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Dubai works the other way around. The headline numbers -------------------- Mid-market communities in Dubai typically return **six to eight percent** gross rental yield. Compact units in high-demand areas can do better than that. Prime beachfront is a different trade: you give up yield for capital appreciation potential. The difference shows up after the gross figure. The UAE levies no personal income tax on rent and no capital gains tax on resale. What you earn is what you keep. The costs you should still budget --------------------------------- A yield model is only honest if it includes the local costs: - Service charges, the Dubai equivalent of VvE fees: typically AED 10–25 per sq ft per year, depending on amenities. - Property management: around 5% of annual rent for full management. - The DLD transfer fee: a one-off 4% at purchase. - Vacancy: Dubai's rental market moves fast, but budget two to four weeks between tenancies. Net of all that, well-chosen units still land at four to six percent, untaxed, plus any capital growth. Long-term or short-stay? ------------------------ Annual tenancies are stable and take little management. Holiday-let licensing is straightforward in Dubai, and short-stay units in tourist corridors can out-earn an annual contract, though you pay for it in higher management fees and seasonality. We model both scenarios for every investment client. The Dutch comparison -------------------- A typical Amsterdam apartment nets around two to three percent after tax, and that is before you price in the regulatory risk. The same capital in Dubai, spread over one or two launch-phase units with payment plans, compounds materially faster. *Want a yield model for a specific project? 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