The diversity of Dubai rents provides opportunities to choose … and the market falls into a “demand shock”

Aqaris emphasized that the diversity of options and the variation of rental prices between different regions in Dubai provides renewed opportunities for the tenants to choose between “luxury” and “cost”, at a time when investors are taking advantage of these opportunities to expand their investments, pointing to a “trauma of demand” due to the transfer of tenants looking for more competitive options in certain areas.

They explained to «Emirates Today» that despite the slowdown in the frequency of high rents in some of the main areas of the emirate, the rental market in Dubai does not show indications to a great correction, but rather towards a state of stability supported by continued demand.

They stated that regions, such as “Dubai Land” and “The International City”, recorded annual growth in the rents, which ranged between 39 and 46%, which confirms the growing attractiveness as a result of the increasing demand.

And they saw that the “terminal areas” are gaining an increasing attractiveness thanks to the advanced infrastructure, especially the “Dubai Metro” network, which plays a major role in raising the value of real estate and increasing demand.

A healthy balance

In detail, the CEO of the revenue at the Berubri Fener platform, Sharif Suleiman, told «Emirates Today»: “Despite the expectations of slowing the pace of rapid elevations in the prices of rents that the market witnessed during the past years, the data does not indicate a significant correction in the market, as it continues to achieve a health balance, driven by a strong demand and the diversity of housing options.”

He added that many of the main areas in Dubai have witnessed noticeable increases in the rents during the past two years, pointing to the high rate of rental prices of housing units composed of one bedroom in complexes such as: “Dubai Hills Estate” by 11.11%, “Midan” by 14.29%, and “The Greens” by 18.75%.

He continued: «On the other hand, those looking for more competitive options can go to areas such as Deira, Dubai Silicon Oasis, and Dubai Production City, where prices are less than 38.46% than the average price of the housing unit made up of one bedroom at the emirate level.

Suleiman pointed out that there are several factors that support the stability of the high -value regions in the long term, in advance of the global economic conditions that contribute to enhancing the position of the Emirate of Dubai and increasing the demand for it, pointing out that the first half of this year 2025 witnessed a significant increase in international search operations, especially from the United States and the United Kingdom, which reflects the growing foreign demand for the emirate’s real estate.

Suleiman stressed that this strong global interest, whether by residents or investors, continues to feed the continuous demand in the market, whose needs are met through the abundance of housing options, as well as a number of attractive new projects.

Rental differences

For his part, the main partner in the “Jura Investment Group”, Bass Kouiman, stressed that “regions, such as (Dubai Land), and (the International City), witnessed annual rises in rents that ranged between 39 and 46%, compared to lower increases in the main areas such as (downtown Dubai), and (Dubai Marina), which recorded 20% and 22.1%, respectively.”

He told «Emirates Today»: “These differences (the shock of demand) reflects the transmission of tenants looking for more competitive options.” It is likely that the market will witness a “fragmentation” instead of a comprehensive correction, supported by the significant expansion of the housing supply, especially with expectations for the delivery of more than 210 thousand new housing units during the years 2025 and 2026.

He pointed out that the “peripheral areas” gains an increasing attractiveness thanks to the advanced infrastructure, especially the “Dubai Metro” network, which plays a major role in raising the value of real estate and increasing demand. He said: «The establishment of new metro stations can raise the value of the surrounding real estate by up to 25%, as the metro does not only provide a means of transportation, but also enhances the quality of life and reduces crowding, which makes the peripheral areas more attractive to tenants and investors.

Attraction

For his part, the real estate expert and founder of the “Town Home” real estate company, Ali Shaheen, stressed that the variation of rental prices in the Dubai market constitutes a phase factor as the head of both tenants and investors alike, as it gives them more flexibility in decision -making.

Shaheen pointed out that this diversity in prices allows the tenants to choose what is appropriate for their budgets and needs, whether they are looking for luxury or economic housing solutions, pointing out that the differences in prices are due to several factors, including the varying level of infrastructure and services, in addition to rapid population growth.

He stressed that investors also take advantage of this disparity in prices, to take advantage of renewable opportunities, and to expand their real estate portfolio by investing in areas with high growth capabilities and competitive prices, which enhances the dynamics of the market, and gives a positive boost to the real estate sector in general.

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“GBR” is at the forefront of residential rent

The Jumeirah Beach Housing area (GBR) topped the 15 regions, during August, in terms of the price of the studio rent at 113.07 thousand dirhams annually, while the “Global City” was 37.13 thousand dirhams.

The Jumeirah Beach (GBR) was also recorded the highest annual rental price between the 15 areas covered by monitoring, in the category of apartments consisting of one bedroom, at 150,544 thousand dirhams annually, while the “International City” recorded the lowest prices within this category by 48.303 thousand dirhams.

In the category of apartments consisting of two bedrooms and a lounge, the housing of Jumeirah Beach (GBR) maintained its lead in the list of the higher regions in terms of annual lease between the 15 regions covered by monitoring by 244,243 thousand dirhams annually, while the lowest prices in the “Global City” that recorded 62,388 thousand dirhams were recorded.

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62 thousand dirhams the average annual rent for “Studio”

Data, prepared by the “Prubrey Fender” real estate platform for “Emirates Today”, showed real estate rents in Dubai during the months of July and August 2025, noticeable movements in rental prices in 15 main areas in the emirate.

According to these data, some areas have continued to record slight altitudes in the rents, while others maintained stable levels, reflecting a mixture of balance and constant demand in the Dubai residential real estate market.

The list of areas in place included: “Al Barsha”, “Discovery Gardens”, Jumeirah Village (JVC), “International City”, “Arjan”, “Dubai Land”, “Dubai Silicon Oasis”, “Deira”, “Al -Nahda”, the Jumeirah Lakes (JLT), and the housing of Jumeirah Beach (JBR), and “Dubai Marina”, And “Al -Jadaf”, “The Business Gulf”, and “Barsha Heights” – Tecom.

The data reported that the average rental prices for the “Studio” category in the 15 region during August reached 62.019 thousand dirhams, while the average lease of an apartment in one bedroom was about 86.142 thousand dirhams, and the average rent of an apartment consisting of two rooms and a hall 129.756 thousand dirhams.

The data also showed that areas such as “Jumeirah Beach Masks”, “Dubai Marina”, “The Business Bay”, “Jumeirah Lakes Towers” and “Al Barsha Heights” are among the highest regions in terms of rental costs for various types of housing units during August 2025.

Areas such as “the global city”, “Nahdah”, “Dubai Land”, “Dubai Silicon Oasis” and “Deira”, were among the areas that are less in terms of rental costs during August 2025.

. 46 % increase in the global city rents annually.

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