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A 1 bed in Durar 1a costs a median AED 730,000, rents long-let for AED 57,000/yr (7.8% gross), and returns 13.6% short-term at the assumed 70% occupancy.

Satellite view of Durar 1a, Dubailand Residence Complex, Dubai, centred on its registered pin. Apple Maps.
Satellite view of the registered pin · Apple Maps

1 bed · typical price

730,000AED

AED 983/sqft · -1.4% on a year

Rent a year
AED 57,000
Gross yield
7.8%
vs Dubailand Residence Complex
20% below the median
Cost to buy, all inAED 778,730
Price
AED 730,000
DLD fee 4%
AED 29,200
Agent 2% + VAT
AED 15,330
Trustee
AED 4,200

Fees repaid by rent10 months

Against this building’s registered sales of the same type.

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Is Durar 1a a good investment?Pays above the Dubai median; lots of new supply is coming

  1. Does it pay a good rent?7.8% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)7.8%Strength
  2. Are rents going up?New 1 bed leases: AED 55,500 a year ago, AED 57,000 now (pooled across the project)+2.7%
  3. Are prices going up?1 bed: AED 996/sqft a year ago, 983 now-1.4%Fair
  4. How fast do fees pay back?AED 48,730 in fees to buy a 1 bed; rent covers it in 0.9 years0.9 yrs
  5. Can I sell easily?17 sales in 12 months (28 the year before)17
  6. Is a lot being built nearby?14,309 apartments are planned in Dubailand Residence Complex from 2026 to 2028, equal to 190% of the 7,534 homes let there today. A further 424 are past their planned date. Dubailand Residence Complex supply by year →190%Watch
  7. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 14% for buyers 3 years ago, before fees+13.5%Context

Readings use published thresholds · 1 bed figures, the most traded type · Data to 12 Oct 2026

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Durar 1a prices and rents by unit typeA one-bed costs about AED 730,000 and rents for about AED 57,000 a year

TypeMedian priceGross yieldNew rent12-month changeSales
1 bedAED 730,000983/sqft7.8%-0.0 ptsAED 57,00030 contracts-1.4%14
2 bedAED 900,000784/sqft8.8%+1.1 ptsAED 79,00025 contractsunder 5 sales in a year3
Appreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit type

Appreciation

1 bed · price per sqft · Dubailand Residence Complex · area median AED 1,223/sqft

3 years
+8.0% · +2.6%/yr
vs area median
-19.7%
Rank by price per sqft
81st of 98

Rental income

1 bed · Dubailand Residence Complex

Median new rent
AED 57,000/yr
Yield vs area median
-0.0 pts
Yield vs Dubai (6.8%)
+1.0 pts
Yield rank
11th of 20
Renewal rent
AED 51,250/yr
New tenants pay vs sitting (22 renewals)
+11.2%

Short-term income

1 bed · 70% occupancy · 7-night stays · within 500 m

Median nightly rate
AED 516
Net revenue
AED 98,941/yr
vs long-let rent
1.7×
Listings seen
4+

Read with care

  • Rental data covers the whole DURAR1 project, not this tower alone.

Price history and sales

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

Median price paid, 1 bed, as a rolling 3-month median. The band along the bottom is the number of records each month.

Chart data, 1 bed: Mar 2014, AED 819,850; latest, Jun 2026, AED 715,000; peak, Aug 2025, AED 853,438.

Did earlier buyers gain?

Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 972 · before fees

3 years ago
856
+14%
Previous 12 months
972
0%
Last 12 months
972
today

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.

17 resales in the last 12 months, against 39 a year on average over 2023–2025.

DateTypeSqftPriceAED/sqft
24 Jun 20261 bed753AED 700,000930
18 May 20261 bed717AED 710,000991
13 May 20261 bed717AED 750,0001,046
5 May 20261 bed717AED 710,000991
4 May 20261 bed770AED 790,0001,026
22 Apr 20261 bed763AED 605,382794
6 Apr 20261 bed763AED 805,0001,055
3 Apr 20261 bed763AED 699,000916
18 Mar 20261 bed716AED 750,0001,048
13 Feb 20262 bed1,159AED 1,127,000972

17 resales in the last 12 months.

Short-term rates around Durar 1a

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

70%
TypeNightly, AEDNet revenue at 70%Long-let rentUpliftNet yield
1 bed500 m cluster · 4+ listings seen5160.69/sqftAED 98,941AED 57,0001.7×13.6%
2 bed500 m cluster · 3+ listings seen6080.53/sqftAED 111,894AED 79,0001.4×12.4%

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 Dubailand Residence Complex

Every Dubailand Residence Complex building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Durar 1a places 96th of 116; the nearest 8 are shown.

RankBuildingMedian priceAED/sqftGross yield12-month changeSales
92Edison HouseCompleted 2022 · off-plan 720/sqftAED 1.26M1,010+3.8%6.3%+8.0%7
93A 9945% · Q4 2026 · off-plan 935/sqftAED 1.10M1,010+3.8%—+8.0%7
94Time 287% · Q2 2026 · off-plan 844/sqftAED 750,000989+1.7%—+3.1%32
95Weybridge GardensCompleted 2026 · off-plan 943/sqftAED 613,913986+1.4%—+3.6%14
96Durar 1a · this buildingCompleted 2013 · off-plan 638/sqftAED 750,0009728.7%+0.1%17
97K1Completed 2021 · off-plan 877/sqftAED 425,000954-1.9%9.2%+2.1%14
98Blue WaveCompleted 2023 · off-plan 800/sqftAED 525,000950-2.3%9.0%+3.9%43
99AG Square69% · Q3 2026 · off-plan 868/sqftAED 490,000932-4.2%—+6.0%37
100Durar 1bCompleted 2013AED 870,000882-9.3%7.5%-7.6%10

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Durar 1a (AED 972/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At 1 bed, Durar 1a has registered sale prices 20% below the Dubailand Residence Complex median price per square foot of 1,223 AED, across 98 eligible buildings. It ranks 81st of 98 by price per square foot and 11th of 20 by gross yield in Dubailand Residence Complex.

Market context in Dubailand Residence Complex

Registered sales activity

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

+1.3% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 633 current and 1,336 prior price observations.

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Planned apartment projects

4,146 known registered units across 22 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.

2 projects had already passed their planned date; 4 have unknown timing.

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Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

14,309 apartments are planned in Dubailand Residence Complex from 2026 to 2028, equal to 190% of the 7,534 homes let there today.

Ready prices per sqft fell in 14% of 36 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) in Dubailand Residence Complex with sales in both years; the typical one moved +7.3%.

The pooled median moved +1.3%: 6.0 points less than the typical building, because different buildings traded in each year.

New-lease rents fell in 17% of 29 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved +0.9%.

How these are counted
Find service-charge budget evidence for Durar 1a

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.

The DURAR1 towers

2 towers in DURAR1, at the bedroom type above.

TowerPriceAED/sqftRent a yearGross yield
Durar 1a · this buildingAED 730,00014 sales983AED 57,000project pool7.8%
Durar 1bAED 670,0004 sales877AED 57,000project pool8.5%

Ejari files DURAR1’s leases under the project, not a tower, so every tower share one rent: the project figure above, counted once. Prices are each tower’s own registered sales.

Dubailand Residence Complex: every development at this type
DevelopmentRent a yearPriceAED/sqftGross yield
DURAR1 · this development2 towers · rent filed for the projectAED 57,00030 contractsAED 710,00018 sales9528.0%
Rise by Athlon 13 towers—noneAED 1.53M229 sales1,653—
Rise by Athlon 22 towers—noneAED 1.55M175 sales1,637—
Rise by Athlon 32 towers—noneAED 1.39M27 sales1,623—
Roof Comfort2 towers—noneAED 920,0004 sales1,069—
Sky Courts6 towers · rent filed for the projectAED 50,000287 contractsAED 580,000112 sales7068.6%
Verdes by Haven 16 towers—noneAED 1.20M10 sales1,483—
All of Dubailand Residence Complexevery building, in a project or notAED 55,000652 contractsAED 1.08M2,945 sales1,3505.1%

Medians of registered sales and new Ejari leases in the 12 months to 12 Oct 2026, pooled across each development’s towers at 1 bed. A median needs 3 rows; a dash with a count means fewer.

About Durar 1a

Durar 1a is an apartment building completed in 2013 in Dubailand Residence Complex. 132 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

Pinned from Google's place record for the registered name.Open in Google Maps

Drive times · typical

Downtown
23 min · 21 km
DXB Airport
21 min · 25 km
DIFC
19 min · 22 km
Dubai Marina
29 min · 36 km
Palm Jumeirah
35 min · 40 km

Nearest, as registered

Landmark
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Durar 1a: AED 972 per sq ft, 26% below the median Dubailand Residence Complex building, and a 8.7% gross yield, above 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

  1. Durar 1aAED 972
  2. Dubailand Residence Complex, readyAED 817
  3. Dubailand Residence Complex, off-planAED 1,485
  4. 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

Durar 1aDubailand Residence Complex median building

  1. Dubailand Residence Complex8.7% vs 7.9%
Line: the 10th to 90th percentile of 32 buildings in Dubailand Residence Complex. Gross: before service charge, vacancy and fees. Sources: DLD, Ejari.

Upcoming supply in Dubailand Residence Complex, by handover quarter

Nearby in Dubailand Residence Complex

Prices per sq ft around Durar 1a, on the map
Pills show median sale price, AED. 79 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Durar 1a is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

Before you decide

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

Rent or buy

What owning a 1 bed 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 Durar 1a’s median sale price and annual rent, with the fees and growth rates listed in the breakdown as of . Change any figure.

Residency
More assumptions

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
3,246AED
4.5% over 25 years
Monthly rent
4,750AED
AED 57,000 a year
Cash needed at purchase
205,030AED
20% down plus AED 59,030 in fees

Owning costs AED 219,082 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 Durar 1a?
Durar 1a returns 7.8% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 57,000 a year (30 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 730,000 (median of 14 sales in the last 12 months, latest Jun 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
How much does a 1 bedroom in Durar 1a cost?
The median registered sale price is AED 730,000 (983 AED/sqft), from 14 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
What are apartments in Durar 1a selling for right now?
Registered sales of ready units in Durar 1a over the last 12 months have a median of 983 AED/sqft, across 14 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 Durar 1a risen or fallen?
Median price per square foot moved -1.4% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 14 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.
What is the registered annual rent for a 1 bedroom in Durar 1a?
The median new annual rent is AED 57,000, from 30 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.

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Durar 1a sale record

Record type
Building-level property market record
Data date
· refreshed
Evidence base
14 registered sales in the last 12 months for the default unit type
Sources
Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts; public Airbnb search results for forward short-term rates
Canonical record
/sale/apartments/dubai/dubailand-residence-complex/durar-1a
Method
Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Durar 1a sale prices and yield.” Dubailand Residence Complex, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/sale/apartments/dubai/dubailand-residence-complex/durar-1a

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