Motor Cityproperty prices & market data

Apartment prices, rental yield and trends from 17,780 Dubai Land Department sales.

Data through May 2026 · DLD
✦ Market intelligence

AED 1,000–1,231/sqft at 6.7–8% yields; an established mid-market family area, with Union Properties' AED 2bn Mirdad adding new supply.

Median apartment price
AED 1.19M
Ready
Avg price / sqft
AED 807
Ready apartments
Gross rental yield
3.8%
3.4% net
5-year price growth
+-21%
Ready resale

Off-plan vs ready

Apartment price per sqft
Ready
AED 807 /sqft
Median AED 1.19M
8,851 sales
Off-plan
AED 1,829 /sqft
Median AED 1.28M
8,012 sales

Median price by bedroom

Ready apartments
StudioAED 550,724
1 B/RAED 808,770
2 B/RAED 1.28M
3 B/RAED 1.94M

What sells in Motor City

By property type, all DLD sales
TypeSalesMedianAED/sqft
Unit16,863AED 1.23M1,293
Villa917AED 4.29M860
Land57AED 65.43M552
Building22AED 36.13M514

Resale & flips in Motor City

Unit-level ownership changes, 2018–2023
Units resold
60
of 1,994 tracked
% of units resold
3.0%
changed hands 2+×
Avg resale gain
+20%
first → latest sale

Most-resold buildings

The Community Motor City · 19Claverton House 2 · 1Dickens Circus 2 · 1Norton Court 1 · 1

From per-unit DLD records (2018–2023, the years with a unit identity). "Resold" = a unit with 2+ genuine ownership changes; avg gain = mean first→last price change of those units.

Who's buying in Motor City, and how

Buyer financing, nationality mix and residents

Cash vs mortgage (2026)

13%87%

13% mortgaged · 87% cash (by number of sales)

Top buyer nationalities · 11,279 residents

India · 24.4%United Kingdom · 6.3%Pakistan · 6%Lebanon · 5.8%Syria · 5.3%Russia · 5.3%

Financing from DLD mortgage vs sale registrations. Buyer nationality/residents from official buyer & owner records & Dubai Statistics Center — richer than a simple buyer-type tag, but a proxy for who lives there.

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Motor City — frequently asked

What is the average apartment price in Motor City?
The median ready apartment in Motor City sells for about AED 1.19M, roughly AED 807 per sqft, based on official Dubai Land Department sales.
What rental yield can I expect in Motor City?
Apartments in Motor City yield about 3.8% gross, or roughly 3.4% net after service charges.
Is Motor City better for off-plan or ready property?
Ready apartments trade around AED 807 per sqft; off-plan around AED 1,829. Ask dxbpropy.ai to compare the two for your budget and bedroom count.