Gross vs net yield in Barsha Heights
Gross yield in Barsha Heights sits at 8–9% in 2026. Strip out service charges, 5% management, DEWA connection and a two-week void allowance and net normally lands 1.2–1.8 points lower. On an entry apartment near AED 1,014,000 that difference decides whether the deal works.
What lifts yield in Barsha Heights
Furnished units let faster and command 8–12% more rent here. Higher floors, chiller-free towers and anything walkable to Dubai Internet City Metro outperform. Moving the same unit to a licensed holiday-home licence usually lifts gross revenue well above the long-term figure.
Barsha Heights at a glance
Barsha Heights is a central Tecom district popular with corporate tenants and long-stay guests. Buying sits at AED 1,300 per sqft — roughly AED 1,014,000 for a standard one-bedroom — while long-term tenants pay about AED 70,000 a year. Hosted as a licensed holiday home, the same unit averages AED 403 a night at 70% occupancy, around AED 102,967 gross. Owners on our managed programme average AED 142,094 — a 38% uplift.