Marina Star

1. Does it pay a good rent?4.9% gross, 4.5% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)4.9%Watch
2. Is it easy to let?19% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical Dubai Marina building manages 39%19%Watch

   Across 43 Dubai Marina buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 39% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 63% or more; Marina Star is at 19%.

3. Are rents going up?New studio leases: AED 90,000 a year ago, AED 80,000 now-11.1%Watch
4. Are prices going up?Studio: AED 2,976/sqft a year ago, 3,232 now+8.6%Strength
5. How fast do fees pay back?AED 103,612 in fees to buy a studio; net rent covers it in 1.4 years1.4 yrsFair
6. Can I sell easily?29 sales in 12 months, 14% of the tower (65 the year before)29Strength
7. Is a lot being built nearby?2,685 apartments are planned in Dubai Marina from 2026 to 2028, equal to 19% of the 14,287 homes let there today. A further 693 are past their planned date. Dubai Marina supply by year →19%Strength
8. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 139% for launch buyers, before fees+139.0%Context

29 resales in the last 12 months, against 79 a year on average over 2023–2025.

At studio, Marina Star has registered sale prices 35% above the Dubai Marina median price per square foot of 2,389 AED, across 26 eligible buildings. It ranks 7th of 26 by price per square foot and 11th of 12 by gross yield in Dubai Marina.

• Sales and rents to
  2026-10-12 — Dubai Land Department and Ejari, trailing 12 months
  On record
• Sales evidence · Studio
  12 registered sales in 12 months
  On record
• Rental evidence · Studio
  19 new and 1 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: this building
  On record
• Service charge
  AED 14.85/sqft a year, 2026 owners-association budget; 4.5% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
  On record
• Project register
  Marina Star: recorded complete 2023-10-09 · register data to 2026-07-06
  On record
• Short-term assumption
  Modelled at the published 70% occupancy on 2 listings seen; the dial above changes every short-term figure on this page
  Read with care
• 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 Marina Star?

Marina Star returns 4.9% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 80,000 a year (19 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 1.63M (median of 12 sales in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a studio in Marina Star cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 1.63M (3,232 AED/sqft), from 12 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

What are apartments in Marina Star selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in Marina Star over the last 12 months have a median of 3,232 AED/sqft, across 12 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 Marina Star risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +8.6% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 12 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

How does Marina Star compare with Dubai Marina?

Its 4.9% gross yield sits -1.2 pts against the Dubai Marina median of 6.1%, 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.