The comparison
DAMAC Hills yields 7–8% at AED 1,500 per sqft. Value communities push yields higher on lower per-sqft entry; prime waterfront trades tighter on yield but stronger on appreciation and liquidity. DAMAC Hills sits where it does for a reason — a golf community of villas and apartments with resort-style amenities.
Choosing
Pick on strategy, not headline yield. Cash-flow investors chase the higher-yield end; capital-growth and Golden Visa buyers accept lower yield for prime addresses.
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.
