Dubai market evidence

Off-Plan vs Ready Property in MADINAT HIND 4

How off-plan and ready (existing) prices compare inside MADINAT HIND 4 in the historical DLD transaction record — and how that gap differs from Dubai as a whole.

MADINAT HIND 4 — the numbers

Off-plan median

9,700 AED/sqm

51% of sampled sales

Ready (existing) median

8,468 AED/sqm

49% of sampled sales

Off-plan vs ready

+15%

Dubai overall: +65%

Sampled transactions

336

What the MADINAT HIND 4 gap means

Across 336 sampled sales in MADINAT HIND 4, off-plan carries a median of 9,700 AED/sqm against 8,468 AED/sqm for ready stock — an off-plan median roughly 15% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +65%, so MADINAT HIND 4 runs 50 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 HIND 4 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 (51% 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 (49%) 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.

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