Dubai market evidence
Off-Plan vs Ready Property in Marsa Dubai
How off-plan and ready (existing) prices compare inside Marsa Dubai in the historical DLD transaction record, and how that gap differs from Dubai as a whole.
The numbers for Marsa Dubai
Off-plan median
38,551 AED/sqm
42% of sampled sales
Ready (existing) median
19,854 AED/sqm
58% of sampled sales
Off-plan vs ready
+94%
Dubai overall: +31%
Sampled transactions
6,779
What the Marsa Dubai gap means
Across 6,779 sampled sales in Marsa Dubai, off-plan carries a median of 38,551 AED/sqm against 19,854 AED/sqm for ready stock. That puts the off-plan median roughly 94% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +31%, so Marsa Dubai runs 63 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 Marsa Dubai 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 (42% 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 (58%) is an existing unit that can be inspected and let immediately.
This is sales transaction evidence only and ends 2026-10-19. It is market reference, not valuation or investment advice.