Home / Posts / Top 5 areas for real estate investment in Dubai in 2025

March 26, 2025 | Viewed: 162

Top 5 areas for real estate investment in Dubai in 2025

Which areas of Dubai are the best selling properties?

Let’s look at the statistics on which areas sold best in 2023. So, look at this chart. What do we see here?

Table of Contents

In terms of sales in 2023, the Jumeirah Village Circle area, abbreviated as JVC, took the first place. The next area is Dubai Marina. Dubai Marina is probably the most famous area, which is often found on postcard views, and you’ve no doubt heard of it. The next area is Business Bay. It is located near Downtown Dubai, meaning it actually surrounds the area. The Business Bay is in fourth place. This is the area in the center of which stands the Burj Khalifa. In fifth place, we see the Dubai Creek Harbor area.

Let’s take a closer look at each of these areas.

Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC). A modern residential area located in the central part of New Dubai

Let’s start with JVC. JVC is a residential residential area that is located near the Marina and the famous Palm Tree. This is a fairly popular residential area. It’s green, it’s been around for a long time, so there’s everything you need to live there: supermarkets, cafes, hairdressers, and so on. This is a fairly rare situation when you have everything you need within walking distance in Dubai. As a rule, people have to go to the pier. By the way, JVC has its own pier. This area is distinguished by its relatively low cost.

As we can see from our statistics, in 2023 the average bill for housing here was 836 thousand dirhams. Let me remind you that the US dollar is directly linked to the dirhams. Accordingly, the exchange rate of the dirham has not changed for many years. When we talk about profitability and prices, it is always a fixed rate. It is 3.65.

That is, if we take the amount in dirhams, we need to divide it by 3.65. This is the bank rate, and the exchange rate is slightly higher. Focus on 3.65 and you will receive the amount in dollars. The JVC area is for those with a small budget, because it is there that you can buy a good apartment in a high-quality house for a starting budget of 150 thousand dollars.

Such a house will usually have a swimming pool, gym, parking space, and the apartment will be fully finished. At the same time, there is a very good payback, and it is higher than the average in Dubai. Through long-term rentals, on average, people earn 7-8% per annum in net income there, after they have deducted all their expenses.

Therefore, if you have a small budget, pay attention to this area. As we can see from the official report, prices in JVC have increased by 26.7% over the past year. This is a very good result, and it is above the average in Dubai. Therefore, be sure to consider this area.

Is Dubai Marina an overrated area?

The next area we’ll talk about is Dubai Marina. This is the most popular area. There are a huge number of requests for real estate here. It all starts with the fact that people want to buy an apartment in Dubai Marina. Friends, this is not the only neighborhood that exists in Dubai. If you really want to live in Marina, be sure to consider it. But don’t forget that there are other options.

Look at the chart. The average price of an apartment in this area last year was 2.5 million dirhams. At the same time, as you can see, prices there have fallen by almost 1%. This happened because in 2022, many people from Russia, experiencing high demand, actively bought units in the Marina and were ready to pay any money. As a result, prices there have increased dramatically.

As the chart shows, then prices started to fall. This high demand has overheated the real estate market in the area, which is directly related to its popularity among the Russian-speaking audience. Therefore, the international demand in Dubai was slightly disrupted here, since many investors from Russia came to this area.

They contributed to the overheating of prices, and we are still seeing a decline. As for the profitability in the long term, it is not very high there, precisely because the apartments were bought at an inflated price, and the rental price remains on the market.

However, if you like Marina and you want, for example, to come here yourself or rent an apartment for daily rent, this is a good option. The daily rent here is efficient, the apartments are well and expensively rented, and the occupancy rate is high.

Business Bay. One of the trendiest residential and business centers in Dubai

Now let’s look at the Business Bay area. This is a good option for investors. The average price of an apartment in this area is one and a half million dirhams. We can see that the price has increased, but only slightly. Nevertheless, Business Bay is an interesting area because it is still actively being built up. Because of this, it is growing organically in price, even though there is a certain bias, and the current price growth has slowed down slightly, as they had been rising more actively before.

Despite this, prices in Business Bay will continue to rise because the area is developing dynamically, and there are still many construction projects and vacant lots. Unlike Marina, where there are practically no vacant lots, there is a potential for price increases in Business Bay, as the development of the area continues.

Therefore, a Business Bay can be considered if you have an average budget and you are looking for an option that will work well on a long-term basis. In addition, the short-term rental option works well here, as people come to the area not only for beach holidays, like in the Marina, but also for business, shopping, and so on. It is also worth noting that Business Bay is just a stone’s throw from Downtown and Dubai Mall.

Downtown. The Burj Khalifa is located here. The very center of Dubai

Let’s move on to the Downtown area. It is also one of the most famous areas, thanks to the Burj Khalifa. The situation here is similar to the one in the Marina area. The average price for a Downtown apartment is almost 2.6 million dirhams, and we see that the price has also dropped by 2%. Thus, the situation is absolutely similar to that observed in Marina.

Therefore, if you want to buy an apartment in this part of the city, pay attention to what is around. In addition, it is worth noting that this area will work well for daily rent.

Dubai Creek Harbour. New coastal area 1 minutes from the center of Dubai

And the last one on our list is Dubai Creek Harbor.

Dubai Creek Harbor is a huge project by developer Emar. This developer is the most famous and largest in Dubai. Among his achievements is the construction of the Burj Khalifa.

The project includes the development of the area for many more years. Aimar aims to make this area a new downtown. There is already ready-made real estate there, as well as many facilities under construction and will continue to be built.

We are currently seeing a 15.2% increase in prices compared to last year. This is a good indicator. I noticed that earlier prices in this area were not growing so well, but now they have started to accelerate. The demand for housing has increased here, and the secondary market is actively growing.

Therefore, we recommend considering this area at the moment.

In addition, I want to tell you about several other areas that are worth paying attention to. Despite the fact that they did not enter the top in terms of sales, these places are really cool. Their absence from the top is explained by the fact that they are more compact and it is difficult for them to compete with such large areas.

Dubai Hills. The “green corner” in the city center. From the developer Emaar

Pay attention to the Dubai Hills area. I really like this area because it is conveniently located. It is residential and sleeping, that is, it is not located in a tourist location, but at the same time it can be reached anywhere in the city in just 15 minutes. That’s why the residents really appreciate this area.

Dubai Hills is being fully developed by the developer Emar, which makes it an integrated development. It has a very pleasant infrastructure, a large modern landscaped park, and by and large there are no more parks like this in Dubai. This area is rapidly gaining popularity, and property prices are rising there.

Nevertheless, the area still has huge potential, as it is being built further. The more the area is ready, the closer the prices are to the final ones, which are already stabilizing and will not rise significantly above the market.

The average cost of an apartment in Dubai Hills was 1.7 million dirhams. Growth was recorded at the level of 3.7%. The fact that we see a slight increase is generally not bad, as it means that prices have not had time to overheat yet. Therefore, if you buy an apartment there now, you will have time to take advantage of the growth rates that will ensure you a good payback.

City Walk — “a city within a city” by MERAAS

Another area is Wolf City. This is a residential area, the developer of which is Meraas. It is a complex building.

City Wolf is very pleasant, fashionable and low-rise. It is only 10 minutes from Burj Khalifa and downtown. This area is great for renting, and prices are rising very intensively here. Nevertheless, there is still potential for growth in the City of Volk.

Just a week ago, we conducted a large study for a client who is interested in investing in this area. There is also another cluster that is still under construction. This project is called Central Park. We carried out calculations for Central Park, and we got very positive figures.

Of course, we are guided by real benchmarks, which gives confidence in the data obtained. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you consider investing in City Wolf. The average cost of an apartment in the area is about 4 million dirhams, and prices have increased by 36.8%.

Palm Jumeirah. One of the most prestigious areas of Dubai, a popular tourist attraction

And finally, let’s talk about the famous Palm Jumeirah. Despite the fact that this area is very famous and has existed for a long time, there is still a lot of potential in it.

The average cost of an apartment in Palma is 4 million dirhams, and prices have increased by 7.4% in recent years. This area is ideal for short-term rentals, and it is very pleasant to live there. The Palm has many options, including its own beaches.

In addition, investments in villas here are very profitable, although they require significant investments. We are talking about an amount starting from 40 million dirhams, but this is a really powerful investment that is growing well in value. Flipping and other investment strategies are also possible in this area.

Therefore, if you have the opportunity to allocate such a large budget, the Palm Tree option will be an excellent solution for you. As you can see, there are many different areas in Dubai, and you should not limit your search to just the Marina or Downtown. Be sure to pay attention to other areas and use all the opportunities that are currently available on the market.

Dubai Investment property