Dubai Community Data · Al Barari / Living Legends

Al Barari / Living Legends: Prices, Yields & Resale Performance

Market name first, official registry name in brackets: Al Barari / Living Legends (DLD: Wadi Al Safa 3). All figures are medians of registered transactions.

Data through July 2026 · Dubai Land Department registry

How have prices per square metre moved?

The median residential transaction price in Al Barari / Living Legends is AED 15,715 per square metre in 2026 year-to-date, across 4,580 sales registered with the Dubai Land Department (data through July 2026). That is 0.2% below the 2025 full-year median. The table below shows the full annual series since 2019.

Residential sales only. Source: Dubai Land Department transaction records (1.66M parsed sales; 5.6M rental contracts), AXD in-house database. Data through 2026-07-29.

How large is the off-plan share?

68.9% of the 9,049 residential transactions registered in Al Barari / Living Legends in the trailing 12 months to July 2026 were off-plan, per Dubai Land Department registration type — the rest were ready/existing sales.

DLD registration type, trailing 12 months to 2026-07-29.

Which projects trade the most?

Binghatti Vintage is the most-traded project in Al Barari / Living Legends, with 1,479 registered residential sales in the trailing 24 months at a median of AED 20,040 per square metre (DLD registry through July 2026).

Ranked by number of registered residential sales, trailing 24 months. Linked names lead to the AXD project data page.

What do units cost by type?

A one-bedroom unit in Al Barari / Living Legends had a median transaction price of AED 1,100,000 in the 12 months to July 2026, across 2,497 registered sales (Dubai Land Department).

Residential units, trailing 12 months.

What gross rental yield do apartments achieve?

Bedroom-matched gross yields in Al Barari / Living Legends range from 6.0% to 7.0% over the 12 months to July 2026, per DLD sales and Ejari rental contracts. The figure divides the median new rent by the median sale price of the same unit type — before service charges and vacancy.

Median new rental contract ÷ median sale price of the SAME unit type, both trailing 12 months. Gross figure — before service charges, vacancy and management. Rent source: DLD/Ejari registered contracts.

What share of resales sold at a loss?

34.0% of 824 matched resales in Al Barari / Living Legends closed below purchase price, per the full DLD registry history (through July 2026). Annualised returns span -11.0% at the 10th percentile to 23.4% at the 90th, with a median of 2.9% per year.

Matched buy-sell pairs of identical units across the full DLD history. Bands, not averages: the 10th-90th percentile range shows realistic dispersion.

Analyst note

Analysis of the Al Barari / Living Legends market data through July 29, 2026, indicates a sustained upward trajectory in median price per square meter across the recorded period. The trend moved from 5,194.0 AED in 2019 and 4,394.0 AED in 2020, peaking at 7,725.0 AED in 2021 before reaching 13,567.0 AED in 2023. The median price stabilized near this high point through 2024 (13,479.0 AED) and reached 15,742.0 AED in 2025. As of the current reporting period, the year-to-date median price stands at 15,715.0 AED. In terms of transaction composition, the off-plan share over the last 12 months was 68.9%. Yield analysis shows a gross yield range between 6.0% (for one-bedroom units) and 7.0% (for three-bedroom units). Historical resale data, based on 824 pairs, reveals a median annual return of 2.9%, with returns spanning from -11.0% to 23.4%. Notably, 34.0% of the analyzed resales resulted in losses.

Dubai market context

Frequently asked questions

What is the median price per square metre in Al Barari / Living Legends?

AED 15,715 per square metre is the 2026 year-to-date median in Al Barari / Living Legends, based on 4,580 residential sales in Dubai Land Department records through July 2026. The registry lists the community as Wadi Al Safa 3. Figures are medians of registered transaction prices — not asking prices, which typically sit above closed deals.

What gross rental yield can apartments in Al Barari / Living Legends achieve?

6.0% to 7.0% gross is the bedroom-matched yield range in Al Barari / Living Legends over the 12 months to July 2026, per DLD sales and Ejari rental contracts. The calculation divides the median new rental contract by the median sale price of the same unit type. Service charges, vacancy and management costs are not deducted.

How did resale investments in Al Barari / Living Legends perform historically?

2.9% per year is the median annualised resale return in Al Barari / Living Legends, across 824 matched buy-sell pairs in the full DLD registry history through July 2026. The band runs from -11.0% at the 10th percentile to 23.4% at the 90th, and 34.0% of resales closed below purchase price — dispersion, not an average.

What share of Al Barari / Living Legends transactions are off-plan?

68.9% of the 9,049 residential transactions registered in Al Barari / Living Legends in the 12 months to July 2026 were off-plan, per Dubai Land Department registration type. The remainder were ready/existing sales. The off-plan share indicates how much current activity depends on developer launches rather than the secondary market.

Which communities trade in a similar price band?

Ranked by proximity of the trailing-12-month median to Al Barari / Living Legends (AED 15,814/sqm), from Dubai Land Department registered sales:

• Arjan transaction data (DLD registry) median AED 15,514/sqm, trailing 12 months
• Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC) transaction data (DLD registry) median AED 15,355/sqm, trailing 12 months
• Al Furjan / Discovery Gardens market data 2026 median AED 15,311/sqm, trailing 12 months
• Dubailand Residence Complex (Skycourts) transaction data (DLD registry) median AED 15,244/sqm, trailing 12 months

Sources & methodology. Transaction and rental figures: Dubai Land Department transaction records (1.66M parsed sales; 5.6M rental contracts), AXD in-house database, data through 2026-07-29. Resale pairs: 47,350 matched buy-sell pairs (AXD repeat-sales dataset). Market context: sources named per item. Medians are used throughout (robust to outliers). Page generated 2026-08-27; figures are not updated in real time.

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This page is informational market research, not investment advice. Historical transaction data does not predict future performance. All figures are medians of registered transactions and can differ from asking prices.

Published by AXD Immobilien Dubai — Dubai real estate advisory for German-speaking investors, over 30 years of family history in Dubai real estate. Generated 2026-08-27.