The yield case
Studios in Dubai South carry the lowest entry price and the highest yield per dirham invested, letting quickly to single professionals and performing strongly on short-let where the nightly rate holds up better than the size suggests.
The risk
Studios are the first to soften in an oversupplied cycle and the last to appreciate. Buy studios in towers with genuine amenity and walkability to Expo City, not in commodity blocks.
Dubai South at a glance
Dubai South is the Expo City and Al Maktoum Airport growth corridor with the lowest entry prices. Buying sits at AED 1,050 per sqft — roughly AED 819,000 for a standard one-bedroom — while long-term tenants pay about AED 55,000 a year. Hosted as a licensed holiday home, the same unit averages AED 316 a night at 64% occupancy, around AED 73,818 gross. Owners on our managed programme average AED 101,868 — a 38% uplift.
