Dubai market evidence
Off-Plan vs Ready Property in Al Hebiah Sixth
How off-plan and ready (existing) prices compare inside Al Hebiah Sixth in the historical DLD transaction record — and how that gap differs from Dubai as a whole.
Al Hebiah Sixth — the numbers
Off-plan median
11,629 AED/sqm
43% of sampled sales
Ready (existing) median
8,257 AED/sqm
57% of sampled sales
Off-plan vs ready
+41%
Dubai overall: +65%
Sampled transactions
1,502
What the Al Hebiah Sixth gap means
Across 1,502 sampled sales in Al Hebiah Sixth, off-plan carries a median of 11,629 AED/sqm against 8,257 AED/sqm for ready stock — an off-plan median roughly 41% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +65%, so Al Hebiah Sixth runs 24 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 Sixth 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 (43% 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 (57%) 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.