What is the rental yield in Dragon View?

Dragon View returns 7.6% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 37,000 a year (49 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 485,750 (median of 6 sales in the last 12 months, latest Feb 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a studio in Dragon View cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 485,750 (1,095 AED/sqft), from 6 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

What are apartments in Dragon View selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in Dragon View over the last 12 months have a median of 1,095 AED/sqft, across 6 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 Dragon View risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +6.6% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 6 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

How does Dragon View compare with International City?

Its 7.6% gross yield sits -0.9 pts against the International City median of 8.5%, 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.

Dragon View

Completed 2016
120 units
7 floors
2 lifts
134 parking bays
1 pool
Master developer Tabeer

A studio in Dragon View costs a median AED 485,750 and rents long-let for AED 37,000/yr (7.6% gross).

Satellite view of Dragon View, International City, Dubai, centred on its registered pin. Apple Maps. — Satellite view of the registered pin · Apple Maps

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Studio · typical price

485,750AED

AED 1,095/sqft · +6.6% on a year

Rent a year: AED 37,000
Gross yield: 7.6%
vs International City: 56% above the median

Cost to buy, all inAED 517,481

Price: AED 485,750
DLD fee 4%: AED 19,430
Agent 2% + VAT: AED 10,201
Trustee: AED 2,100

Fees repaid by rent10 months

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Is Dragon View a good investment?Easy to let, rents rising, prices rising and little new supply nearby; few units change hands

Does it pay a good rent?7.6% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)7.6%Fair
Is it easy to let?100% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical International City building manages 89%100%Strength
International City median 89% · top tenth from 100%Dragon View · 100%
Across 10 International City buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 89% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 100% or more; Dragon View is at 100%.
Are rents going up?New studio leases: AED 33,000 a year ago, AED 37,000 now+12.1%Strength
Are prices going up?Studio: AED 1,027/sqft a year ago, 1,095 now+6.6%Strength
How fast do fees pay back?AED 31,731 in fees to buy a studio; rent covers it in 0.9 years0.9 yrs
Can I sell easily?6 sales in 12 months, 5% of the tower (11 the year before)6Watch
Is a lot being built nearby?459 apartments are planned in International City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 2% of the 24,476 homes let there today. A further 55 are past their planned date. International City supply by year →2%Strength
Did earlier buyers gain?Up 57% for buyers 5 years ago; up 39% for launch buyers, before fees+56.5%Context

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Dragon View prices and rents by unit typeA studio costs about AED 485,750 and rents for about AED 37,000 a year

Type	Median price	Gross yield	New rent	12-month change	Sales
Studio67 units · 446 sqft	AED 485,7501,095/sqftlaunch 906 +20.8%		7.6%-0.9 pts	AED 37,00049 contracts	+6.6%	6

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

Appreciation

Studio · price per sqft · International City · area median AED 703/sqft

12-month change: +6.6%
3 years: +42.9% · +12.6%/yr
vs area median: +55.7%
Rank by price per sqft: 18th of 91
Off-plan price gain, 2015–2017: +20.8% · +1.9%/yr

Rental income

Studio · International City

Gross yield: 7.6%
Median new rent: AED 37,000/yr
Yield vs area median: -0.9 pts
Yield vs Dubai (6.8%): +0.9 pts
Yield rank: 21st of 22
Renewal rent: AED 30,500/yr
New tenants pay vs sitting (51 renewals): +21.3%

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, Studio, 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 1,095 · before fees

Launch, 2015–17: 789; +39%; 66 sales
5 years ago: 699; +57%; 3 sales
3 years ago: 757; +45%; 15 sales
Previous 12 months: 977; +12%; 11 sales
Last 12 months: 1,095; today; 6 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.

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

Date	Type	Sqft	Price
5 Feb 2026	Studio	414	AED 490,000	1,183
25 Dec 2025	Studio	480	AED 450,000	938
3 Dec 2025	Studio	471	AED 470,000	998
1 Dec 2025	Studio	430	AED 500,000	1,163
27 Oct 2025	Studio	473	AED 510,000	1,077
17 Oct 2025	Studio	433	AED 481,500	1,112

6 resales in the last 12 months.

Comparables in International City

Every International City building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Dragon View places 17th of 197; the nearest 8 are shown.

Highest rental yields in International City →

Rank	Building	Median price	Gross yield	12-month change	Sales
13	Lawnz by Danube Block 3Completed 2022 · off-plan 849/sqft	AED 600,000	1,177+7.6%	7.5%	+9.4%	15
14	YIGO26off-plan 1,173/sqft	AED 862,382	1,173+7.2%	—	—	120
15	Lawnz by Danube Block 1Completed 2022 · off-plan 835/sqft	AED 647,500	1,110+1.4%	7.0%	+3.2%	16
16	Tabeer 1Completed 2022 · off-plan 827/sqft	AED 840,000	1,096+0.1%	7.1%	+10.7%	6
17	Dragon View · this buildingCompleted 2016 · off-plan 816/sqft	AED 485,750	1,095	8.7%	+12.0%	6
18	Longford Residences by Devan Real Estate Development C0% · Q2 2028 · off-plan 1,078/sqft	AED 828,193	1,078-1.5%	—	—	56
19	Longford Residences by Devan Real Estate Development A0% · Q2 2028 · off-plan 1,074/sqft	AED 616,642	1,074-1.8%	—	—	78
20	Longford Residences by Devan Real Estate Development B0% · Q2 2028 · off-plan 1,054/sqft	AED 854,523	1,054-3.7%	—	—	39
21	Global Green View - IICompleted 2010 · off-plan 671/sqft	AED 655,000	854-22.0%	7.6%	+17.4%	5

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Dragon View (AED 1,095/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At studio, Dragon View has registered sale prices 56% above the International City median price per square foot of 703 AED, across 91 eligible buildings. It ranks 18th of 91 by price per square foot and 21st of 22 by gross yield in International City.

Market context in International City

Registered sales activity

1,261 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.

+4.4% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 1,261 current and 1,792 prior price observations.

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Planned apartment projects

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

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

Explore planned supply

Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

459 apartments are planned in International City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 2% of the 24,476 homes let there today.

Ready prices per sqft fell in 5% of 39 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) in International City with sales in both years; the typical one moved +7.3%.

The pooled median moved +4.3%: 3.0 points less than the typical building, because different buildings traded in each year.

New-lease rents fell in 8% of 26 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved +3.6%.

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 Dragon View

Dragon View is an apartment building completed in 2016 by Tabeer in International City with 120 registered units. 177 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

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

The building, as registered

Floors: 7
Lifts: 2
Parking bays: 134
Pools: 1
Master developer: Tabeer

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 23 min · 21 km
DXB Airport: 17 min · 18 km
DIFC: 19 min · 24 km
Dubai Marina: 31 min · 39 km
Palm Jumeirah: 37 min · 43 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro: Rashidiya Metro Station
Mall: City Centre Mirdif

Dragon View: AED 1,095 per sq ft, 69% above the median International City 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

Dragon ViewAED 1,095
International City, readyAED 654
International City, off-planAED 1,242
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

Dragon ViewInternational City median building

International City8.7% vs 8.6%

Line: the 10th to 90th percentile of 42 buildings in International City. Gross: before service charge, vacancy and fees. Sources: DLD, Ejari.

Upcoming supply in International City, by handover quarter

Nearby in International City

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Prices per sq ft around Dragon View, on the map

Pills show median sale price, AED. 159 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Dragon View is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

Ryze by AUM

International City · 60 sales, 12 months

700,055

AED, resale median · 1,243/sqft

Classic Apartment

International City · 26 sales, 12 months

597,500

AED, resale median · 592/sqft

Crystal Tower by VHS

International City · 23 sales, 12 months

698,249

AED, resale median · 1,200/sqft

Lawnz by Danube Block 4

International City · 18 sales, 12 months

522,500

AED, resale median · 1,198/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 · Studio
6 registered sales in 12 months
On record
Rental evidence · Studio
49 new and 51 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
Dragon View: recorded complete 2016-05-26 · register data to 2026-07-06
On record
Developer
Tabeer · 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

Rent or buy

What owning a studio 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 Dragon View’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: 2,160AED; 4.5% over 25 years
Monthly rent: 3,083AED; AED 37,000 a year
Cash needed at purchase: 136,739AED; 20% down plus AED 39,589 in fees

Owning costs AED 140,541 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 Dragon View?: Dragon View returns 7.6% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 37,000 a year (49 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 485,750 (median of 6 sales in the last 12 months, latest Feb 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
How much does a studio in Dragon View cost?: The median registered sale price is AED 485,750 (1,095 AED/sqft), from 6 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
What are apartments in Dragon View selling for right now?: Registered sales of ready units in Dragon View over the last 12 months have a median of 1,095 AED/sqft, across 6 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 Dragon View risen or fallen?: Median price per square foot moved +6.6% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 6 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.
How does Dragon View compare with International City?: Its 7.6% gross yield sits -0.9 pts against the International City median of 8.5%, 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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