Dubai market evidence
Off-Plan vs Ready Property in Palm Deira
How off-plan and ready (existing) prices compare inside Palm Deira in the historical DLD transaction record, and how that gap differs from Dubai as a whole.
The numbers for Palm Deira
Off-plan median
26,691 AED/sqm
90% of sampled sales
Ready (existing) median
15,081 AED/sqm
10% of sampled sales
Off-plan vs ready
+77%
Dubai overall: +35%
Sampled transactions
3,446
What the Palm Deira gap means
Across 3,446 sampled sales in Palm Deira, off-plan carries a median of 26,691 AED/sqm against 15,081 AED/sqm for ready stock. That puts the off-plan median roughly 77% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +35%, so Palm Deira runs 42 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 Palm Deira 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 (90% 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 (10%) is an existing unit that can be inspected and let immediately.
This is sales transaction evidence only and ends 2026-07-27. It is market reference, not valuation or investment advice.