Socio Tower 1

1. Does it pay a good rent?6.7% gross, 5.5% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)6.7%Fair
2. Are rents going up?New 1 bed leases: AED 86,000 a year ago, AED 81,666 now (pooled across the project)-5.0%
3. Are prices going up?1 bed: AED 2,580/sqft a year ago, 2,580 now0.0%Fair
4. How fast do fees pay back?AED 78,925 in fees to buy a 1 bed; net rent covers it in 1.2 years1.2 yrsFair
5. Can I sell easily?12 sales in 12 months (56 the year before)12
6. Is a lot being built nearby?3,559 apartments are planned in Dubai Hills Estate from 2026 to 2028, equal to 73% of the 4,869 homes let there today. Dubai Hills Estate supply by year →73%Watch
7. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 87% for buyers 5 years ago; up 86% for launch buyers, before fees+87.4%Context

12 resales in the last 12 months, against 99 a year on average over 2023–2025.

At 1 bed, Socio Tower 1 has registered sale prices 9% above the Dubai Hills Estate median price per square foot of 2,362 AED, across 66 eligible buildings. It ranks 14th of 66 by price per square foot and 6th of 32 by gross yield in Dubai Hills Estate.

Ejari files Socio’s leases under the project, not a tower, so every tower share one rent: the project figure above, counted once. Prices are each tower’s own registered sales.

• Sales and rents to
  2026-10-12 — Dubai Land Department and Ejari, trailing 12 months
  On record
• Sales evidence · 1 bed
  9 registered sales in 12 months
  On record
• Rental evidence · 1 bed
  64 new and 27 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: project (pooled)
  Read with care
• Service charge
  AED 29.94/sqft a year, 2026 owners-association budget; 5.5% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
  On record
• Project register
  Socio: recorded complete 2023-01-31 · register data to 2026-07-06
  On record
• Developer
  Dubai Hills Estate · delivery record
  On record
• Costs not included
  4% DLD transfer fee, agency fee, mortgage, vacancy, furnishing. Every yield is gross.
  Not in the yield

What is the rental yield in Socio Tower 1?

Socio Tower 1 returns 6.7% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 81,666 a year (64 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 1.23M (median of 9 sales in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 1 bedroom in Socio Tower 1 cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 1.23M (2,580 AED/sqft), from 9 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

What are apartments in Socio Tower 1 selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in Socio Tower 1 over the last 12 months have a median of 2,580 AED/sqft, across 9 sales. That uses the same trailing year as the rent and yield figures, requires at least five sales, and excludes off-plan. Floor, view and condition move a specific unit's price around it.

Have prices in Socio Tower 1 risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved 0.0% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 9 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

How does Socio Tower 1 compare with Dubai Hills Estate?

Its 6.7% gross yield sits +0.5 pts against the Dubai Hills Estate median of 6.2%, computed the same way at the same bedroom grain. Gross yield divides the median annual rent from new registered Ejari contracts starting in the last 12 months by the median price of the building's registered sales in the last 12 months (at least 3 sales) for the same bedroom type, with ready and off-plan sales counted alike.