Dubai market evidence
Off-Plan vs Ready Property in Al Safouh First
How off-plan and ready (existing) prices compare inside Al Safouh First in the historical DLD transaction record, and how that gap differs from Dubai as a whole.
The numbers for Al Safouh First
Off-plan median
41,674 AED/sqm
73% of sampled sales
Ready (existing) median
14,403 AED/sqm
27% of sampled sales
Off-plan vs ready
+189%
Dubai overall: +35%
Sampled transactions
370
What the Al Safouh First gap means
Across 370 sampled sales in Al Safouh First, off-plan carries a median of 41,674 AED/sqm against 14,403 AED/sqm for ready stock. That puts the off-plan median roughly 189% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +35%, so Al Safouh First runs 154 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 Safouh 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 (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 2026-07-27. It is market reference, not valuation or investment advice.