Samana Santorini

1. Does it pay a good rent?7.4% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)7.4%Fair
2. Is it easy to let?38% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical Dubai Studio City building manages 58%38%Fair

   Across 12 Dubai Studio City buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 58% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 76% or more; Samana Santorini is at 38%.

3. Are rents going up?Too few new leases on both sides of the year to measure a changeNo record
4. Are prices going up?Studio: AED 1,230/sqft a year ago, 1,450 now+17.9%Strength
5. How fast do fees pay back?AED 41,410 in fees to buy a studio; rent covers it in 0.9 years0.9 yrs
6. Can I sell easily?20 sales in 12 months, 13% of the tower (12 the year before)20Strength
7. Is a lot being built nearby?1,080 apartments are planned in Dubai Studio City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 53% of the 2,040 homes let there today. A further 1,060 are past their planned date. Dubai Studio City supply by year →53%Watch
8. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 10% for launch buyers, before fees+9.8%Context

11 resales in the last 12 months, against 36 a year on average over 2023–2025.

Rows marked 500 m cluster widen to the surrounding listings because the building itself had too few of that type.

At studio, Samana Santorini has registered sale prices 9% below the Dubai Studio City median price per square foot of 1,586 AED, across 21 eligible buildings. It ranks 14th of 21 by price per square foot in Dubai Studio City.

• Sales and rents to
  2026-10-12 — Dubai Land Department and Ejari, trailing 12 months
  On record
• Sales evidence · Studio
  15 registered sales in 12 months
  On record
• Rental evidence · Studio
  36 new and 0 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: this building
  On record
• Service charge
  Not on file, so the yield is gross. Current approved budgets are in DLD's Service Charge Index (Mollak), by project.
  Not on record
• Project register
  Samana Santorini: recorded complete 2026-02-22 · register data to 2026-07-06
  On record
• Developer
  Samana Developers · delivery record
  On record
• Short-term assumption
  Modelled at the published 70% occupancy on 6 listings seen; the dial above changes every short-term figure on this page
  Read with care
• Building record
  DLD building record · data to 2026-10-13
  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 Samana Santorini?

Samana Santorini returns 7.4% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 45,000 a year (36 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 610,000 (median of 15 sales in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a studio in Samana Santorini cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 610,000 (1,450 AED/sqft), from 15 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

What are apartments in Samana Santorini selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in Samana Santorini over the last 12 months have a median of 1,409 AED/sqft, across 10 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 Samana Santorini risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +17.9% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 15 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

How does Samana Santorini compare with Dubai Studio City?

Its 7.4% gross yield sits -0.8 pts against the Dubai Studio City median of 8.2%, 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.