International Media Production Zone: home prices, rents and trend

Data as of 13 Oct 2026. Sources: DLD — Real Estate Transactions (data.dubai open data); DLD — Rent Contracts / Ejari (data.dubai open data); DLD — Building and Property Project Records (data.dubai open data). Not endorsed by the DLD or the Government of Dubai. Not a valuation. How we calculate.

Ready sales, 12 months
683
Off-plan sales, 12 months
2,478
New rents (Ejari), 12 months
3,476
Home types priced
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Some home types in International Media Production Zone have enough registered ready sales for a price range; the others say so. Off-plan is 78% of sales here: we count it but compare prices only with ready sales.

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At a glance

Home typeTypical priceRent a year
Studio apartment AED 395k – 450k
280 ready sales
AED 36k – 45k
1,561 new leases
1BR apartment AED 495k – 750k
294 ready sales
AED 52k – 70k
1,333 new leases
2BR apartment AED 875k – 1.31M
98 ready sales
AED 72k – 100k
522 new leases
3BR apartment AED 1.2M – 1.29M
11 ready sales
AED 78k – 116k
60 new leases

Last 12 months. Typical = the middle half of registered deals. Outlook and comparables are under each home type.

By home type

Studio apartment · ≈430 sqft

Typical price
AED 395k – 450k
Median
AED 415k
Ready sales, 12 months
280
Size (median)
431 sq ft
Per sq ft (median)
AED 1,027

Why this range: the middle half (25th to 75th percentile) of 280 registered ready sales in the last 12 months. 923 off-plan sales were counted but not priced.

Rent: AED 36k – 45k a year, median AED 40k (1,561 new Ejari contracts started in the last 12 months)

12-month outlook

Central case -9.6% on today's median. Eight times out of ten we expect the outcome inside the band. Method: trend v0: segment level from a robust 12-month log-price regression with a community slope, projected with damping φ=0.5 (both chosen on 2011–2019 origins only); p10/p90 from realised backtest errors.

Recent registered sales (8: 4 ready, 4 off-plan)
DateBuildingSq ftPrice, AED
13 Oct 2026
Ready
DANIA 3441 550,000
13 Oct 2026
Ready
THE CRESCENT C499 450,000
13 Oct 2026
Ready
LAGO VISTA-B497 424,821
13 Oct 2026
Off-plan
EIRA348 580,000
12 Oct 2026
Off-plan
EIRA346 598,000
12 Oct 2026
Ready
THE CRESCENT C499 430,000
12 Oct 2026
Off-plan
IVY AT PARK FIVE434 720,788
12 Oct 2026
Off-plan
EIRA357 575,000

From the DLD open data, without unit or plot numbers.

1BR apartment · ≈660 sqft

Typical price
AED 495k – 750k
Median
AED 605k
Ready sales, 12 months
294
Size (median)
657 sq ft
Per sq ft (median)
AED 868

Why this range: the middle half (25th to 75th percentile) of 294 registered ready sales in the last 12 months. 1,056 off-plan sales were counted but not priced.

Rent: AED 52k – 70k a year, median AED 62k (1,333 new Ejari contracts started in the last 12 months)

12-month outlook

Central case -11.6% on today's median. Eight times out of ten we expect the outcome inside the band. Method: trend v0: segment level from a robust 12-month log-price regression with a community slope, projected with damping φ=0.5 (both chosen on 2011–2019 origins only); p10/p90 from realised backtest errors.

Recent registered sales (8: 1 ready, 7 off-plan)
DateBuildingSq ftPrice, AED
13 Oct 2026
Off-plan
EIRA696 978,000
13 Oct 2026
Ready
QASR SABAH I559 490,000
13 Oct 2026
Off-plan
JANNAT800 1,255,500
13 Oct 2026
Off-plan
EIRA834 1,163,000
12 Oct 2026
Off-plan
EIRA747 1,041,000
12 Oct 2026
Off-plan
Golf Grove by Regent878 1,005,120
12 Oct 2026
Off-plan
NOOR 3620 930,000
8 Oct 2026
Off-plan
Golf Grove by Regent725 929,280

From the DLD open data, without unit or plot numbers.

2BR apartment · ≈1,200 sqft

Typical price
AED 875k – 1.31M
Median
AED 945k
Ready sales, 12 months
98
Size (median)
1,202 sq ft
Per sq ft (median)
AED 821

Why this range: the middle half (25th to 75th percentile) of 98 registered ready sales in the last 12 months. 419 off-plan sales were counted but not priced.

Rent: AED 72k – 100k a year, median AED 85k (522 new Ejari contracts started in the last 12 months)

12-month outlook

Central case -3.2% on today's median. Eight times out of ten we expect the outcome inside the band. Method: trend v0: segment level from a robust 12-month log-price regression with a community slope, projected with damping φ=0.5 (both chosen on 2011–2019 origins only); p10/p90 from realised backtest errors.

Recent registered sales (8: 3 ready, 5 off-plan)
DateBuildingSq ftPrice, AED
12 Oct 2026
Off-plan
JANNAT1,200 1,640,000
12 Oct 2026
Off-plan
IVY AT PARK FIVE1,165 1,686,549
7 Oct 2026
Ready
ALWAN RESIDENCE 11,307 874,202
2 Oct 2026
Off-plan
Samana Lake Views 21,262 1,545,480
2 Oct 2026
Off-plan
Samana Lake Views1,214 1,352,160
1 Oct 2026
Ready
LAGO VISTA-B1,390 765,578
29 Sep 2026
Ready
LAGO VISTA-B1,256 860,000
28 Sep 2026
Off-plan
REEF 9961,049 1,572,993

From the DLD open data, without unit or plot numbers.

3BR apartment · ≈1,560 sqft

Typical price
AED 1.2M – 1.29M
Median
AED 1.23M
Ready sales, 12 months
11
Size (median)
1,565 sq ft
Per sq ft (median)
AED 836

Why this range: the middle half (25th to 75th percentile) of 11 registered ready sales in the last 12 months. 80 off-plan sales were counted but not priced.

Rent: AED 78k – 116k a year, median AED 95k (60 new Ejari contracts started in the last 12 months)

12-month outlook

Central case -7.3% on today's median. Eight times out of ten we expect the outcome inside the band. Method: trend v0: segment level from a robust 12-month log-price regression with a community slope, projected with damping φ=0.5 (both chosen on 2011–2019 origins only); p10/p90 from realised backtest errors.

Recent registered sales (8: 1 ready, 7 off-plan)
DateBuildingSq ftPrice, AED
7 Oct 2026
Ready
CENTRIUM TOWER 11,361 1,230,000
30 Sep 2026
Off-plan
REEF 9961,442 2,099,225
21 Sep 2026
Off-plan
Neem at Park Five2,028 2,349,657
11 Sep 2026
Off-plan
Neem at Park Five1,637 2,276,201
7 Sep 2026
Off-plan
EMBER AT PARK FIVE1,777 2,379,469
7 Sep 2026
Off-plan
EMBER AT PARK FIVE2,045 2,342,518
7 Sep 2026
Off-plan
EMBER AT PARK FIVE1,777 2,262,031
2 Sep 2026
Off-plan
EMBER AT PARK FIVE1,777 2,344,070

From the DLD open data, without unit or plot numbers.

Apartments by building

Buildings in International Media Production Zone with at least 6 registered ready sales of one apartment type in the last 12 months (27 in all; the 12 busiest here). Prices in a building can sit well above or below the area range.

BuildingTypeTypical priceSales
QASR SABAH I 1BR AED 425k – 485k
AED 726/sq ft
86
LAKESIDE B Studio AED 385k – 415k
AED 1,076/sq ft
40
1BR AED 560k – 600k
AED 887/sq ft
17
LAKESIDE C Studio AED 375k – 410k
AED 1,083/sq ft
29
1BR AED 525k – 615k
AED 782/sq ft
13
LAKESIDE A Studio AED 380k – 410k
AED 1,082/sq ft
28
1BR AED 570k – 615k
AED 837/sq ft
10
LAKESIDE D Studio AED 375k – 405k
AED 1,079/sq ft
30
1BR AED 560k – 600k
AED 856/sq ft
6
THE CRESCENT A Studio AED 405k – 450k
AED 867/sq ft
28
THE CRESCENT B Studio AED 410k – 450k
AED 862/sq ft
24
2BR AED 895k – 980k
AED 739/sq ft
8
Ikarus Tower 1BR AED 560k – 695k
AED 900/sq ft
25
LAGO VISTA-B Studio AED 405k – 460k
AED 857/sq ft
15
2BR AED 845k – 930k
AED 670/sq ft
12
LAGO VISTA-C Studio AED 405k – 465k
AED 854/sq ft
14
2BR AED 935k – 1.01M
AED 709/sq ft
7
LAGO VISTA-A Studio AED 420k – 460k
AED 887/sq ft
19
THE CRESCENT C Studio AED 410k – 435k
AED 831/sq ft
16
2BR AED 910k – 940k
AED 707/sq ft
6

Ready sales in the last 12 months; price per sq ft is the median.

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Market trend

Quarterly index of ready-sale prices and new rents, adjusted for the mix of home types and sizes sold each quarter (2025Q1 = 100).

501001202021Q42026Q3
Ready-sale prices: 101.6 in 2026Q3New rents (Ejari): 101.4 in 2026Q3
Index figures
QuarterSale indexRent index
2026Q3101.6(n 159)101.4(n 1,059)
2026Q2106.4(n 126)104.1(n 634)
2026Q1113.1(n 166)110.3(n 723)
2025Q4110.7(n 235)107.7(n 1,032)
2025Q3107.1(n 181)103.7(n 876)
2025Q2105.1(n 260)101.2(n 634)
2025Q1100(n 279)100(n 704)
2024Q497.3(n 205)99.7(n 981)
2024Q394.4(n 216)97.8(n 811)
2024Q292.2(n 212)93.1(n 595)
2024Q189.8(n 167)91.2(n 663)
2023Q484.1(n 133)85.5(n 983)
2023Q380.9(n 137)79.5(n 963)
2023Q276.5(n 182)74(n 685)
2023Q172.8(n 175)69.3(n 814)
2022Q467.9(n 115)66.9(n 1,047)
2022Q362.6(n 121)61.2(n 901)
2022Q260.1(n 92)60.4(n 730)
2022Q159.9(n 52)56.5(n 737)
2021Q458.1(n 64)52.8(n 936)

Mix-adjusted price change: -11.6% a year over the last 12 months, +3.1% a year over 24 months. Ready sales in the last 6 months: 296, against 387 in the 6 months before.

Track record

Track record

How well have our forecasts done?

Our model, average error
8.8%
Simple median, average error
20.3%
Past predictions checked
74
Outcomes inside the 80% band
100%

On 74 past 12-month predictions, made only with data available at the time, our model's average error was 57% lower than simply carrying forward the median price.

An honest 80% band should contain about 80% of outcomes; ours contained 100%.

How we test: method.

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Data and licence

Source: Dubai Land Department (DLD) open data, published on data.dubai. Analysis: FairSqft. Not endorsed by the DLD or the Government of Dubai. Datasets: DLD — Real Estate Transactions (data.dubai open data) (retrieved 15 Oct 2026), DLD — Rent Contracts / Ejari (data.dubai open data) (retrieved 15 Oct 2026), DLD — Building and Property Project Records (data.dubai open data) (retrieved 15 Oct 2026). The figures on this page are derived from that data and offered under the same Dubai Open Data Licence (data.dubai), with no additional terms. Based on Dubai Land Department open data. Not a valuation, not financial advice. DLD area: Me'Aisem First. For software and AI agents: MCP server and API.

Coverage: some segments priced, but not all of the above.