Median registered annual rent in Dubai Water Canal 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 210,000 a year across 228 registered contracts.

Type

Median rent / yr

Typical range

Gross yield

1 bed

AED 155,000

new AED 155,000 · renewal AED 141,750

AED 140,000 – AED 176,498

middle half · 51 contracts

5.6%

2 bed

AED 215,000

new AED 220,000 · renewal AED 200,000

AED 200,000 – AED 240,000

middle half · 152 contracts

4.6%

3 bed

AED 405,000

new AED 355,000 · renewal AED 1,050,000

AED 276,140 – AED 900,000

middle half · 22 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 Dubai Water Canal, per bedroom - two different kinds of registered price, kept entirely separate from the sale-price stats above.

1 bed: launch AED 2,985/sqft vs resale AED 2,826/sqft (+6%)
2 bed: launch AED 2,999/sqft vs resale AED 2,934/sqft (+2%)
3 bed: launch AED 4,278/sqft vs resale AED 3,351/sqft (+28%)

All off-plan projects in Dubai Water Canal →

All 7 buildings in Dubai Water Canal with registered sales →