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Dubai area data

International City: property prices and DLD transactions

International City (International City Phase 1, International City Phase 3): 3,877 registered sales and 36,626 registered rent contracts in the 12 months to September 2026.

Source: Dubai Land Department open data, as of 23 Oct 2026; calculated by Zolia.

Data to 23 Oct 2026

Figures by part

Total of International City Phase 1, International City Phase 3. Registered sales: 3,877. Registered rent contracts: 36,626.

International City Phase 1 (Al Warsan First): Key figures, last 12 months

Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Period Oct 2025 – Sep 2026

Registered sales
2,201
−3.8% vs previous 12 months
Median price per sq ft (excluding land plots)
AED 785 per sq ft
+20.7% vs previous 12 months · Median sale price AED 520,000
Median annual rent
AED 37,500
26,071 registered rent contracts
Gross rental yield
8.87%

Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.

Price trend in International City Phase 1 (Al Warsan First)

MonthSalesMedian per sq ftRent contracts
Oct 2024223AED 629 per sq ft2,329
Nov 2024177AED 619 per sq ft2,278
Dec 2024140AED 663 per sq ft2,173
Jan 2025152AED 626 per sq ft2,346
Feb 2025281AED 639 per sq ft2,134
Mar 2025211AED 665 per sq ft2,245
Apr 2025173AED 640 per sq ft2,061
May 2025216AED 652 per sq ft2,044
Jun 2025144AED 631 per sq ft1,790
Jul 2025192AED 675 per sq ft2,044
Aug 2025168AED 676 per sq ft2,068
Sep 2025211AED 681 per sq ft2,283
Oct 2025175AED 681 per sq ft2,486
Nov 2025214AED 671 per sq ft2,545
Dec 2025158AED 702 per sq ft2,415
Jan 2026187AED 723 per sq ft2,639
Feb 2026213AED 849 per sq ft2,254
Mar 2026186AED 1,022 per sq ft2,179
Apr 2026187AED 995 per sq ft1,904
May 2026132AED 822 per sq ft1,964
Jun 2026241AED 1,294 per sq ft1,745
Jul 2026153AED 967 per sq ft2,006
Aug 2026171AED 760 per sq ft2,015
Sep 2026184AED 900 per sq ft1,919

Sales per calendar year

YearSalesMedian per sq ft
2006under 3
2007180AED 717 per sq ft
20085,069AED 556 per sq ft
20098,513AED 526 per sq ft
20103,996AED 550 per sq ft
20111,780AED 374 per sq ft
20122,609AED 416 per sq ft
20133,396AED 583 per sq ft
20142,857AED 757 per sq ft
20152,392AED 735 per sq ft
20162,009AED 708 per sq ft
20171,775AED 691 per sq ft
20182,282AED 773 per sq ft
20191,257AED 475 per sq ft
20201,111AED 486 per sq ft
20211,446AED 428 per sq ft
20222,044AED 457 per sq ft
20232,615AED 530 per sq ft
20242,184AED 568 per sq ft
20252,295AED 661 per sq ft

How the yearly figures are checked

Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown.

Off-plan and ready sales in International City Phase 1 (Al Warsan First)

Off-plan share of sales: 32%

StatusSalesMedian per sq ftMiddle range per sq ft
Off-plan710AED 1,281 per sq ftAED 1,140 – 1,386
Ready1,491AED 681 per sq ftAED 605 – 817

Off-plan sales are sales of properties before completion, as registered in Dubai Land Department transactions; ready sales are sales of completed properties.

Rents and rental yield in International City Phase 1 (Al Warsan First)

Registered rent contracts
26,071
Median annual rent
AED 37,500
Middle range of registered annual rents: AED 30,000 – AED 45,000
Median annual rent per sq ft
AED 58 per sq ft
Gross rental yield
8.87%

New contracts and renewals

RegistrationRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ft
New contracts9,987AED 40,000AED 62 per sq ft
Renewals16,084AED 36,465AED 56 per sq ft

Registered rent contracts by registration type: new contracts and renewals of existing contracts.

The permitted rent increase is set by the Smart Rental Index of the Dubai Land Department; this page does not compute an index value. About the Smart Rental Index

Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.

Price per sq ft and rents by unit type in International City Phase 1 (Al Warsan First)

Unit typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ftGross yield (ready units)
Studio831AED 360,000AED 754 per sq ft10,911AED 30,000AED 62 per sq ft8.82%
1 bedroom851AED 490,000AED 652 per sq ft11,504AED 40,110AED 55 per sq ft9.01%
2 bedrooms124AED 953,000AED 793 per sq ft2,836AED 56,000AED 56 per sq ft7.76%
3 bedrooms48AED 1.6mAED 654 per sq ft727AED 110,000AED 63 per sq ft7.11%
4 bedroomsunder 3under 3under 36AED 93,713AED 72 per sq ftunder 3 sales

Not enough data: 5 bedrooms or more (under 3 sales and under 3 rent contracts each).

Without a bedroom count in the DLD data: 347 sales and 86 rent contracts (villas, whole buildings, land, offices and shops). They count in all figures above and in the table by property type.

Gross yield by unit type: median annual rent per sq ft divided by the median price per sq ft of ready properties. The price columns also include off-plan sales, so dividing them by the rent gives a different number.

Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown. Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.

Sales and rents by property type in International City Phase 1 (Al Warsan First)

Property typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Apartments1,854AED 482,000AED 725 per sq ft25,584AED 37,000
Villas and townhouses49AED 2.1mAED 1,237 per sq ft434AED 115,000
Whole buildingsunder 3 salesresidential rents only
Land plots10AED 15mAED 988 per sq ftresidential rents only
Offices, shops and hotel units287AED 900,000AED 1,245 per sq ftresidential rents only
Other property typesunder 3 salesresidential rents only

Land plots have their own price per sq ft in this table; the other prices per sq ft on this page exclude them.

Property types as registered in the Dubai Land Department data. Rents are counted for residential use only, so whole buildings, land plots and commercial units have no rent figures here. Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown.

Sales and rents by time range and property type in International City Phase 1 (Al Warsan First)

Time rangeProperty typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Last 3 monthsAll property types508AED 520,600AED 850 per sq ft5,940AED 38,000
Last 3 monthsApartments428AED 490,000AED 760 per sq ft5,825AED 38,000
Last 3 monthsVillas and townhouses17AED 2mAED 1,207 per sq ft102AED 115,000
Last 6 monthsAll property types1,068AED 523,790AED 1,001 per sq ft11,553AED 38,000
Last 6 monthsApartments935AED 518,200AED 940 per sq ft11,316AED 38,000
Last 6 monthsVillas and townhouses20AED 2mAED 1,207 per sq ft203AED 115,000
Last 12 monthsApartments1,854AED 482,000AED 725 per sq ft25,584AED 37,000
Last 12 monthsVillas and townhouses49AED 2.1mAED 1,237 per sq ft434AED 115,000

The time ranges are the last 3, 6 and 12 full months of the current period. Apartments are registered flats (rents: flats and studios), villas include townhouses. A figure is shown only above the minimum number of records; not a valuation.

Mortgage registrations in International City Phase 1 (Al Warsan First)

Mortgage registrations
285

Registered mortgage transactions only, without interest rates and without lenders.

International City Phase 3 (Warsan Fourth): Key figures, last 12 months

Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Period Oct 2025 – Sep 2026

Registered sales
1,676
+4.4% vs previous 12 months
Median price per sq ft (excluding land plots)
AED 1,120 per sq ft
+17.0% vs previous 12 months · Median sale price AED 800,000
Median annual rent
AED 45,000
10,555 registered rent contracts
Gross rental yield
7.57%

Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.

Price trend in International City Phase 3 (Warsan Fourth)

MonthSalesMedian per sq ftRent contracts
Oct 2024100AED 830 per sq ft991
Nov 202481AED 887 per sq ft1,072
Dec 202496AED 832 per sq ft977
Jan 202575AED 816 per sq ft971
Feb 2025147AED 1,072 per sq ft938
Mar 2025131AED 956 per sq ft862
Apr 2025124AED 997 per sq ft845
May 2025118AED 950 per sq ft869
Jun 2025223AED 792 per sq ft718
Jul 2025176AED 1,012 per sq ft834
Aug 2025192AED 1,032 per sq ft891
Sep 2025143AED 1,082 per sq ft880
Oct 2025166AED 1,042 per sq ft992
Nov 2025144AED 1,067 per sq ft1,004
Dec 2025102AED 1,071 per sq ft981
Jan 202696AED 1,077 per sq ft1,070
Feb 2026232AED 1,124 per sq ft953
Mar 202671AED 1,199 per sq ft863
Apr 2026128AED 1,206 per sq ft799
May 2026253AED 1,013 per sq ft752
Jun 2026151AED 1,150 per sq ft738
Jul 2026138AED 1,263 per sq ft850
Aug 202678AED 1,216 per sq ft738
Sep 2026117AED 1,195 per sq ft815

Sales per calendar year

YearSalesMedian per sq ft
2006under 3
2007under 3
20084under 3 with floor area
2009under 3
201014AED 839 per sq ft
201123AED 781 per sq ft
2012155AED 757 per sq ft
2013160AED 691 per sq ft
2014105AED 729 per sq ft
201587AED 777 per sq ft
201674AED 691 per sq ft
2017155AED 778 per sq ft
2018135AED 740 per sq ft
2019169AED 631 per sq ft
2020107AED 661 per sq ft
2021254AED 450 per sq ft
2022162AED 510 per sq ft
2023363AED 750 per sq ft
2024915AED 805 per sq ft
20251,741AED 1,009 per sq ft

How the yearly figures are checked

Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown.

Off-plan and ready sales in International City Phase 3 (Warsan Fourth)

Off-plan share of sales: 65%

StatusSalesMedian per sq ftMiddle range per sq ft
Off-plan1,096AED 1,192 per sq ftAED 1,055 – 1,373
Ready580AED 885 per sq ftAED 814 – 1,072

Off-plan sales are sales of properties before completion, as registered in Dubai Land Department transactions; ready sales are sales of completed properties.

Rents and rental yield in International City Phase 3 (Warsan Fourth)

Registered rent contracts
10,555
Median annual rent
AED 45,000
Middle range of registered annual rents: AED 39,000 – AED 55,200
Median annual rent per sq ft
AED 67 per sq ft
Gross rental yield
7.57%

New contracts and renewals

RegistrationRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ft
New contracts4,225AED 51,450AED 77 per sq ft
Renewals6,330AED 43,000AED 60 per sq ft

Registered rent contracts by registration type: new contracts and renewals of existing contracts.

The permitted rent increase is set by the Smart Rental Index of the Dubai Land Department; this page does not compute an index value. About the Smart Rental Index

Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.

Price per sq ft and rents by unit type in International City Phase 3 (Warsan Fourth)

Unit typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ftGross yield (ready units)
Studio548AED 495,000AED 1,175 per sq ft3,123AED 37,000AED 87 per sq ft9.72%
1 bedroom756AED 850,160AED 1,106 per sq ft6,093AED 48,510AED 63 per sq ft7.08%
2 bedrooms178AED 1.2mAED 1,051 per sq ft1,256AED 61,000AED 54 per sq ftunder 30 sales (28)
3 bedrooms22AED 1.3mAED 1,067 per sq ft70AED 86,000AED 45 per sq ftunder 30 sales (6)
4 bedroomsunder 3under 3under 37AED 152,500AED 68 per sq ftunder 3 sales

Not enough data: 5 bedrooms or more (under 3 sales and under 3 rent contracts each).

Without a bedroom count in the DLD data: 172 sales and 6 rent contracts (villas, whole buildings, land, offices and shops). They count in all figures above and in the table by property type.

Gross yield by unit type: median annual rent per sq ft divided by the median price per sq ft of ready properties. The price columns also include off-plan sales, so dividing them by the rent gives a different number.

Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown. Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.

Sales and rents by property type in International City Phase 3 (Warsan Fourth)

Property typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Apartments1,504AED 766,630AED 1,120 per sq ft10,553AED 45,000
Villas and townhousesunder 3 salesunder 3 rent contracts
Whole buildings5AED 40mAED 929 per sq ftresidential rents only
Land plots165AED 1.1mAED 89 per sq ftresidential rents only
Offices, shops and hotel unitsunder 3 salesresidential rents only
Other property typesunder 3 salesresidential rents only

Land plots have their own price per sq ft in this table; the other prices per sq ft on this page exclude them.

Property types as registered in the Dubai Land Department data. Rents are counted for residential use only, so whole buildings, land plots and commercial units have no rent figures here. Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown.

Sales and rents by time range and property type in International City Phase 3 (Warsan Fourth)

Time rangeProperty typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Last 3 monthsAll property types333AED 810,311AED 1,234 per sq ft2,403AED 45,300
Last 3 monthsApartments328AED 805,575AED 1,234 per sq ft2,403AED 45,300
Last 6 monthsAll property types865AED 819,730AED 1,180 per sq ft4,692AED 45,150
Last 6 monthsApartments858AED 817,882AED 1,180 per sq ft4,690AED 45,150
Last 12 monthsApartments1,504AED 766,630AED 1,120 per sq ft10,553AED 45,000

Not enough data: Last 3 months – Villas and townhouses; Last 6 months – Villas and townhouses; Last 12 months – Villas and townhouses (under 3 sales and under 3 rent contracts each).

The time ranges are the last 3, 6 and 12 full months of the current period. Apartments are registered flats (rents: flats and studios), villas include townhouses. A figure is shown only above the minimum number of records; not a valuation.

Mortgage registrations in International City Phase 3 (Warsan Fourth)

Mortgage registrations
172

Registered mortgage transactions only, without interest rates and without lenders.

Nearby areas

Around International City

Official open data for this area (population, service charges, valuations, schools, buildings and leases), each with its source and date; figures below the minimum count are not shown.

DLD area Al Warsan First

Service charges (median rate per sq ft, latest budget year)

Latest figure from the source: 2026

Total
12.73 AED/sq ft
Residential13.28 AED/sq ft
Retail12.73 AED/sq ft

Data as of 22 Sep 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Valuations (median value per area unit, 12 months)

Oct 2025 – Oct 2026

Total
AED 865 per sq ft
LandAED 1,126 per sq ft
UnitAED 598 per sq ft

Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Floors per building (median, land register)

Total
2

Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Parking spaces per building (median, land register)

Total
2

Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Land parcels by land type (register)

Total
1,862
Commercial1,231
Residential412
Utility82
Industrial55
Open Space34
Recreational28
Public Facilities6

Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

DLD area Warsan Fourth

Population (estimate, latest year)

Latest figure from the source: 2025

Total
22,678

Data as of 22 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

Service charges (median rate per sq ft, latest budget year)

Latest figure from the source: 2026

Total
14.74 AED/sq ft
Residential14.74 AED/sq ft

Data as of 22 Sep 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Valuations (median value per area unit, 12 months)

Oct 2025 – Oct 2026

Total
AED 660 per sq ft
LandAED 100 per sq ft
UnitAED 917 per sq ft

Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Buildings by status (municipality register)

Total
68
New43
Permit Delivered13
Expired12

Data as of 28 Sep 2026 · Source: Dubai Municipality (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

Floors per building (median, land register)

Total
7

Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Parking spaces per building (median, land register)

Total
102

Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Construction projects by status

Total
27
Open25

Data as of 25 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Municipality (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

Land parcels by land type (register)

Total
645
Commercial196
Residential3

Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Most active projects in International City

ProjectSales
Zenith Residences119
Tomorrow Commercial Tower101
INTERNATIONAL CITY EMARATI100
EQUITI TOWER79
NEST68

Project names from the registered transactions; developer names are not shown.

4 project names are held back for review and not shown.

International City: names and DLD area

المدينة العالمية

DLD name Al Warsan First / ورسان الاولى · Warsan Fourth / ورسان الرابعة

Also known as: International City Phase 1, International City Phase 3

Registered sales, rents and prices for International City from Dubai Land Department open data, where the area is registered as Al Warsan First, Warsan Fourth.

All area names and DLD names

Market reports

Questions about International City

What is International City called in the Dubai Land Department data?
The Dubai Land Department registers International City as Al Warsan First (ورسان الاولى), Warsan Fourth (ورسان الرابعة).

Method and source

All Dubai areasAll area names and DLD namesHow these figures are calculated

Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown.

“Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.

Source: Dubai Land Department, open data via data.dubai (as of 23 Oct 2026). Prepared by Zolia; not an official product of the Dubai Land Department.

Open data portal: data.dubai · Licence: Dubai Open Data Licence

  • Source: Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai
  • Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae
  • Source: Dubai Municipality (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

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