New homes in Sobha Orbis start at AED 985,000; keys are due Dec 2027; you pay 20% to book, 60% while it is built and 20% at the keys.
In the 12 months to Nov 9, 2026, Dubai Land Department recorded 37 off-plan sales of 1-bed apartments of 414 sq ft to 621 sq ft in Sobha Orbis. Their median price is AED 1,895 per sq ft (about AED 1,020,000 at 538 sq ft). This project's from price is AED 1,831 per sq ft (AED 985,000 for its smallest home, 538 sq ft), 3% less.
Keys
Dec 2027
The developer's handover date
Payment plan
20 / 60 / 20
20% to book, 60% while it is built, 20% at the keys
Bedrooms
1 to 2 beds
Sizes
538 to 988 sq ft
Ownership
Freehold
Property types
Apartment
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 1,831 per sq ft
Similar off-plan homes: AED 1,895 per sq ft
RERA project
3070
Check it in Dubai REST, the Dubai Land Department's official app.
Built
18%
Being built. DLD register, Nov 11, 2026
Completion on the register
Dec 2028
DLD shows only the current date. We have recorded it since Jun 12, 2026 and it hasn't moved.
Escrow account
بنك دبي الاسلامي (شركة مساهمة عامة)
The bank that holds your payments
Registered homes
3,002
In 8 buildings
Dubai Land Department project register, as of Nov 11, 2026.
Paying for it
You pay 20% when you book, 60% as the building goes up, and 20% when you get the keys.
AED
When
Stage
Share
Amount
Paid by then
NowBooking · 20%
Booking
20%
AED 197,000+ AED 39,400 DLD fee
AED 236,400
Feb 2027While it is built · 15%
While it is built
15%
AED 147,750
AED 384,150
Apr 2027While it is built · 15%
While it is built
15%
AED 147,750
AED 531,900
Jul 2027While it is built · 15%
While it is built
15%
AED 147,750
AED 679,650
Sep 2027While it is built · 15%
While it is built
15%
AED 147,750
AED 827,400
Dec 2027Keys · 20%
Keys
20%
AED 197,000
AED 1,024,400
Booking payment, 20%
AED 197,000
Dubai Land Department fee (Oqood), 4%
AED 39,400
Cash you need to bookThe developer pays the broker, so there is no buyer's fee.
AED 236,400
Total costPrice plus the DLD fee
AED 1,024,400
The dates are our estimate: we spread the construction share evenly between now and the keys. The developer's real dates follow the building work, so they can move.
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.
This project's escrow account is at the bank named on the register above, watched by RERA. Pay into that account, never to a person.
Check the developer's record.
The Dubai Land Department project register lists 17 finished projects by this developer since 2018. 15 of the 17 were finished by the completion date DLD holds now. DLD replaces that date when a project is given more time and keeps no earlier dates, so this can't show which ones ran late. We have recorded the completion dates of their 19 projects under way since Jun 12, 2026. None has moved since then.
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. Ask Sobha Realty for the estimate.
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 37 off-plan sales of 1-bed apartments of 414 sq ft to 621 sq ft in Sobha Orbis, from Nov 10, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. Here is what they sold for, and where this project's from price sits.
Dubai Land Department recorded 37 off-plan sales of 1-bed apartments of 414 sq ft to 621 sq ft in Sobha Orbis, 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 1,895 per sq ft
AED 1,667 to AED 1,727 per sq ft
1 sale
AED 1,727 to AED 1,787 per sq ft
1 sale
AED 1,787 to AED 1,846 per sq ft
7 sales
This project's from price is in this band.
AED 1,846 to AED 1,906 per sq ft
13 sales
AED 1,906 to AED 1,966 per sq ft
5 sales
AED 1,966 to AED 2,026 per sq ft
6 sales
AED 2,026 to AED 2,085 per sq ft
2 sales
AED 2,085 to AED 2,145 per sq ft
2 sales
AED 1,667 per sq ftAED 2,145 per sq ft
This project AED 1,831 per sq ft
Half of the sales sold for AED 1,870 to AED 1,970 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 1,667 to AED 1,727 per sq ft
1
AED 1,727 to AED 1,787 per sq ft
1
AED 1,787 to AED 1,846 per sq ft
7
AED 1,846 to AED 1,906 per sq ft
13
AED 1,906 to AED 1,966 per sq ft
5
AED 1,966 to AED 2,026 per sq ft
6
AED 2,026 to AED 2,085 per sq ft
2
AED 2,085 to AED 2,145 per sq ft
2
The 3 closest sales
Picked from the 37 similar sales above, closest in size to this project's smallest home.
Feb 2026AED 1,016,177AED 1,890 per sq ftSobha Orbis Tower E, 538 sq ft
Jun 2026AED 977,444AED 1,823 per sq ftSobha Orbis Tower A, 536 sq ft
Jan 2026AED 1,013,324AED 1,890 per sq ftSobha Orbis Tower A, 536 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 Motor 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
1-bed apartmentFrom AED 985,000 here
Off-plan medianAED 1,215,000AED 1,906 per sq ft
Sales1,443
3% below 37 similar sales
2-bed apartment
Off-plan medianAED 2,023,000AED 1,743 per sq ft
Sales472
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
7.6%
Typical gross yield of similar ready homes
8.1%
Median rent of 1-bed apartments in Motor City
AED 75,000 a year
Rent contracts counted
478
Rented between
Apr 1, 2025 and Mar 31, 2026
1-bed apartment
AED 75,000 a year
2-bed apartment
AED 120,000 a year
There is no DLD service charge for this project or its area, so we leave out the service charge and the net yield.
Gross yield is a year's rent before costs, as a share of the price. At the from price: AED 75,000 ÷ AED 985,000 = 7.6%. 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
GEMS Metropole School Motor City550 m, 11 min walkSchool
Safa Community School2.1 km, 9 min driveBritish school
Dwight School Dubai1.6 km, 7 min driveIB school
JSS International School4.2 km, 11 min driveIndian school
Joud Boulevard East950 m, 16 min walkMall
Mediclinic Springs7 km, 14 min driveHospital
Dubai Internet City9.8 km, 19 min driveOffices
Trump International Golf Club, DAMAC Hills2.1 km, 7 min driveGolf
Sobha Orbis is a Sobha Realty apartment project in Motor City with 1- and 2-bedroom homes from AED 985,000 and handover listed for December 2027. The from price is 3.4% below 37 similar sales in the project over the 12 months to November 2026.
The from price per square foot is 3.4% below 37 similar sales over the 12 months to November 2026, all one-bedroom sales in Sobha Orbis that DLD lists. Compare the price per square foot of the exact unit you are offered, since floor and layout change it.
Payments follow a 20 / 60 / 20 plan. At the from price that is AED 197,000 on booking, AED 591,000 during construction and AED 197,000 on handover, listed for December 2027, about 13 months from now. Ask for the schedule of the construction payments in writing. The 4% Land Department fee comes to AED 39,400.
The project has three connected towers rising from a podium, each G+34 with 19 units per floor. Homes run from about 538 to 988 sq ft. The developer also mentions 1.5-bedroom layouts, which the listing does not include, so ask for the floor plan of the unit you want. Residents get a sky garden, a kids' pool, BBQ spaces, a Jacuzzi and a fitness centre.
By our map, GEMS Metropole School Motor City is about 550 m away, around 3 minutes by car on our estimate, and a Medcare medical centre about 580 m, roughly a 9-minute walk. Dwight School Dubai is about 1.6 km away and Safa Community School about 2.1 km, 7 and 9 minutes by car. Trump International Golf Club in DAMAC Hills is about 2.1 km away, around 7 minutes. Jumeirah Golf Estates Metro Station is about 8.3 km away, around 19 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.
1 BR
2 BR
How prices moved
Median price of 1-bed apartments in Motor City, over the 12 months to each dateUp 1% from Dec 2024 to Sep 2026.
Dec 2024AED 1,885 per sq ft
Sep 2026AED 1,906 per sq ft
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12 months to
Median price
Sales
Sep 2026
AED 1,906 per sq ft
1,443 sales
Jun 2026
AED 1,967 per sq ft
2,250 sales
Mar 2026
AED 1,961 per sq ft
3,326 sales
Dec 2025
AED 1,960 per sq ft
3,535 sales
Sep 2025
AED 1,925 per sq ft
3,845 sales
Jun 2025
AED 1,910 per sq ft
2,968 sales
Mar 2025
AED 1,890 per sq ft
1,779 sales
Dec 2024
AED 1,885 per sq ft
1,269 sales
Off-plan sales only.
Questions about this project
Which company is building Sobha Orbis?
Sobha Realty. The project is in Motor City.
How does the price compare with recent sales?
The from price per square foot is 3.4% below 37 similar one-bedroom sales in this project over the 12 months to November 2026.
How much do I pay at each stage?
At the from price, AED 197,000 on booking, AED 591,000 during construction and AED 197,000 on handover. Separately, the 4% DLD fee comes to AED 39,400; ask when it is due.
What sizes are the apartments?
About 538 to 988 sq ft across one- and two-bedroom homes. Ask for the floor plan of your unit, including any 1.5-bedroom layout.
When is handover?
Handover is listed for December 2027. Ask Sobha for the latest construction update before you book.
