Hub Canal 1

1. Does it pay a good rent?8.2% gross, 6.7% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)8.2%Strength
2. Are rents going up?New 1 bed leases: AED 56,000 a year ago, AED 58,500 now (pooled across the project)+4.5%
3. Are prices going up?1 bed: AED 696/sqft a year ago, 771 now+10.8%Strength
4. How fast do fees pay back?AED 47,510 in fees to buy a 1 bed; net rent covers it in 1.0 years1.0 yrsStrength
5. Can I sell easily?16 sales in 12 months, 8% of the tower (34 the year before)16Fair
6. Is a lot being built nearby?2,542 apartments are planned in Dubai Sports City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 30% of the 8,361 homes let there today. A further 2,869 are past their planned date. Dubai Sports City supply by year →30%Fair
7. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 79% for buyers 5 years ago, before fees+78.8%Context

16 resales in the last 12 months, against 23 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, Hub Canal 1 has registered sale prices 16% below the Dubai Sports City median price per square foot of 920 AED, across 68 eligible buildings. It ranks 61st of 68 by price per square foot and 32nd of 49 by gross yield in Dubai Sports City.

• Sales and rents to
  2026-10-12 — Dubai Land Department and Ejari, trailing 12 months
  On record
• Sales evidence · 1 bed
  16 registered sales in 12 months
  On record
• Rental evidence · 1 bed
  52 new and 72 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: project (pooled)
  Read with care
• Service charge
  AED 11.60/sqft a year, 2026 owners-association budget; 6.7% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
  On record
• Project register
  Hub Canal 1 Tower: recorded complete 2011-09-19 · register data to 2026-07-06
  On record
• Short-term assumption
  Modelled at the published 70% occupancy on 13 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 Hub Canal 1?

Hub Canal 1 returns 8.2% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 58,500 a year (52 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 710,000 (median of 16 sales in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 1 bedroom in Hub Canal 1 cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 710,000 (771 AED/sqft), from 16 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

What are apartments in Hub Canal 1 selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in Hub Canal 1 over the last 12 months have a median of 771 AED/sqft, across 16 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 Hub Canal 1 risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +10.8% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 16 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

How does Hub Canal 1 compare with Dubai Sports City?

Its 8.2% gross yield sits -0.2 pts against the Dubai Sports City median of 8.4%, 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.