To coincide with Cityscape, PropertyFinder has released some stats for real estate buyers and investors on the most searched apartment and villa communities in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, as well as the average total price, price per square foot and rental yield.
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Most searched Dubai apartments
In terms of price per square foot, International City saw the biggest growth year on year (44 percent), followed by Jumeirah Village Circle (38 percent), Dubai Silicon Oasis (34 percent), Jumeirah Beach Residence (33 percent) and Dubai Sports City and Business Bay (32 percent). Three-quarters of all searches were for one- and two-bed apartments.
| Median price (AED) | Median price per sq ft 2014 | Rental yields 2014 | Median price per sq ft 2013 | Rental yields 2013 | ||
| 1 | Dubai Marina | 2,300,000 | 1,811.00 | 5.97% | 1,518.60 | 6% |
| 2 | Downtown Dubai | 3,300,000 | 2,621.30 | 5.17% | 2,383.10 | 5% |
| 3 | Jumeirah Lake Towers | 1,500,000 | 1,447.90 | 7.42% | 1,093.40 | 8% |
| 4 | Dubai Sports City | 901,800 | 922.20 | 8.45% | 701.10 | 9% |
| 5 | Palm Jumeirah | 3,500,000 | 1,890.90 | 5.56% | 1,657.80 | 6% |
| 6 | Dubailand | 9,500,000 | 904.80 | 7.52% | 785.20 | 7% |
| 7 | Business Bay | 2,500,000 | 1,842.30 | 5.97% | 1,405.20 | 6% |
| 8 | Jumeirah Village Circle | 899,000 | 969.80 | 8.13% | 701.30 | 8% |
| 9 | Jumeirah Beach Residence | 3,300,000 | 1,923.10 | 5.95% | 1,441.80 | 6% |
| 10 | Dubai Silicon Oasis | 750,000 | 882.40 | 8.33% | 656.50 | 7% |
| 11 | International City | 475,000 | 760.00 | 9.29% | 527.70 | 8% |
| 12 | Greens | 1,700,000 | 1,613.60 | 7.02% | 1,368.60 | 9% |
| 13 | The Views | 2,300,000 | 1,775.70 | 6.44% | 1,538.50 | 7% |
| 14 | DIFC | 2,700,000 | 1,738.50 | 6.41% | 1,768.00 | 6% |
| 15 | Old Town | 2,900,000 | 2,355.80 | 5.37% | 2,090.90 | 6% |
Note: n/a = not available
Source: Propertyfinder.ae
Most searched Dubai villas
Jumeirah Village Circle scored highest for growth in villa cost, up 38 percent year on year in terms of cost per square foot. It was followed by Jumeirah Islands (28 percent), The Lakes (22 percent), Palm Jumeirah (16 percent) and The Springs and Dubailand at 16 percent.
| Median price (AED) | Median price per sq ft 2014 | Rental yields 2014 | Median price per sq ft 2013 | Rental yields 2013 | ||
| 1 | Arabian Ranches | 4,800,000 | 1,388.10 | 5.37% | 1,301.30 | 5.35% |
| 2 | Palm Jumeirah | 18,000,000 | 2,769.20 | 3.33% | 2,384.60 | 3.69% |
| 3 | The Springs | 3,200,000 | 1,391.30 | 5.74% | 1,204.60 | 5.81% |
| 4 | Dubailand | 4,800,000 | 1,018.50 | 4.51% | 882.40 | 4.43% |
| 5 | Emirates Hills | 38,000,000 | 2,400.00 | 3.70% | 2,129.00 | 3.18% |
| 6 | Meadows | 6,500,000 | 1,597.60 | 4.49% | 1,481.80 | 4.61% |
| 7 | Jumeirah Park | 4,800,000 | 1,155.50 | 4.69% | 1,273.20 | 4.71% |
| 8 | The Lakes | 4,600,000 | 1,649.60 | 5.32% | 1,352.10 | 5.51% |
| 9 | Reem Community | 1,700,000 | 707.17 | n/a | 660.42 | n/a |
| 10 | Dubai Sports City | 6,300,000 | 1,453.62 | 4.64% | 1,326.70 | 5.39% |
| 11 | Jumeirah Village Circle | 3,100,000 | 1,151.50 | 5.07% | 835.60 | 5.55% |
| 12 | Jumeirah Islands | 10,500,000 | 1,944.40 | 3.43% | 1,517.90 | 3.94% |
| 13 | Jumeirah Golf Estates | 9,500,000 | 1,682.30 | n/a | 1,495.60 | n/a |
| 14 | Al Barari | 16,000,000 | 1,154.60 | 4.00% | 1,096.80 | 3.55% |
| 15 | Jumeirah Village Triangle | 3,400,000 | 1,263.94 | 5.00% | 1,171.00 | 5.70% |
Note: n/a = not available
Source: Propertyfinder.ae
Most searched Abu Dhabi apartments
Al Ghadeer saw a massive 56 percent growth in value per square foot year on year, followed by Al Reef (35 percent), Al Raha Beach (23 percent) and Al Reem Island (18 percent).
| Median price (AED) | Median price per sq ft 2014 | Rental yields 2014 | Median price per sq ft 2013 | Rental yields 2013 | ||
| 1 | Al Reem Island | 1,600,000 | 1,449.30 | n/a | 1,228.50 | n/a |
| 2 | Al Raha Beach | 2,300,000 | 1,533.30 | n/a | 1,251.60 | n/a |
| 3 | Al Reef | 1,200,000 | 960.80 | n/a | 710.80 | n/a |
| 4 | Al Ghadeer | 737,100 | 1,067.50 | n/a | 685.60 | n/a |
| 5 | Saadiyat Island | 3,000,000 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 6 | Hydra Village | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 7 | Danet Abu Dhabi | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 8 | Al Raha Golf Gardens | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | Al Raha Gardens | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | Al Qurm | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Note: n/a = not available
Source: Propertyfinder.ae
Most searched Abu Dhabi villas
Al Raha Gardens saw 38 percent growth year on year in value per square foot, followed closely by Hydra Village (37 percent), Saadiyat Island (34 percent) and Al Reef (24 percent).
| Median price (AED) | Median price per sq ft 2014 | Rental yields 2014 | Median price per sq ft 2013 | Rental yields 2013 | ||
| 1 | Al Reef | 2,000,000 | 866.30 | n/a | 701.30 | n/a |
| 2 | Saadiyat Island | 9,800,000 | 1,960.90 | n/a | 1,467.00 | n/a |
| 3 | Al Raha Gardens | 4,000,000 | 1,142.90 | n/a | 826.40 | n/a |
| 4 | Hydra Village | 1,300,000 | 703.50 | n/a | 514.30 | n/a |
| 5 | Al Raha Golf Gardens | 5,100,000 | 1,011.60 | n/a | 874.20 | n/a |
| 6 | Khalifa City | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 7 | Al Ghadeer | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 8 | Nurai Island | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | Al Bateen | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | Al Raha Beach | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Note: n/a = not available
Source: Propertyfinder.ae