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Business Bay

Dubai Land Department area. Apartments only, 12 months of registered sales and new rent contracts.

Rating (Dubai average = 100)107+7
Gross rental yield6.42%
Dubai average5.98%
Sales used2,285registered resales, apartments
New lets used10,605new rent contracts, apartments
Median sale priceAED 1,881per sq ft, weighted by bedroom mix
Median new rentAED 121per sq ft a year, weighted by bedroom mix

Based on the bedroom types with enough data, which cover 100% of resales here.

This rating is for information only, based on registered sales and rent contracts for a group of properties. It is not a valuation for any individual property, and not financial, legal or investment advice. See How the rating works for what it does and does not measure.

By bedrooms in Business Bay

Each bedroom type is rated on its own when it has at least 10 sales and 10 new lets.

Ratings by bedrooms in Business Bay
BedroomsRatingGross yieldSalesNew lets
StudioRating 112, +12 from the Dubai average of 1006.71%5612,892
1 bedroomRating 109, +9 from the Dubai average of 1006.55%9484,634
2 bedroomsRating 102, +2 from the Dubai average of 1006.11%5752,421
3 bedroomsRating 94, −6 from the Dubai average of 1005.61%167596
4 bedroomsRating 94, −6 from the Dubai average of 1005.60%3462
5+ bedroomsNot rated. Not enough registered sales or new rent contracts in the 12 months to rate it (fewer than 10 of each).79

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Index method i1.0 · 12 months, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 · Data as of 30 Sep 2026 · Refreshed monthly

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