Dubai market evidence
Off-Plan vs Ready Property in Mirdif
How off-plan and ready (existing) prices compare inside Mirdif in the historical DLD transaction record, and how that gap differs from Dubai as a whole.
The numbers for Mirdif
Off-plan median
14,531 AED/sqm
11% of sampled sales
Ready (existing) median
12,333 AED/sqm
89% of sampled sales
Off-plan vs ready
+18%
Dubai overall: +33%
Sampled transactions
356
What the Mirdif gap means
Across 356 sampled sales in Mirdif, off-plan carries a median of 14,531 AED/sqm against 12,333 AED/sqm for ready stock. That puts the off-plan median roughly 18% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +33%, so Mirdif runs 15 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 Mirdif 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 (11% 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 (89%) 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.