Dubai market evidence
Off-Plan vs Ready Property in Madinat Al Mataar
How off-plan and ready (existing) prices compare inside Madinat Al Mataar in the historical DLD transaction record, and how that gap differs from Dubai as a whole.
The numbers for Madinat Al Mataar
Off-plan median
17,501 AED/sqm
81% of sampled sales
Ready (existing) median
10,610 AED/sqm
19% of sampled sales
Off-plan vs ready
+65%
Dubai overall: +33%
Sampled transactions
9,782
What the Madinat Al Mataar gap means
Across 9,782 sampled sales in Madinat Al Mataar, off-plan carries a median of 17,501 AED/sqm against 10,610 AED/sqm for ready stock. That puts the off-plan median roughly 65% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +33%, so Madinat Al Mataar runs 32 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 Madinat Al Mataar 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 (81% 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 (19%) 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.