Gross vs net yield in Downtown Dubai
Gross yield in Downtown Dubai sits at 6–7% 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 2,418,000 that difference decides whether the deal works.
What lifts yield in Downtown Dubai
Furnished units let faster and command 8–12% more rent here. Higher floors, chiller-free towers and anything walkable to Burj Khalifa outperform. Moving the same unit to a licensed holiday-home licence usually lifts gross revenue well above the long-term figure.
Downtown Dubai at a glance
Downtown Dubai is the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall district with the highest tourist footfall in the UAE. Buying sits at AED 3,100 per sqft — roughly AED 2,418,000 for a standard one-bedroom — while long-term tenants pay about AED 140,000 a year. Hosted as a licensed holiday home, the same unit averages AED 805 a night at 82% occupancy, around AED 240,937 gross. Owners on our managed programme average AED 332,492 — a 38% uplift.
