Let's assume you invested AED in a 1 million AED apartment and started earning % annually. You would have earned AED 1,400 compared to simply leaving your money in the bank. Assuming constant returns, if you held your investment for 5 years, the total income earned from rent would amount to AED 7,000. if the price of the property falls. you've still earned a healthy return on your investment by simply investing it.

However, if we assume that your investment appreciates % a year. In 5 years the property's value would be worth AED 1,104,080 and your original investment of AED 20,000 would be worth AED 22,081.