#1 by matching listings
Omar Alkhaswani
Agency not supplied by feed
100% of observed sale portfolio here
AED 690K–2.1M
International City Phase 1
apartment community
AED 682/sqft+10.0%YoY
Buyer read
Accessible entry with a resilient risk profile
Apartments have a median sale price of AED 450K. 20% of recent sales are off-plan, while market activity ranks top 15%. The downside profile is robust, based on 2 of 5 available inputs.
Entry unit
AED 450K
Apartment median · 2025-10-30 to 2026-10-30
Recent sale mix
20% off-plan
Low supply-pressure proxy
Market activity
Top 15%
Relative to Dubai communities
Downside profile
Robust
2 of 5 risk inputs available
Dubai's most affordable residential area with country-themed architecture. Home to Dragon Mart, one of the largest Chinese trading hubs outside China.
Median PSF
AED 682
Apartments
YoY change
+10.0%
5-yr sales
8,645
DLD transactions
Median price
AED 450K
All property types
DLD records through October 2026FreshYieldFreshForecastFresh
Nakheel· Premium10,934residents· 2026 est.· 5K householdsEst. 2003
DUBUY VERDICT
Exceptional amenity density, weaker transit
International City Phase 1 offers exceptional amenity density with public-transport coverage is unscored. The mapped inventory covers 74 named venues; use the detail cards below to check the categories that matter to your routine.
Amenity access
100/100
Outdoor access
—
Transit
—
Mapped venues
74
Dining
6/100
26 mapped
Shopping
8/100
21 mapped
Health
4/100
7 mapped
Nightlife
0/100
0 mapped bars
HighlightsDragon MartMost affordable in DubaiCountry-themed clusters
DUBUY VERDICT
Capital growth, not cashflow for the appreciation thesis
International City Phase 1 has compounded 56% over 3 years. Yields are below median — buy for resale, not rental income.
YoY change
+10.0%
3-yr growth
+56%
Gross yield
—
5yr volume
8,645
Median PSF
AED 682
Apartments
YoY change
+10.0%
5-yr sales
8,645
DLD transactions
Median price
AED 450K
All property types
International City Phase 1 is a primarily apartment-based community in Dubai with 8,645 transactions on record over the last five years. Median price per square foot sits at AED 682, up 10.0% year-on-year, outperforming the city-wide 5.4% benchmark. Use the evidence groups above to test daily life, market depth, available homes, and downside before deciding what to do next.
Affordability quick-look
Pre-filled with International City Phase 1 median. Drag the sliders — DLD-typical 4.5% APR over 25 years.
Property priceAED 450K
Down payment25% · AED 113K
Monthly payment
AED 2K
Loan AED 338K · 25 yrs @ 4.5%
Indicative only — real rates vary by bank, residency status and credit profile. UAE typically requires 20–25% down for residents, 35–50% for non-residents.
PROPERTY CATALOGUE
Homes in International City Phase 1
International City Phase 1 is led by apartments, with 51 named developments and home types available to research.
Home types
4
Registered and marketed
Typical size
646 sqft
Community median
Named homes
51
Projects and home types
Floor plans
0 licensed
Rights-cleared only
Apartments
Studio, 1 B/R, 2 B/R, 3 B/R, 4 B/R, 8 B/R
463–939 sqft
Villas
3 B/R, 6 B/R
Not published
Hotel apartments
Studio, 1 B/R, 2 B/R
458–883 sqft
Includes International City Phase 1, INTERNATIONAL CITY EMARATI, Lawnz Residence by Danube and 48 more.
Explore all homesMarket temperature & historical discussion for International City Phase 1
Archived discussion themes: Praised for affordable rental options available for budget-conscious students. Criticised for parking enforcement appears predatory with excessive fines for minor violations.
Market temperatureTop 15%92nd percentileDLD transaction velocity, asking-price compression, acceleration and stability · updated 2026-11-03
Historical discussion
Bottom 30%
historical discussion rank among covered Dubai areas
Dated 2021–2026 archive from r/dubai, r/UAE and r/expats · 141 on-topic mentions · latest item Jul 21, 2026 · last scored 2026-07-21
Discussion trend
Getting worse
-0.25 per year
Mostly discussed by
residents
50% of mentions
Sentiment over time
Axis zoomed to the observed range (-0.5 to +0.5); sentiment scores still use the full −1 to +1 scale.
Sentiment from Q1 2024 to Q3 2026 moved from -0.27 to -0.30. Based on 129 mentions across 9 quarters.
What people praise
- +Affordable rental options available for budget-conscious students×4
- +Affordable apartments under 1 million AED available×3
- +Competitive rental yields compared to other budget segments×2
- +International clusters offer diverse dining options from different countries×2
- +Affordable rental prices compared to other Dubai areas×2
What people criticise
- −Parking enforcement appears predatory with excessive fines for minor violations×31
- −Real estate agencies offering monthly rentals have poor reviews×5
- −Sharjah is a better residential alternative than Dubai International City×3
- −Severe overcrowding with illegal bedspace arrangements and poor hygiene conditions×2
- −Studio apartments in this budget range are concentrated here×2
Who's talking
Residents 50%Considering a move 33%Agents / brokers 14%Investors 3%Tourists 1%
Communities with similar vibes
Based on cosine similarity of what people praise and criticise about each area.
Based on 141 Reddit posts and comments (2021–2026) from r/dubai, r/UAE, r/expats and r/digitalnomad, scored by Claude Haiku. Latest collected item: Jul 21, 2026. Last scored 2026-07-21. Read the full methodology.
MARKET VERDICT
Price momentum is positive over the longer cycle
International City Phase 1 is outperforming Dubai's current 5.4% annual benchmark. Read price direction together with volume, yield, and forecast confidence rather than treating one change figure as a buy signal.
YoY change
+10.0%
3-yr growth
+56%
12m sales
1,537
Forecast
high
Current PSF
AED 678
6-month forecast
+3.2%
Forecast range
665–735
AED per sqft
Confidence
High
Model confidence
HOMES & LISTINGS VERDICT
There is enough stock to narrow by name
International City Phase 1 is led by apartments, with 51 named developments and home types available to research.
Named profiles
51
Primary stock
Apartments
Agent evidence
Available
Off-plan mix
20%
Named profiles
51
complete catalogue
Primary stock
Apartments
95% of observed mix
12m sales
1,537
DLD transactions
Agent evidence
Available
Observed listing specialists
RISK & SUPPLY VERDICT
No single downside signal dominates
Supply concentration, delivery pipeline, leverage, liquidity, flood exposure, and forecast uncertainty can change the exit case. The current downside profile is robust with 2 of 5 composite inputs available.
Supply pressure
low
Downside
Robust
Forecast confidence
high
Mapped greenery
Moderate
Off-plan share
20%
Recent ready/off-plan sales
Supply pressure
Low
1,537 sales sampled
Downside profile
Robust
2 of 5 inputs
Forecast confidence
High
Scenario confidence
Market Context
Dubai Property Index
153.7
+5.4% YoY (citywide DLD)
This Area vs Market
Outperforming
+10.0% vs +5.4%
Housing Inflation
5.3%
Annual (Dubai average)
Dubai's property market has grown 60% since the 2020 pandemic low. International City Phase 1 is growing faster than the citywide average, indicating strong local demand.
Nearby schools19 schools
View on DubaiSchools.aiFilter:
GEMS Modern Academy
4.2 km away
OutstandingIndian (CBSE/ICSE)
GRADE 6 - GRADE 12,Pre primary - GRADE 12AED 31k - 74k
Published fees: 2026-2027
Repton School
4.3 km away
OutstandingBritish
FS 1 - YEAR 13,FS 1 - YEAR 13,FS 1 - YEAR 13AED 57k - 103k
Published fees: 2026-2027
GEMS Our Own English High School
3.4 km away
Very goodIndian (CBSE/ICSE)
Pre primary - GRADE 12AED 8k - 17k
Published fees: 2026-2027
Kings School Nad Al Sheba L.L.C
3.9 km away
Very goodBritish
ECC (1-2) - YEAR 13AED 43k - 108k
Published fees: 2026-2027
Newlands School
2.4 km away
GoodBritish
FS 1 - YEAR 13AED 21k - 40k
Published fees: 2026-2027
Sharjah American International Private school
2.7 km away
GoodAmerican
KG 1 - GRADE 12AED 18k - 45k
Published fees: 2026-2027
Available Curriculums
School locations and ratings from DubaiSchools.ai • Mapping recorded November 2026 • KHDA ratings checked 2026-11-01 • KHDA fee tables checked 2026-11-01
Local amenities
Mapped amenities within a 2.5km straight-line radius • 74 total outlets near International City Phase 1
Amenity access score
100/100
Exceptional amenity density · based on mapped POI density, not routed walking conditions
Food & Drink
26
Restaurants17
Cafes & Coffee9
Bars & Nightlife0
Click to explore venues
Shopping
21
Supermarkets16
Mini Marts4
Click to explore venues
Health
7
Pharmacies3
Clinics2
Click to explore venues
Lifestyle
14
Gyms & Fitness2
Spas0
Salons12
Click to explore venues
Lifestyle Scores
Dining6/100
Shopping8/100
Health4/100
Nightlife0/100
B0 BanksATM6 ATMs
Data source: OpenStreetMap • 2.5km straight-line radius • Source snapshot: November 2026
Transport & Lifestyle
Moderate greenery
6 park features
Moderate mapped greenery · #61 of 86 mapped Dubai communities The 6 figure counts OpenStreetMap park-tagged features within 1.8km of the community centre. It does not mean 6 distinct named parks or confirm walking access.
Travel times from International City Phase 1
Real drive times based on Dubai road network • Peak hours (8-10am, 5-8pm) shown
Mushrif Park
Park • 9 km
120 min
walk
22 min
drive
Observed listing specialists
Agents with real choice in International City Phase 1
62 matching sale adverts across 36 agents. Ranked by unique listings, not paid placement or a claim of service quality.
9
View agent
#2 by matching listings
Mohammad Hilal
Agency not supplied by feed
100% of observed sale portfolio here
AED 600K–1.6M
#3 by matching listings
Muhammad Ahmad
Agency not supplied by feed
100% of observed sale portfolio here
AED 430K–740K
Observed 2 Nov 2026. One physical home can be advertised more than once; use this shortlist to find agents with options, then verify the individual RERA licence and interview them.
Active listings in International City Phase 1
Sale and rental listings pulled from PropertyFinder. Filter by purpose, bedrooms, or price — sort live.
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30-DAY REPRICING
Collecting repricing evidence for International City Phase 1
Dubuy is validating advertised asking-price reductions before publishing this community signal. Zeros are withheld until comparable collection runs and the accuracy audit pass.
Completed runs
25
Minimum release
4 runs
Audit sample
0
State
paused
Advert-level changes, not unique homes or completed-sale discounts.
Open filtered Repricing RadarMarket history
Prices fell 4.3% while sales fell 11% last quarter.
Median sale price per sqft and registered sales, by completed quarter. Volume often moves before price.
Price/sqft Sales
Latest median PSF
AED 682
Q3 2026
3m price change
-4.3%
vs prior completed quarter
Quarter sales
311
Q3 2026
3m sales change
-10.6%
vs prior completed quarter
720615510
Sales
23Q424Q325Q326Q3
Completed quarters are used instead of raw 1-month changes because DLD registrations typically lag 4–8 weeks and thin monthly samples can overstate changes in the mix of homes sold.
The headline median blends ready resale with off-plan (developer) sales — about 20% of recorded sales here are off-plan. A ready-only split is added on the next DLD data refresh.
6-month forecast
From 2026Q4 · 8 quarters of data
+3.2%over 6mo
AED 678/sqft → AED 700/sqft
Range AED 665 – 735· +2.7 pp vs Dubai forecast (+0.5%)
Drivers
Base trend
OLS slope of last 8 quarters' median psf, projected 6mo
Supply pressure
20% off-plan share — low incoming supply
OLS trend + supply pressure + dated discussion momentum. Not a substitute for property-level appraisal. Methodology →
Offer guide
Build an opening reference for International City Phase 1
559 ready-home DLD sales put the exact bedrooms middle PSF at AED 604. Add the asking price and internal area to scale the evidence to a home.
Value a unit in this community
Bedroom-specific psf, building-tier adjusted, with the actual comparables we used. Free — methodology shown.
Price Trends
Median PSF change over time
3 months
-0.6%
6 months
-4.9%
1 year
+6.9%
2 years
+14.1%
Median price per square foot (PSF), quarter-on-quarter, ending 2026Q4. From DLD transactions; monthly granularity isn't published.
| Quarter | Median/sqft | Transactions | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Q4 | AED 678 | 144 | -0.6% |
| 2026Q3 | AED 682 | 311 | -4.3% |
| 2026Q2 | AED 713 | 348 | -1.0% |
| 2026Q1 | AED 720 | 436 | +13.6% |
| 2025Q4 | AED 634 | 418 | -0.9% |
| 2025Q3 | AED 640 | 430 | +2.7% |
| 2025Q2 | AED 623 | 415 | +0.8% |
| 2025Q1 | AED 618 | 524 | +4.0% |
| 2024Q4 | AED 594 | 411 | +5.7% |
| 2024Q3 | AED 562 | 421 | +1.6% |
| 2024Q2 | AED 553 | 445 | +7.2% |
| 2024Q1 | AED 516 | 575 | +1.2% |
| 2023Q4 | AED 510 | 468 | +0.8% |
| 2023Q3 | AED 506 | 512 | +5.9% |
| 2023Q2 | AED 478 | 436 | +3.5% |
| 2023Q1 | AED 462 | 451 | +0.2% |
| 2022Q4 | AED 461 | 504 | +5.5% |
| 2022Q3 | AED 437 | 468 | +1.4% |
| 2022Q2 | AED 431 | 352 | -1.6% |
| 2022Q1 | AED 438 | 369 | +0.5% |
| 2021Q4 | AED 436 | 207 |
Property Mix
By Type
Apartments95.1%
Villas4.2%
Apartment Median
AED 682/sqft
Villa Median
AED 1,100/sqft
Room Distribution
1 B/R
44%
Studio
43%
3 B/R
7%
2 B/R
7%
Developers3 developers
Scores are editorial — DLD delivery record + RERA filings + industry reportsNakheel
Premium DeveloperGovernment BackedEst. 2000
90/100
Excellent
85
Delivery
88
Quality
6.2%
Avg ROI
6.2%
Yield
50+ active projects
80K+ units delivered
AED 12.6B portfolio
Waterfront developmentsMan-made islandsMaster communities
Strengths
- •Iconic waterfront locations
- •Strong government backing
- •Established communities
Considerations
- •Some older stock needs renovation
- •Service charges vary
Other Nakheel Communities
Palm JumeirahJumeirah IslandsJumeirah ParkJumeirah Village CircleDiscovery Gardens
Meraas
Premium DeveloperGovernment BackedEst. 2007
88/100
Very Good
90
Delivery
92
Quality
6.4%
Avg ROI
6.3%
Yield
40+ active projects
AED 10.7B portfolio
Lifestyle destinationsDesign-led developmentsIntegrated communities
Strengths
- •Exceptional design quality
- •Lifestyle-focused amenities
- •Prime locations
Considerations
- •Premium pricing
- •Limited inventory
Other Meraas Communities
Bluewaters IslandCity WalkPort de La MerCherrywoodsThe Acres
Azizi Developments
Established DeveloperEst. 2007
82/100
Very Good
78
Delivery
80
Quality
7%
Avg ROI
6.7%
Yield
80+ active projects
Affordable luxuryRapid constructionMultiple locations
Strengths
- •Competitive pricing
- •High rental yields
- •Flexible payment plans
Considerations
- •Mixed reviews on finishes
- •High density projects
Other Azizi Developments Communities
Azizi RivieraAzizi VeniceAl Furjan projectsDubai Healthcare City
Area health & valuations
Healthcare, education, government housing, air quality, and official land valuations.
Real Estate Agents in Dubai
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Registration details from the latest available Dubai Land Department broker export
Short-term rental (Airbnb) yield
Estimated from 114 active Airbnb listing-months. Medians, not guarantees — actual returns depend on hosting effort, seasonality and DTCM permit costs.
Median nightly
AED 400
Occupancy
63%
Est. annual revenue
AED 82,104
Gross STR yield
18.2%
Source: AirROI Dubai Airbnb listing-month data (Kaggle jasonairroi/airbnb-short-term-rental-data-dubai) joined to DLD median sale prices · Refreshed 2026-11-03 · methodology
Coverage note: the underlying dataset omits several areas (including Dubai Marina, Palm Jumeirah and JBR), so STR yields aren't available for every community — absence here means no data, not no short-term-rental market.
Off-plan risk
25/100
Low Risk
Headline risk for International City Phase 1. Buyer Pro explains the five supply, developer, pricing, liquidity, and momentum drivers.
Explain International City Phase 1's off-plan risk score
See the five scored drivers covering supply concentration, developer delivery, price premium, exit liquidity, and momentum.
Low fragility · 2/5 inputs
Composite of leverage trend, transaction velocity, asking-vs-realized wedge, market-temperature proxy, and off-plan share. Exact scores require at least 4 of 5 inputs; lower coverage is shown as a tier only. Higher = more vulnerable to a downturn. Not a buy/sell signal — context only.
Mapped greenery
Moderate mapped greeneryParks
6
Gardens
2
Woods / forest
1
Recreation grounds
0
Pitches
4
Grass / lawns
3
Total features
18
Named parks
0
Satellite vegetation
1.0%
Counts OpenStreetMap-tagged green features (parks, gardens, woods, grass and pitches) within a 1.8km straight-line search radius of the community reference point. The tier is relative to other Dubai communities and does not claim walkability or shade. Satellite vegetation is the ESA WorldCover 2021 share at 10m resolution when available.
Flood exposure
Flooding reported (2024)Basis
Reported April 2024 flooding
Elevation (context)
26 m
April 2024: Low-lying areas flooded; standing water reported.
A conservative, news-derived read of communities reported flooded in the April 2024 event — indicative only, not an engineering, drainage or insurance assessment. Elevation is shown as context, not used to score risk (Dubai is flat; drainage drives flooding). Communities without a rating were simply not reported — that is not evidence of safety. Methodology
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Frequently asked questions about International City Phase 1
What is the average property price in International City Phase 1?
The median property price in International City Phase 1 is AED 450,000, with a median price per square foot of AED 682. Prices have changed +10.0% year-over-year as of October 2026.
What types of properties are available in International City Phase 1?
International City Phase 1 is primarily an apartment community with approximately 95% apartments and 4% villas. The most common property types include Flat (9,156), Shop (1,296), Office (154).
How is the real estate market performing in International City Phase 1?
International City Phase 1 has seen 8,645 property transactions over the past 5 years. The current year-over-year price change is +10.0%, with 1,537 transactions in the last 12 months. This data is sourced from the Dubai Land Department (DLD).
Numbers above are derived from Dubai Land Department (DLD) transaction records and property-level Ejari rental records. DLD transaction coverage through October 2026.How we built this.