What is the median price per square metre in Trade Center Second?

AED 52,536 per square metre is the 2026 year-to-date median in Trade Center Second, based on 63 residential sales in Dubai Land Department records through July 2026. The registry lists the community as Trade Center Second. Figures are medians of registered transaction prices — not asking prices, which typically sit above closed deals.

What gross rental yield can apartments in Trade Center Second achieve?

1.3% to 2.2% gross is the bedroom-matched yield range in Trade Center Second 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 Trade Center Second perform historically?

3.5% per year is the median annualised resale return in Trade Center Second, across 18 matched buy-sell pairs in the full DLD registry history through July 2026. The band runs from -3.9% at the 10th percentile to 37.3% at the 90th, and 33.3% of resales closed below purchase price — dispersion, not an average.

What share of Trade Center Second transactions are off-plan?

90.9% of the 822 residential transactions registered in Trade Center Second 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.

Dubai Community Data · Trade Center Second

Trade Center Second: Prices, Yields & Resale Performance

Market name first, official registry name in brackets: Trade Center Second (DLD: Trade Center Second). 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 Trade Center Second is AED 52,536 per square metre in 2026 year-to-date, across 63 sales registered with the Dubai Land Department (data through July 2026). That is 4.0% above the 2025 full-year median. The table below shows the full annual series since 2019.

Year	Transactions	Median AED/sqm	Median price (AED)
2019	16	10,448	2,025,000
2020	16	8,954	2,225,000
2021	40	8,813	1,721,529
2022	30	11,166	2,325,000
2023	80	12,685	2,400,000
2024	79	14,146	2,900,000
2025	805	50,519	5,614,000
2026	63	52,536	6,077,000

Residential sales only. Source: Dubai Land Department transaction records (1.66M parsed sales; 5.6M rental contracts), AXD in-house database. Data through 2026-07-02.

How large is the off-plan share?

90.9% of the 822 residential transactions registered in Trade Center Second in the trailing 12 months to July 2026 were off-plan, per Dubai Land Department registration type — the rest were ready/existing sales.

Registration type	Transactions	Median AED/sqm
Off-Plan Properties	747	51,614
Existing Properties	75	15,440

DLD registration type, trailing 12 months to 2026-07-02.

Which projects trade the most?

Jumeirah Residences Emirates Towers is the most-traded project in Trade Center Second, with 747 registered residential sales in the trailing 24 months at a median of AED 51,614 per square metre (DLD registry through July 2026).

Project / building	Transactions	Median AED/sqm
Jumeirah Residences Emirates Towers	747	51,614
WORLD TRADE CENTRE RESIDENCES	165	15,285

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 Trade Center Second had a median transaction price of AED 4,082,000 in the 12 months to July 2026, across 253 registered sales (Dubai Land Department).

Unit type	Transactions	Median price (AED)	Median AED/sqm
1 B/R	253	4,082,000	49,915
2 B/R	431	6,591,000	50,656
3 B/R	122	10,741,000	59,964
4 B/R	16	4,900,000	15,218

Residential units, trailing 12 months.

What gross rental yield do apartments achieve?

Bedroom-matched gross yields in Trade Center Second range from 1.3% to 2.2% 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.

Bedrooms	Median annual rent (AED)	Median sale price (AED)	Gross yield %	Sales n	Rentals n
1	90,000	4,082,000	2.2	253	142
2	115,000	6,591,000	1.7	431	189
3	140,000	10,741,000	1.3	122	122

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?

33.3% of 18 matched resales in Trade Center Second closed below purchase price, per the full DLD registry history (through July 2026). Annualised returns span -3.9% at the 10th percentile to 37.3% at the 90th, with a median of 3.5% per year.

Resale pairs	p10 ann. return %	Median ann. return %	p90 ann. return %	Sold at a loss %
18	-3.9	3.5	37.3	33.3

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 Trade Center Second market data through 2026-07-02 indicates significant shifts in pricing metrics. The median price per square meter has shown a general upward trend across recent years, moving from 10,448.0 AED in 2019 to 14,146.0 AED in 2024. Notably, the figures for 2025 and year-to-date 2026 reflect accelerated appreciation, with median prices reaching 50,519.0 AED and 52,536.0 AED, respectively. Market activity remains high, evidenced by 822 transactions over the last 12 months, coupled with an off-plan share of 90.9%. Regarding investment returns, gross yields range from a low of 1.3% (3 bedrooms) to a high of 2.2% (1 bedroom). The historical resale return data for 18 pairs shows a wide band, spanning from a 10th percentile annual return of -3.9% to a 90th percentile return of 37.3%. Furthermore, approximately 33.3% of observed resales have generated losses.

Dubai market context

296 Verkäufe über US-$10 Mio. in H1 2026 — stärkstes Halbjahr der Geschichte — Knight Frank MENA, 2026-07-07
US-$5,1 Mrd. Ultra-Prime-Volumen H1 2026, +14% vs. H1 2025, +49% vs. H1 2024 — Knight Frank MENA, 2026-07-07
Dubai Hills Estate führt mit 51 $10M+-Verkäufen, vor Palm Jumeirah (50) und Palm Jebel Ali (40) — Knight Frank MENA, 2026-07-07

Frequently asked questions

What is the median price per square metre in Trade Center Second?: AED 52,536 per square metre is the 2026 year-to-date median in Trade Center Second, based on 63 residential sales in Dubai Land Department records through July 2026. The registry lists the community as Trade Center Second. Figures are medians of registered transaction prices — not asking prices, which typically sit above closed deals.
What gross rental yield can apartments in Trade Center Second achieve?: 1.3% to 2.2% gross is the bedroom-matched yield range in Trade Center Second 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 Trade Center Second perform historically?: 3.5% per year is the median annualised resale return in Trade Center Second, across 18 matched buy-sell pairs in the full DLD registry history through July 2026. The band runs from -3.9% at the 10th percentile to 37.3% at the 90th, and 33.3% of resales closed below purchase price — dispersion, not an average.
What share of Trade Center Second transactions are off-plan?: 90.9% of the 822 residential transactions registered in Trade Center Second 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 Trade Center Second (AED 51,004/sqm), from Dubai Land Department registered sales:

Median prices & yields in Meydan (Polo Residence/Townhouses) median AED 35,419/sqm, trailing 12 months
City Walk / Al Wasl market data 2026 median AED 33,291/sqm, trailing 12 months
Dubai Maritime City market data 2026 median AED 32,956/sqm, trailing 12 months
Downtown-Rand / d3 Design District transaction data (DLD registry) median AED 32,553/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 2026-07-02. 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.

Ali Daioub — Dubai real estate advisor, AXD Immobilien

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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.