Dubai market evidence
Off-Plan vs Ready Property in Al Khairan First
How off-plan and ready (existing) prices compare inside Al Khairan First in the historical DLD transaction record — and how that gap differs from Dubai as a whole.
Al Khairan First — the numbers
Off-plan median
19,732 AED/sqm
77% of sampled sales
Ready (existing) median
18,956 AED/sqm
23% of sampled sales
Off-plan vs ready
+4%
Dubai overall: +65%
Sampled transactions
6,694
What the Al Khairan First gap means
Across 6,694 sampled sales in Al Khairan First, off-plan carries a median of 19,732 AED/sqm against 18,956 AED/sqm for ready stock — an off-plan median roughly 4% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +65%, so Al Khairan First runs 61 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 Khairan First 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 (77% 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 (23%) 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.