Dubai market evidence
Off-Plan vs Ready Property in Al Kifaf
How off-plan and ready (existing) prices compare inside Al Kifaf in the historical DLD transaction record, and how that gap differs from Dubai as a whole.
The numbers for Al Kifaf
Off-plan median
22,558 AED/sqm
76% of sampled sales
Ready (existing) median
20,982 AED/sqm
24% of sampled sales
Off-plan vs ready
+8%
Dubai overall: +33%
Sampled transactions
684
What the Al Kifaf gap means
Across 684 sampled sales in Al Kifaf, off-plan carries a median of 22,558 AED/sqm against 20,982 AED/sqm for ready stock. That puts the off-plan median roughly 8% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +33%, so Al Kifaf runs 25 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 Kifaf 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 (76% 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 (24%) 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.