Dubai project data
WATER'S EDGE: rents and rent contracts
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Registered sales and rent contracts for the project WATER'S EDGE in Business Bay, from Dubai Land Department open data.
WATER'S EDGE (Business Bay): 91 registered rent contracts in the 12 months to September 2026, median annual rent AED 82,000. Source: Dubai Land Department open data via data.dubai, as of 23 Oct 2026, calculated by Zolia.
Key figures, last 12 months
Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Period Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
- Median sale price
- AED 1.4m
- Off-plan share of sales
- under 3
- Median annual rent
- AED 82,000
- Gross rental yield
- under 30 sales (17)
Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.
Registered mortgage transactions only, without interest rates and without lenders.
“Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.
Off-plan and ready sales in WATER'S EDGE
| Status | Sales | Median per sq ft | Middle range per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off-plan | under 3 | under 3 | under 3 |
| Ready | 19 | AED 1,574 per sq ft | 1,428 – 1,869 |
Off-plan sales are sales of properties before completion, as registered in Dubai Land Department transactions; ready sales are sales of completed properties.
“Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.
Rents and rental yield in WATER'S EDGE
- Median annual rent per sq ft
- AED 105 per sq ft
- Gross rental yield
- under 30 sales (17)
The permitted rent increase is set by the Smart Rental Index of the Dubai Land Department; this page does not compute an index value. About the Smart Rental Index
Too few ready apartment sales for a gross rental yield: 17 in the period, at least 30 needed. Land, whole buildings, villas and commercial units are not counted.
“Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.
Price per sq ft and rents by unit type in WATER'S EDGE
| Unit type | Sales | Median per sq ft | Median annual rent | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 5 | AED 1,869 per sq ft | AED 65,000 | under 30 sales (5) |
| 1 bedroom | 5 | AED 1,428 per sq ft | AED 90,000 | under 30 sales (5) |
| 2 bedrooms | 7 | AED 1,462 per sq ft | AED 135,000 | under 30 sales (7) |
| 3 bedrooms | under 3 | under 3 | AED 150,000 | under 3 sales |
Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.
“Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.
Price trend in WATER'S EDGE
| Month | Sales | Median per sq ft | Rent contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | under 3 | under 3 | 13 |
| Nov 2024 | 5 | AED 1,427 per sq ft | 10 |
| Dec 2024 | under 3 | under 3 | 7 |
| Jan 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 6 |
| Feb 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 8 |
| Mar 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 5 |
| Apr 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 7 |
| May 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 7 |
| Jun 2025 | 7 | AED 1,788 per sq ft | 3 |
| Jul 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 5 |
| Aug 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 8 |
| Sep 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 8 |
| Oct 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 15 |
| Nov 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | under 3 | under 3 | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | AED 1,869 per sq ft | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 4 | AED 1,389 per sq ft | under 3 |
| May 2026 | 3 | AED 2,114 per sq ft | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 12 |
| Sep 2026 | under 3 | under 3 | 10 |
| Year | Sales | Median per sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11 | AED 2,342 per sq ft |
| 2012 | 5 | AED 1,800 per sq ft |
| 2013 | 18 | AED 2,030 per sq ft |
| 2014 | 139 | AED 1,855 per sq ft |
| 2015 | 70 | AED 2,058 per sq ft |
| 2016 | 7 | AED 1,852 per sq ft |
| 2017 | 4 | AED 2,000 per sq ft |
| 2018 | 11 | AED 1,200 per sq ft |
| 2019 | 4 | AED 1,025 per sq ft |
| 2020 | 5 | AED 778 per sq ft |
| 2021 | 11 | AED 1,145 per sq ft |
| 2022 | 18 | AED 1,352 per sq ft |
| 2023 | 14 | AED 1,288 per sq ft |
| 2024 | 36 | AED 1,503 per sq ft |
| 2025 | 20 | AED 1,662 per sq ft |
“Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.
Location
WATER'S EDGE is a project in the DLD area Business Bay.
Names as in the registered transactions and rent contracts; company names are not shown.
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Questions about WATER'S EDGE
- How many sales were registered in WATER'S EDGE?
- 19 sales were registered in WATER'S EDGE in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- What is the median price per sq ft in WATER'S EDGE?
- The median price of registered sales in WATER'S EDGE was AED 1,574 per sq ft in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- What is the median annual rent in WATER'S EDGE?
- The median annual rent of registered rent contracts in WATER'S EDGE was AED 82,000 in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Which DLD area is WATER'S EDGE in?
- WATER'S EDGE is registered in the Dubai Land Department area Business Bay.
Method and source
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Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown.
Source: Dubai Land Department, open data via data.dubai (as of 23 Oct 2026). Prepared by Zolia; not an official product of the Dubai Land Department.
Open data portal: data.dubai · Licence: Dubai Open Data Licence
- Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae