Dubai Hills Estate

The benchmark family community — golf, GEMS schools, 650-store mall, and townhouse growth that's doubled since 2020.

5.6% Avg yield
EUR 600 Avg price/sqft
+82% 5y growth
178 live Inventory

About this community

Dubai Hills Estate is the Emaar/Meraas joint venture inside Mohammed Bin Rashid City — 11 million sqm, anchored by an 18-hole championship golf course and the 650-store Dubai Hills Mall. The community most family buyers compare every other family community against.

Twenty residential clusters cover the spectrum: Park Heights apartments at EUR 600/sqft, Maple townhouses from EUR 1.04M, golf-course Sidra and Fairway Vistas villas into EUR 5M+. Capital growth in townhouses has run 80–100% since 2020 launches. The school catchment (GEMS Wellington, GEMS New Millennium) and Al Khail Road access keep relocation demand at the top of every Dubai shortlist.

At a glance

Master developer: Emaar Properties + Meraas JV
Established: 2013 (launched) · 2018 (first handovers)
Scale: ~30,000 units across 20 clusters
Master plan: 18-hole golf course + Dubai Hills Park + Dubai Hills Mall
Address: Dubai Hills Estate
Mohammed Bin Rashid City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Lifestyle & amenities

18-hole championship Dubai Hills Golf Club
Dubai Hills Mall — 650+ stores
GEMS Wellington & GEMS New Millennium inside
54 km cycling & jogging tracks
20 min to Downtown via Al Khail Road
Gated cluster security

Frequently asked

Dubai Hills Estate — questions answered

For ready apartments — largely yes; expect 5–6% yield and modest appreciation. For townhouse resales and select off-plan villa releases — no; secondary still trades 10–15% below new-launch comps in adjacent clusters.

Yes — virtually every ready 3-bed villa exceeds the EUR 500K threshold. Off-plan also qualifies once EUR 500K is paid into escrow under the 2022 rules.

Off-plan saves 8–10% on price but you lose 2–3 years of rent. For yield-focused investors we lean ready; for capital growth we lean off-plan in newer clusters (Greenview, Hills Park).

Dubai Hills is denser, has the mall and golf both inside the community, and offers apartments alongside villas. Arabian Ranches is villa-only, more established, lower yield, stronger family identity.

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A senior advisor will walk you through the per-building yield table, available units, and the latest community-level price index — booked at a time that suits you.