Dubai market evidence

Off-Plan vs Ready Property in Warsan Fourth

How off-plan and ready (existing) prices compare inside Warsan Fourth in the historical DLD transaction record, and how that gap differs from Dubai as a whole.

The numbers for Warsan Fourth

Off-plan median

12,008 AED/sqm

43% of sampled sales

Ready (existing) median

8,342 AED/sqm

57% of sampled sales

Off-plan vs ready

+44%

Dubai overall: +33%

Sampled transactions

1,342

What the Warsan Fourth gap means

Across 1,342 sampled sales in Warsan Fourth, off-plan carries a median of 12,008 AED/sqm against 8,342 AED/sqm for ready stock. That puts the off-plan median roughly 44% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +33%, so Warsan Fourth runs 11 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 Warsan Fourth 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 (43% 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 (57%) 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.

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