Indigo Spectrum 1

1. Does it pay a good rent?8.0% gross, 5.7% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)8.0%Strength
2. Is it easy to let?100% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical International City building manages 89%100%Strength

   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; Indigo Spectrum 1 is at 100%.

3. Are rents going up?New 1 bed leases: AED 48,000 a year ago, AED 51,500 now (pooled across the project)+7.3%
4. Are prices going up?1 bed: AED 671/sqft a year ago, 753 now+12.3%Strength
5. How fast do fees pay back?AED 43,728 in fees to buy a 1 bed; net rent covers it in 1.2 years1.2 yrsFair
6. Can I sell easily?11 sales in 12 months, 11% of the tower (14 the year before)11Fair
7. 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
8. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 37% for buyers 5 years ago; launch buyers still 15% down, before fees+37.5%Context

11 resales in the last 12 months, against 11 a year on average over 2023–2025.

At 1 bed, Indigo Spectrum 1 has registered sale prices 22% above the International City median price per square foot of 617 AED, across 83 eligible buildings. It ranks 24th of 83 by price per square foot and 16th of 27 by gross yield in International City.

• 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
  36 new and 41 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: project (pooled)
  Read with care
• Service charge
  AED 16.61/sqft a year, 2026 owners-association budget; 5.7% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
  On record
• Project register
  Indigo SPECTRUM1: recorded complete 2015-04-23 · register data to 2026-07-06
  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 Indigo Spectrum 1?

Indigo Spectrum 1 returns 8.0% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 51,500 a year (36 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 648,000 (median of 8 sales in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 1 bedroom in Indigo Spectrum 1 cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 648,000 (753 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 Indigo Spectrum 1 selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in Indigo Spectrum 1 over the last 12 months have a median of 753 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 Indigo Spectrum 1 risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +12.3% 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 Indigo Spectrum 1 compare with International City?

Its 8.0% gross yield sits -0.1 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.