K1

1. Does it pay a good rent?9.0% gross, 7.0% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)9.0%Strength
2. Is it easy to let?54% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical Dubailand Residence Complex building manages 2%54%Fair

   Across 73 Dubailand Residence Complex buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 2% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 54% or more; K1 is at 54%.

3. Are rents going up?New studio leases: AED 37,500 a year ago, AED 37,000 now-1.3%Fair
4. Are prices going up?Studio: AED 963/sqft a year ago, 970 now+0.8%Fair
5. How fast do fees pay back?AED 27,263 in fees to buy a studio; net rent covers it in 0.9 years0.9 yrsStrength
6. Can I sell easily?14 sales in 12 months, 10% of the tower (23 the year before)14Fair
7. 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
8. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 9% for launch buyers, before fees+8.8%Context

14 resales in the last 12 months, against 25 a year on average over 2023–2025.

At studio, K1 has registered sale prices 35% below the Dubailand Residence Complex median price per square foot of 1,486 AED, across 81 eligible buildings. It ranks 69th of 81 by price per square foot and 7th of 14 by gross yield in Dubailand Residence Complex.

• Sales and rents to
  2026-10-12 — Dubai Land Department and Ejari, trailing 12 months
  On record
• Sales evidence · Studio
  10 registered sales in 12 months
  On record
• Rental evidence · Studio
  29 new and 30 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: this building
  On record
• Service charge
  AED 19.00/sqft a year, 2026 owners-association budget; 7.0% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
  On record
• Project register
  K1: recorded complete 2021-11-14 · register data to 2026-07-06
  On record
• Developer
  Arabian Gulf · delivery record
  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 K1?

K1 returns 9.0% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 37,000 a year (29 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 412,500 (median of 10 sales in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a studio in K1 cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 412,500 (970 AED/sqft), from 10 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

What are apartments in K1 selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in K1 over the last 12 months have a median of 970 AED/sqft, across 10 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 K1 risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +0.8% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 10 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

How does K1 compare with Dubailand Residence Complex?

Its 9.0% gross yield sits +0.1 pts against the Dubailand Residence Complex median of 8.9%, 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.