The 8

1. Does it pay a good rent?4.4% gross, 3.8% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)4.4%Watch
2. Is it easy to let?85% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical Palm Jumeirah building manages 9%85%Strength

   Across 18 Palm Jumeirah buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 9% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 47% or more; The 8 is at 85%.

3. Are rents going up?New 2 bed leases: AED 235,000 a year ago, AED 220,000 now-6.4%Watch
4. Are prices going up?2 bed: AED 3,927/sqft a year ago, 4,045 now+3.0%Strength
5. How fast do fees pay back?AED 308,926 in fees to buy a 2 bed; net rent covers it in 1.6 years1.6 yrsFair
6. Can I sell easily?23 sales in 12 months, 12% of the tower (55 the year before)23Strength
7. Is a lot being built nearby?1,706 apartments are planned in Palm Jumeirah from 2026 to 2028, equal to 44% of the 3,913 homes let there today. A further 125 are past their planned date. Palm Jumeirah supply by year →44%Fair
8. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 105% for buyers 5 years ago; up 49% for launch buyers, before fees+105.2%Context

23 resales in the last 12 months, against 38 a year on average over 2023–2025.

At 2 bed, The 8 has registered sale prices 48% above the Palm Jumeirah median price per square foot of 2,739 AED, across 54 eligible buildings. It ranks 14th of 54 by price per square foot and 21st of 27 by gross yield in Palm Jumeirah.

• Sales and rents to
  2026-10-12 — Dubai Land Department and Ejari, trailing 12 months
  On record
• Sales evidence · 2 bed
  12 registered sales in 12 months
  On record
• Rental evidence · 2 bed
  33 new and 14 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: this building
  On record
• Service charge
  AED 25.96/sqft a year, 2026 owners-association budget; 3.8% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
  On record
• Project register
  The 8: recorded complete 2019-08-31 · 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 The 8?

The 8 returns 4.4% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 220,000 a year (33 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 5.00M (median of 12 sales in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 2 bedroom in The 8 cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 5.00M (4,045 AED/sqft), from 12 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

What are apartments in The 8 selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in The 8 over the last 12 months have a median of 4,045 AED/sqft, across 12 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 The 8 risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +3.0% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 12 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

How does The 8 compare with Palm Jumeirah?

Its 4.4% gross yield sits -0.5 pts against the Palm Jumeirah median of 4.9%, 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.