{
 "id": "area-yields",
 "name": "UAE rental yields by area, published figures compiled",
 "description": "Gross rental yields for UAE areas as published by Property Finder (from Dubai Land Department records) and Bayut (from advertised prices), each with its source, period and check date. Covers 32 of the 88 areas we profile.",
 "status": "live",
 "url": "https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/data/area-yields",
 "citation": "UAE Property Agents (2026). UAE rental yields by area, published figures compiled. Updated 12 November 2026. https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/data/area-yields",
 "licence": {
  "name": "CC BY 4.0",
  "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "terms": "Our aggregates and compilations are free to reuse, including commercially, with attribution and a link to the source page."
 },
 "publisher": "UAE Property Agents",
 "modified": "2026-11-12",
 "temporalCoverage": "2026-11-12",
 "spatialCoverage": "United Arab Emirates",
 "sources": [
  {
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "title": "Transactions (Dubai Land Department records)",
   "url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai",
   "licence": "Facts with attribution",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "publisher": "Bayut",
   "title": "Abu Dhabi sales market report, Q3 2026 (published 30 October 2026)",
   "url": "https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/abu-dhabi-sales-market-report-q3-2026/",
   "licence": "Facts with attribution",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "publisher": "Bayut",
   "title": "Sharjah annual market report for 2025 (updated 8 November 2026)",
   "url": "https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/sharjah-market-report-2025/",
   "licence": "Facts with attribution",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  }
 ],
 "columns": [
  {
   "key": "area",
   "label": "Area",
   "description": "Area guide on this site."
  },
  {
   "key": "emirate",
   "label": "Emirate",
   "description": "Emirate."
  },
  {
   "key": "measure",
   "label": "Measure",
   "description": "What the publisher measured, in its own terms."
  },
  {
   "key": "property_type",
   "label": "Property type",
   "description": "Property type the figure covers, as published."
  },
  {
   "key": "value",
   "label": "Value",
   "description": "The figure exactly as published."
  },
  {
   "key": "unit",
   "label": "Unit",
   "description": "Unit of the value."
  },
  {
   "key": "period",
   "label": "Period",
   "description": "Period the figure covers, or the month of an index reading."
  },
  {
   "key": "basis",
   "label": "Basis",
   "description": "Whether the figure comes from registered transactions or advertised asking prices."
  },
  {
   "key": "sample",
   "label": "Sample",
   "description": "Number of transactions or contracts behind the figure, where published."
  },
  {
   "key": "publisher",
   "label": "Publisher",
   "description": "Who published the figure."
  },
  {
   "key": "source_url",
   "label": "Source",
   "description": "Page the figure was copied from."
  },
  {
   "key": "checked",
   "label": "Checked",
   "description": "Date we read the figure on the source page."
  }
 ],
 "rows": [
  {
   "area": "Al Jaddaf",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 5.68,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "2,484 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/al-jaddaf",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Al Reem Island",
   "emirate": "Abu Dhabi",
   "measure": "Gross rental yield",
   "property_type": "Apartments",
   "value": 6.1,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "Q3 2026",
   "basis": "Gross yields from average advertised sale prices and rents on Bayut",
   "sample": null,
   "publisher": "Bayut",
   "source_url": "https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/abu-dhabi-sales-market-report-q3-2026/",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Al Reem Island",
   "emirate": "Abu Dhabi",
   "measure": "Gross rental yield",
   "property_type": "Villas",
   "value": 8.5,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "Q3 2026",
   "basis": "Gross yields from average advertised sale prices and rents on Bayut",
   "sample": null,
   "publisher": "Bayut",
   "source_url": "https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/abu-dhabi-sales-market-report-q3-2026/",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Aljada",
   "emirate": "Sharjah",
   "measure": "Gross rental yield",
   "property_type": "Apartments",
   "value": 6.17,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "2025",
   "basis": "Gross yields from average advertised sale prices and rents on Bayut, 12 months to December 2025",
   "sample": null,
   "publisher": "Bayut",
   "source_url": "https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/sharjah-market-report-2025/",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Aljada",
   "emirate": "Sharjah",
   "measure": "Gross rental yield",
   "property_type": "Villas",
   "value": 8.3,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "2025",
   "basis": "Gross yields from average advertised sale prices and rents on Bayut, 12 months to December 2025",
   "sample": null,
   "publisher": "Bayut",
   "source_url": "https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/sharjah-market-report-2025/",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Business Bay",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 6.85,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "5,741 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/business-bay",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "City Walk",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 4.98,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "729 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/city-walk",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "DAMAC Lagoons",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 5.23,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "3,236 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/damac-lagoons",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Downtown Dubai",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 4.88,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "2,453 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/downtown-dubai",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Downtown Jebel Ali",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 9.24,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "2,931 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/downtown-jebel-ali",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Dubai Creek Harbour",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 5.48,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "3,787 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-creek-harbour-the-lagoons",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Dubai Harbour",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 5.16,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "741 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-harbour",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Dubai Hills Estate",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 6.09,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "2,446 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-hills-estate",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Dubai Marina",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 5.88,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "2,150 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-marina",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Dubai Maritime City",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 5.23,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "2,671 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/maritime-city",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Dubai Production City",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 7.64,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "3,003 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-production-city-impz",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Dubai South",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 6.36,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "14,741 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-south-dubai-world-central",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Dubai Sports City",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 7.93,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "2,850 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-sports-city",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Dubailand Residence Complex",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 8.71,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "6,234 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/dubai-land-residence-complex",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Jumeirah Golf Estates",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 6.52,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "622 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/jumeirah-golf-estates",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Jumeirah Lake Towers",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 6.67,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "1,506 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/jumeirah-lake-towers",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Jumeirah Village Circle",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 7.51,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "10,910 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/jumeirah-village-circle",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Masdar City",
   "emirate": "Abu Dhabi",
   "measure": "Gross rental yield",
   "property_type": "Apartments",
   "value": 6.7,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "Q3 2026",
   "basis": "Gross yields from average advertised sale prices and rents on Bayut",
   "sample": null,
   "publisher": "Bayut",
   "source_url": "https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/abu-dhabi-sales-market-report-q3-2026/",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Meydan",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 7.04,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "1,818 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/meydan",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Nad Al Sheba",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 4.61,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "2,513 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/nad-al-sheba",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Palm Jumeirah",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 6.08,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "1,116 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/palm-jumeirah",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Rashid Yachts & Marina",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 4.25,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "496 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/mina-rashid",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Saadiyat Island",
   "emirate": "Abu Dhabi",
   "measure": "Gross rental yield",
   "property_type": "Apartments",
   "value": 4.6,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "Q3 2026",
   "basis": "Gross yields from average advertised sale prices and rents on Bayut",
   "sample": null,
   "publisher": "Bayut",
   "source_url": "https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/abu-dhabi-sales-market-report-q3-2026/",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Saadiyat Island",
   "emirate": "Abu Dhabi",
   "measure": "Gross rental yield",
   "property_type": "Villas",
   "value": 4.3,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "Q3 2026",
   "basis": "Gross yields from average advertised sale prices and rents on Bayut",
   "sample": null,
   "publisher": "Bayut",
   "source_url": "https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/abu-dhabi-sales-market-report-q3-2026/",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "The Valley by Emaar",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 5.17,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "948 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/the-valley",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Tilal Al Ghaf",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 5.19,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "357 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/tilal-al-ghaf",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Town Square",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 7.19,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "1,973 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/town-square",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Villanova",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 5.56,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "381 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/villanova",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Wasl Gate",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Average rental yield (Property Finder calculation)",
   "property_type": "All residential",
   "value": 7.21,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "12 months to 12 November 2026",
   "basis": "Registered transactions, as published by Property Finder from Dubai Land Department records",
   "sample": "1,947 sales",
   "publisher": "Property Finder",
   "source_url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/wasl-gate",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Yas Island",
   "emirate": "Abu Dhabi",
   "measure": "Gross rental yield",
   "property_type": "Apartments",
   "value": 5.6,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "Q3 2026",
   "basis": "Gross yields from average advertised sale prices and rents on Bayut",
   "sample": null,
   "publisher": "Bayut",
   "source_url": "https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/abu-dhabi-sales-market-report-q3-2026/",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Yas Island",
   "emirate": "Abu Dhabi",
   "measure": "Gross rental yield",
   "property_type": "Villas",
   "value": 4.6,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "Q3 2026",
   "basis": "Gross yields from average advertised sale prices and rents on Bayut",
   "sample": null,
   "publisher": "Bayut",
   "source_url": "https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/abu-dhabi-sales-market-report-q3-2026/",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  }
 ]
}