Gross vs net yield in DAMAC Hills
Gross yield in DAMAC Hills 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 1,170,000 that difference decides whether the deal works.
What lifts yield in DAMAC Hills
Furnished units let faster and command 8–12% more rent here. Higher floors, chiller-free towers and anything walkable to Trump International Golf Club outperform. Moving the same unit to a licensed holiday-home licence usually lifts gross revenue well above the long-term figure.
DAMAC Hills at a glance
DAMAC Hills is a golf community of villas and apartments with resort-style amenities. Buying sits at AED 1,500 per sqft — roughly AED 1,170,000 for a standard one-bedroom — while long-term tenants pay about AED 90,000 a year. Hosted as a licensed holiday home, the same unit averages AED 518 a night at 66% occupancy, around AED 124,786 gross. Owners on our managed programme average AED 172,205 — a 38% uplift.
