New homes in MAHA Villas start at AED 12,800,000; the keys were due Mar 2024; you pay 10% to book, 60% while it is built and 30% at the keys.
In the 12 months to Nov 9, 2026, Dubai Land Department recorded 70 off-plan sales of villas with 5 or more bedrooms of 4,713 sq ft to 7,070 sq ft in Madinat Al Mataar. Their median price is AED 1,102 per sq ft (about AED 7,602,000 at 6,901 sq ft). This project's from price is AED 1,855 per sq ft (AED 12,800,000 for its smallest home, 6,901 sq ft), 68% more.
Keys
Mar 2024
The developer's handover date. It has passed and may be out of date, so check the current one with the developer.
Payment plan
10 / 60 / 30
10% to book, 60% while it is built, 30% at the keys
Bedrooms
5 beds
Sizes
6,901 to 7,535 sq ft
Property types
Villa
Registration fee
4% of the price
Paid to the Dubai Land Department
As of Nov 1, 2026. These details can change; confirm them with the developer before you book.
Dubai Land Department register
From price per sq ft
AED 1,855 per sq ft
Similar off-plan homes: AED 1,102 per sq ft
We couldn't match this project to the Dubai Land Department project register yet. The developer can give you its RERA project number.
Paying for it
You pay 10% when you book, 60% as the building goes up, and 30% when you get the keys.
AED
When
Stage
Share
Amount
Paid by then
When you bookBooking · 10%
Booking
10%
AED 1,280,000+ AED 512,000 DLD fee
AED 1,792,000
As it is builtWhile it is built · 60%
While it is built
60%
AED 7,680,000
AED 9,472,000
At the keys (Mar 2024)Keys · 30%
Keys
30%
AED 3,840,000
AED 13,312,000
Booking payment, 10%
AED 1,280,000
Dubai Land Department fee (Oqood), 4%
AED 512,000
Cash you need to bookThe developer pays the broker, so there is no buyer's fee.
AED 1,792,000
Total costPrice plus the DLD fee
AED 13,312,000
The handover date (Mar 2024) is too close or already past to estimate the dates. Ask the developer for its current schedule.
Your payments go into the project's escrow account, which RERA watches, not straight to the developer.
A mortgage at the keys
Before you buy
Pay into the project's escrow account only.
Every off-plan project in Dubai must have an escrow account at a bank, watched by RERA. Pay into that account, never to a person. Ask for the account number.
Budget for the service charge.
Once the building is finished you pay a yearly service charge per sq ft, set from the building's budget and approved by RERA. "Rent and yield" below gives the figure for this project.
Register the sale with Oqood.
The Land Department records off-plan sales in its Oqood register. Until your sale is on it, the home isn't in your name.
Is the price fair?
Dubai Land Department recorded 70 off-plan sales of villas with 5 or more bedrooms of 4,713 sq ft to 7,070 sq ft in Madinat Al Mataar, from Nov 10, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. Here is what they sold for, and where this project's from price sits.
We compare with off-plan sales across Madinat Al Mataar, as this project isn't on the Dubai Land Department register yet or has too few sales.
Dubai Land Department recorded 70 off-plan sales of villas with 5 or more bedrooms of 4,713 sq ft to 7,070 sq ft in Madinat Al Mataar, from Nov 10, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. Here is what they sold for, and where this project's from price sits.
Median price AED 1,102 per sq ft
AED 735 to AED 813 per sq ft
2 sales
AED 813 to AED 892 per sq ft
2 sales
AED 892 to AED 971 per sq ft
6 sales
AED 971 to AED 1,049 per sq ft
16 sales
AED 1,049 to AED 1,128 per sq ft
17 sales
AED 1,128 to AED 1,206 per sq ft
12 sales
AED 1,206 to AED 1,285 per sq ft
6 sales
AED 1,285 to AED 1,364 per sq ft
9 sales
AED 735 per sq ftAED 1,364 per sq ft
This project AED 1,855 per sq ft, above every sale
Half of the sales sold for AED 1,025 to AED 1,193 per sq ft
The median is the middle sale: half sold for less, half for more.
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Price per sq ft
Sales
AED 735 to AED 813 per sq ft
2
AED 813 to AED 892 per sq ft
2
AED 892 to AED 971 per sq ft
6
AED 971 to AED 1,049 per sq ft
16
AED 1,049 to AED 1,128 per sq ft
17
AED 1,128 to AED 1,206 per sq ft
12
AED 1,206 to AED 1,285 per sq ft
6
AED 1,285 to AED 1,364 per sq ft
9
The 3 closest sales
Picked from the 70 similar sales above, closest in size to this project's smallest home.
Jan 2026AED 5,630,000AED 840 per sq ftHayat 4, 6,706 sq ft
Aug 2026AED 6,085,000AED 935 per sq ftHayat 6, 6,511 sq ft
Aug 2026AED 6,350,000AED 979 per sq ftHayat 6, 6,488 sq ft
Off-plan sales only, of the same home type, bedrooms and size band.
What similar homes sold for
The median price of off-plan homes with the same number of bedrooms that sold in Expo City in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026. The smallest type is checked at the from price.
Type
Off-plan median
Sales
Against similar sales
5-bed villaFrom AED 12,800,000 here
Off-plan medianAED 5,830,000AED 1,373 per sq ft
Sales317
68% above 70 similar sales
Sales from Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026. A median needs at least 30 sales.
Rent and yield
Gross yield at the from priceRent ÷ price
1.9%
Net yield at the from price(Rent − service charge) ÷ (price + DLD fee)
1.1%
Typical gross yield of similar ready homes
4.7%
Median rent of villas with 5 or more bedrooms in Expo City
AED 245,000 a year
Service charge a year, from the keysThe area median, AED 14 per sq ft from 9 buildings, as of 2023, for the smallest home (6,901 sq ft)
AED 96,614
Rent contracts counted
51
Rented between
Apr 1, 2025 and Mar 31, 2026
Gross yield is a year's rent before costs, as a share of the price. At the from price: AED 245,000 ÷ AED 12,800,000 = 1.9%. The home earns nothing until the keys, and new buildings often rent for more than older ones.
Rents come from Ejari, Dubai's register of rent contracts: new residential contracts in the area, all buildings. A median is the middle one: half are lower, half higher.
On your doorstep
Expo 2020 Metro Station850 m, 14 min walkMetro station
Greenfield International School4.1 km, 11 min driveSchool
The Arbor School7.3 km, 15 min driveBritish school
MAHA Villas is an Expo City Dubai project of five-bedroom villas in Expo City from AED 12,800,000, with a listed handover of March 2024 that has passed. Its from price per square foot is about 68% above 70 similar sales of homes with five or more bedrooms in Madinat Al Mataar over the 12 months to November 2026.
The Dubai Land Department recorded 70 off-plan sales of homes with five or more bedrooms in Madinat Al Mataar in the 12 months to November 2026, across the area rather than in this project. The from price per square foot is about 68% above their median. Ask for the price per square foot of the exact villa you are offered.
The listed handover of March 2024 is more than two years past, so the listing may be out of date. Ask the developer whether the villas are complete and for the completion certificate. The listing does not state the ownership type, so confirm the ownership terms with the developer.
The plan in the listing is 10% on booking, 60% during construction and 30% at handover. At the from price that is AED 1,280,000, AED 7,680,000 and AED 3,840,000. Separately, the 4% DLD fee comes to AED 512,000; ask when it is due. The listing also mentions a 70/30 plan for some villas, described as a two-year post-handover plan. The two plans do not match, so ask for the plan for your villa in writing.
All homes are standalone five-bedroom villas in Expo Valley, from 6,901 to 7,535 sq ft on plots of 7,537 to 13,261 sq ft. Each has underground parking for three cars; some types add a lift, and the listing mentions show kitchens and closed kitchens in some villas. Expo 2020 Metro Station is about 840 m away. Greenfield International School is about 4.1 km away, around 11 minutes by car.
The developer's plans. Sizes and layouts can change; ask the developer for the plan of the exact unit you're looking at.
5 BR
How prices moved
Median price of villas with 5 or more bedrooms in Expo City, over the 12 months to each dateUp 21% from Dec 2024 to Sep 2026.
Dec 2024AED 1,138 per sq ft
Sep 2026AED 1,373 per sq ft
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12 months to
Median price
Sales
Sep 2026
AED 1,373 per sq ft
317 sales
Jun 2026
AED 1,367 per sq ft
333 sales
Mar 2026
AED 1,363 per sq ft
311 sales
Dec 2025
AED 1,359 per sq ft
265 sales
Sep 2025
AED 1,359 per sq ft
137 sales
Jun 2025
AED 1,138 per sq ft
122 sales
Mar 2025
AED 1,138 per sq ft
162 sales
Dec 2024
AED 1,138 per sq ft
220 sales
Off-plan sales only.
Questions about this project
Which company develops MAHA Villas?
Expo City Dubai. The villas are in Expo Valley, inside Expo City.
How does the price compare with recent sales?
The from price per square foot is about 68% above the median of 70 off-plan sales of homes with five or more bedrooms in Madinat Al Mataar over the 12 months to November 2026.
When is handover?
The listed handover was March 2024, which has passed, so the listing may be out of date. Ask the developer whether the villas are complete and for the completion certificate.
Which payment plan applies?
The listing gives 10% on booking, 60% during construction and 30% at handover, and also mentions a 70/30 plan with payments after handover for some villas. Ask for your plan in writing.
How big are the villas?
6,901 to 7,535 sq ft of living space, on plots of 7,537 to 13,261 sq ft.
Can foreigners buy here?
The listing does not state the ownership type, so confirm the ownership terms with the developer.
