Dunes

1. Does it pay a good rent?9.1% gross, 7.3% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)9.1%Strength
2. Are rents going up?New 1 bed leases: AED 55,000 a year ago, AED 60,500 now (pooled across the project)+10.0%
3. Are prices going up?1 bed: AED 763/sqft a year ago, 768 now+0.7%Fair
4. How fast do fees pay back?AED 44,613 in fees to buy a 1 bed; net rent covers it in 0.9 years0.9 yrsStrength
5. Can I sell easily?18 sales in 12 months, 10% of the tower (20 the year before)18Fair
6. Is a lot being built nearby?3,069 apartments are planned in Dubai Silicon Oasis from 2026 to 2028, equal to 20% of the 15,328 homes let there today. A further 790 are past their planned date. Dubai Silicon Oasis supply by year →20%Strength
7. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 71% for buyers 5 years ago, before fees+70.8%Context

18 resales in the last 12 months, against 20 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 1 bed, Dunes has registered sale prices 18% below the Dubai Silicon Oasis median price per square foot of 934 AED, across 62 eligible buildings. It ranks 49th of 62 by price per square foot and 8th of 48 by gross yield in Dubai Silicon Oasis.

• Sales and rents to
  2026-10-12 — Dubai Land Department and Ejari, trailing 12 months
  On record
• Sales evidence · 1 bed
  14 registered sales in 12 months
  On record
• Rental evidence · 1 bed
  56 new and 88 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: project (pooled)
  Read with care
• Service charge
  AED 14.44/sqft a year, 2026 owners-association budget; 7.3% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
  On record
• Project register
  The Dunes: recorded complete 2009-03-03 · 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 Dunes?

Dunes returns 9.1% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 60,500 a year (56 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 662,500 (median of 14 sales in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 1 bedroom in Dunes cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 662,500 (768 AED/sqft), from 14 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

What are apartments in Dunes selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in Dunes over the last 12 months have a median of 768 AED/sqft, across 14 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 Dunes risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +0.7% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 14 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

How does Dunes compare with Dubai Silicon Oasis?

Its 9.1% gross yield sits +0.9 pts against the Dubai Silicon Oasis median of 8.3%, 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.