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Madinat Al Mataar

مدينة المطار

What a square foot costs here, what it rents for, what it yields once the service charge comes off, and how all of that compares with every other community in Dubai. Taken from what was registered with the Dubai Land Department. Nothing modelled, nothing estimated.

Source export: 8 September 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department

Latest complete period · Q2 2026
Registered sale transactions

How many sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in this period. It measures activity, not price.

Registered rental contracts

How many tenancy contracts were registered in this period, new and renewed together.

Median registered annual rent

The middle registered annual rent for the period: half were agreed below it and half above.

Higher confidence, a large number of records behind this figure. Based on up to 5,385 registered records in the period.

Madinat Al Mataar against every other community in Dubai.

Each figure is drawn on the field it belongs to, so a number is never left to stand on its own. Latest published quarter, Q2 2026.

This communityDubai medianEvery other community

Median price per square foot

AED 1,678

The middle registered sale here, measured by area so a studio and a villa compare.

AED 1,054AED 3,516

32nd highest of 56 communities. Level with the Dubai median.

Median rent per square foot

AED 74 a year

What a square foot let for here, from registered tenancy contracts.

AED 20 a yearAED 494 a year

62nd highest of 133 communities. Level with the Dubai median.

Gross rental yield

6.67%

Rent per square foot over ready-property price. Before the service charge.

3.96%9.09%

12th highest of 40 communities. 29% above the Dubai median. In this community's favour.

Service charge

AED 14 a square foot

The yearly charge an owner pays. It comes straight off the yield above.

AED 8 a square footAED 27 a square foot

5th highest of 11 communities.

Yield after the service charge

3.55%

The gross yield above with this community’s service charge taken off, which is the figure a yield table almost never shows you. It is still not take-home: management, maintenance and the weeks a home sits empty come off after this.

Quarter by quarter

The registered record for Madinat Al Mataar

Registered sale transactions

How many sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in this period. It measures activity, not price.

Q2 2016 to Q2 2026 · 37,173 registered records · Higher confidence, a large number of records behind this figure

Registered sale transactions, Q2 2016 to Q2 2026. Full figures follow in the table below.Q2 2016: 94 from 94 registered recordsQ3 2016: 73 from 73 registered recordsQ4 2016: 33 from 33 registered recordsQ1 2017: 343 from 343 registered recordsQ2 2017: 309 from 309 registered recordsQ3 2017: 852 from 852 registered recordsQ4 2017: 483 from 483 registered recordsQ1 2018: 209 from 209 registered recordsQ2 2018: 238 from 238 registered recordsQ3 2018: 134 from 134 registered recordsQ4 2018: 126 from 126 registered recordsQ1 2019: 247 from 247 registered recordsQ2 2019: 413 from 413 registered recordsQ3 2019: 499 from 499 registered recordsQ4 2019: 709 from 709 registered recordsQ1 2020: 284 from 284 registered recordsQ2 2020: 162 from 162 registered recordsQ3 2020: 125 from 125 registered recordsQ4 2020: 121 from 121 registered recordsQ1 2021: 100 from 100 registered recordsQ2 2021: 113 from 113 registered recordsQ3 2021: 371 from 371 registered recordsQ4 2021: 248 from 248 registered recordsQ1 2022: 306 from 306 registered recordsQ2 2022: 607 from 607 registered recordsQ3 2022: 692 from 692 registered recordsQ4 2022: 468 from 468 registered recordsQ1 2023: 318 from 318 registered recordsQ2 2023: 428 from 428 registered recordsQ3 2023: 1,110 from 1,110 registered recordsQ4 2023: 1,113 from 1,113 registered recordsQ1 2024: 951 from 951 registered recordsQ2 2024: 1,054 from 1,054 registered recordsQ3 2024: 2,900 from 2,900 registered recordsQ4 2024: 2,673 from 2,673 registered recordsQ1 2025: 2,650 from 2,650 registered recordsQ2 2025: 2,221 from 2,221 registered recordsQ3 2025: 2,429 from 2,429 registered recordsQ4 2025: 2,638 from 2,638 registered recordsQ1 2026: 2,944 from 2,944 registered recordsQ2 2026: 5,385 from 5,385 registered records
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Registered sale transactions by quarter, with the number of registered records behind each figure.
PeriodRegistered sale transactionsRecords
Q2 20169494
Q3 20167373
Q4 20163333
Q1 2017343343
Q2 2017309309
Q3 2017852852
Q4 2017483483
Q1 2018209209
Q2 2018238238
Q3 2018134134
Q4 2018126126
Q1 2019247247
Q2 2019413413
Q3 2019499499
Q4 2019709709
Q1 2020284284
Q2 2020162162
Q3 2020125125
Q4 2020121121
Q1 2021100100
Q2 2021113113
Q3 2021371371
Q4 2021248248
Q1 2022306306
Q2 2022607607
Q3 2022692692
Q4 2022468468
Q1 2023318318
Q2 2023428428
Q3 20231,1101,110
Q4 20231,1131,113
Q1 2024951951
Q2 20241,0541,054
Q3 20242,9002,900
Q4 20242,6732,673
Q1 20252,6502,650
Q2 20252,2212,221
Q3 20252,4292,429
Q4 20252,6382,638
Q1 20262,9442,944
Q2 20265,3855,385

Registered rental contracts

How many tenancy contracts were registered in this period, new and renewed together.

Q3 2017 to Q2 2026 · 37,889 registered records · Higher confidence, a large number of records behind this figure

Registered rental contracts, Q3 2017 to Q2 2026. Full figures follow in the table below.Q3 2017: 43 from 43 registered recordsQ1 2018: 31 from 31 registered recordsQ1 2019: 59 from 59 registered recordsQ2 2019: 142 from 142 registered recordsQ3 2019: 209 from 209 registered recordsQ4 2019: 268 from 268 registered recordsQ1 2020: 397 from 397 registered recordsQ2 2020: 283 from 283 registered recordsQ3 2020: 711 from 711 registered recordsQ4 2020: 765 from 765 registered recordsQ1 2021: 701 from 701 registered recordsQ2 2021: 642 from 642 registered recordsQ3 2021: 900 from 900 registered recordsQ4 2021: 899 from 899 registered recordsQ1 2022: 897 from 897 registered recordsQ2 2022: 820 from 820 registered recordsQ3 2022: 1,181 from 1,181 registered recordsQ4 2022: 1,502 from 1,502 registered recordsQ1 2023: 1,421 from 1,421 registered recordsQ2 2023: 1,356 from 1,356 registered recordsQ3 2023: 1,714 from 1,714 registered recordsQ4 2023: 1,762 from 1,762 registered recordsQ1 2024: 2,028 from 2,028 registered recordsQ2 2024: 1,567 from 1,567 registered recordsQ3 2024: 2,096 from 2,096 registered recordsQ4 2024: 2,030 from 2,030 registered recordsQ1 2025: 2,203 from 2,203 registered recordsQ2 2025: 1,947 from 1,947 registered recordsQ3 2025: 2,796 from 2,796 registered recordsQ4 2025: 2,440 from 2,440 registered recordsQ1 2026: 2,293 from 2,293 registered recordsQ2 2026: 1,786 from 1,786 registered records
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Registered rental contracts by quarter, with the number of registered records behind each figure.
PeriodRegistered rental contractsRecords
Q3 20174343
Q1 20183131
Q1 20195959
Q2 2019142142
Q3 2019209209
Q4 2019268268
Q1 2020397397
Q2 2020283283
Q3 2020711711
Q4 2020765765
Q1 2021701701
Q2 2021642642
Q3 2021900900
Q4 2021899899
Q1 2022897897
Q2 2022820820
Q3 20221,1811,181
Q4 20221,5021,502
Q1 20231,4211,421
Q2 20231,3561,356
Q3 20231,7141,714
Q4 20231,7621,762
Q1 20242,0282,028
Q2 20241,5671,567
Q3 20242,0962,096
Q4 20242,0302,030
Q1 20252,2032,203
Q2 20251,9471,947
Q3 20252,7962,796
Q4 20252,4402,440
Q1 20262,2932,293
Q2 20261,7861,786

Median registered annual rent

The middle registered annual rent for the period: half were agreed below it and half above.

Q3 2017 to Q2 2026 · 37,889 registered records · Higher confidence, a large number of records behind this figure · Scale AED 24,290 to AED 83,293

Median registered annual rent, Q3 2017 to Q2 2026. Full figures follow in the table below.Q3 2017: AED 54,000 from 43 registered recordsQ1 2018: AED 50,000 from 31 registered recordsQ1 2019: AED 42,000 from 59 registered recordsQ2 2019: AED 42,920 from 142 registered recordsQ3 2019: AED 35,000 from 209 registered recordsQ4 2019: AED 30,000 from 268 registered recordsQ1 2020: AED 30,000 from 397 registered recordsQ2 2020: AED 31,000 from 283 registered recordsQ3 2020: AED 33,000 from 711 registered recordsQ4 2020: AED 33,600 from 765 registered recordsQ1 2021: AED 31,000 from 701 registered recordsQ2 2021: AED 33,000 from 642 registered recordsQ3 2021: AED 34,000 from 900 registered recordsQ4 2021: AED 32,000 from 899 registered recordsQ1 2022: AED 30,000 from 897 registered recordsQ2 2022: AED 31,941 from 820 registered recordsQ3 2022: AED 37,500 from 1,181 registered recordsQ4 2022: AED 36,000 from 1,502 registered recordsQ1 2023: AED 40,000 from 1,421 registered recordsQ2 2023: AED 43,000 from 1,356 registered recordsQ3 2023: AED 45,000 from 1,714 registered recordsQ4 2023: AED 47,000 from 1,762 registered recordsQ1 2024: AED 53,000 from 2,028 registered recordsQ2 2024: AED 60,000 from 1,567 registered recordsQ3 2024: AED 59,000 from 2,096 registered recordsQ4 2024: AED 57,600 from 2,030 registered recordsQ1 2025: AED 66,000 from 2,203 registered recordsQ2 2025: AED 75,000 from 1,947 registered recordsQ3 2025: AED 72,000 from 2,796 registered recordsQ4 2025: AED 71,000 from 2,440 registered recordsQ1 2026: AED 74,000 from 2,293 registered recordsQ2 2026: AED 77,583 from 1,786 registered records
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Median registered annual rent by quarter, with the number of registered records behind each figure.
PeriodMedian registered annual rentRecords
Q3 2017AED 54,00043
Q1 2018AED 50,00031
Q1 2019AED 42,00059
Q2 2019AED 42,920142
Q3 2019AED 35,000209
Q4 2019AED 30,000268
Q1 2020AED 30,000397
Q2 2020AED 31,000283
Q3 2020AED 33,000711
Q4 2020AED 33,600765
Q1 2021AED 31,000701
Q2 2021AED 33,000642
Q3 2021AED 34,000900
Q4 2021AED 32,000899
Q1 2022AED 30,000897
Q2 2022AED 31,941820
Q3 2022AED 37,5001,181
Q4 2022AED 36,0001,502
Q1 2023AED 40,0001,421
Q2 2023AED 43,0001,356
Q3 2023AED 45,0001,714
Q4 2023AED 47,0001,762
Q1 2024AED 53,0002,028
Q2 2024AED 60,0001,567
Q3 2024AED 59,0002,096
Q4 2024AED 57,6002,030
Q1 2025AED 66,0002,203
Q2 2025AED 75,0001,947
Q3 2025AED 72,0002,796
Q4 2025AED 71,0002,440
Q1 2026AED 74,0002,293
Q2 2026AED 77,5831,786

Registered sale transactions by year

The same registrations grouped annually, which smooths the seasonal pattern quarters carry.

2015 to 2025 · 28,923 registered records · Higher confidence, a large number of records behind this figure

Registered sale transactions by year, 2015 to 2025. Full figures follow in the table below.2015: 69 from 69 registered records2016: 210 from 210 registered records2017: 1,987 from 1,987 registered records2018: 707 from 707 registered records2019: 1,868 from 1,868 registered records2020: 692 from 692 registered records2021: 832 from 832 registered records2022: 2,073 from 2,073 registered records2023: 2,969 from 2,969 registered records2024: 7,578 from 7,578 registered records2025: 9,938 from 9,938 registered records
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Registered sale transactions by year by year, with the number of registered records behind each figure.
PeriodRegistered sale transactions by yearRecords
20156969
2016210210
20171,9871,987
2018707707
20191,8681,868
2020692692
2021832832
20222,0732,073
20232,9692,969
20247,5787,578
20259,9389,938

Median price per square foot by quarter

What a square foot actually changed hands for here, quarter by quarter. The count charts say how busy the market was; this one says what it cost.

Q1 2019 to Q1 2022 · 3,504 registered records · Higher confidence, a large number of records behind this figure · Scale AED 579 / sq ft to AED 762 / sq ft

Median price per square foot by quarter, Q1 2019 to Q1 2022. Full figures follow in the table below.Q1 2019: AED 744 / sq ft from 244 registered recordsQ2 2019: AED 712 / sq ft from 409 registered recordsQ3 2019: AED 714 / sq ft from 494 registered recordsQ4 2019: AED 701 / sq ft from 704 registered recordsQ1 2020: AED 706 / sq ft from 280 registered recordsQ2 2020: AED 695 / sq ft from 158 registered recordsQ3 2020: AED 678 / sq ft from 125 registered recordsQ4 2020: AED 682 / sq ft from 115 registered recordsQ1 2021: AED 668 / sq ft from 94 registered recordsQ2 2021: AED 597 / sq ft from 105 registered recordsQ3 2021: AED 676 / sq ft from 323 registered recordsQ4 2021: AED 705 / sq ft from 164 registered recordsQ1 2022: AED 682 / sq ft from 289 registered records
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Median price per square foot by quarter by quarter, with the number of registered records behind each figure.
PeriodMedian price per square foot by quarterRecords
Q1 2019AED 744 / sq ft244
Q2 2019AED 712 / sq ft409
Q3 2019AED 714 / sq ft494
Q4 2019AED 701 / sq ft704
Q1 2020AED 706 / sq ft280
Q2 2020AED 695 / sq ft158
Q3 2020AED 678 / sq ft125
Q4 2020AED 682 / sq ft115
Q1 2021AED 668 / sq ft94
Q2 2021AED 597 / sq ft105
Q3 2021AED 676 / sq ft323
Q4 2021AED 705 / sq ft164
Q1 2022AED 682 / sq ft289

Registered rental contracts by year

Annual tenancy registrations, which show whether the rental base here is growing or steady.

2017 to 2025 · 33,956 registered records · Higher confidence, a large number of records behind this figure

Registered rental contracts by year, 2017 to 2025. Full figures follow in the table below.2017: 114 from 114 registered records2018: 106 from 106 registered records2019: 678 from 678 registered records2020: 2,156 from 2,156 registered records2021: 3,142 from 3,142 registered records2022: 4,400 from 4,400 registered records2023: 6,253 from 6,253 registered records2024: 7,721 from 7,721 registered records2025: 9,386 from 9,386 registered records
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Registered rental contracts by year by year, with the number of registered records behind each figure.
PeriodRegistered rental contracts by yearRecords
2017114114
2018106106
2019678678
20202,1562,156
20213,1423,142
20224,4004,400
20236,2536,253
20247,7217,721
20259,3869,386

Source: Dubai Land Department open data. Source export: 8 September 2026. DLX Properties is independent of the Dubai Land Department; this information is provided for information only.

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