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Every recorded Dubai Creek Harbour sale and rental contract from the last six months — filter by building, bedrooms, type and month to see exactly where the market is trading.
The Creek, in numbers
Real records, not estimates. The headline figures are the official six-month totals from Property Monitor & DLD — 1,516 new leases, 1,182 renewals and 2,151 sales. The explorer below lets you browse a representative sample of those registered transactions, filterable by building, beds, type and month. Building names are normalised; rental months reflect the lease-term start.
Area report · mid-2026
Disciplined, not speculative — Creek Harbour is holding a premium band with steady growth.
Apartment values now sit at roughly AED 2,530 / sqft, up around 18% year-on-year and close to 28% above early-2023 levels. Ready one-beds trade between AED 1.6M and 1.9M; two-beds between AED 2.8M and 3.5M. Branded stock such as Address Harbour Point commands a clear premium, around AED 3,400+ / sqft.
Gross rental yields run 5–6.5% on DLD-registered leases — ahead of most mature waterfront districts, with leasing samples running higher still. Off-plan dominates new activity, with a wave of recent launches (Albero, Altan, Aeon). The Blue Line Metro and Dubai Creek Tower remain the long-term value catalysts. Sources: Property Monitor, DXBinteract & DLD transaction data.
Featured report
Prices, absorption, off-plan vs ready, and the towers to watch into 2026 — my full quarterly read, backed by Property Monitor & DXBinteract data.
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From the journal
Masterplan
The 7km Discovery Loop, City Jewels lifestyle nodes, and a vision for 200,000+ residents — decoded.
Market Data
1,530 → 2,639 AED/sqft since 2020, 4x transaction volume, 7x sales value — the five-year record.
Catalyst Watch
Burj Khalifa's 78% premium, Dubai Hills Estate — what the same pattern means for Creek Harbour.
Landlord's Guide
Realistic budgets, the 10–15% furnished premium, short-let fit-out rules — and where owners waste money.
Living on the Creek
DEWA, district cooling, the 5% housing fee and move-in deposits — realistic monthly bands for 1, 2 and 3-beds.
Buyer's Guide
How Emaar's plans actually work — a worked AED 2M example, where your money sits, and the three mistakes buyers make.
Living on the Creek
Drive times, water taxis to Downtown, 4 planned metro stations — the full multi-modal picture and what it does to values.
Catalyst Watch
The January tender announcement, the June delay, the Calatrava redesign — and what each milestone does to tower-view stock.
District Guide
Five towers, townhouses and the masterplan's first in-district school. Albero & Montiva prices, and who this district fits.
Catalyst Watch
What Emaar's 500,000+ sqm retail district does to prices, rents and short-let returns — and how to position before ~2028.
Nearby schools, the lagoon lifestyle, family home costs and the honest trade-offs.
Snagging, final payments, Oqood to title deed, and your defect-liability rights.
DET licence rules, realistic occupancy, and short-let vs long-let net yields.
Typical rates by building, Mollak, the chiller trap and net-yield maths.
Prices, rents, lifestyle and resale prospects of the two flagship districts.
Eligibility, the real budget, week-by-week process and the mistakes to skip.
Fees itemised, a realistic 6–12 week timeline, and the mistakes that stall sales.
Median rents by bedroom, move-in costs, chiller traps and negotiation tips.
Prices, yields, service charges and lifestyle — compared with real data.
Metro stations and Dubai property values — and how to position before 2029.
The real transaction data — prices, yields, off-plan vs ready — and my honest verdict.
The trade-offs on price, payment plans, risk and timing — explained simply.
Where rental returns are beating the masterplan average this quarter.
What qualifies, the paperwork, and the smartest entry points on the Creek.
Beyond the Creek
AED 917B in transactions, 5–9% tax-free yields and the honest risks.
Price trends, the fastest-growing areas, the off-plan pipeline and honest risks.
JVC to the Palm: gross vs net, and what actually moves your yield.
Freehold zones, DLD fees, mortgages, documents and timelines — step by step.
AED 2M rules, off-plan and mortgage nuances, costs and the full process.
DLD, commissions, NOC, mortgage fees — with a worked AED 1.5M example.
Prices, ROI, risks and payment plans — and who each option is built for.
20/80 to post-handover — how they compare to mortgages and cash.
RERA, Law No. 8 of 2007, and what happens when a developer delays or defaults.
DLD registration, escrow, RERA permits, track record and red flags.
SPA grace periods, RERA complaints and what compensation you can claim.
Virtual tours, POA, DLD e-services and non-resident mortgages.
6–7% yields, the new-build pipeline and the honest comparisons.
Prices, yields, trophy buildings and the scarce Emaar pipeline.
6–8.5% yields, the towers that matter, and the head-to-head.
Frond villas to branded residences — prices, yields and the case.
7–9% gross yields, best buildings and the honest trade-offs.
Yields, prices, regulation and who each market actually suits.
RBI rules, remittance limits, tax treatment and the best areas.
The quarterly brief