The Oppenheim GroupNatalie BurešováSenior Advisor
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Dubai · New Dubai: JVC, JVT, Arjan, Motor City · updated 16 October 2026

Motor City

What actually sold in Motor City in 2026, at what price, from the Dubai Land Department register: 1,563 homes registered since January, 98% flats and 2% villas, across 13 named projects. Nearest metro in the register: Dubai Internet City.

Price per sq ft
AED 1,698
Homes sold a month
91
Price rise
+1.1%
Homes sold a month
91
70% fewerthan before the war
Price of a square foot
AED 1,698
1.1% higherthan before the war
Typical price
AED 1.31m
+1% v Dubaithe middle sale this year, per sq ft against the city
Entry price
AED 804,319
to AED 2.27mone in ten sales below this, one in ten above that

"Before the war" is January and February 2026; "now" is Jul to Sep 26, the latest three complete months. Prices are medians of registered sales, not asking prices.

Month by month

Motor City in 2026

Every residential sale registered in the community, by month. The dotted line is the first week of March, when the war reached Dubai.

Median price per square footAED, complete months
05001,0001,5002,000WARJan 26: 1,801Jan 26Feb 26: 1,650Mar 26: 1,688MarApr 26: 1,643May 26: 1,232MayJun 26: 1,416Jul 26: 1,657JulAug 26: 1,682Sep 26: 1,781Sep
Homes soldregistered sales a month
0113225338450Jan 26: 200Jan 26Feb 26: 405Mar 26: 291MarApr 26: 174May 26: 117MayJun 26: 102Jul 26: 99JulAug 26: 89Sep 26: 86SepWAR

What sold

Bedrooms, prices and projects

By bedrooms

Share of 2026 sales with a bedroom count, and what each size sold for

SizeShareMedian priceAED / sq ft
Studio23%AED 820,4881,980
1 bed42%AED 1.26m1,633
2 bed27%AED 1.85m1,612
3 bed5%AED 2.55m1,093
4 bed3%AED 4.62m1,079

Flats registered at a median of AED 1,660 per sq ft, villas at AED 1,520. 64% of recent sales were off-plan.

Projects by sales

Named projects with most registrations in Motor City this year

  1. Sierra By ImanAED 1,680 per sq ft · median AED 1.31m · 100% off-plan508sales
  2. MirdadAED 1,888 per sq ft · median AED 1.43m · 100% off-plan124sales
  3. Beverly GrandeAED 1,601 per sq ft · median AED 1.11m · 100% off-plan100sales
  4. TakayaAED 1,908 per sq ft · median AED 2.40m · 100% off-plan79sales
  5. Sobha SolisAED 2,010 per sq ft · median AED 1.16m · 100% off-plan74sales
  6. 15 CascadeAED 1,841 per sq ft · median AED 1.56m · 100% off-plan63sales
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Project pages in Motor City: Sierra By Iman. All projects →

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Questions about Motor City

What does a home in Motor City cost?

The typical (median) registered sale in Motor City in 2026 is AED 1.31m. One in ten sales registered below AED 804,319 and one in ten above AED 2.27m. Per square foot the median over Jul to Sep 26 is AED 1,698, above the Dubai-wide AED 1,689.

How many homes sell in Motor City each month?

91 a month over Jul to Sep 26, against 302 a month in January and February before the war (-70%). 64% of recent sales were off-plan.

What has changed in Motor City since the war?

The median price per square foot moved from AED 1,680 to AED 1,698 (+1.1%) and sales a month from 302 to 91. The price held; the market thinned.

Land Department district name: MOTOR CITY. Figures as of 16 October 2026; rebuilt every week. General information, not investment advice.

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