EDITION 01 · June 2026
Wynn Al Marjan — yield disruption
What an integrated-resort licence does to adjacent residential and serviced yield in Ras Al Khaimah.
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Yield
Rental-yield analysis on UAE residential — long-let vs holiday-let, service-charge drag, and the structural difference between gross and net yield reads.
Most Dubai yield headlines quote gross — rent ÷ purchase price, before service charges, vacancy, agent fees, or income on the deposit. Net yield is structurally lower and varies meaningfully by asset class: master-community villas with substantial service charges show very different net-yield maths from compact off-plan towers; holiday-let in the right precinct compounds differently from long-let; and the rent ladder under RERA's index governance constrains upward repricing on already-leased units.
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Service charge
Annual fee paid by the owner to fund building/community maintenance, common areas, and reserves — set by the OA committee and audited by RERA's Mollak system.
RERA — Real Estate Regulatory Agency
The regulatory arm of Dubai Land Department. Licences brokers, audits developers, manages escrow oversight, and operates the rental dispute centre.
Freehold vs Leasehold
Freehold = full perpetual ownership including the land. Leasehold = a defined-term right (commonly 99 years) on the unit only, not the land.
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