Dubai market evidence
Off-Plan vs Ready Property in Palm Jumeirah
How off-plan and ready (existing) prices compare inside Palm Jumeirah in the historical DLD transaction record, and how that gap differs from Dubai as a whole.
The numbers for Palm Jumeirah
Off-plan median
54,465 AED/sqm
23% of sampled sales
Ready (existing) median
27,924 AED/sqm
77% of sampled sales
Off-plan vs ready
+95%
Dubai overall: +32%
Sampled transactions
1,635
What the Palm Jumeirah gap means
Across 1,635 sampled sales in Palm Jumeirah, off-plan carries a median of 54,465 AED/sqm against 27,924 AED/sqm for ready stock. That puts the off-plan median roughly 95% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +32%, so Palm Jumeirah 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 Palm Jumeirah 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 (23% 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 (77%) is an existing unit that can be inspected and let immediately.
This is sales transaction evidence only and ends 2026-09-17. It is market reference, not valuation or investment advice.