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1. Defining the area and data structure
Actual location: SYMBOLIC ALPHA is located in Wadi Al Safa 2, within the Liwan1 master project (according to DLD data). For the analysis, the following filters were applied: building SYMBOLIC ALPHA, apartment type — 1 bedroom.
2. Data volume and liquidity
For SYMBOLIC ALPHA (1 bedroom), 108 sale transactions (resale + primary market) with first registration have been recorded since December 2023. Over the last 12 months, the sales volume has been quite high for a new development: on average more than 50 transactions per quarter, which confirms good launch-stage liquidity.
Rental market: for SYMBOLIC ALPHA and the Liwan1 master project there are no 1-bedroom rental contracts registered in DLD over the last 12 months. Even at the wider Wadi Al Safa 2 area level, no active contracts were found for 1-bedroom units in the Flat sector; after expanding to all residential segments, the area shows a solid overall data volume, but not for this specific building or apartment type.
3. Price dynamics and market level
SYMBOLIC ALPHA is a new building; a sharp increase in transactions started at the end of 2023, with the peak in Q1 and Q2 2024. Average prices per square metre (m²) for 1-bedroom units, reflecting all actual transactions in the building:
- Q4 2023: 11,300 AED/m²
- Q1 2024: 11,270 AED/m²
- Q2 2024: 11,190 AED/m²
- Q3 2024: 9,770 AED/m² (isolated transactions; the decrease may be one-off)
- Q1–Q2 2025: 11,590–12,590 AED/m² (preliminary, some future-dated deals cannot be taken into account)
The average price per m² over the last 12 months in the building (1-bedroom): 11,630 AED/m².
Benchmark for Wadi Al Safa 2 (apartments, all sizes, all types): the average price per m² over the last 12 months is 13,360 AED/m². In dynamics, prices in the area have been steadily growing over the past two years: from 5,300–7,300 AED/m² (2023) to 8,700–14,500 AED/m² (2024–2025).
Comparison: on average, SYMBOLIC ALPHA is about 13% cheaper than the Wadi Al Safa 2 market average over the last 12 months.
4. Rental dynamics
There are no rental contracts with relevant detail for SYMBOLIC ALPHA in DLD (for 1-bedroom/Flat over the last 12 months or in a broader range). The situation is similar for the Liwan1 master project. In Wadi Al Safa 2, the average annual rent across all residential segments over the last 12 months is about 735 AED/m² per year (an increase compared with 2023).
Therefore:
- it is not possible to correctly calculate yield for the building;
- it is not possible to derive a fair investment price range for a 7–8% annual yield specifically for SYMBOLIC ALPHA or even for 1-bedroom units in the area.
5. ROI and investment fairness
There is no DLD data on registered rentals for apartments of the relevant type in SYMBOLIC ALPHA; therefore:
- ROI for this building in the 1-bedroom segment cannot be assessed;
- a fair price range for an investor also cannot be calculated.
For Wadi Al Safa 2 (all residential properties), the indicative average gross ROI would be around 5.5% per annum (735 / 13,360), but this calculation is based on the average across the entire residential stock of the area, not on the specific “1-bedroom apartment – new building” profile.
6. Outlook and conclusions
SYMBOLIC ALPHA is a liquid product with strong primary-market demand: high sales dynamics and pricing below the area average. At the same time, DLD does not record rental transactions for the building/project, which complicates investment planning: there is no data on yields or rental demand, and one can rely only on indirect area-wide statistics and third-party sources.
From the perspective of a purchase for subsequent leasing, it is important to consider:
- the current price level is moderately below the market average;
- there is no DLD data on actual rental rates for the building and 1-bedroom units;
- the growth in average price per m² in the area indicates a positive liquidity trend;
- to calculate yield for SYMBOLIC ALPHA, one needs to wait for officially registered rental contracts to appear or use market comparisons outside DLD (which is beyond the scope of this report).
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