The Matrix

1. Does it pay a good rent?8.2% gross, 6.7% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)8.2%Strength
2. Is it easy to let?83% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical Dubai Sports City building manages 47%83%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 Matrix is at 83%.

3. Are rents going up?New studio leases: AED 55,000 a year ago, AED 52,000 now-5.5%Watch
4. Are prices going up?Studio: AED 1,092/sqft a year ago, 1,031 now-5.5%Watch
5. How fast do fees pay back?AED 42,783 in fees to buy a studio; net rent covers it in 1.0 years1.0 yrsFair
6. Can I sell easily?31 sales in 12 months, 8% of the tower (27 the year before)31Fair
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 35% for buyers 5 years ago; launch buyers still 42% down, before fees+35.5%Context

31 resales in the last 12 months, against 28 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, The Matrix has registered sale prices 5% below the Dubai Sports City median price per square foot of 1,082 AED, across 52 eligible buildings. It ranks 32nd of 52 by price per square foot and 26th 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
  20 registered sales in 12 months
  On record
• Rental evidence · Studio
  57 new and 79 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: this building
  On record
• Service charge
  AED 15.41/sqft a year, 2026 owners-association budget; 6.7% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
  On record
• Project register
  The Matrix: recorded complete 2014-05-26 · 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 The Matrix?

The Matrix returns 8.2% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 52,000 a year (57 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 632,500 (median of 20 sales in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a studio in The Matrix cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 632,500 (1,031 AED/sqft), from 20 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

What are apartments in The Matrix selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in The Matrix over the last 12 months have a median of 1,031 AED/sqft, across 20 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 Matrix risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved -5.5% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 20 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

How does The Matrix compare with Dubai Sports City?

Its 8.2% gross yield sits -0.4 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.