Dubai Community Data · Motor City

Motor City: Prices, Yields & Resale Performance

Market name first, official registry name in brackets: Motor City (DLD: Al Hebiah First). 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 Motor City is AED 17,760 per square metre in 2026 year-to-date, across 1,845 sales registered with the Dubai Land Department (data through July 2026). That is 12.9% below the 2025 full-year median. The table below shows the full annual series since 2019.

Residential sales only. Source: Dubai Land Department transaction records (1.66M parsed sales; 5.6M rental contracts), AXD in-house database. Data through 2026-07-29.

How large is the off-plan share?

66.7% of the 5,138 residential transactions registered in Motor City in the trailing 12 months to July 2026 were off-plan, per Dubai Land Department registration type — the rest were ready/existing sales.

DLD registration type, trailing 12 months to 2026-07-29.

Which projects trade the most?

Sobha Orbis is the most-traded project in Motor City, with 2,906 registered residential sales in the trailing 24 months at a median of AED 20,398 per square metre (DLD registry through July 2026).

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 Motor City had a median transaction price of AED 1,131,636 in the 12 months to July 2026, across 2,745 registered sales (Dubai Land Department).

Residential units, trailing 12 months.

What gross rental yield do apartments achieve?

Bedroom-matched gross yields in Motor City range from 6.6% to 7.5% 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.

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?

36.0% of 458 matched resales in Motor City closed below purchase price, per the full DLD registry history (through July 2026). Annualised returns span -8.0% at the 10th percentile to 16.5% at the 90th, with a median of 1.5% per year.

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 Motor City market data through 2026-07-29 indicates significant fluctuations in pricing and transaction volume. The median price per square meter has shown a steep increase across recent years, moving from 8,583.0 AED in 2019 to 19,106.0 AED in 2024, peaking at 20,397.0 AED in 2025. As of the year-to-date data for 2026, the median price per square meter stands at 17,760.0 AED. Transaction activity has peaked at 6,557 transactions in 2025, compared to 393 transactions recorded in 2020. The current off-plan share for the last 12 months is reported at 66.7%. Regarding potential returns, the gross yield range varies by unit size, spanning from a low of 6.6% (for 1 bedroom units) to a high of 7.5% (for 3 bedroom units). Historical resale performance, based on 458 pairs, shows a median annual return of 1.5%, with the return band ranging from -8.0% (P10) to 16.5% (P90). Notably, 36.0% of these historical resales resulted in losses.

Dubai market context

Frequently asked questions

What is the median price per square metre in Motor City?

AED 17,760 per square metre is the 2026 year-to-date median in Motor City, based on 1,845 residential sales in Dubai Land Department records through July 2026. The registry lists the community as Al Hebiah First. Figures are medians of registered transaction prices — not asking prices, which typically sit above closed deals.

What gross rental yield can apartments in Motor City achieve?

6.6% to 7.5% gross is the bedroom-matched yield range in Motor City 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 Motor City perform historically?

1.5% per year is the median annualised resale return in Motor City, across 458 matched buy-sell pairs in the full DLD registry history through July 2026. The band runs from -8.0% at the 10th percentile to 16.5% at the 90th, and 36.0% of resales closed below purchase price — dispersion, not an average.

What share of Motor City transactions are off-plan?

66.7% of the 5,138 residential transactions registered in Motor City 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 Motor City (AED 18,447/sqm), from Dubai Land Department registered sales:

• Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) market data 2026 median AED 19,389/sqm, trailing 12 months
• Remraam / Damac Lagoons transaction data (DLD registry) median AED 17,258/sqm, trailing 12 months
• Median prices & yields in Jumeirah Village Triangle (JVT) median AED 17,213/sqm, trailing 12 months
• Dubai South market data 2026 median AED 16,877/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 2026-07-29. 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.

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This page is informational market research, not investment advice. Historical transaction data does not predict future performance. All figures are medians of registered transactions and can differ from asking prices.

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.