What Dubai communities actually yield
Every agent publishes gross — the number before the costs that decide whether a purchase works.
Yields are gross, from one dataset so the six are comparable. Rents fell 6.2% QoQ in Q2 2026 while prices fell 4% (CBRE, via Gulf News), so a table built on 2025 rents will overstate 2026 returns.
| Dubai Investments ParkService charge — · Price —No community-level charge is published. No price per square foot is published. | 8.53% | no published service charge No community-level charge is published. | no published price No price per square foot is published. | no indicative net No net without a published charge. |
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| Dubai Sports CityService charge 10–14 AED/sqft · Price 1,332 AED/sqft | 8.23% | 10–14 AED/sqft | 1,332 AED/sqft | 6.2–6.7% |
| Dubai Silicon OasisService charge — · Price —No community-level charge is published. No price per square foot is published. | 7.62% | no published service charge No community-level charge is published. | no published price No price per square foot is published. | no indicative net No net without a published charge. |
| Jumeirah Village CircleService charge 3–6 AED/sqft · Price 1,510 AED/sqft | 7.43% | 3–6 AED/sqft Another source publishes 13–22 AED/sqft. | 1,510 AED/sqft | 5.4–5.9% |
| Discovery GardensService charge 12–13 AED/sqft · Price —No price per square foot is published. | 7.41% | 12–13 AED/sqft | no published price No price per square foot is published. | 5.4–5.9% |
| Jumeirah Lake TowersService charge 13–17 AED/sqft · Price 1,831 AED/sqft | 7.17% | 13–17 AED/sqft | 1,831 AED/sqft | 5.2–5.7% |
The indicative net column is derived, not measured: gross less a published 1.5 to 2.0 point bridge, sourced on each community’s own page. It is not a quote for any specific unit.
- Dubai Investments Park · 03 arguments against8.53%What does a Dubai Investments Park apartment actually yield?
No published community-level service charge, so the gross-to-net gap cannot be estimated from public data.
- Dubai Sports City · 03 arguments against8.23%What does a Dubai Sports City apartment actually yield?
Handover-heavy supply pipeline, which caps rent growth when several towers complete together.
- Dubai Silicon Oasis · 03 arguments against7.62%What does a Dubai Silicon Oasis apartment actually yield?
No published community-level service charge, so the net figure cannot be estimated from public data.
- Jumeirah Village Circle · 03 arguments against7.43%What does a JVC apartment actually yield?
Published service-charge figures differ roughly fourfold at the midpoints — AED 3–6 against AED 13–22 — so the net yield is genuinely uncertain until you check the building.
- Discovery Gardens · 03 arguments against7.41%What does a Discovery Gardens apartment actually yield?
Ageing stock, so maintenance reserves matter more than the headline charge implies.
- Jumeirah Lake Towers · 03 arguments against7.17%What does a JLT apartment actually yield?
Service charges of AED 13 to 17 per square foot, published for JLT, are the largest single component of the gross-to-net gap here.