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Al Hamra Village vs Dubai Hills Estate: the numbers, dated

Al Hamra Village is the established golf-and-marina community beside Al Marjan Island, with the Waldorf Astoria and Al Hamra Golf Club. Dubai Hills Estate: Emaar master community between Downtown and Al Barsha. Below, our weekly RAK asking-price index sits next to Dubai Land Department registered sales for Dubai Hills Estate, so the two sides are never confused.

Al Hamra Village: median asking AED 1,066/sqft (2026-10-26, n=92). Dubai Hills Estate: median registered AED 2,168/sqft, last 90 days (n=254, DLD). RAK is 51% lower per square foot on these measures, with Wynn Al Marjan Island opening September 2027.

RAK index 2026-10-26 · Dubai registrations to 26 October 2026 · page rebuilt 27 October 2026

Al Hamra Village median askingAED 1,066/sqft
Dubai Hills Estate median registered, 90 dAED 2,168/sqft
Gap per sqft51%
Al Hamra Village median asking priceAED 1,525,000
Dubai Hills Estate median registered price, 90 dAED 2,006,402
Dubai Hills Estate sales, 30 d88

Side by side

Al Hamra VillageDubai Hills Estate
MeasureAsking prices, PropertyFinder sampleRegistered sales, Dubai Land Department
Sample92 listings, 2026-10-26254 sales, last 90 days
Median AED/sqftAED 1,066AED 2,168
Range AED/sqftAED 652 to AED 2,836AED 28 to AED 8,430
Median priceAED 1,525,000AED 2,006,402
AED 1.6M buys about1,501 sqft738 sqft
CatalystWynn Al Marjan Island, September 2027Established, liquid resale market

Asking prices overstate what sells; registered prices are what was paid. Keep that in mind when reading the gap. Medians, not averages.

Dubai Hills Estate by bedroom count, registered, last 90 days

TypeSalesMedian AED/sqftMedian price
Studio7AED 1,928AED 825,000
1 B/R111AED 2,153AED 1,619,888
2 B/R104AED 2,170AED 2,500,000
3 B/R30AED 2,382AED 4,400,000

What the RAK side rests on

Ras Al Khaimah registered AED 2.89 billion of property transactions in the first half of 2026 (RAK Municipality via Economy Middle East, 12 August 2026). Cavendish Maxwell put RAK apartment prices up 6.5% year on year in H1 2026, with rents up 7%. Our index samples 405 live sale listings every week across Al Marjan Island, Mina Al Arab and Al Hamra; the RAK-wide median asking price is AED 1,460/sqft.

Our Ras Al Khaimah stock is on Hayat Island, inside Mina Al Arab: see Bay Views (one full floor of 12 residences, AED 16,200,000, handed over) and Bay Residences.

Read more: Al Hamra Village · Dubai Hills Estate registered sales, every deal · RAK Waterfront Pulse · RAK market trends 2026 · Al Marjan Island vs Dubai Marina

More RAK vs Dubai comparisons

Al Marjan Island vs Palm Jumeirah · Al Marjan Island vs Dubai Harbour · Al Marjan Island vs Bluewaters Island · Hayat Island, Mina Al Arab vs Dubai Creek Harbour · Mina Al Arab vs Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) · Mina Al Arab vs Dubai Islands · Al Marjan Island vs Dubai Marina · Hayat Island vs Palm Jumeirah

Questions buyers ask

Is Al Hamra Village cheaper than Dubai Hills Estate?

Yes on today's numbers: Al Hamra Village asking prices sit at a median AED 1,066/sqft (2026-10-26, n=92), against a registered median of AED 2,168/sqft in Dubai Hills Estate over the last 90 days (Dubai Land Department, n=254), a gap of 51%. Asking and registered prices are different measures; registered prices usually come in below asking.

What does AED 1.6 million buy in Al Hamra Village versus Dubai Hills Estate?

At the current medians, about 1,501 sqft in Al Hamra Village (asking) against about 738 sqft in Dubai Hills Estate (registered). AED 1,600,000 is the median asking price across our whole RAK sample of 405 listings.

How is Dubai Hills Estate trending right now?

Dubai Hills Estate recorded 88 registered residential sales in the 30 days to 27 October 2026 at a median AED 2,245/sqft, +6.5% against the previous 30 days.

When does Wynn Al Marjan Island open?

September 2027, per Wynn Resorts' 8-K filing of 4 August 2026. Al Hamra Village sits beside Al Marjan Island.

Where do the Al Hamra Village numbers come from?

Our RAK Waterfront Pulse: PropertyFinder RAK sale listings (asking prices, deduped sample of 405) — RAK publishes no open transaction registry; this is an asking-price index and says so. Ras Al Khaimah publishes no open transaction registry, so RAK figures are asking prices and are labelled as such; Dubai figures are transactions registered with the Dubai Land Department.

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Written by Yitayal Mesfin — Founder & Principal Broker, Sofia Sands Realty · RERA 41793