What does off-plan mean in Dubai?

An off-plan property is bought from the developer before it is finished, usually paid in instalments across the construction period. A ready or secondary property is already built and you can move in or rent it out immediately.

What are the latest off-plan launches in Dubai?

21 Dubai projects registered their first off-plan sale in the last 30 days, across 11 communities. This page lists them newest first, with the price buyers actually paid, taken from Dubai Land Department records rather than developer announcements. You can switch between the last 7, 30 and 90 days.

Is off-plan cheaper than ready property in Dubai?

Not on the registered figures. Comparing similar homes in the same community, off-plan has been selling at a higher price per square foot than ready stock. Some of that is product rather than premium: off-plan homes are newer and smaller, and the price is paid in instalments rather than in full.

Do you show payment plans?

No. The Dubai Land Department's published records do not include payment plans, so we do not have them and will not invent them. What we do have is what each project has actually sold for.

Off-plan

The latest off-plan launches in Dubai.

Not developer announcements. A project appears here the week its first sale is registered with the Dubai Land Department, which is when it genuinely starts selling. Records to 3 September.

21 new projects have started selling in Dubai in the last 30 days, across 11 communities.

Drag to move, scroll or use the buttons to zoom. Boundary from OpenStreetMap. Not yet on the map: Down Town Jabal Ali.

What just started selling

See all 21, each with its own page

Registered sales in Dubai, last 12 months

Off-plan against ready

The other way to buy is a home that already exists. Here is how the two compare across Dubai right now, from registered sales only.

Off-plan

Under construction, bought from the developer

Bought before it is built, usually on a payment plan across the construction period. Most often bought for capital appreciation rather than to live in.

Sales: 122,988
AED / sqft: 1,799
Typical price: 1,360k
Typical size: 786

Across 1,414 projects with a registered sale.

Ready

Secondary, move-in ready

Already built, and you can move in or rent it out immediately. This is most of what you will find on Property Finder and Bayut.

Sales: 42,482
AED / sqft: 1,402
Typical price: 1,300k
Typical size: 919

Across 1,329 buildings with a registered sale.

Browse ready prices by area

Off-plan is currently dearer by 28.3% per square foot in Dubai. Some of that is product rather than premium: off-plan homes are newer and smaller, and an off-plan price is paid in instalments across the build rather than in full today.

What this page does not show

Payment plans. The Dubai Land Department does not publish them, so we do not have them and will not guess. For a plan, ask the developer or an agent, then check what the project has actually sold for here.

Developer names, on most projects. The register identifies a project by number rather than by developer, and we can currently attach a developer to only a small share of what is selling. We are working on it, and we would rather leave the column out than fill it with a guess.

Common questions

What does off-plan mean in Dubai?: An off-plan property is bought from the developer before it is finished, usually paid in instalments across the construction period. A ready or secondary property is already built and you can move in or rent it out immediately.
What are the latest off-plan launches in Dubai?: 21 Dubai projects registered their first off-plan sale in the last 30 days, across 11 communities. This page lists them newest first, with the price buyers actually paid, taken from Dubai Land Department records rather than developer announcements. You can switch between the last 7, 30 and 90 days.
Is off-plan cheaper than ready property in Dubai?: Not on the registered figures. Comparing similar homes in the same community, off-plan has been selling at a higher price per square foot than ready stock. Some of that is product rather than premium: off-plan homes are newer and smaller, and the price is paid in instalments rather than in full.
Do you show payment plans?: No. The Dubai Land Department's published records do not include payment plans, so we do not have them and will not invent them. What we do have is what each project has actually sold for.

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