Manara 2
A 2 bed in Manara 2 costs a median AED 780,000 and rents long-let for AED 70,000/yr.
2 bed · typical price
780,000AED
AED 768/sqft
- Rent a year
- AED 70,000
Cost to buy, all inAED 831,780
- Price
- AED 780,000
- DLD fee 4%
- AED 31,200
- Agent 2% + VAT
- AED 16,380
- Trustee
- AED 4,200
Fees repaid by rent9 months
Is Manara 2 a good investment?The rent pays below the Dubai median
- Does it pay a good rent?5.3% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)5.3%Watch
- Are rents going up?New 2 bed leases: AED 60,745 a year ago, AED 70,000 now (pooled across the project)+15.2%
- How fast do fees pay back?AED 51,780 in fees to buy a 2 bed; rent covers it in 0.7 years0.7 yrs
- Can I sell easily?4 sales in 12 months (3 the year before)4
- Did earlier buyers gain?Up 56% for buyers 5 years ago; launch buyers still 40% down, before fees+56.3%Context
Readings use published thresholds · 2 bed figures, the most traded type · Data to 12 Oct 2026
Manara 2 prices and rents by unit typeA two-bed costs about AED 780,000 and rents for about AED 70,000 a year
Appreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit typeAppreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit type
Appreciation
2 bed · price per sqft · Dubai Waterfront
- Off-plan price gain, 2010–2016
- -39.2% · -3.8%/yr
Rental income
2 bed · Dubai Waterfront
- Median new rent
- AED 70,000/yr
- Renewal rent
- AED 52,000/yr
- New tenants pay vs sitting (61 renewals)
- +34.6%
Read with care
- Rental data covers the whole Badra Phase 1 project, not this tower alone.
- Thin sample — 2 sales in 12 months. Treat these figures as indicative.
Price history and sales
As filed with the Land Department — data to 2026-10-12.
Chart data, 2 bed: Jan 2010, AED 1,282,100; latest, Dec 2025, AED 780,000; peak, Jan 2015, AED 1,293,200.
Did earlier buyers gain?
Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 768 · before fees
- Launch, 2010–22
- 1,271
- −40%
- 20 sales
- 5 years ago
- 491
- +56%
- 1 sale
- 3 years ago
- 489
- +57%
- 4 sales
- Previous 12 months
- 739
- +4%
- 3 sales
- Last 12 months
- 768
- today
- 4 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.
4 resales in the last 12 months.
The Badra Phase 1 towers
8 towers in Badra Phase 1, at the bedroom type above.
Ejari files Badra Phase 1’s leases under the project, not a tower, so 4 towers share one rent: the project figure above, counted once. Prices are each tower’s own registered sales.
Dubai Waterfront: every development at this typeDubai Waterfront: every development at this type
Medians of registered sales and new Ejari leases in the 12 months to 12 Oct 2026, pooled across each development’s towers at 2 bed. A median needs 3 rows; a dash with a count means fewer.
Market context in Dubai Waterfront
Registered sales activity
19 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.
+9.6% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 19 current and 24 prior price observations.
Explore sales activityPlanned apartment projects
0 known registered units across 0 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.
0 projects had already passed their planned date; 0 have unknown timing.
Explore planned supplySupply against leasing, and same-building moves
0 apartments are planned in Dubai Waterfront from 2026 to 2028, equal to 0% of the 363 homes let there today.
How these are countedDirect 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 Manara 2
Manara 2 is an apartment building completed in 2014 in Dubai Waterfront. 20 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.
Nearest, as registered
- Metro
- UAE Exchange Metro Station
- Landmark
- Dubai Parks and Resorts
Manara 2: AED 768 per sq ft, 3% above Dubai Waterfront's ready median, and a 5.3% gross yield, below the area's median building
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
- Manara 2AED 768
- Dubai Waterfront, readyAED 748
- Dubai, readyAED 1,421
Gross yield against the area's buildings
Axis: gross yield, % of price
Manara 2Dubai Waterfront median building
- Dubai Waterfront5.3% vs 6.8%
Nearby in Dubai Waterfront
Prices per sq ft around Manara 2, on the mapPrices per sq ft around Manara 2, on the map
Before you decide
The facts that can change the return, each with the date it rests on.
- Sales and rents toOn record
- Sales evidence · 2 bedRead with care
- Rental evidence · 2 bedRead with care
- Service chargeNot on file, so the yield is gross. Current approved budgets are in DLD's Service Charge Index (Mollak), by project.Not on record
- Project registerOn record
- Costs not includedNot in the yield
Rent or buy
What owning a 2 bed here costs against renting it, at stated assumptions you can change.
Monthly cost of owning against renting, with your own deposit and rateMonthly cost of owning against renting, with your own deposit and rate
Prefilled from Manara 2’s median sale price and annual rent, with the fees and growth rates listed in the breakdown as of . Change any figure.
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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
- 3,468AED
- 4.5% over 25 years
- Monthly rent
- 5,833AED
- AED 70,000 a year
- Cash needed at purchase
- 218,580AED
- 20% down plus AED 62,580 in fees
Owning costs AED 282,869 less than renting over 5 years, once the sale is counted.
Buying overtakes renting in year 2.
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Common questions
- What is the rental yield in Manara 2?
- No gross yield is published for Manara 2 as of 2026-10-12: its Ejari contracts are registered at project level, not for this tower. In the last 12 months it had 2 registered sales and 19 new Ejari contracts; a published yield needs at least 5 new contracts and 3 sales.
- How much does a 2 bedroom in Manara 2 cost?
- The median registered sale price is AED 780,000 (768 AED/sqft), from 2 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
- What is the registered annual rent for a 2 bedroom in Manara 2?
- The median new annual rent is AED 70,000, from 19 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. These contracts cover the project, not this tower alone. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.
- Have registered rents in Manara 2 risen or fallen?
- The median new annual rent changed +15.2% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 19 new Ejari contracts in the current period to 2026-10-12. Different homes can appear in the two periods; this is not the change on an individual tenancy.
- Do new tenants in Manara 2 pay more than sitting ones?
- A new tenant pays +34.6% against a renewing one, across 61 renewal contracts in the last 12 months. This compares different new and renewal contract groups, not the same tenancy before and after a move. It is not a permitted rent increase or a guaranteed gain.
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Manara 2 sale record
- Record type
- Building-level property market record
- Data date
- · refreshed
- Evidence base
- 2 registered sales in the last 12 months for the default unit type
- Sources
- Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts
- Canonical record
- /sale/apartments/dubai/dubai-waterfront/manara-2
Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Manara 2 sale prices and yield.” Dubai Waterfront, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/sale/apartments/dubai/dubai-waterfront/manara-2
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