According to PropertyFinder‘s Q3 report, these are the most desirable areas in Dubai to buy or rent commercial property.
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When buying commercial property, 84 percent are looking for office space and only 12 percent for a plot of land to build on. When renting, again 84 percent are looking for office space while eight percent are looking for retail space.
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Dubai commercial property: Most searched communities to buy
| Area | % of all searches | |
| 1 | Business Bay | 32.87% |
| 2 | Jumeirah Lake Towers | 26.03% |
| 3 | DIFC | 6.80% |
| 4 | Downtown Dubai | 4.93% |
| 5 | Tecom | 4.50% |
| 6 | Dubai Marina | 4.00% |
| 7 | Dubai Silicon Oasis | 3.98% |
| 8 | Dubai Investment Park | 3.26% |
| 9 | Jebel Ali | 3.21% |
Source: Propertyfinder.ae
Dubai commercial property: Most searched communities to rent
| Area | % of all searches | |
| 1 | Business Bay | 24.19% |
| 2 | Jumeirah Lake Towers | 18.95% |
| 3 | Sheikh Zayed Road | 6.53% |
| 4 | Al Quoz | 5.26% |
| 5 | DIFC | 4.29% |
| 6 | Tecom | 4.29% |
| 7 | Deira | 4.13% |
| 8 | Downtown Dubai | 4.12% |
| 9 | Jumeirah | 3.72% |
| 10 | Dubai Marina | 3.24% |
| 11 | Al Barsha | 2.46% |
| 12 | Dubai Media City | 2.29% |
Source: Propertyfinder.ae