The Diamond

1. Does it pay a good rent?8.3% gross, 5.1% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)8.3%Strength
2. Is it easy to let?63% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical Dubai Sports City building manages 47%63%Strength

   Across 49 Dubai Sports City buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 47% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 71% or more; The Diamond is at 63%.

3. Are rents going up?New 1 bed leases: AED 60,000 a year ago, AED 58,000 now-3.3%Watch
4. Are prices going up?1 bed: AED 762/sqft a year ago, 903 now+18.5%Strength
5. How fast do fees pay back?AED 46,900 in fees to buy a 1 bed; net rent covers it in 1.3 years1.3 yrsFair
6. Can I sell easily?12 sales in 12 months, 10% of the tower (14 the year before)12Fair
7. 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
8. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 50% for buyers 5 years ago, before fees+49.8%Context

12 resales in the last 12 months, against 11 a year on average over 2023–2025.

At 1 bed, The Diamond has registered sale prices 2% below the Dubai Sports City median price per square foot of 920 AED, across 68 eligible buildings. It ranks 36th of 68 by price per square foot and 29th 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
  6 registered sales in 12 months
  On record
• Rental evidence · 1 bed
  28 new and 20 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: this building
  On record
• Service charge
  AED 28.49/sqft a year, 2026 owners-association budget; 5.1% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
  On record
• Project register
  The Diamond: recorded complete 2009-11-15 · register data to 2026-07-06
  On record
• 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 The Diamond?

The Diamond returns 8.3% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 58,000 a year (28 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 700,000 (median of 6 sales in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 1 bedroom in The Diamond cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 700,000 (903 AED/sqft), from 6 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

What are apartments in The Diamond selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in The Diamond over the last 12 months have a median of 903 AED/sqft, across 6 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 The Diamond risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +18.5% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 6 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

How does The Diamond compare with Dubai Sports City?

Its 8.3% gross yield sits -0.1 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.