Arjan & Dubailand Real Estate Market Q2 2025

The Arjan & Dubailand Real Estate Market Q2 2025 report highlights Dubai’s affordable growth corridors. With 4,890 transactions worth AED 3.8 billion, these districts reinforced their position as investor-friendly hubs with strong rental demand. Compact studios and one-bedroom apartments dominated activity, driving liquidity for yield-focused buyers, while select two- and three-bedroom units provided balance for end-user families. Together, Arjan and Dubailand continue to serve as Dubai’s mid-market backbone, offering accessible entry points and steady absorption across quarters.

Market Overview – Arjan & Dubailand Communities, Q2 2025

Arjan and the Dubailand Residence Complex have cemented their role as Dubai’s fast-growing affordable submarkets. In Q2 2025, the two communities together recorded 2,566 residential sales, a volume on par with established mid-market corridors like JVC. The combined transaction value crossed AED 2.3 billion, underscoring the liquidity investors continue to find in these peripheral, compact-unit markets.

At the heart of this demand lies accessibility and ticket size. The median unit traded at just AED 779K, with nearly 94% of sales under AED 1.5M. This affordability makes Arjan and Dubailand a magnet for first-time investors and yield-seekers priced out of central Dubai. The median price per sq.ft. held at AED 1,324, reflecting stable pricing in the entry segment, while median unit sizes clustered around 707 sq.ft, highlighting the compact format.

The market was heavily off-plan dominated (78%), with new launches from developers such as Peace Homes, Imtiaz, and Samana drawing substantial absorption. Ready stock accounted for just 22%, much of it in legacy communities like Sky Courts.

📝 Interpretation:
These figures confirm Arjan & Dubailand as Dubai’s liquidity engine in the affordable bracket. The story is less about lifestyle branding and more about delivering units that serve as accessible entry points into the property ladder.

🧭 AIQYA Insight:
For investors, this submarket is a high-velocity, compact-unit play, lower entry cost, quick absorption, and strong off-plan appetite. End-users are fewer, given the dominance of studios and small 1BRs, but the affordability band ensures rental demand once handovers materialize.

Key Market Metrics – Arjan & Dubailand, Q2 2025

At a glance, the numbers confirm the submarket’s role as Dubai’s compact-unit engine. Sales were not only high in volume but also concentrated in the affordable ticket range, giving the market both liquidity and accessibility.

Transaction volumes rival those of JVC, confirming Arjan and Dubailand’s ascent as reliable mid-market corridors. Pricing is anchored well below the citywide median (AED ~1,700/sq.ft), which reinforces the affordability narrative.

🧭 AIQYA Insight:
The numbers underscore a two-speed market: investors dominate the off-plan surge, while a smaller ready stock provides stability for rental-focused buyers.

Price Trends & Market Interpretation – Arjan & Dubailand, Q2 2025

Prices in Arjan & Dubailand stayed firmly in the affordable band, well below the citywide median. The submarket’s median of AED 1,324/sq.ft contrasts with the Dubai-wide benchmark of ~AED 1,700/sq.ft in Q2 2025, highlighting its entry-level positioning. Median ticket sizes clustered at ~AED 779K, reinforcing the compact-unit profile.

Unlike premium corridors, where the price per sq.ft. often pushes beyond AED 2,000, Arjan & Dubailand deliver affordability without steep price appreciation pressure. The stable median signals steady absorption rather than speculative spikes, pointing to genuine investor demand.,

🧭 AIQYA Insight:
The submarket’s pricing dynamic illustrates the duality of Dubai’s market: while Downtown and Palm Jumeirah chase lifestyle premiums, Arjan & Dubailand attract volume-driven investors seeking yields and liquidity. The modest median ticket (~AED 779K) makes these units highly tradable, often flipped or rented quickly, which keeps liquidity high even if capital appreciation is gradual. For buyers, this means Arjan & Dubailand function as a “liquidity engine” rather than a lifestyle ballast. Long-term upside lies not in luxury premiums but in rental churn, affordability-driven absorption, and the sheer volume of new launches.

Primary vs Secondary Market Composition – Arjan & Dubailand, Q2 2025

The market leaned overwhelmingly towards off-plan sales. Of the 2,566 transactions, nearly 78% were off-plan launches, while the resale/ready segment contributed just 22%.

The skew towards off-plan reflects the wave of new compact-unit launches in Arjan & Dubailand. Developers like Peace Homes, Imtiaz, and Samana have tapped directly into investor appetite, offering low entry prices and extended payment plans. The resale market remains thinner, concentrated in older projects such as Sky Courts.

🧭 AIQYA Insight:
This off-plan dominance signals confidence in pipeline absorption but also underlines a risk: supply-heavy corridors like these are highly cyclical. For investors, it’s a reminder to weigh developer track record and delivery timelines carefully. For end-users, the thinner ready pool means fewer immediate options but potentially strong rental stock once these projects hand over. In effect, Arjan & Dubailand function as forward-looking investment corridors, with most of the story tied to what’s under construction today.

Configuration Distribution – What Are Buyers Choosing?

The sales profile is dominated by compact units, though the registry under-reports bedroom counts.
Out of 2,566 transactions, the data shows 46% as studios and the rest (~54%) marked “Unknown.” Given ticket sizes and sizes (~707 sq.ft median), much of this “Unknown” bucket is effectively 1BR apartments misclassified in the registry.

*Estimated from ticket sizes and unit areas.

In reality, the submarket is a studio–1BR play. These are the units driving volume, affordability, and eventual rental liquidity. Larger 2–3BR formats are almost absent, which reinforces Arjan & Dubailand’s positioning as investor corridors, not family destinations.

🧭 AIQYA Insight:
The DLD registry’s data gap is a reminder that numbers sometimes need context. For buyers, this means Arjan & Dubailand offer an ultra-compact inventory suited for quick rental turnover and affordable entry. For investors, the choice is binary: studios for liquidity at the lowest ticket, or 1BRs for slightly higher yields and more stable tenancy. The absence of larger configurations limits the market’s lifestyle appeal, but makes it one of Dubai’s purest yield-focused micro-markets.

Unit Size Trends & Market Signals

Compact formats are the defining feature of Arjan & Dubailand.
The median unit size stood at ~707 sq.ft, noticeably below the Dubai citywide median of ~804 sq.ft in Q2 2025. Most trades fell in the studio to a small 1BR band, underlining the submarket’s affordability and high-rental-liquidity profile.

The smaller footprint reinforces the affordability equation: with ticket sizes under AED 800K, these units are built for investors chasing yield rather than for families seeking lifestyle space. Developers have optimised layouts to squeeze maximum sellable units per project, which keeps the price per sq.ft competitive.

🧭 AIQYA Insight:
Arjan & Dubailand act as Dubai’s compact-unit workshop, churning out formats that work as rental engines but not necessarily as long-term family homes. For investors, this means faster absorption and lower vacancy risk, but also potential vulnerability to oversupply. For end-users, it signals limited spatial comfort compared to emerging suburban villa/townhouse belts.

Top Projects & Developer Activity – Who’s Leading Sales?

A handful of developers are driving absorption in Arjan & Dubailand, reflecting the corridor’s off-plan momentum.
In Q2 2025, new launches and ongoing sales cycles saw particularly strong uptake in compact-unit schemes.

The leaderboard underscores the developer-driven nature of this corridor. Peace Homes and Imtiaz alone accounted for nearly 500 units in Q2, while Samana continues to consolidate its position in Arjan with lifestyle-branded compact schemes. Legacy stock like Sky Courts also shows steady resale activity, though at far smaller ticket sizes.

🧭 AIQYA Insight:
This concentrated activity highlights both opportunity and risk. Investors can benefit from developer reputations and payment-plan driven absorption, but must also weigh delivery timelines and the oversupply risk inherent in such clustered launches. For the market as a whole, Arjan & Dubailand demonstrate how developer activity is the pulse of performance, unlike prime areas where location and lifestyle dictate demand.

Affordability Snapshot – Where Buyers Are Spending?

Affordability is the defining anchor of this corridor. Nearly every transaction in Q2 2025 sat under the AED 1.5M threshold, with the bulk concentrated below AED 1M.

Arjan & Dubailand together are Dubai’s affordability engine. With 94% of all sales under AED 1.5M, these communities offer investors and first-time buyers an accessible route into the market. This contrasts sharply with prime corridors like Downtown or Palm Jumeirah, where AED 3–5M tickets are commonplace.

🧭 AIQYA Insight:
For investors, the submarket’s affordability means lower entry risk and easier liquidity; units can be flipped or rented quickly due to the broad demand pool. For end-users, it represents one of the few pockets in Dubai where home ownership is still within reach under AED 1M–1.5M. However, such deep affordability also means yields matter more than capital appreciation; price growth is capped by the submarket’s role as a mass-market absorption zone.

Buyer Profile & Demand Lens

Investors dominate the Arjan & Dubailand demand story.
The overwhelming skew toward off-plan sales (78%) and compact-unit formats shows these communities function primarily as investment corridors. Buyers here are not seeking long-term lifestyle homes, but rather accessible tickets, payment plans, and rental-ready stock.

• Investor lens: Driven by affordability and rental prospects. Studios and 1BRs provide the liquidity investors need; units are cheaper to acquire, easier to rent, and faster to exit.
• End-user lens: Limited role. The near-absence of 2–3BR apartments means families or long-term occupants have fewer choices, reducing end-user depth.
• Upgrader lens: Minimal, higher-income residents typically skip this corridor in favour of JVC, Sports City, or suburban villa belts.

🧭 AIQYA Insight:
Arjan & Dubailand are pure yield plays. For investors, this makes them attractive: lower entry price, solid rental pool, and quick churn. For the wider market, however, this concentration raises a question: what happens when multiple compact-unit projects hand over simultaneously? Vacancy risk could rise, putting pressure on rents. Thus, while the buyer pool today is deep and global (from first-time Dubai investors to regional yield-seekers), the submarket’s future stability hinges on rental absorption keeping pace with off-plan supply.

Rental Trends & Yield Outlook

The official lease registry did not capture flat rentals in Arjan & Dubailand for Q2 2025.
Despite active rental markets on the ground, the DLD dataset returned zero recorded contracts under these AREA_EN tags for the quarter.

📝 Interpretation:
This data gap highlights a classification or reporting issue. In reality, both Arjan and Dubailand are established rental corridors where delivered studios and 1BRs command steady tenant demand. With no Q2 registrations available, we cannot calculate reliable submarket medians.

🧭 AIQYA Insight:

• Data QA Flag: Rental activity exists but is under-reported in DLD’s community tags.
• Context: Dubai citywide medians stood at ~AED 70K annually (~AED 5.8K monthly), translating to a gross yield of ~5.4%. In affordable corridors like Arjan & Dubailand, yields are typically higher, often in the 6–8% range for studios/1BRs, because of their lower entry tickets.
• Investor takeaway: While precise Q2 medians are missing, buyers can assume the submarket sits at the upper end of Dubai’s yield spectrum, given its compact-unit dominance. Future reports will track these communities more closely once lease tagging improves.

Configuration Spotlight – Project-wise Breakdown

The leading projects underline the submarket’s compact-unit DNA.
Nearly all high-volume developments in Q2 2025 were studio or 1BR heavy, sold primarily off-plan with accessible ticket sizes.

Across these projects, the pattern is clear: compact, affordable formats dominate absorption. Even when developers brand their schemes with lifestyle markers (balconies, gyms, boutique amenities), the underlying unit mix is still anchored in studios and 1BRs.

🧭 AIQYA Insight:
The micro-market’s DNA is configurationally homogenous; nearly every top project sells the same compact formats, differing only in branding, amenities, and payment-plan structure. For investors, this provides predictability: entry cost and liquidity are almost guaranteed. But it also poses a differentiation challenge; buyers must scrutinise developer reputation, quality of finishes, and handover timelines, since unit type alone does not create a competitive edge here.

Risks & Watchpoints

The very strengths that power Arjan & Dubailand also introduce clear risks.

• Oversupply pressure: With ~2,500+ sales in a single quarter, the pipeline of studios and 1BRs is massive. When handovers cluster, vacancy risk and rental pressure could rise sharply.
• Data quality gaps: DLD’s registry under-reports bedroom counts (over 50% marked “Unknown”) and missed lease registrations entirely in Q2. This creates opacity, making it harder for buyers to benchmark yields and unit mixes accurately.
• Developer concentration: A handful of players (Peace Homes, Imtiaz, Samana) dominate sales. While they drive momentum, investors are exposed to delivery timelines and quality risks concentrated in a few brands.
• End-user depth: Limited. The absence of larger 2–3BR units constrains lifestyle appeal, meaning the corridor relies almost entirely on investor-driven demand.

🧭 AIQYA Insight:
Arjan & Dubailand are yield corridors with structural fragilities. For investors, they offer liquidity and affordability unmatched elsewhere in Dubai, but the trade-off is higher exposure to cyclical swings and developer risk. Strategic entry requires balancing the appeal of low-ticket, high-yield studios with the prudence of assessing delivery certainty, rental absorption capacity, and the potential impact of oversupply.

Supply Snapshot – What’s in the Pipeline?

The pipeline here is deep and almost entirely off-plan.
With nearly 2,010 off-plan sales in Q2 alone, Arjan & Dubailand are absorbing a steady stream of new launches. Developers are racing to roll out projects that mirror the same compact-unit template, studios, and 1BRs with payment plans stretched to attract first-time investors.

This supply wave is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it keeps the corridor active and liquid, ensuring that buyers have constant entry opportunities. On the other hand, it risks future congestion of similar units, especially if multiple schemes hand over simultaneously.

🧭 AIQYA Insight:
The heavy pipeline makes Arjan & Dubailand a momentum play rather than a scarcity play. Investors entering now should weigh whether rental absorption can keep pace with upcoming deliveries. The long-term winners will be developers who differentiate on quality, amenities, and trust, not just price per sq.ft.

Plot Transactions & Investment Signals

No residential freehold plot sales were recorded in Arjan & Dubailand during Q2 2025.
This reflects the submarket’s character as a purely apartment-driven corridor, where supply is almost exclusively delivered through developer launches rather than land trading.

The absence of land activity highlights that this corridor is already fully developer-led, with little room for plot-level investor participation.

🧭 AIQYA Insight:
For investors, this means the only viable entry points are unit-level plays in off-plan or resale markets. Unlike emerging suburban belts, where land can still be acquired, Arjan & Dubailand’s investment story is tied strictly to developer inventory and its absorption.

Final Observations & Buyer Takeaways

Arjan & Dubailand’s Q2 2025 performance underscores their role as Dubai’s affordability and liquidity engines. With nearly 2,600 transactions, the corridor rivals more established mid-markets, but does so on the back of studios and 1BRs priced under AED 1.5M.

For investors, the takeaway is clear:

• High liquidity, low entry: Tickets under AED 800K make these units accessible and tradable.
• Yield-driven play: Even without precise Q2 rental data, market dynamics suggest yields at the higher end of Dubai’s spectrum (6–8%).
• Developer-led momentum: Peace Homes, Imtiaz, and Samana drive absorption, making developer trust a key due diligence factor.
• Watch oversupply: Heavy off-plan pipelines mean rental absorption will be the key determinant of performance.

For end-users, the corridor offers affordability but not lifestyle depth. Families will find limited 2–3BR stock, and the environment is tilted toward rental churn rather than long-term stability.

🧭 AIQYA Insight:
Arjan & Dubailand are two-speed markets:

• Fast lane for investors → compact, affordable units that trade quickly and rent well.
• Slow lane for end-users → limited lifestyle appeal, with reliance on surrounding suburban belts for family housing.

In sum, these communities are not about luxury or legacy. They are about volume, velocity, and yield, Dubai’s proof that affordability still drives scale in 2025.

Data Source Attribution – Q2 2025

This report is based on AIQYA Research analysis of Dubai Land Department (DLD) registered transactions and lease contracts for Q2 2025 (April–June).

Scope is restricted to Freehold residential Flats. Hotel Apartments, Hotel Rooms, and Commercial stock are excluded from core metrics as they behave differently in price and rental yield. Figures are based on DLD-registered transactions (and lease contracts, where used). Medians are computed from transaction-level data; minor gaps may exist due to naming inconsistencies or exclusions. This report is intended for insight and education, not financial advice.