Dubai market evidence
Off-Plan vs Ready Property in Al Hebiah Fourth
How off-plan and ready (existing) prices compare inside Al Hebiah Fourth in the historical DLD transaction record — and how that gap differs from Dubai as a whole.
Al Hebiah Fourth — the numbers
Off-plan median
10,066 AED/sqm
37% of sampled sales
Ready (existing) median
7,766 AED/sqm
63% of sampled sales
Off-plan vs ready
+30%
Dubai overall: +65%
Sampled transactions
6,775
What the Al Hebiah Fourth gap means
Across 6,775 sampled sales in Al Hebiah Fourth, off-plan carries a median of 10,066 AED/sqm against 7,766 AED/sqm for ready stock — an off-plan median roughly 30% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +65%, so Al Hebiah Fourth runs 35 percentage points narrower than Dubai overall.
Comparing within a single area removes most of the location mix effect that distorts the citywide figure, but not all of it: off-plan launches inside Al Hebiah Fourth may still skew toward newer towers or larger layouts than the resale stock they are measured against. Narrow further by unit type before treating this as a like-for-like premium.
Off-plan (37% of sampled transactions here) is bought from a developer before or during construction, typically on a payment plan, carrying handover and delivery risk. Ready property (63%) is an existing unit that can be inspected and let immediately.
This is sales transaction evidence only and ends 2023-03-17. It is market reference, not valuation or investment advice.