Motor City
Recorded by DLD in: Al Hebiah First
Data through 7 Sep 2026 · registered sales and Ejari rents · trailing 12 months Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · rebuilt daily
The median registered sale price in Motor City is AED 1.18M over the trailing 12 months, from 4 310 registered sales at a median 1 780 AED per square foot, down 6.1% year on year. Ready homes let at a median AED 80k a year, a gross yield of 7.77%. Figures are outlier-trimmed medians from registered DLD transactions, not asking prices from listings.
Source: Registered DLD transactions · Data through 7 Sep 2026 · sample 4 310 records · outlier-trimmed median, complete months only · Methodology v1.0 ↗
Price per square foot, month by month
median interquartile range (middle 50% of transactions)
Source: Registered DLD transactions · Data through 7 Sep 2026 · monthly medians, months with fewer than 5 registered sales are left blank · Methodology v1.0 ↗
The same figures as a table
| Month | Sales | Median price | Median AED/sqft | IQR AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 191 | AED 1.10M | 1 624 | 1 343 – 1 880 |
| Jul 2026 | 164 | AED 1.06M | 1 739 | 1 409 – 2 034 |
| Jun 2026 | 198 | AED 953k | 1 768 | 1 351 – 2 036 |
| May 2026 | 127 | AED 1.25M | 1 356 | 987 – 1 824 |
| Apr 2026 | 220 | AED 1.36M | 1 700 | 1 466 – 1 944 |
| Mar 2026 | 411 | AED 1.30M | 1 755 | 1 600 – 2 060 |
| Feb 2026 | 434 | AED 1.28M | 1 669 | 1 267 – 1 950 |
| Jan 2026 | 193 | AED 1.21M | 1 793 | 1 200 – 2 000 |
| Dec 2025 | 384 | AED 1.12M | 1 918 | 1 242 – 2 015 |
| Nov 2025 | 611 | AED 1.15M | 1 930 | 1 202 – 2 016 |
| Oct 2025 | 640 | AED 1.15M | 1 768 | 1 200 – 2 000 |
| Sep 2025 | 632 | AED 1.22M | 1 910 | 1 194 – 2 015 |
| Aug 2025 | 520 | AED 1.19M | 1 947 | 1 715 – 2 030 |
Source: Registered DLD transactions · Data through 7 Sep 2026 · complete months only; the current month is excluded because DLD keeps registering it · Methodology v1.0 ↗
By number of bedrooms
| Homes | Sales | Median price | Median AED/sqft | Median size | Median rent | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studios | 1 023 | AED 808k | 1 940 | 416 sqft | AED 52k | 8.71% |
| 1-bedroom apartments | 2 132 | AED 1.16M | 1 856 | 747 sqft | AED 72k | 7.77% |
| 2-bedroom apartments | 776 | AED 1.93M | 1 620 | 1 187 sqft | AED 113k | 7.79% |
| 3-bedroom apartments | 115 | AED 2.70M | 1 109 | 2 270 sqft | AED 180k | 7.28% |
| 4-bedroom apartments | 63 | AED 4.60M | 1 100 | 3 863 sqft | AED 275k | 6.11% |
| 5-bedroom apartments insufficient data | 4 | — | — | — | AED 448k | — |
Source: Registered DLD sales and Ejari rental contracts · Data through 7 Sep 2026 · yield shown only where at least 15 rents and 15 ready-home sales support it · Methodology v1.0 ↗
How the gross yield is put together
A yield is only meaningful between comparable homes, so each row below matches registered rents against registered sale prices for the same kind of home. The headline figure is the median of these rows, not a division of two unrelated medians.
| Home type | Median annual rent | Median ready price | Gross yield | Contracts | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio apartment | AED 52k | AED 600k | 8.71% | 169 | 119 |
| 1-bedroom apartment | AED 72k | AED 927k | 7.77% | 934 | 474 |
| 2-bedroom apartment | AED 113k | AED 1.45M | 7.79% | 577 | 262 |
| 3-bedroom apartment | AED 168k | AED 2.36M | 7.13% | 156 | 62 |
| 3-bedroom villa | AED 250k | AED 4.19M | 5.96% | 51 | 16 |
Source: Registered Ejari contracts against registered ready-home sales · Data through 7 Sep 2026 · gross, before service charges, vacancy and transaction costs · Methodology v1.0 ↗
Where these sales sit in the DLD registry
| DLD administrative area | Sales | Median price | Median AED/sqft | Off-plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Hebiah First | 4 310 | AED 1.18M | 1 780 | 76.7% |
Source: Registered DLD transactions · Data through 7 Sep 2026 · outlier-trimmed median, complete months only · Methodology v1.0 ↗
Registered sales by year
median interquartile range (middle 50% of transactions)
| Year | Sales | Median price | Median AED/sqft | Total registered value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 948 | AED 1.26M | 1 707 | AED 3.02B |
| 2025 | 6 197 | AED 1.20M | 1 910 | AED 8.49B |
| 2024 | 2 230 | AED 1.11M | 1 845 | AED 3.77B |
| 2023 | 846 | AED 825k | 856 | AED 1.23B |
| 2022 | 385 | AED 1.15M | 651 | AED 616.94M |
| 2021 | 476 | AED 1.65M | 761 | AED 1.06B |
| 2020 | 244 | AED 1.32M | 624 | AED 498.37M |
| 2019 | 238 | AED 1.30M | 943 | AED 381.17M |
| 2018 | 141 | AED 1.24M | 875 | AED 220.05M |
| 2017 | 238 | AED 1.04M | 905 | AED 523.94M |
| 2016 | 343 | AED 1.12M | 961 | AED 523.07M |
| 2015 | 305 | AED 1.46M | 900 | AED 776.50M |
Source: Registered DLD transactions · Data through 7 Sep 2026 · calendar years; the current year is partial · Methodology v1.0 ↗
Latest registered sales
| Date | Property | Registration | Size | Price | AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | 2 B/R Flat — BARTON HOUSE 2 | Ready | 1 342 sqft | AED 1 660 000 | 1 237 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Office Office — O1NE District - Dawn | Off-plan | 2 477 sqft | AED 5 853 000 | — |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1 B/R Flat — Sobha Orbis | Off-plan | 546 sqft | AED 1 026 179 | 1 880 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Office Office — O1NE District - Dawn | Off-plan | 1 963 sqft | AED 5 112 000 | — |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Office Office — O1NE District - Dawn | Off-plan | 1 963 sqft | AED 5 133 000 | — |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Office Office — O1NE District - Dawn | Off-plan | 2 254 sqft | AED 5 890 000 | — |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Office Office — O1NE District - Dawn | Off-plan | 2 818 sqft | AED 7 549 000 | — |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Office Office — O1NE District - Dawn | Off-plan | 1 963 sqft | AED 5 026 000 | — |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Office Office — O1NE District - Dawn | Off-plan | 2 304 sqft | AED 5 299 000 | — |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Office Office — O1NE District - Dawn | Off-plan | 2 602 sqft | AED 6 659 000 | — |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Office Office — O1NE District - Dawn | Off-plan | 2 477 sqft | AED 5 746 000 | — |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Office Office — O1NE District - Dawn | Off-plan | 2 304 sqft | AED 5 299 000 | — |
Source: Registered DLD transactions · Data through 7 Sep 2026 · individual registrations, shown exactly as recorded, without trimming · Methodology v1.0 ↗
What these numbers do not show
- Building-level detail. Motor City is a community: a waterfront tower and a back street both register here.
- Asking prices. Everything here is a registered transaction; what a home was listed at is a different number.
- Off-market and cash-equivalent deals that never reach the registry, and the price actually negotiated before registration.
- Service charges, chiller fees, agency commission, DLD transfer fees or mortgage costs — none of them are inside these prices.
- Quality within a place. A tower with sea views and one behind it register in the same area under the same name.
- The current month. DLD keeps registering it for weeks, so it is excluded from every trend on this page.
- A like-for-like resale price. 76.7% of sales here are off-plan, where the price is a payment plan on a home that does not exist yet.
Other apartment sizes in Motor City
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