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    "name": "Business Bay Apartments: Resale Market Report H1 2026",
    "url": "https://continentalclub.ae/resale-market/business-bay-apartments/",
    "language": "en",
    "description": "Business Bay resale apartments, H1 2026: 1,009 DLD deals, median AED 1,862/sq ft, same buildings +1.5% y/y, 6.8% yield. Top buildings, bedrooms, method.",
    "published_at": "2026-09-30T10:08:19+00:00",
    "updated_at": "2026-09-30T10:27:40+00:00",
    "publisher": {
        "name": "Continental Club Property LLC",
        "orn": "31933",
        "url": "https://continentalclub.ae/"
    },
    "faq": [
        {
            "question": "How much does a resale apartment cost in Business Bay?",
            "answer": "In H1 2026 resale deals the median was AED 1,862 per sq ft; a typical deal was AED 1.55 m."
        },
        {
            "question": "How have prices in Business Bay changed over the year?",
            "answer": "In the same 75 buildings that also traded a year earlier, the price per sq ft changed by +1.5% versus H1 2025. The simple median across all deals changed by +5.9%."
        },
        {
            "question": "How many apartments were resold in Business Bay?",
            "answer": "1,009 deals in H1 2026, worth AED 1.75 bn."
        },
        {
            "question": "What is the rental yield in Business Bay?",
            "answer": "Gross rental yield is about 6.8% (from 3,380 new Ejari leases in the same period)."
        }
    ],
    "markdown": "https://continentalclub.ae/resale-market/business-bay-apartments.md",
    "content_md": "In the first half of 2026 (1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026), the Dubai Land Department registered 1,009 resale apartment sales in Business Bay worth AED 1.75 bn. The median price was AED 1,862 per sq ft (AED 20,045 per m²); a typical deal was AED 1.55 m. In the same 75 buildings that also traded a year earlier, the price per sq ft changed by +1.5% versus H1 2025.\n\nMedian price, AED per sq ft **1,862** *▲ +1.5%* same buildings vs H1 2025 DLD registry · our calculation\n\nResale deals **1,009** *▼ −26.9%* vs H1 2025 AED 1.75 bn · DLD registry\n\nTypical deal **AED 1.55 m** median of resale prices · DLD registry\n\nGross rental yield **6.8%** 3,380 new Ejari leases · our calculation\n\nSource: Dubai Land Department transaction register (resale = “Existing Properties” sales) and Ejari leases; data through 25 Sep 2026.\n\n## Price change: same buildings vs simple median\n\nA simple median moves when the mix of buildings sold changes. The like-for-like figure compares only buildings that traded in both periods (at least 3 sales in each), so it shows the change in price rather than in the mix.\n\n| Comparison | Same buildings | Simple median | Then, AED/sq ft |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| vs H1 2025 | *▲ +1.5%* (75 bldg) | *▲ +5.9%* | 1,758 |\n| vs H2 2025 | *▲ +0.6%* (79 bldg) | *▲ +1.9%* | 1,828 |\n\n## Month by month\n\n| Month | Resale deals | Median AED/sq ft |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Jan 2026 | 249 | 1,854 |\n| Feb 2026 | 237 | 2,024 |\n| Mar 2026 | 125 | 2,003 |\n| Apr 2026 | 134 | 1,816 |\n| May 2026 | 104 | 1,779 |\n| Jun 2026 | 160 | 1,791 |\n\n## Prices by number of bedrooms\n\n| Type | Deals | Median price | AED/sq ft | Typical size, sq ft |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Studio | 253 | AED 1.05 m | 2,203 | 453 |\n| 1 bedroom | 407 | AED 1.49 m | 1,955 | 802 |\n| 2 bedrooms | 236 | AED 2.27 m | 1,673 | 1,317 |\n| 3 bedrooms | 60 | AED 3.50 m | 1,687 | 2,020 |\n| 4 bedrooms | 11 | AED 5.12 m | 1,258 | 4,624 |\n\n## Share of deals by price\n\nAED <1M**16.0%**\n\nAED 1–2M**51.8%**\n\nAED 2–5M**30.0%**\n\nAED 5M+**2.2%**\n\n## Most traded buildings\n\n| Building | Deals | Median price | AED/sq ft |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| [Peninsula Three](https://continentalclub.ae/project/peninsula-three-peninsula/) | 100 | AED 1.75 m | 2,702 |\n| [Zada Tower](https://continentalclub.ae/project/zada-tower-business-bay/) | 28 | AED 1.04 m | 2,195 |\n| [Prive By Damac (B)](https://continentalclub.ae/project/prive-by-damac-b-business-bay/) | 25 | AED 1.10 m | 2,228 |\n| [Nobles](https://continentalclub.ae/project/nobles-residential-tower-business-bay/) | 23 | AED 1.88 m | 1,696 |\n| [Peninsula One](https://continentalclub.ae/project/peninsula-one-peninsula/) | 23 | AED 1.83 m | 2,877 |\n| [Upside Living](https://continentalclub.ae/project/upside-living-business-bay/) | 23 | AED 1.68 m | 3,213 |\n| Canal Bay | 22 | AED 2.31 m | 2,046 |\n| [Bayz Tower](https://continentalclub.ae/project/bayz-101-business-bay/) | 20 | AED 800,000 | 1,840 |\n| [Damac Towers By Paramount (A)](https://continentalclub.ae/project/damac-towers-by-paramount-business-bay/) | 20 | AED 2.08 m | 1,500 |\n| [Sol Bay](https://continentalclub.ae/project/sol-bay-business-bay/) | 20 | AED 1.90 m | 2,215 |\n| Churchill Tower 2-Residential | 19 | AED 1.80 m | 1,529 |\n| [The Paragon by IGO](https://continentalclub.ae/project/the-paragon-by-igo-business-bay/) | 18 | AED 1.46 m | 2,102 |\n\n## Rent and yield\n\nGross rental yield is about 6.8% (from 3,380 new Ejari leases in the same period). The median annual rent is AED 1,363 per m². Yield = median rent per m² / median price per m², before service charges and vacancy.\n\n## What is your apartment in Business Bay worth?\n\nWe compare your unit with registered resale deals in the same building and nearby, and send a price range. Free, no obligation.\n\n## Questions and answers\n\n**How much does a resale apartment cost in Business Bay?**\n\nIn H1 2026 resale deals the median was AED 1,862 per sq ft; a typical deal was AED 1.55 m.\n\n**How have prices in Business Bay changed over the year?**\n\nIn the same 75 buildings that also traded a year earlier, the price per sq ft changed by +1.5% versus H1 2025. The simple median across all deals changed by +5.9%.\n\n**How many apartments were resold in Business Bay?**\n\n1,009 deals in H1 2026, worth AED 1.75 bn.\n\n**What is the rental yield in Business Bay?**\n\nGross rental yield is about 6.8% (from 3,380 new Ejari leases in the same period).\n\nHow we count: resale = DLD sales of existing (completed) property, off-plan excluded; apartments = units registered as “Flat” (hotel apartments excluded); prices exclude records flagged as data-entry errors; community = DLD master project “Business Bay”. Raw DLD data by building, community and month: [datadubai.ae](https://datadubai.ae/).\n\n[About Business Bay →](https://continentalclub.ae/location/business-bay/)[All resale market reports →](https://continentalclub.ae/resale-market/)[Methodology →](https://continentalclub.ae/methodology/)[Sell your property →](https://continentalclub.ae/en/sell-property-in-dubai/)",
    "attribution": "Continental Club Property",
    "dataset": {
        "source": "Dubai Land Department transaction register (resale = Existing Properties sales) and Ejari leases",
        "methodology": "Medians over resale deals with valid price flags; like-for-like = median of per-building median ratios for buildings with >=3 deals in both periods; gross yield = median rent per m2 / median price per m2 (new Ejari leases), published only within 2-15%.",
        "units": {
            "median_psf": "AED per sq ft",
            "median_psm": "AED per m2",
            "median_price": "AED",
            "value_aed": "AED"
        },
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            "half": "2026H1",
            "type": "apt",
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                "Business Bay"
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                "url": "/location/business-bay/"
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            "period": {
                "from": "2026-01-01",
                "to": "2026-06-30"
            },
            "deals": 1009,
            "deals_priced": 967,
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            "median_psf": 1862,
            "median_psm": 20045,
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                "deals": 1380,
                "median_psf": 1758
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                "deals": 1401,
                "median_psf": 1828
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                "pct": 1.5,
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                "deals": 792
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            "lfl_hoh": {
                "pct": 0.6,
                "buildings": 79,
                "deals": 845
            },
            "simple_yoy_pct": 5.9,
            "deals_yoy_pct": -26.9,
            "rooms": [
                {
                    "rooms": "studio",
                    "deals": 253,
                    "median_price": 1050000,
                    "median_psf": 2203,
                    "median_size_sqft": 453
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                {
                    "rooms": "1",
                    "deals": 407,
                    "median_price": 1490000,
                    "median_psf": 1955,
                    "median_size_sqft": 802
                },
                {
                    "rooms": "2",
                    "deals": 236,
                    "median_price": 2271000,
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                },
                {
                    "rooms": "3",
                    "deals": 60,
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                {
                    "rooms": "4",
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                {
                    "month": "2026-01",
                    "deals": 249,
                    "median_psf": 1854
                },
                {
                    "month": "2026-02",
                    "deals": 237,
                    "median_psf": 2024
                },
                {
                    "month": "2026-03",
                    "deals": 125,
                    "median_psf": 2003
                },
                {
                    "month": "2026-04",
                    "deals": 134,
                    "median_psf": 1816
                },
                {
                    "month": "2026-05",
                    "deals": 104,
                    "median_psf": 1779
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                {
                    "month": "2026-06",
                    "deals": 160,
                    "median_psf": 1791
                }
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                    "share_pct": 16
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                {
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                    "share_pct": 51.8
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                {
                    "band": "2–5M",
                    "share_pct": 30
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                {
                    "band": "5M+",
                    "share_pct": 2.2
                }
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                    "name": "Peninsula Three",
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                    "deals": 100,
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                    "median_price": 1745000,
                    "url_en": "/project/peninsula-three-peninsula/",
                    "url_ru": "/ru/project/peninsula-three-peninsula-ru/"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Zada Tower",
                    "project_number": 2155,
                    "deals": 28,
                    "median_psf": 2195,
                    "median_price": 1035000,
                    "url_en": "/project/zada-tower-business-bay/",
                    "url_ru": "/ru/project/zada-tower-business-bay-ru/"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Prive By Damac (B)",
                    "project_number": 1371,
                    "deals": 25,
                    "median_psf": 2228,
                    "median_price": 1100000,
                    "url_en": "/project/prive-by-damac-b-business-bay/",
                    "url_ru": "/ru/project/prive-by-damac-b-business-bay-ru/"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Nobles",
                    "project_number": 2208,
                    "deals": 23,
                    "median_psf": 1696,
                    "median_price": 1875000,
                    "url_en": "/project/nobles-residential-tower-business-bay/",
                    "url_ru": "/ru/project/nobles-residential-tower-business-bay-ru/"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Peninsula One",
                    "project_number": 2284,
                    "deals": 23,
                    "median_psf": 2877,
                    "median_price": 1825000,
                    "url_en": "/project/peninsula-one-peninsula/",
                    "url_ru": "/ru/project/peninsula-one-peninsula-ru/"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Upside Living",
                    "project_number": 2164,
                    "deals": 23,
                    "median_psf": 3213,
                    "median_price": 1680000,
                    "url_en": "/project/upside-living-business-bay/",
                    "url_ru": "/ru/project/upside-living-business-bay-ru/"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Canal Bay",
                    "project_number": null,
                    "deals": 22,
                    "median_psf": 2046,
                    "median_price": 2305000,
                    "url_en": "",
                    "url_ru": ""
                },
                {
                    "name": "Bayz Tower",
                    "project_number": 1889,
                    "deals": 20,
                    "median_psf": 1840,
                    "median_price": 800000,
                    "url_en": "/project/bayz-101-business-bay/",
                    "url_ru": "/ru/project/bayz-101-business-bay-ru/"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Damac Towers By Paramount (A)",
                    "project_number": 443,
                    "deals": 20,
                    "median_psf": 1500,
                    "median_price": 2080000,
                    "url_en": "/project/damac-towers-by-paramount-business-bay/",
                    "url_ru": "/ru/project/damac-towers-by-paramount-business-bay-ru/"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Sol Bay",
                    "project_number": 630,
                    "deals": 20,
                    "median_psf": 2215,
                    "median_price": 1900000,
                    "url_en": "/project/sol-bay-business-bay/",
                    "url_ru": "/ru/project/sol-bay-business-bay-ru/"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Churchill Tower 2-Residential",
                    "project_number": 1178,
                    "deals": 19,
                    "median_psf": 1529,
                    "median_price": 1800000,
                    "url_en": "",
                    "url_ru": ""
                },
                {
                    "name": "The Paragon by IGO",
                    "project_number": 2402,
                    "deals": 18,
                    "median_psf": 2102,
                    "median_price": 1460000,
                    "url_en": "/project/the-paragon-by-igo-business-bay/",
                    "url_ru": "/ru/project/the-paragon-by-igo-business-bay-ru/"
                }
            ],
            "yield": {
                "gross_yield_pct": 6.8,
                "contracts": 3380,
                "median_rent_psm": 1363
            },
            "buildings_traded": 89,
            "data_through": "2026-09-25",
            "built_at": "2026-09-30T09:59Z"
        },
        "more_data": {
            "name": "Dubai Data (datadubai.ae)",
            "url": "https://datadubai.ae/",
            "mcp_server": "https://mcp.datadubai.ae/mcp",
            "mcp_registry": "ae.datadubai/dubai-real-estate",
            "note": "Same DLD register, rebuilt nightly: query any building, community or month (read-only MCP tools: search, fetch, get_entity, get_market_summary, get_monthly_report, list_rankings)."
        }
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