Rental yield in Downtown Dubai

Gross rental yields in Downtown Dubai were about 6.32% for studios, 5.55% for 1-beds and 5.19% 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: 2,291 sales, 36% 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 1,759,999350 salesAED 3,795AED 70,350603 contracts6.32%
1-bedAED 2,190,000775 salesAED 2,533AED 113,0004,188 contracts5.55%
2-bedAED 3,750,000832 salesAED 2,739AED 175,0003,463 contracts5.19%
3-bedAED 6,900,000267 salesAED 3,345AED 295,0001,021 contracts5.17%
4-bedAED 28,000,00059 salesAED 5,155AED 1,175,00068 contracts9.17%
5-bed or moreAED 33,500,0007 salesAED 4,412AED 2,012,5006 contracts-

Price per sq ft, quarter by quarter

QuarterMedian per sq ftSales
Oct 2024 quarterAED 2,668613
Jan 2025 quarterAED 2,715941
Apr 2025 quarterAED 2,737811
Jul 2025 quarterAED 2,738655
Oct 2025 quarterAED 3,6221,139
Jan 2026 quarterAED 2,862577
Apr 2026 quarterAED 2,654347
Jul 2026 quarterAED 2,542461
Oct 2026 quarterAED 2,653152

Latest registered sales

DateProjectTypeSq ftPrice
Nov 2, 2026EXQUISITE LIVING RESIDENCES1 B/R1,377AED 3,000,000
Nov 2, 2026-2 B/R1,317AED 2,450,000
Nov 2, 2026BELLEVUE TOWERS1 B/R802AED 1,815,000
Nov 2, 2026UPPER CREST1 B/R901AED 1,300,000
Nov 2, 2026THE ADDRESS DUBAI OPERA1 B/R799AED 2,600,000
Nov 2, 2026THE SIGNATURE2 B/R1,392AED 1,900,000
Nov 2, 2026DD STAND POINT1 B/R847AED 1,875,000
Nov 2, 2026ACT ONE | ACT TWO1 B/R662AED 2,180,000
Nov 2, 2026Burj Crown3 B/R1,356AED 4,250,000
Nov 2, 2026Burj Royale2 B/R1,045AED 3,100,000
Nov 2, 2026Baccarat Hotel and Residences, Dubai4 B/R5,234AED 34,151,374 off-plan
Nov 2, 2026Binghatti Skyblade2 B/R1,261AED 4,749,999 off-plan

Latest rent contracts (Ejari)

StartProjectTypeSq ftRent a year
Nov 2, 2026-1bed room+Hall937AED 106,000
Nov 2, 2026-1bed room+Hall1,681AED 119,668
Nov 2, 2026-1bed room+Hall1,091AED 95,000
Nov 2, 2026ELITE DOWNTOWN RESIDENCE1bed room+Hall810AED 105,000
Nov 2, 2026-2 bed rooms+hall1,319AED 210,000
Nov 2, 2026BURJ VISTA1bed room+Hall882AED 130,000
Nov 2, 2026-1bed room+Hall1,203AED 193,247
Nov 2, 2026ELITE DOWNTOWN RESIDENCE3 bed rooms+hall1,616AED 240,000
Nov 1, 2026THE SIGNATURE1bed room+Hall831AED 75,000
Nov 1, 2026THE DISTINCTION2 bed rooms+hall1,320AED 130,000
Nov 1, 2026BURJ KHALIFA TOWERS1bed room+Hall1,183AED 190,000
Nov 1, 2026-2 bed rooms+hall1,650AED 180,000

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 Downtown Dubai?

Gross rental yields in Downtown Dubai were about 6.32% for studios, 5.55% for 1-beds and 5.19% 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 Downtown Dubai?

Median annual rent of Ejari contracts started in the 12 months to Nov 2, 2026: studio AED 70,350, 1-bed AED 113,000, 2-bed AED 175,000, 3-bed AED 295,000, 4-bed AED 1,175,000 and 5-bed or more AED 2,012,500.

How much do homes sell for in Downtown Dubai?

2,291 sales were registered in the 12 months to Nov 2, 2026 (36% off-plan), at a median AED 2,887,944, or AED 2,903 per sq ft.