Dubai market evidence
Off-Plan vs Ready Property in Me'Aisem First
How off-plan and ready (existing) prices compare inside Me'Aisem First in the historical DLD transaction record — and how that gap differs from Dubai as a whole.
Me'Aisem First — the numbers
Off-plan median
12,372 AED/sqm
20% of sampled sales
Ready (existing) median
8,868 AED/sqm
80% of sampled sales
Off-plan vs ready
+40%
Dubai overall: +65%
Sampled transactions
2,871
What the Me'Aisem First gap means
Across 2,871 sampled sales in Me'Aisem First, off-plan carries a median of 12,372 AED/sqm against 8,868 AED/sqm for ready stock — an off-plan median roughly 40% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +65%, so Me'Aisem First runs 25 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 Me'Aisem First 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 (20% 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 (80%) 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.