What is the rental yield in Glitz Residence 1?

Glitz Residence 1 returns 8.6% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 42,000 a year (8 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 487,500 (median of 6 sales in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a studio in Glitz Residence 1 cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 487,500 (1,000 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 Glitz Residence 1 selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in Glitz Residence 1 over the last 12 months have a median of 1,000 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.

How does Glitz Residence 1 compare with Dubai Studio City?

Its 8.6% gross yield sits +0.4 pts against the Dubai Studio City median of 8.2%, 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.

What is the registered annual rent for a studio in Glitz Residence 1?

The median new annual rent is AED 42,000, from 8 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. The evidence is recorded for this building. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.

Glitz Residence 1

Completed 2017
146 units
9 floors
3 lifts
Master developer Danube Properties

A studio in Glitz Residence 1 costs a median AED 487,500, rents long-let for AED 42,000/yr (8.6% gross), and returns 18.2% short-term at the assumed 70% occupancy.

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Studio · typical price

487,500AED

AED 1,000/sqft

Rent a year: AED 42,000
Gross yield: 8.6%
vs Dubai Studio City: 37% below the median

Cost to buy, all inAED 519,338

Price: AED 487,500
DLD fee 4%: AED 19,500
Agent 2% + VAT: AED 10,238
Trustee: AED 2,100

Fees repaid by rent9 months

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Is Glitz Residence 1 a good investment?Pays above the Dubai median and prices rising; rents are slipping and lots of new supply is coming

Does it pay a good rent?8.6% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)8.6%Strength
Is it easy to let?54% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical Dubai Studio City building manages 58%54%Fair
Dubai Studio City median 58% · top tenth from 76%Glitz Residence 1 · 54%
Across 12 Dubai Studio City buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 58% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 76% or more; Glitz Residence 1 is at 54%.
Are rents going up?New studio leases: AED 44,000 a year ago, AED 42,000 now-4.5%Watch
Are prices going up?All types: AED 940/sqft a year ago, 998 now+6.1%Strength
How fast do fees pay back?AED 31,838 in fees to buy a studio; rent covers it in 0.8 years0.8 yrs
Can I sell easily?11 sales in 12 months, 8% of the tower (15 the year before)11Fair
Is a lot being built nearby?1,080 apartments are planned in Dubai Studio City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 53% of the 2,040 homes let there today. A further 1,060 are past their planned date. Dubai Studio City supply by year →53%Watch
Did earlier buyers gain?Up 68% for buyers 5 years ago; launch buyers still 2% down, before fees+68.3%Context

Readings use published thresholds · studio figures, the most traded type · Data to 12 Oct 2026

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Glitz Residence 1 prices and rents by unit typeA studio costs about AED 487,500 and rents for about AED 42,000 a year

Type	Median price	New rent	12-month change	Sales
Studio34 units · 484 sqft	AED 487,5001,000/sqftlaunch 1,039 -3.7%	8.6%+0.4 pts	AED 42,0008 contracts	no prior year	6
1 bed66 units · 739 sqft	AED 755,0001,055/sqft	8.0%+0.0 pts	AED 60,00024 contracts	under 5 sales in a year	4
2 bed32 units · 1,197 sqft	AED 1.07M911/sqft	under 3 sales	not published	under 5 sales in a year	1

Appreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit type

Appreciation

Studio · price per sqft · Dubai Studio City · area median AED 1,586/sqft

vs area median: -36.9%
Rank by price per sqft: 21st of 21
Off-plan price gain, 2015–2017: -3.7% · -0.4%/yr

Rental income

Studio · Dubai Studio City

Gross yield: 8.6%
Median new rent: AED 42,000/yr
Yield vs area median: +0.4 pts
Yield vs Dubai (6.8%): +1.8 pts
Renewal rent: AED 43,250/yr
New tenants pay vs sitting (12 renewals): -2.9%

Short-term income

Studio · 70% occupancy · 7-night stays · within 500 m

Modelled yield at 70% occupancy: 18.2%
Median nightly rate: AED 450
Net revenue: AED 88,872/yr
vs long-let rent: 2.1×
Listings seen: 3+

Price history and sales

As filed with the Land Department — data to 2026-10-12.

Sale price, AED (right axis) Rent on new leases, AED a year (left axis)

Median price paid, Studio, as a rolling 3-month median, with the rent on new leases on the same basis. The band along the bottom is the number of sales each month.

Did earlier buyers gain?

Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 998 · before fees

Launch, 2015–17: 1,022; −2%; 141 sales
5 years ago: 593; +68%; 6 sales
3 years ago: 734; +36%; 16 sales
Previous 12 months: 940; +6%; 15 sales
Last 12 months: 998; today; 11 sales

The change is what a buyer at each median would be up or down at today’s median. A shift in the unit mix can move a median without any unit changing price.

11 resales in the last 12 months, against 15 a year on average over 2023–2025.

Date	Type	Sqft	Price
22 Sept 2026	Studio	490	AED 485,000	990
3 Sept 2026	2 bed	1,175	AED 1,070,000	911
9 Jul 2026	Studio	484	AED 490,000	1,012
23 Jun 2026	1 bed	674	AED 750,000	1,113
1 Jun 2026	1 bed	675	AED 665,000	985
18 May 2026	Studio	490	AED 495,000	1,010
17 Mar 2026	1 bed	675	AED 770,000	1,141
9 Mar 2026	Studio	490	AED 470,000	959
6 Jan 2026	1 bed	762	AED 760,000	998
13 Nov 2025	Studio	451	AED 440,000	975

11 resales in the last 12 months.

Short-term rates around Glitz Residence 1

Median nightly rate on Airbnb for a 7-night stay, priced across the coming year.

Occupancy assumption70%

Type	Nightly, AED	Net revenue at 70%	Long-let rent	Uplift	Net yield
Studio500 m cluster · 3+ listings seen	4500.92/sqft	AED 88,872	AED 42,000	2.1×	18.2%
1 bed500 m cluster · 13+ listings seen	4760.66/sqft	AED 90,659	AED 60,000	1.5×	12.0%

Rows marked 500 m cluster widen to the surrounding listings because the building itself had too few of that type.

Nightly rate through the year

Comparables in Dubai Studio City

Every Dubai Studio City building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Glitz Residence 1 places 24th of 25; the nearest 5 are shown.

Rank	Building	Median price	Gross yield	12-month change	Sales
20	Celia ResidenceCompleted 2024 · off-plan 1,112/sqft	AED 740,000	1,221+22.4%	7.2%	-17.1%	6
21	Divine ResidenciaCompleted 2026 · off-plan 1,029/sqft	AED 1.37M	1,219+22.2%	6.2%	+17.4%	6
22	Glitz Residence 2Completed 2017 · off-plan 1,076/sqft	AED 760,000	1,051+5.4%	7.9%	+10.2%	8
23	Glitz Residence 3 -Tower 2Completed 2017 · off-plan 1,022/sqft	AED 712,500	1,007+1.0%	8.8%	+1.3%	8
24	Glitz Residence 1 · this buildingCompleted 2017 · off-plan 1,027/sqft	AED 540,000	998	11.1%	+6.1%	11
25	Glitz Residence 3 -Tower 1Completed 2017 · off-plan 1,090/sqft	AED 1.09M	987-1.1%	5.8%	-1.7%	16

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Glitz Residence 1 (AED 998/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At studio, Glitz Residence 1 has registered sale prices 37% below the Dubai Studio City median price per square foot of 1,586 AED, across 21 eligible buildings. It ranks 21st of 21 by price per square foot in Dubai Studio City.

Market context in Dubai Studio City

Registered sales activity

499 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.

+17.4% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 499 current and 177 prior price observations.

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Planned apartment projects

666 known registered units across 3 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.

3 projects had already passed their planned date; 0 have unknown timing.

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Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

1,080 apartments are planned in Dubai Studio City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 53% of the 2,040 homes let there today.

New-lease rents fell in 77% of 13 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved −4.5%.

How these are counted

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Direct locality, all apartment bedroom types. Area context is not building performance. Planned dates are relative to the register date, not a delivery forecast; project unit counts can include mixed uses. Sales activity is not time on market or occupancy.

About Glitz Residence 1

Glitz Residence 1 is an apartment building completed in 2017 by Danube Properties in Dubai Studio City with 146 registered units. 231 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

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The building, as registered

Floors: 9
Lifts: 3
Master developer: Danube Properties

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 23 min · 23 km
DXB Airport: 25 min · 31 km
DIFC: 21 min · 26 km
Dubai Marina: 20 min · 19 km
Palm Jumeirah: 26 min · 23 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro: Sharaf Dg Metro Station
Mall: Mall of the Emirates
Landmark: Motor City

Glitz Residence 1: AED 998 per sq ft, 34% below the median Dubai Studio City building, and a 11.1% gross yield, in the top tenth of the area

The building's own figures against its area's registered market, last twelve months.

Price per sq ft

Median registered sale price, AED per sq ft, last 12 months

Glitz Residence 1AED 998
Dubai Studio City, readyAED 1,393
Dubai Studio City, off-planAED 1,560
Dubai, readyAED 1,421

Dark: this building. Grey: the area's ready and off-plan medians, and Dubai's ready median. Source: DLD registered sales.

Gross yield against the area's buildings

Axis: gross yield, % of price

Glitz Residence 1Dubai Studio City median building

Dubai Studio City11.1% vs 8.2%

Line: the 10th to 90th percentile of 12 buildings in Dubai Studio City. Gross: before service charge, vacancy and fees. Sources: DLD, Ejari.

Upcoming supply in Dubai Studio City, by handover quarter

Nearby in Dubai Studio City

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Prices per sq ft around Glitz Residence 1, on the map

Pills show median sale price, AED. 17 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Glitz Residence 1 is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

Azizi Mirage 1

Dubai Studio City · 228 sales, 12 months

522,000

AED, resale median · 1,412/sqft

AZIZI Mirage 1 - TOWER 2

Dubai Studio City · 158 sales, 12 months

519,580

AED, resale median · 1,387/sqft

Azizi Vista

Dubai Studio City · 56 sales, 12 months

1.13M

AED, resale median · 1,345/sqft

Laya Heights

Dubai Studio City · 29 sales, 12 months

690,000

AED, resale median · 1,547/sqft

Before you decide

The facts that can change the return, each with the date it rests on.

Sales and rents to
2026-10-12 — Dubai Land Department and Ejari, trailing 12 months
On record
Sales evidence · Studio
6 registered sales in 12 months
On record
Rental evidence · Studio
8 new and 12 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: this building
On record
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
Glitz Residence 1: recorded complete 2017-07-31 · register data to 2026-07-06
On record
Developer
Danube Properties · delivery record
On record
Short-term assumption
Modelled at the published 70% occupancy on 3 listings seen; the dial above changes every short-term figure on this page
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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

Rent or buy

What owning a studio here costs against renting it, at stated assumptions you can change.

Monthly cost of owning against renting, with your own deposit and rate

Prefilled from Glitz Residence 1’s median sale price and annual rent, with the fees and growth rates listed in the breakdown as of 2026-09-17. Change any figure.

Purchase price, AED

Annual rent, AED

Down payment, %

Residency

More assumptions

Interest rate, % a year

Term, years

Horizon, years

Annual service charge, AED

The site does not hold this building’s service charge; type yours to include it. Residency sets the default down payment: typical bank floor, not a rule.

Monthly mortgage: 2,168AED; 4.5% over 25 years
Monthly rent: 3,500AED; AED 42,000 a year
Cash needed at purchase: 137,213AED; 20% down plus AED 39,713 in fees

Owning costs AED 166,905 less than renting over 5 years, once the sale is counted.

Buying overtakes renting in year 2.

Cumulative cost by year: renting (solid) against owning net of a sale that year (dashed), at the assumptions above.

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Common questions

What is the rental yield in Glitz Residence 1?: Glitz Residence 1 returns 8.6% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 42,000 a year (8 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 487,500 (median of 6 sales in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
How much does a studio in Glitz Residence 1 cost?: The median registered sale price is AED 487,500 (1,000 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 Glitz Residence 1 selling for right now?: Registered sales of ready units in Glitz Residence 1 over the last 12 months have a median of 1,000 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.
How does Glitz Residence 1 compare with Dubai Studio City?: Its 8.6% gross yield sits +0.4 pts against the Dubai Studio City median of 8.2%, 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.
What is the registered annual rent for a studio in Glitz Residence 1?: The median new annual rent is AED 42,000, from 8 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. The evidence is recorded for this building. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.

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