Dubai Investment Park apartments from ~AED 700k and new villa communities from ~AED 1.9M at 5–8% gross yield — a large, green mixed-use district off Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, in the Expo City and Al Maktoum Airport growth corridor. Value today with a long-run location story.
Dubai Investment Park (DIP) is a large green mixed-use district in southern Dubai near Expo City and Al Maktoum International Airport. Apartments start from ~AED 700k with gross yields of 7–8%. The established villa communities are ready stock with tenants in place, while the new apartment wave (DAMAC Riverside) is off-plan — so the area works both for day-one income and payment-plan growth plays.
Dubai Investment Park (DIP) is an established, low-density mixed-use district in southern Dubai — residential, business and green zones off Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, beside Green Community and minutes from Expo City and Al Maktoum International Airport. New master communities (DAMAC Riverside, Emaar’s Grand Polo Club & Resort) are adding villas and townhouses alongside the affordable apartment stock.
The pitch is value plus a long-run location bet: affordable apartments from ~AED 700k at 7–8% yields, and new branded villa/townhouse communities (~AED 1.9M up to ~AED 5.7M for polo villas) positioned for growth as the southern corridor — Expo, the airport and Dubai South — matures. It is car-dependent and further out, which keeps entry low.
Dubai Investment Park


| Type | From | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | ~AED 700k | 7–8% |
| Townhouses (Riverside) | ~AED 1.9M | 5–6% |
| Polo villas (Grand Polo) | ~AED 5.67M | — |
Indicative 2026 figures; vary by tower, floor and view. The ~AED 700k entry is for ready studios in DIP's older communities; the higher DLD median below reflects mostly newer and larger units. Sources: Property Finder, Engel & Völkers, DLD.
2,312 sales were registered in Dubai Investment Park in Jan–Jun 2026, at a median of AED 1,292,889 (~AED 1,262/sqft). Most recent registered transactions:
| Date | Beds | Status | Size | Price | AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | 1 B/R | Off-plan | 755 sqft | AED 1,052,000 | 1,393 |
| 2026-06-29 | 1 B/R | Ready | 933 sqft | AED 1,380,000 | 1,480 |
| 2026-06-29 | 1 B/R | Off-plan | 874 sqft | AED 1,089,440 | 1,246 |
| 2026-06-26 | 1 B/R | Off-plan | 715 sqft | AED 1,020,480 | 1,427 |
| 2026-06-26 | 4 B/R | Off-plan | 1,066 sqft | AED 1,931,600 | 1,813 |
Source: Dubai Land Department — registered sales transactions, Jan–Jun 2026. Actual recorded deals, not asking prices.
Across all residential registrations in Dubai Investment Park — apartments, villas and townhouses together — 2,477 deals cleared in the January–July 2026, ranking the zone #18 of 147 registration areas by volume. The median sat at AED 1,216,000, or 1,251 AED/sqft — 27% below the citywide median of 1,720 AED/sqft.
34% of what sells here is 1-bed — that single number tells you who the buyer is, and who your competition will be when you resell. Turnover matters more than any advertised yield: a zone ranked #18 moves stock in weeks, a thin one takes months and a discount.
90% of these registrations were off-plan and 10% were ready stock — against 76% off-plan citywide. An off-plan-heavy zone means payment plans and future supply — check the handover pipeline before assuming today's prices hold. The largest single registration in the period was AED 48,000,000.
Most-registered projects here in H1: DAMAC RIVERSIDE VIEWS - AZURE 2 (223) · Verdana Residence 4 (190) · Verdana Residence 3 (136). Figures come from individual sales registered with the Dubai Land Department — what buyers actually paid, typically below portal asking prices. A further 91 registrations here were land plots; we exclude those, because plot prices are not comparable with homes.
Gross estimate from typical Dubai Investment Park yields; net is lower after service charges (AED 12–25/sq.ft). Actual rent varies by tower.
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Apartments start around ~AED 700k, new townhouses (DAMAC Riverside) from ~AED 1.9M, and Grand Polo Club villas from ~AED 5.67M (2026).
About 5–8% gross — the affordable apartments yield highest (7–8%); the new villa communities are growth-led at 5–6%.
For value-and-growth buyers, yes — low entry today in the Expo / Al Maktoum Airport corridor with new branded villa communities. Less suited if you need a central or coastal location.
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