What is the rental yield in Al Helal Al Zahaby 3?

Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 returns 8.9% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 58,000 a year (35 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 650,000 (median of 9 sales in the last 12 months, latest Jun 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 1 bedroom in Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 650,000 (948 AED/sqft), from 9 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

What are apartments in Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 over the last 12 months have a median of 948 AED/sqft, across 9 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 Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 compare with International City Phase 2?

Its 8.9% gross yield sits +1.3 pts against the International City Phase 2 median of 7.6%, 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.

What is the registered annual rent for a 1 bedroom in Al Helal Al Zahaby 3?

The median new annual rent is AED 58,000, from 35 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.

Al Helal Al Zahaby 3

Completed 2023
7 floors
2 lifts
70 parking bays
Master developer AL Helal AL Zahaby

A 1 bed in Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 costs a median AED 650,000, rents long-let for AED 58,000/yr (8.9% gross), and returns 6.9% short-term at the assumed 70% occupancy.

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1 bed · typical price

650,000AED

AED 948/sqft

Rent a year: AED 58,000
Gross yield: 8.9%
vs International City Phase 2: 9% below the median

Cost to buy, all inAED 693,850

Price: AED 650,000
DLD fee 4%: AED 26,000
Agent 2% + VAT: AED 13,650
Trustee: AED 4,200

Fees repaid by rent9 months

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Is Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 a good investment?Pays above the Dubai median, easy to let, rents rising, easy to sell and little new supply nearby, with nothing to watch

Does it pay a good rent?8.9% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)8.9%Strength
Is it easy to let?66% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical International City Phase 2 building manages 52%66%Strength
International City Phase 2 median 52% · top tenth from 100%Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 · 66%
Across 30 International City Phase 2 buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 52% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 100% or more; Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 is at 66%.
Are rents going up?New 1 bed leases: AED 55,000 a year ago, AED 58,000 now+5.5%Strength
Are prices going up?All types: AED 962/sqft a year ago, 948 now-1.4%Fair
How fast do fees pay back?AED 43,850 in fees to buy a 1 bed; rent covers it in 0.8 years0.8 yrs
Can I sell easily?9 sales in 12 months, 13% of the tower (5 the year before)9Strength
Is a lot being built nearby?1,581 apartments are planned in International City Phase 2 from 2026 to 2028, equal to 16% of the 9,675 homes let there today. A further 520 are past their planned date. International City Phase 2 supply by year →16%Strength
Did earlier buyers gain?Up 20% for launch buyers, before fees+19.6%Context

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

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Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 prices and rents by unit typeA one-bed costs about AED 650,000 and rents for about AED 58,000 a year

Type	Median price	Gross yield	New rent	12-month change	Sales
1 bed65 units · 721 sqft	AED 650,000948/sqftlaunch 793 +19.6%		8.9%+1.3 pts	AED 58,00035 contracts	no prior year	9

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

Appreciation

1 bed · price per sqft · International City Phase 2 · area median AED 1,044/sqft

3 years: +19.6% · +6.1%/yr
vs area median: -9.1%
Rank by price per sqft: 30th of 41
Off-plan price gain, 2023–2023: +19.6% · +6.1%/yr

Rental income

1 bed · International City Phase 2

Gross yield: 8.9%
Median new rent: AED 58,000/yr
Yield vs area median: +1.3 pts
Yield vs Dubai (6.8%): +2.2 pts
Yield rank: 3rd of 20
Renewal rent: AED 55,000/yr
New tenants pay vs sitting (9 renewals): +5.5%

Short-term income

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

Modelled yield at 70% occupancy: 6.9%
Median nightly rate: AED 262
Net revenue: AED 45,070/yr
vs long-let rent: 0.8×
Listings seen: 2+

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, 1 bed, 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 948 · before fees

Launch, 2023: 793; +20%; 71 sales
3 years ago: 793; +20%; 71 sales
Previous 12 months: 962; −1%; 5 sales
Last 12 months: 948; today; 9 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.

9 resales in the last 12 months, against 29 a year on average over 2023–2025.

Date	Type	Sqft	Price
26 Jun 2026	1 bed	697	AED 730,000	1,048
19 May 2026	1 bed	663	AED 630,000	950
23 Feb 2026	1 bed	810	AED 820,000	1,013
7 Jan 2026	1 bed	772	AED 660,000	855
5 Jan 2026	1 bed	748	AED 730,000	976
8 Dec 2025	1 bed	685	AED 650,000	948
14 Nov 2025	1 bed	772	AED 600,000	777
10 Nov 2025	1 bed	721	AED 550,000	763
29 Oct 2025	1 bed	738	AED 600,000	813

9 resales in the last 12 months.

Short-term rates around Al Helal Al Zahaby 3

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
1 bed500 m cluster · 2+ listings seen	2620.38/sqft	AED 45,070	AED 58,000	0.8×	6.9%

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

Comparables in International City Phase 2

Every International City Phase 2 building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 places 39th of 56; the nearest 8 are shown.

Highest rental yields in International City Phase 2 →

Rank	Building	Median price	Gross yield	12-month change	Sales
35	08 Life Residences65% · Q2 2026 · off-plan 1,029/sqft	AED 971,712	1,027+8.3%	6.1%	-0.4%	31
36	Rokane G23	AED 501,000	1,017+7.3%	—	+11.9%	6
37	BNH Tower 03	AED 643,990	989+4.2%	—	+7.0%	14
38	Hz Residences 4Completed 2025 · off-plan 884/sqft	AED 750,000	975+2.8%	7.9%	+9.9%	5
39	Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 · this buildingCompleted 2023 · off-plan 793/sqft	AED 650,000	948	8.9%	-1.4%	9
40	Mayflower Residences96% · Q1 2026 · off-plan 804/sqft	AED 720,000	934-1.5%	7.4%	+16.5%	5
41	Hz Residences 5Completed 2026 · off-plan 957/sqft	AED 830,000	920-3.0%	7.2%	-3.7%	37
42	Modelux Tower 1Completed 2017 · off-plan 872/sqft	AED 482,500	917-3.3%	8.9%	+10.8%	12
43	Equiti ApartmentsCompleted 2022 · off-plan 832/sqft	AED 687,500	912-3.8%	7.3%	+6.7%	12

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 (AED 948/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At 1 bed, Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 has registered sale prices 9% below the International City Phase 2 median price per square foot of 1,044 AED, across 41 eligible buildings. It ranks 30th of 41 by price per square foot and 3rd of 20 by gross yield in International City Phase 2.

Market context in International City Phase 2

Registered sales activity

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

+2.3% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 416 current and 734 prior price observations.

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Planned apartment projects

1,161 known registered units across 11 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.

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

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Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

1,581 apartments are planned in International City Phase 2 from 2026 to 2028, equal to 16% of the 9,675 homes let there today.

Ready prices per sqft fell in 19% of 16 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) in International City Phase 2 with sales in both years; the typical one moved +9.9%.

The pooled median moved +2.3%: 7.6 points less than the typical building, because different buildings traded in each year.

New-lease rents fell in 13% of 38 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved +8.1%.

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 Al Helal Al Zahaby 3

Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 is an apartment building completed in 2023 by AL Helal AL Zahaby in International City Phase 2. 91 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

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The building, as registered

Floors: 7
Lifts: 2
Parking bays: 70
Master developer: AL Helal AL Zahaby

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 23 min · 22 km
DXB Airport: 16 min · 19 km
DIFC: 19 min · 25 km
Dubai Marina: 31 min · 40 km
Palm Jumeirah: 37 min · 44 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro: Rashidiya Metro Station
Mall: City Centre Mirdif

Al Helal Al Zahaby 3: AED 948 per sq ft, 10% below the median International City Phase 2 building, and a 8.9% 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

Al Helal Al Zahaby 3AED 948
International City Phase 2, readyAED 891
International City Phase 2, off-planAED 1,200
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

Al Helal Al Zahaby 3International City Phase 2 median building

International City Phase 28.9% vs 7.9%

Line: the 10th to 90th percentile of 34 buildings in International City Phase 2. Gross: before service charge, vacancy and fees. Sources: DLD, Ejari.

Upcoming supply in International City Phase 2, by handover quarter

Nearby in International City Phase 2

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Prices per sq ft around Al Helal Al Zahaby 3, on the map

Pills show median sale price, AED. 37 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

Zenith Residences

International City Phase 2 · 112 sales, 12 months

850,160

AED, resale median · 1,055/sqft

Equiti Tower

International City Phase 2 · 71 sales, 12 months

796,122

AED, resale median · 1,078/sqft

Nest

International City Phase 2 · 68 sales, 12 months

718,204

AED, resale median · 1,054/sqft

Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments

International City Phase 2 · 67 sales, 12 months

770,000

AED, resale median · 1,170/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 · 1 bed
9 registered sales in 12 months
On record
Rental evidence · 1 bed
35 new and 9 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
Al Helal Al Zahaby 3: recorded complete 2023-08-01 · register data to 2026-07-06
On record
Developer
AL Helal AL Zahaby · delivery record
On record
Short-term assumption
Modelled at the published 70% occupancy on 2 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

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 Al Helal Al Zahaby 3’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

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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: 2,890AED; 4.5% over 25 years
Monthly rent: 4,833AED; AED 58,000 a year
Cash needed at purchase: 183,350AED; 20% down plus AED 53,350 in fees

Owning costs AED 232,754 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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What is the rental yield in Al Helal Al Zahaby 3?: Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 returns 8.9% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 58,000 a year (35 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 650,000 (median of 9 sales in the last 12 months, latest Jun 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
How much does a 1 bedroom in Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 cost?: The median registered sale price is AED 650,000 (948 AED/sqft), from 9 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
What are apartments in Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 selling for right now?: Registered sales of ready units in Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 over the last 12 months have a median of 948 AED/sqft, across 9 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 Al Helal Al Zahaby 3 compare with International City Phase 2?: Its 8.9% gross yield sits +1.3 pts against the International City Phase 2 median of 7.6%, 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.
What is the registered annual rent for a 1 bedroom in Al Helal Al Zahaby 3?: The median new annual rent is AED 58,000, from 35 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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