Vida Residence Downtown

1. Does it pay a good rent?6.1% gross, 5.2% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)6.1%Fair
2. Are rents going up?New 2 bed leases: AED 265,000 a year ago, AED 280,000 now (pooled across the project)+5.7%
3. Are prices going up?2 bed: AED 2,987/sqft a year ago, 3,248 now+8.8%Strength
4. How fast do fees pay back?AED 284,800 in fees to buy a 2 bed; net rent covers it in 1.2 years1.2 yrsFair
5. Can I sell easily?35 sales in 12 months (47 the year before)35
6. Is a lot being built nearby?3,663 apartments are planned in Downtown Dubai from 2026 to 2028, equal to 38% of the 9,689 homes let there today. A further 348 are past their planned date. Downtown Dubai supply by year →38%Fair
7. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 41% for buyers 5 years ago; up 30% for launch buyers, before fees+41.0%Context

35 resales in the last 12 months, against 55 a year on average over 2023–2025.

Rows marked 500 m cluster widen to the surrounding listings because the building itself had too few of that type.

At 2 bed, Vida Residence Downtown has registered sale prices 32% above the Downtown Dubai median price per square foot of 2,458 AED, across 81 eligible buildings. It ranks 18th of 81 by price per square foot and 10th of 43 by gross yield in Downtown Dubai.

• Sales and rents to
  2026-10-12 — Dubai Land Department and Ejari, trailing 12 months
  On record
• Sales evidence · 2 bed
  17 registered sales in 12 months
  On record
• Rental evidence · 2 bed
  7 new and 6 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: project (pooled)
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• Service charge
  AED 29.19/sqft a year, 2026 owners-association budget; 5.2% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
  On record
• Project register
  Vida Residence Downtown Dubai: recorded complete 2018-05-31 · register data to 2026-07-06
  On record
• Developer
  Emaar Properties · delivery record
  On record
• Short-term assumption
  Modelled at the published 70% occupancy on 25 listings seen; the dial above changes every short-term figure on this page
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• Building record
  DLD building record · data to 2026-10-13
  On record
• Costs not included
  4% DLD transfer fee, agency fee, mortgage, vacancy, furnishing. Every yield is gross.
  Not in the yield

What is the rental yield in Vida Residence Downtown?

Vida Residence Downtown returns 6.1% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 280,000 a year (7 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 4.60M (median of 17 sales in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 2 bedroom in Vida Residence Downtown cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 4.60M (3,248 AED/sqft), from 17 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

What are apartments in Vida Residence Downtown selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in Vida Residence Downtown over the last 12 months have a median of 3,248 AED/sqft, across 17 sales. That uses the same trailing year as the rent and yield figures, requires at least five sales, and excludes off-plan. Floor, view and condition move a specific unit's price around it.

Have prices in Vida Residence Downtown risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +8.8% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 17 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

How does Vida Residence Downtown compare with Downtown Dubai?

Its 6.1% gross yield sits +0.6 pts against the Downtown Dubai median of 5.5%, computed the same way at the same bedroom grain. Gross yield divides the median annual rent from new registered Ejari contracts starting in the last 12 months by the median price of the building's registered sales in the last 12 months (at least 3 sales) for the same bedroom type, with ready and off-plan sales counted alike.