Median registered annual rent in District One (MBR City) by bedroom, from Ejari rent contracts registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months — what tenants actually signed for, not asking rents. Gross yield is that median against the median registered sale price of the same bedroom count over the same months.

Apartments: median AED 107,500 a year across 625 registered contracts.

Type

Median rent / yr

Typical range

Gross yield

1 bed

AED 100,000

new AED 100,000 · renewal AED 104,160

AED 90,000 – AED 110,000

middle half · 446 contracts

6.6%

2 bed

AED 170,000

new AED 170,000 · renewal AED 176,750

AED 155,000 – AED 196,250

middle half · 132 contracts

6.7%

3 bed

AED 280,000

new AED 300,000 · renewal AED 260,000

AED 240,000 – AED 330,000

middle half · 41 contracts

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Villas: median AED 950,000 a year across 153 registered contracts.

Type

Median rent / yr

Typical range

Gross yield

4+ bed

AED 950,000

new AED 900,000 · renewal AED 1,050,000

AED 700,000 – AED 1,250,000

middle half · 153 contracts

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Registered = DLD/Ejari rent contracts (single-property, ≤ AED 2M a year); a figure needs at least 20 contracts, and a yield at least 20 registered sales too. Gross = before service charges, fees and vacancy. How we read rents →

Two different markets

Off-plan vs ready

Median off-plan launch price vs ready resale price in District One (MBR City), per bedroom - two different kinds of registered price, kept entirely separate from the sale-price stats above.

1 bed: launch AED 2,095/sqft vs resale AED 2,113/sqft (-1%)
2 bed: launch AED 2,154/sqft vs resale AED 2,186/sqft (-1%)
3 bed: launch AED 2,386/sqft vs resale AED 2,276/sqft (+5%)

All off-plan projects in District One (MBR City) →

All 7 buildings in District One (MBR City) with registered sales →