What is the rental yield in Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2?

Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2 returns 9.1% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 52,250 a year (16 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 575,000 (median of 8 sales in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 1 bedroom in Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2 cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 575,000 (879 AED/sqft), from 8 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 Building 2 selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2 over the last 12 months have a median of 879 AED/sqft, across 8 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 Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2 risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +10.7% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 8 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

How does Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2 compare with International City Phase 2?

Its 9.1% gross yield sits +1.5 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.

Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2

Completed 2019
89 units
1 floors
2 lifts
93 parking bays
Master developer AL Helal AL Zahaby

A 1 bed in Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2 costs a median AED 575,000, rents long-let for AED 52,250/yr (9.1% gross), and returns 7.9% short-term at the assumed 70% occupancy.

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1 bed · typical price

575,000AED

AED 879/sqft · +10.7% on a year

Rent a year: AED 52,250
Yield after service charge: 7.5%
vs International City Phase 2: 16% below the median

Cost to buy, all inAED 614,275

Price: AED 575,000
DLD fee 4%: AED 23,000
Agent 2% + VAT: AED 12,075
Trustee: AED 4,200

Fees repaid by net rent11 months

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Is Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2 a good investment?Pays above the Dubai median, prices rising, fees repaid within a year and little new supply nearby, with nothing to watch

Does it pay a good rent?9.1% gross, 7.5% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)9.1%Strength
Are rents going up?New 1 bed leases: AED 48,000 a year ago, AED 52,250 now (pooled across the project)+8.8%
Are prices going up?1 bed: AED 794/sqft a year ago, 879 now+10.7%Strength
How fast do fees pay back?AED 39,275 in fees to buy a 1 bed; net rent covers it in 0.9 years0.9 yrsStrength
Can I sell easily?10 sales in 12 months, 11% of the tower (7 the year before)10Fair
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 97% for buyers 5 years ago; up 25% for launch buyers, before fees+96.9%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 Building 2 prices and rents by unit typeA one-bed costs about AED 575,000 and rents for about AED 52,250 a year

Type	Median price	Gross yield	New rent	12-month change	Sales
Studio28 units · 428 sqft	AED 390,000897/sqft		pooled rent, not per building	pooled rent, not per building	under 5 sales in a year	2
1 bed60 units · 661 sqft	AED 575,000879/sqftlaunch 684 +28.5%		9.1%+1.5 pts	AED 52,25016 contracts	+10.7%	8

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

12-month change: +10.7%
vs area median: -15.8%
Rank by price per sqft: 35th of 41
Off-plan price gain, 2018–2020: +25.1% · +3.3%/yr

Rental income

1 bed · International City Phase 2

Gross yield: 9.1%
Median new rent: AED 52,250/yr
Yield vs area median: +1.5 pts
Yield vs Dubai (6.8%): +2.3 pts
Yield rank: 2nd of 20
Renewal rent: AED 43,500/yr
New tenants pay vs sitting (34 renewals): +20.1%

Short-term income

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

Modelled yield at 70% occupancy: 7.9%
Median nightly rate: AED 262
Net revenue: AED 45,595/yr
vs long-let rent: 0.9×
Listings seen: 1+

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Rental data covers the whole Al Helal Al Zahaby 2 project, not this tower alone.

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 879 · before fees

Launch, 2017–20: 701; +25%; 23 sales
5 years ago: 446; +97%; 3 sales
3 years ago: 587; +50%; 2 sales
Previous 12 months: 794; +11%; 7 sales
Last 12 months: 879; today; 10 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.

10 resales in the last 12 months, against 7 a year on average over 2023–2025.

Date	Type	Sqft	Price
15 Sept 2026	1 bed	641	AED 570,000	890
12 Aug 2026	1 bed	714	AED 495,000	693
2 Jul 2026	1 bed	729	AED 550,000	754
7 Apr 2026	Studio	440	AED 480,000	1,092
23 Feb 2026	1 bed	661	AED 620,000	938
16 Feb 2026	1 bed	729	AED 443,906	609
17 Dec 2025	1 bed	663	AED 585,000	882
10 Dec 2025	1 bed	662	AED 600,000	907
5 Dec 2025	Studio	428	AED 300,000	702
30 Oct 2025	1 bed	662	AED 580,000	876

10 resales in the last 12 months.

Short-term rates around Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2

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 · 1+ listings seen	2620.40/sqft	AED 45,595	AED 52,250	0.9×	7.9%

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 Building 2 places 49th of 56; the nearest 8 are shown.

Rank	Building	Median price	Gross yield	12-month change	Sales
45	The Maiden Residence24% · Q4 2025 · off-plan 933/sqft	AED 484,500	903+2.8%	11.3%	-3.6%	11
46	Bnh Smart Tower	AED 565,000	894+1.7%	—	—	4
47	Park Ville 07Completed 2019 · off-plan 619/sqft	AED 500,000	892+1.4%	8.9%	+19.2%	6
48	Al Helal Al ZahabyCompleted 2017 · off-plan 848/sqft	AED 522,500	883+0.4%	8.9%	-1.4%	8
49	Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2 · this buildingCompleted 2019 · off-plan 707/sqft	AED 560,000	879	8.6%	+10.7%	10
50	Bond	AED 201,010	853-3.0%	—	—	101
51	Aamna Residency	AED 635,000	797-9.4%	—	+6.8%	8
52	Al Jawzaa- BCompleted 2012	AED 550,000	792-9.9%	6.5%	+14.2%	7
53	Ritz ResidenceCompleted 2009	AED 630,000	791-10.0%	7.3%	+24.7%	11

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2 (AED 879/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At 1 bed, Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2 has registered sale prices 16% below the International City Phase 2 median price per square foot of 1,044 AED, across 41 eligible buildings. It ranks 35th of 41 by price per square foot and 2nd 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 Building 2

Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2 is an apartment building completed in 2019 by AL Helal AL Zahaby in International City Phase 2 with 89 registered units. 115 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

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The building, as registered

Service charge: AED 13.51/sqft a year · 2026 budget
Floors: 1
Lifts: 2
Parking bays: 93
Master developer: AL Helal AL Zahaby

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 24 min · 23 km
DXB Airport: 18 min · 20 km
DIFC: 21 min · 26 km
Dubai Marina: 32 min · 39 km
Palm Jumeirah: 38 min · 43 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro: Rashidiya Metro Station
Mall: City Centre Mirdif

Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2: AED 879 per sq ft, 17% below the median International City Phase 2 building, and a 8.6% 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 Building 2AED 879
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 Building 2International City Phase 2 median building

International City Phase 28.6% 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 Building 2, on the map

Pills show median sale price, AED. 37 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2 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
8 registered sales in 12 months
On record
Rental evidence · 1 bed
16 new and 34 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: project (pooled)
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Service charge
AED 13.51/sqft a year, 2026 owners-association budget; 7.5% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
On record
Project register
Al Helal Al Zahaby 2: recorded complete 2019-03-01 · 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 1 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 Building 2’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: 2,557AED; 4.5% over 25 years
Monthly rent: 4,354AED; AED 52,250 a year
Cash needed at purchase: 163,025AED; 20% down plus AED 48,025 in fees

Owning costs AED 210,073 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 Building 2?: Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2 returns 9.1% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 52,250 a year (16 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 575,000 (median of 8 sales in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
How much does a 1 bedroom in Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2 cost?: The median registered sale price is AED 575,000 (879 AED/sqft), from 8 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 Building 2 selling for right now?: Registered sales of ready units in Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2 over the last 12 months have a median of 879 AED/sqft, across 8 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 Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2 risen or fallen?: Median price per square foot moved +10.7% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 8 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.
How does Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2 compare with International City Phase 2?: Its 9.1% gross yield sits +1.5 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.

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