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.
The numbers for Al Hebiah Fourth
Off-plan median
15,969 AED/sqm
52% of sampled sales
Ready (existing) median
10,065 AED/sqm
48% of sampled sales
Off-plan vs ready
+59%
Dubai overall: +33%
Sampled transactions
4,151
What the Al Hebiah Fourth gap means
Across 4,151 sampled sales in Al Hebiah Fourth, off-plan carries a median of 15,969 AED/sqm against 10,065 AED/sqm for ready stock. That puts the off-plan median roughly 59% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +33%, so Al Hebiah Fourth runs 26 percentage points wider 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 (52% 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 (48%) is an existing unit that can be inspected and let immediately.
This is sales transaction evidence only and ends 2026-08-13. It is market reference, not valuation or investment advice.