Gross vs net yield in Business Bay
Gross yield in Business Bay sits at 7–8% 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 1,638,000 that difference decides whether the deal works.
What lifts yield in Business Bay
Furnished units let faster and command 8–12% more rent here. Higher floors, chiller-free towers and anything walkable to Dubai Water Canal outperform. Moving the same unit to a licensed holiday-home licence usually lifts gross revenue well above the long-term figure.
Business Bay at a glance
Business Bay is the canal-side business district minutes from Downtown and DIFC. Buying sits at AED 2,100 per sqft — roughly AED 1,638,000 for a standard one-bedroom — while long-term tenants pay about AED 95,000 a year. Hosted as a licensed holiday home, the same unit averages AED 547 a night at 78% occupancy, around AED 155,731 gross. Owners on our managed programme average AED 214,909 — a 38% uplift.
