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.
Madinat Al Mataar — the numbers
Off-plan median
7,267 AED/sqm
60% of sampled sales
Ready (existing) median
6,943 AED/sqm
40% of sampled sales
Off-plan vs ready
+5%
Dubai overall: +65%
Sampled transactions
3,642
What the Madinat Al Mataar gap means
Across 3,642 sampled sales in Madinat Al Mataar, off-plan carries a median of 7,267 AED/sqm against 6,943 AED/sqm for ready stock — an off-plan median roughly 5% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +65%, so Madinat Al Mataar runs 60 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 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 (60% 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 (40%) 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.