix

Value: 80.0%

Rental Activity

Value: 47.8%

Repeat Sale Return

0.0%

Avg Holding Period

5.6 yrs

Sales Liquidity

5.6%

Price Dispersion

24.2%

moderate

Primary Ready Mix

80.0%

Rental Activity

47.8%

Median Price

Median prices in Dubai Festival City have risen sharply, up 33% from AED 2.6M to AED 3.5M over the past 12 months.

Transaction Volume

Transaction activity in Dubai Festival City has slowed in recent months, falling below the 12-month average of 5 per month.

Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate 10 txns · 4 projects

100%

Studio 52 units 4.1% 517 sqft

1 Bedroom 260 units 20.3% 1,002 sqft

2 Bedroom 484 units 37.8% 1,742 sqft

3 Bedroom 420 units 32.8% 3,137 sqft

4 Bedroom 64 units 5.0% 4,523 sqft

7 Bedroom 1 units 0.1% 7,716 sqft

Entry 2 txns · AED 757/sqft

3.3%

Value 10 txns · AED 986/sqft

16.4%

Mid-Market 26 txns · AED 1,456/sqft

42.6%

Premium 23 txns · AED 1,966/sqft

37.7%

Date	Type	Project	Price (AED)	Size (sqft)	Price/sqft
Mar 25, 2026	RP Secondary	Al Badia Residences 11	2,401,317	3,064	783
Mar 24, 2026	RP Primary	Al Badia Residences 11	3,500,000	2,527	1,384
Mar 23, 2026	RP Primary	Marsa Plaza - Core 1	7,608,000	4,104	1,853
Mar 17, 2026	RP Primary	Marsa Plaza - Core 1	3,130,000	1,991	1,571
Mar 05, 2026	RP Primary	Marsa Plaza - Core 1	3,700,000	2,022	1,829
Feb 25, 2026	RP Primary	Marsa Plaza - Core 1	2,600,000	1,662	1,564
Feb 23, 2026	RP Primary	Marsa Plaza - Core 2	2,169,000	1,115	1,945
Feb 17, 2026	RP Secondary	Al Badia Residences 8	2,050,000	1,839	1,114
Feb 13, 2026	RP Primary	Al Badia Residences 8	2,330,000	1,839	1,266
Jan 14, 2026	RP Secondary	Al Badia Hillside Village 1	1,180,000	878	1,342
Dec 31, 2025	RP Primary	Marsa Plaza - Core 1	3,255,000	2,022	1,609
Dec 10, 2025	RP Primary	Marsa Plaza - Core 2	4,064,000	1,719	2,363
Dec 09, 2025	RP Primary	Marsa Plaza - Core 1	3,755,000	2,022	1,856
Nov 19, 2025	RP Secondary	Al Badia Residences 8	2,150,000	1,644	1,307
Nov 13, 2025	RP Primary	Al Badia Residences 8	3,600,000	2,522	1,426
Oct 28, 2025	RP Secondary	Marsa Plaza - Core 1	3,600,000	2,396	1,501
Oct 17, 2025	RP Primary	Marsa Plaza - Core 1	3,917,000	2,030	1,929
Oct 17, 2025	RP Primary	Marsa Plaza - Core 1	2,853,000	1,650	1,728
Oct 15, 2025	RP Primary	Marsa Plaza - Core 1	3,320,000	2,022	1,641
Oct 07, 2025	RP Secondary	Al Badia Hillside Village 3	2,200,000	1,715	1,282