Average home prices in Dubai AED 2 million more than in Abu Dhabi

18 November, 2013: The average house price in Dubai is now almost AED 2 million higher than prices in Abu Dhabi, reveals propertyfinder.ae, the UAE's leading property portal.

The observation based on live market statistics from Market Price Live, propertyfinder.ae's up-to-the-minute data centre, reflects the steadily increasing property prices in Dubai and the broad recovery that the emirate's market continues to experience this year.

“Average asking prices in Dubai today stand at AED 5.1 million while those in the capital figure at AED 3.3 million. Whilst Abu Dhabi's property prices have increased over the course of this year, Dubai's residential prices have risen more significantly, widening the gap in property values between the two emirates,” commented Renan Bourdeau, Managing Director & Partner at propertyfinder.ae.

In contrast to 2008, Dubai's price increases so far have been built on solid fundamentals such as trade and tourism, impacting emerging neighbourhoods such as Business Bay, Jumeirah Village Circle, Jumeirah Park and Dubai Sports City in addition to prime communities such as Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai and Palm Jumeirah. Additionally, the UAE Central Bank's latest mortgage cap and doubling of property registration fees from 2% to 4% are signs that the market is becoming better regulated and less susceptible to speculative activity.

“In January this year, average property prices in Abu Dhabi were valued at AED 2.3 million which is AED 1 million lower than the current average price. So, whilst the market is showing positive growth, recovery seems limited to prime neighbourhoods, unlike Dubai where the pace of growth has been widespread,” added Bourdeau.