Motor City Market Report: Q3 2026

Residential sales transactions in Motor City totalled 670 in Q3 2026, worth AED 897 million. Sales rose 28.4% quarter-on-quarter. Off-plan sales accounted for 85% of the total and owner resales 15%.

The median apartment price in Motor City was AED 1,748 per sq ft in Q3 2026, across 656 sales; it rose 3.4% quarter-on-quarter, and was 3% above the Dubai median. The median villa and townhouse price was AED 7.0 million, across 14 sales; it declined 19.5% quarter-on-quarter.

The median apartment price in Motor City rose 2.1% between Q1 2026 and Q3 2026, from AED 1,711 to AED 1,748 per sq ft.

In Motor City in Q3 2026, median prices were AED 809,999 for a studio apartment (286 sales); AED 1.1 million for a 1-bedroom apartment (246 sales); AED 8.7 million for a 4-bedroom villa or townhouse (7 sales); AED 6.6 million for a 3-bedroom villa or townhouse (6 sales).

The median rental rate on new apartment lease registrations (Ejari) in Motor City was AED 76 per sq ft a year in Q3 2026, across 41 registrations. New villa and townhouse lease registrations had a median rental rate of AED 242,500 a year, across 10 registrations. 52 new leases and 26 renewals were registered with Ejari.

The gross rental yield on ready apartments in Motor City was 7.4% in Q3 2026, comparing median new rents with median ready sale prices per sq ft. For villas and townhouses it was 3.5%, comparing median new rents with median ready sale prices.

The UAE dirham is pegged to the US dollar at AED 3.6725. At that rate, in Motor City in Q3 2026, the median apartment price of AED 1,748 per sq ft is approximately $476 per sq ft; the median villa and townhouse price of AED 7.0 million is approximately $1.91 million; the median new apartment rental rate of AED 76 per sq ft a year is approximately $21.

The median apartment price in Motor City was 3% above the Dubai median in Q3 2026, at AED 1,748 per sq ft compared with AED 1,692.

Binghatti Skyterraces by Binghatti recorded the most sales of any building in Motor City in Q3 2026, with 396 sales worth AED 378 million.

Binghatti recorded the most off-plan sales in Motor City in Q3 2026, with 396 sales worth AED 378 million, accounting for 69% of off-plan sales. It was followed by Union Properties (60), Iman (57).

Median price

The middle sale price once all sales are ranked: half of sales were above it and half below. Used instead of the average so a few very large sales don't distort the figure.

Price per sq ft

Sale price divided by the registered area in square feet, then the median across sales. Reported for apartments; villa records often carry the plot size, so villas are reported per home.

Off-plan and ready

Off-plan sales are homes sold before completion; ready sales are completed homes, including owner resales and developers' completed stock.

Sub-community and building

Where DLD records a home: a sub-community for villas and townhouses (for example Raya in Arabian Ranches 3), a building for apartments, or the project name for off-plan homes.

Ejari

Dubai's official lease registration system. Rents here are new Ejari leases registered in the period; renewals are counted separately.

Gross rental yield

Median new annual rent divided by the median ready sale price, before costs. Shown only between 3% and 12%; outside that range the pairing reflects data errors rather than a yield.

DLD area and community

The Dubai Land Department records sales and leases by official area, which can differ from the name people use. Each report names the DLD areas it covers.

⚠ Small sample

A figure based on fewer than 30 sales or leases. It is shown, but can move a lot from period to period.