Dubai market evidence
Off-Plan vs Ready Property in Al Yelayiss 1
How off-plan and ready (existing) prices compare inside Al Yelayiss 1 in the historical DLD transaction record, and how that gap differs from Dubai as a whole.
The numbers for Al Yelayiss 1
Off-plan median
19,611 AED/sqm
32% of sampled sales
Ready (existing) median
16,178 AED/sqm
68% of sampled sales
Off-plan vs ready
+21%
Dubai overall: +31%
Sampled transactions
3,872
What the Al Yelayiss 1 gap means
Across 3,872 sampled sales in Al Yelayiss 1, off-plan carries a median of 19,611 AED/sqm against 16,178 AED/sqm for ready stock. That puts the off-plan median roughly 21% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +31%, so Al Yelayiss 1 runs 10 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 Yelayiss 1 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 (32% 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 (68%) is an existing unit that can be inspected and let immediately.
This is sales transaction evidence only and ends 2026-10-06. It is market reference, not valuation or investment advice.