Gross vs net yield in Dubai Sports City
Gross yield in Dubai Sports City 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 819,000 that difference decides whether the deal works.
What lifts yield in Dubai Sports City
Furnished units let faster and command 8–12% more rent here. Higher floors, chiller-free towers and anything walkable to ICC Cricket Stadium outperform. Moving the same unit to a licensed holiday-home licence usually lifts gross revenue well above the long-term figure.
Dubai Sports City at a glance
Dubai Sports City is stadium-side apartments with budget rents and reliable tenant demand. Buying sits at AED 1,050 per sqft — roughly AED 819,000 for a standard one-bedroom — while long-term tenants pay about AED 60,000 a year. Hosted as a licensed holiday home, the same unit averages AED 345 a night at 62% occupancy, around AED 78,074 gross. Owners on our managed programme average AED 107,741 — a 38% uplift.
