Royale Residence 1

1. Does it pay a good rent?9.5% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)9.5%Strength
2. Are rents going up?New studio leases: AED 35,000 a year ago, AED 38,000 now (pooled across the project)+8.6%
3. Are prices going up?Studio: AED 1,030/sqft a year ago, 1,046 now+1.5%Fair
4. How fast do fees pay back?AED 26,500 in fees to buy a studio; rent covers it in 0.7 years0.7 yrs
5. Can I sell easily?28 sales in 12 months, 9% of the tower (34 the year before)28Fair
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 117% for buyers 5 years ago; up 38% for launch buyers, before fees+116.7%Context

28 resales in the last 12 months, against 32 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 studio, Royale Residence 1 has registered sale prices 3% below the Dubai Sports City median price per square foot of 1,082 AED, across 52 eligible buildings. It ranks 28th of 52 by price per square foot and 7th of 37 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 · Studio
  17 registered sales in 12 months
  On record
• Rental evidence · Studio
  56 new and 45 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: project (pooled)
  Read with care
• Service charge
  Not on file, so the yield is gross. Current approved budgets are in DLD's Service Charge Index (Mollak), by project.
  Not on record
• Project register
  Royale RESIDENCE1: recorded complete 2014-12-31 · register data to 2026-07-06
  On record
• Short-term assumption
  Modelled at the published 70% occupancy on 7 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 Royale Residence 1?

Royale Residence 1 returns 9.5% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 38,000 a year (56 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 400,000 (median of 17 sales in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a studio in Royale Residence 1 cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 400,000 (1,046 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 Royale Residence 1 selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in Royale Residence 1 over the last 12 months have a median of 1,046 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 Royale Residence 1 risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +1.5% 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 Royale Residence 1 compare with Dubai Sports City?

Its 9.5% gross yield sits +0.9 pts against the Dubai Sports City median of 8.6%, 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.