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Illustrative ranges, not promises. Yields vary by city, street and property type — the table tells you what a healthy deal looks like and why the range is wide.
| Market | Gross yield | Net yield | What moves it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 USA | 4–8% | 2.5–5.5% | Property tax (~1.2% of value) is the biggest drag; PMI and vacancy follow. Sun-belt markets run hotter than coastal ones. |
| 🇬🇧 UK | 3.5–6.5% | 2–4.5% | Stamp duty at entry, then landlord tax changes and maintenance. Northern cities and HMOs outperform London prime. |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 3.5–6% | 2–4% | High prices plus the stress test compress yields; condos in secondary cities often beat Toronto or Vancouver detached homes. |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 3.5–6% | 2–4.5% | Stamp duty and strata fees on apartments; regional centres and mining towns historically run higher than Sydney/Melbourne. |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai / UAE | 5–9% | 4–7% | No property tax lifts net yields, but service charges of AED 10–25/sqft and off-plan supply cycles are the real variables. |
A $350,000 rental at $1,800/month grosses 6.17%. Deduct $4,000 of annual costs (property tax, insurance, vacancy allowance) and the net yield is 5.03% — a full point lower. Every country hub shows the same waterfall.
A AED 1.5m Marina flat renting at AED 9,000/month grosses 7.2%. Service charges of ~AED 22/sqft on a 1,100 sqft unit take ~AED 24,200 a year, cutting net yield toward 5.6%. No property tax, but the fee statement still bites.
Ranges are the site's illustrative market benchmarks, consistent with the buy-to-let and rental guides published on the blog and re-verified in the August 2026 review. Run any specific deal through the Rental Yield Calculator or the AI Analyzer with your own price, rent and costs — the benchmarks are a screening tool, not a valuation.
