Dubai market evidence
Off-Plan vs Ready Property in Saih Shuaib 1
How off-plan and ready (existing) prices compare inside Saih Shuaib 1 in the historical DLD transaction record, and how that gap differs from Dubai as a whole.
The numbers for Saih Shuaib 1
Off-plan median
29,196 AED/sqm
27% of sampled sales
Ready (existing) median
2,906 AED/sqm
73% of sampled sales
Off-plan vs ready
+905%
Dubai overall: +31%
Sampled transactions
497
What the Saih Shuaib 1 gap means
Across 497 sampled sales in Saih Shuaib 1, off-plan carries a median of 29,196 AED/sqm against 2,906 AED/sqm for ready stock. That puts the off-plan median roughly 905% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +31%, so Saih Shuaib 1 runs 874 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 Saih Shuaib 1 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 (27% 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 (73%) is an existing unit that can be inspected and let immediately.
This is sales transaction evidence only and ends 2026-11-03. It is market reference, not valuation or investment advice.