Rental yield in Business Bay

Gross rental yields in Business Bay were about 7.37% for studios, 6.96% for 1-beds and 6.22% for 2-beds (median rent over median price, Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026, from Dubai Land Department records).

Updated Nov 2, 2026 from the land department's own records. Past figures, not a valuation, forecast or promise of returns.

Prices and rents by bedrooms

Medians of deals registered in the 12 months to Nov 2, 2026: 5,718 sales, 57% of them off-plan. A median of fewer than 5 deals is left out. Gross yield is median rent over median price for Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026, with rents complete through Mar 31, 2026.

Median pricePer sq ftMedian rent a yearGross yield
studioAED 1,150,0001,231 salesAED 2,500AED 65,0004,341 contracts7.37%
1-bedAED 2,000,0002,556 salesAED 2,422AED 85,0007,841 contracts6.96%
2-bedAED 3,025,8361,480 salesAED 2,413AED 125,0004,971 contracts6.22%
3-bedAED 4,750,750366 salesAED 2,405AED 189,0001,721 contracts5.58%
4-bedAED 7,361,14067 salesAED 2,559AED 300,000118 contracts2.07%
5-bed or moreAED 29,707,92013 salesAED 3,630AED 1,000,00012 contracts-

Price per sq ft, quarter by quarter

QuarterMedian per sq ftSales
Oct 2024 quarterAED 2,2911,927
Jan 2025 quarterAED 2,3502,338
Apr 2025 quarterAED 2,3472,680
Jul 2025 quarterAED 2,6234,125
Oct 2025 quarterAED 2,5372,808
Jan 2026 quarterAED 2,6041,737
Apr 2026 quarterAED 2,351876
Jul 2026 quarterAED 2,073927
Oct 2026 quarterAED 2,040353

Latest registered sales

DateProjectTypeSq ftPrice
Nov 2, 2026Regalia1 B/R733AED 1,360,000
Nov 2, 2026VYB1 B/R366AED 774,200
Nov 2, 2026Peninsula FourStudio515AED 1,170,000
Nov 2, 2026THE ATRIA1 B/R1,094AED 1,650,000
Nov 2, 2026PARK CENTRALStudio458AED 540,000
Nov 2, 2026Binghatti Canal1 B/R702AED 1,350,000
Nov 2, 2026Peninsula FourStudio528AED 1,450,000
Nov 2, 2026AYKON CITY 22 B/R817AED 1,256,921
Nov 2, 2026AYKON CITY 22 B/R819AED 1,260,045
Nov 2, 2026UPSIDE LivingStudio507AED 1,360,000
Nov 2, 2026DAMAC TOWERS BY PARAMOUNT2 B/R1,388AED 2,000,000
Nov 2, 2026VERA TOWER2 B/R890AED 1,450,000

Latest rent contracts (Ejari)

StartProjectTypeSq ftRent a year
Nov 2, 2026AYKON CITY 2Studio427AED 55,000
Nov 2, 2026URBAN OASISStudio424AED 75,000
Nov 2, 2026SAFEER TOWER 21bed room+Hall935AED 68,000
Nov 2, 2026-3 bed rooms+hall2,126AED 146,955
Nov 2, 2026VYB1bed room+Hall652AED 70,000
Nov 2, 2026THE ATRIA1bed room+Hall1,060AED 86,000
Nov 2, 2026-1bed room+Hall883AED 75,000
Nov 2, 2026Peninsula FourStudio520AED 85,000
Nov 2, 2026CenturyStudio405AED 55,000
Nov 2, 2026-1bed room+Hall876AED 67,000
Nov 2, 2026-2 bed rooms+hall1,546AED 113,330
Nov 2, 2026-2 bed rooms+hall1,300AED 112,947

Where these figures come from

Dubai Land Department sales transactions and Ejari rent contracts (Dubai Pulse open data), via Heartbeat Homes. Sales are residential sales registered with the Dubai Land Department; rents are residential Ejari contracts that started in the period. The records are public: see the Dubai Land Department's open data. Gross yield leaves out service charges, vacancy and fees, so what an owner keeps is lower. Nothing here is financial advice.

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Questions investors ask

What is the rental yield in Business Bay?

Gross rental yields in Business Bay were about 7.37% for studios, 6.96% for 1-beds and 6.22% for 2-beds (median rent over median price, Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026, from Dubai Land Department records).

How much is rent in Business Bay?

Median annual rent of Ejari contracts started in the 12 months to Nov 2, 2026: studio AED 65,000, 1-bed AED 85,000, 2-bed AED 125,000, 3-bed AED 189,000, 4-bed AED 300,000 and 5-bed or more AED 1,000,000.

How much do homes sell for in Business Bay?

5,718 sales were registered in the 12 months to Nov 2, 2026 (57% off-plan), at a median AED 2,050,000, or AED 2,442 per sq ft.