Current evidence
What is the current International City studio yield screen?
PropertyStellar's six-month DLD-derived screen found a 5.45% gross PSF yield for Dubai International City studios: median new-rent PSF of AED 66.70 divided by median closed-sale PSF of AED 1,223.38. The sample contains 563 closed sales and 1,812 new rental contracts. This is an unpaired market benchmark, not a unit quote or net return.
Official source: Real Estate DataWritten by Arjun Mehta, Property Investment Analyst, Property Stellar. Reviewed by Omar Al Mansouri, Dubai Real Estate Investment Consultant · UAE Real Estate Market Specialist. Updated 15 September 2026. Read our editorial policy and research methodology.
Reviewed by Omar Al Mansouri · Official sources checked 15 September 2026
International City can enter a yield shortlist because it has a large current studio evidence set, but a community median does not remove building, condition, service-charge, vacancy or tenant-turnover risk.
Use the exact building and unit to convert the gross screen into a decision. The developer community page establishes the product and cluster context; DLD-derived records establish the market screen.
Six-month studio evidence
| Metric | Result | Sample / method |
|---|---|---|
| Median closed-sale price | AED 513,000 | 563 valid studio sales |
| Median closed-sale PSF | AED 1,223.38 | Median of valid closed sales |
| Median new annual rent | AED 32,000.04 | 1,812 valid new studio rental contracts |
| Median new-rent PSF | AED 66.70 | Median of new 10–14 month contracts |
| Gross PSF yield | 5.45% | 66.70 / 1,223.38 × 100 |
| Unpaired price/rent cross-check | 6.24% | 32,000.04 / 513,000 × 100 |
The PSF result is used as the headline because price and rent medians are drawn from different contracts. Neither result pairs a specific unit's achieved rent with its purchase price, and neither deducts operating costs.
Official source: Real Estate DataWhat the community evidence does and does not prove
Nakheel describes International City as an apartment community with studios to two-bedroom homes across ten named clusters and access to the Dragon Mart malls. That supports product and location context, not a current unit's price, rent, condition or availability.
Official source: International City- Match the sale and rent evidence to the same cluster, building, size band and condition.
- Check title, parking, occupancy, payment history and any notices for the exact unit.
- Retrieve the building's current service charge and add maintenance, vacancy and management allowances.
- Inspect access, lift, common-area, cooling and noise conditions in person.
- Do not treat an advertised rent or projected appreciation as achieved evidence.
Convert the gross screen to a unit-level decision
| Step | Calculation or check | Output |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Entry | Purchase price + acquisition cash | Total entry cost |
| 2. Rent | Comparable achievable new rent × occupied months | Conservative annual income |
| 3. Recurring cost | Service charge + maintenance + management + vacancy | Net property income |
| 4. Net yield | Net property income / chosen cost basis × 100 | Comparable property return |
| 5. Stress | Lower rent, longer vacancy and higher repair cost | Downside cash flow |
Frequently asked questions
Do International City studios currently yield 8%?
The current six-month DLD-derived studio screen is 5.45% gross on a PSF basis. An individual unit may differ, but an 8% claim needs the exact achieved rent, price, period and complete costs.
Why is the median rent/price cross-check higher than the PSF result?
The rent and sale records are unpaired and their unit-size distributions can differ. The PSF screen reduces part of that mix effect, but it is still a community benchmark rather than a valuation.
Is 5.45% a net yield?
No. It is a gross PSF screen before service charge, vacancy, maintenance, management, finance, acquisition, disposal and investor-specific tax costs.
Primary-source register
Official pages used for this review
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