Dubai Community Data · Damac Hills (Akoya)

Damac Hills (Akoya): Prices, Yields & Resale Performance

Market name first, official registry name in brackets: Damac Hills (Akoya) (DLD: Al Hebiah Third). 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 Damac Hills (Akoya) is AED 15,285 per square metre in 2026 year-to-date, across 1,140 sales registered with the Dubai Land Department (data through July 2026). That is 6.1% above 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?

31.7% of the 2,515 residential transactions registered in Damac Hills (Akoya) 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?

DAMAC HILLS - CARSON is the most-traded project in Damac Hills (Akoya), with 514 registered residential sales in the trailing 24 months at a median of AED 13,998 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 Damac Hills (Akoya) had a median transaction price of AED 1,168,000 in the 12 months to July 2026, across 919 registered sales (Dubai Land Department).

Residential units, trailing 12 months.

What gross rental yield do apartments achieve?

Bedroom-matched gross yields in Damac Hills (Akoya) range from 6.0% to 8.2% 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?

47.5% of 1,020 matched resales in Damac Hills (Akoya) closed below purchase price, per the full DLD registry history (through July 2026). Annualised returns span -6.4% at the 10th percentile to 15.4% at the 90th, with a median of 0.2% 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 Damac Hills (Akoya) market data through July 29, 2026, indicates a sustained upward trajectory in median pricing. The median price per square meter has risen consistently since 2019, moving from 8,044.0 AED in 2019 to 13,288.0 AED in 2024, and reaching 15,285.0 AED year-to-date in 2026. The market's current supply mix shows an off-plan share of 31.7% over the last 12 months. Regarding rental yields, the gross yield varies by unit size, ranging from a low of 6.0% for two-bedroom units to a high of 8.2% for studio apartments. For historical resale performance, analysis of 1,020 pairs shows that 47.5% recorded losses. The annualized return band is defined by the 10th percentile at -6.4%, while the median annual return was 0.2%. Conversely, the 90th percentile suggests a potential annual return of 15.4%.

Dubai market context

Frequently asked questions

What is the median price per square metre in Damac Hills (Akoya)?

AED 15,285 per square metre is the 2026 year-to-date median in Damac Hills (Akoya), based on 1,140 residential sales in Dubai Land Department records through July 2026. The registry lists the community as Al Hebiah Third. Figures are medians of registered transaction prices — not asking prices, which typically sit above closed deals.

What gross rental yield can apartments in Damac Hills (Akoya) achieve?

6.0% to 8.2% gross is the bedroom-matched yield range in Damac Hills (Akoya) 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 Damac Hills (Akoya) perform historically?

0.2% per year is the median annualised resale return in Damac Hills (Akoya), across 1,020 matched buy-sell pairs in the full DLD registry history through July 2026. The band runs from -6.4% at the 10th percentile to 15.4% at the 90th, and 47.5% of resales closed below purchase price — dispersion, not an average.

What share of Damac Hills (Akoya) transactions are off-plan?

31.7% of the 2,515 residential transactions registered in Damac Hills (Akoya) 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 Damac Hills (Akoya) (AED 15,775/sqm), from Dubai Land Department registered sales:

• Al Barari / Living Legends: prices, yields & resale data median AED 15,814/sqm, trailing 12 months
• Arjan: prices, yields & resale data median AED 15,514/sqm, trailing 12 months
• Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC): prices, yields & resale data median AED 15,355/sqm, trailing 12 months
• Median prices & yields in Al Furjan / Discovery Gardens median AED 15,311/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.