Dubai market evidence
Off-Plan vs Ready Property in Al Jadaf
How off-plan and ready (existing) prices compare inside Al Jadaf in the historical DLD transaction record, and how that gap differs from Dubai as a whole.
The numbers for Al Jadaf
Off-plan median
20,691 AED/sqm
73% of sampled sales
Ready (existing) median
16,372 AED/sqm
27% of sampled sales
Off-plan vs ready
+26%
Dubai overall: +33%
Sampled transactions
2,410
What the Al Jadaf gap means
Across 2,410 sampled sales in Al Jadaf, off-plan carries a median of 20,691 AED/sqm against 16,372 AED/sqm for ready stock. That puts the off-plan median roughly 26% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +33%, so Al Jadaf runs 7 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 Jadaf 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 (73% 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 (27%) 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.