Majan
Dubailand
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Majan is a Dubailand neighbourhood of mid-rise apartment buildings, close to Al Barari, that Cavendish Maxwell ranked fifth in Dubai for off-plan apartment deals in Q1 2026. Several of its projects borrow the name of their greener neighbour: Samana Barari Heights, Barari Views, Barari Parks. Leaving aside two bulk registrations explained below, the Dubai Land Department recorded 3,793 sales here from January to September 2026, worth AED 3.8bn, and 91% were off-plan.
Two developers dominate. Binghatti sold the most, with Skyflame 1 and 2, Vintage and Titania, and Samana followed with a series of Barari-branded buildings. Buyers come for the ticket size: the median studio sold for AED 683K and the median one-bedroom for AED 1.12M.
There is a finished side too. Ready flats sold at a median of AED 1,242 per sq ft from January to September 2026, and at AED 1,297 from July to September; the yield is measured on the April to September ready price of about AED 1,300. Two bulk registrations in the first quarter are left out of these figures: 224 ready flats with no project name registered on a single day, 10 March, and 103 flats in Paradise View 1 on 24 February. Both were recorded at around AED 850 to 890 per sq ft and would pull the ready median far below what individual buyers paid. Majan suits tenants who drive to work across the southern half of the city and want a newer building at a moderate rent.
Majan slowed with the city. Excluding the two bulk registrations, quarterly sales fell from 1,381 in the first quarter of 2026 to 1,365 in the second and 1,047 in the third, and the median flat price moved from AED 1,645 per sq ft to AED 1,408 and then AED 1,420 (DLD, Jan to Sep 2026; quarterly medians move with the mix of buildings sold and are not a like-for-like price change). Cavendish Maxwell counted 1,157 off-plan apartment deals here in Q1 2026. Citywide, ValuStrat put values 3.1% lower year on year in August 2026.
Data as of September 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this guide.
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Not right for everyone.
Majan is a strong recommendation for the right profile. It's also wrong for investors whose objective doesn't match what the zone delivers. Here is our honest read.
- Your budget is AED 550K to AED 1.2M and you want a new studio or one-bedroom
- You want rental income from a finished flat at around AED 1,300 per sq ft
- Your tenant is a young professional or couple working in the southern half of the city who drives
- You are happy with a long developer payment plan and a three to five-year hold
- Your tenant needs a metro station: Majan has none
- You want a branded or landmark address with strong resale prestige
- You plan to sell a studio soon after handover, when many similar studios will be listed in the same buildings
- You want a villa or a large family apartment: Majan is mostly studios and one-bedrooms
The towers that sold
in 2026.
Prices are DLD medians for January to September 2026, all off-plan purchases from the developer.
What is being built,
and when.
- RTA and Dubai Holding AED 6bn infrastructure agreement, which lists Majan among the communities covered (no specific works named)SourceMarch 2025Announced
What we actually think about Majan.
Majan is a pure entry-price market. You buy it because a new studio costs under AED 700K and the yield on finished flats is at the top of the city range, and you accept that it is a car-dependent neighbourhood without a strong identity of its own yet.
The yield is real but needs reading. Ready flats show 6.7% gross on all registered leases and 7.1% on new leases, against a Dubai range of roughly 5.5% to 7%. The reason is that rents are high for the price: a median AED 87 per sq ft a year against about AED 1,300 paid, mostly in newly delivered buildings let at current rents. It rests on 105 leases, so treat it as an upper estimate. Service charges and empty months will bring the net figure down.
The risk is the pipeline. Thousands of off-plan flats sold here in 2026, most of them small. When they complete, landlords will compete on rent. Our preference is a finished or nearly finished building from a developer with a delivery record, bought at a resale price. The newest launches carry full off-plan pricing.
Where is Majan?
Majan is in Dubailand, close to Al Barari. Many of its buildings take the Barari name. It is reached by car; there is no metro station.
How much does a flat in Majan cost?
From January to September 2026 the median studio sold for AED 683K, the median one-bedroom for AED 1.12M and the median two-bedroom for AED 1.60M, according to DLD data, excluding two bulk registrations. One flat in ten sold for under AED 550K.
Is the Majan rental yield above average?
Ready flats yield 6.7–7.1% gross, measured as median Ejari rents for July to September 2026 against median ready-flat prices for April to September 2026. That is at the top of the Dubai range because rents are high for the price: a median AED 87 per sq ft a year against about AED 1,300 paid, mostly in newly delivered buildings let at current rents. Net yield after service charges and vacancy will be lower.
Who are the main developers in Majan?
Binghatti and Samana sold the most in 2026. Binghatti Skyflame 1 alone registered 771 sales, and Samana Barari Heights 281.
Should I buy off-plan or ready in Majan?
For income, ready: finished flats sold at a median of AED 1,242 per sq ft from January to September 2026 (AED 1,297 in July to September), against AED 1,491 for off-plan flats. Off-plan suits a buyer who wants a new unit, a payment plan and a hold of three to five years.
Data as of September 2026
- Dubai Land Department open data, sale transactions, 1 Jan to 30 Sep 2026
- M&M bulk-registration screen on DLD open data (blocks of 10 or more same-day ready registrations removed when material), 1 Jan to 30 Sep 2026
- Dubai Land Department open data, Ejari rent contracts (flats), 1 Jul to 30 Sep 2026
- Cavendish Maxwell via Gulf News, off-plan apartment transactions by area, Q1 2026
- Dubai Media Office, RTA and Dubai Holding AED 6bn agreement, 2 Mar 2025
- ValuStrat VPI via Khaleej Times, August 2026
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