Emirates Cluster Building EMR-16

1. Does it pay a good rent?9.6% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)9.6%Strength
2. Are rents going up?New 1 bed leases: AED 40,000 a year ago, AED 42,000 now (pooled across the project)+5.0%
3. How fast do fees pay back?AED 28,940 in fees to buy a 1 bed; rent covers it in 0.7 years0.7 yrs
4. Can I sell easily?4 sales in 12 months (1 the year before)4
5. 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
6. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 36% for buyers 5 years ago; launch buyers still 25% down, before fees+36.1%Context

At 1 bed, Emirates Cluster Building EMR-16 has registered sale prices 2% below the International City median price per square foot of 617 AED, across 83 eligible buildings. It ranks 48th of 83 by price per square foot and 7th of 27 by gross yield in International City.

Ejari files International City Emarati’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.

• Sales and rents to
  2026-10-12 — Dubai Land Department and Ejari, trailing 12 months
  On record
• Sales evidence · 1 bed
  3 registered sales in 12 months; thin, a single deal moves the median
  Read with care
• Rental evidence · 1 bed
  295 new and 367 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: project (pooled)
  Read with care
• 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
  International City Emarati: recorded complete 2011-10-20 · register data to 2026-07-06
  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 Emirates Cluster Building EMR-16?

Emirates Cluster Building EMR-16 returns 9.6% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 42,000 a year (295 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 440,000 (median of 3 sales in the last 12 months, latest May 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 1 bedroom in Emirates Cluster Building EMR-16 cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 440,000 (602 AED/sqft), from 3 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

How does Emirates Cluster Building EMR-16 compare with International City?

Its 9.6% gross yield sits +1.5 pts against the International City median of 8.1%, 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 Emirates Cluster Building EMR-16?

The median new annual rent is AED 42,000, from 295 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.

Have registered rents in Emirates Cluster Building EMR-16 risen or fallen?

The median new annual rent changed +5.0% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 295 new Ejari contracts in the current period to 2026-10-12. Different homes can appear in the two periods; this is not the change on an individual tenancy.