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UAE off-plan snapshot: what is on sale, September 2026

65 verified projects from 25 developers across five emirates, in ten exhibits: where they are, what they cost, what is being built, how you pay and when they hand over.

September 2026 snapshotData as at 22 Sep 2026Computed from OffPlan Insider's tracked projects
65Verified projects
1.89MAEDMedian entry price
46Projects in Dubai
20Handovers in 2029, the peak year

What is on sale in the UAE right now.

A snapshot of the 65 off-plan projects we verify with developers, as at 22 September 2026.

  1. Dubai holds 46 of the 65 projects on sale.

    That is 71% of the market we track. Abu Dhabi follows with 8, then Sharjah with 6.

    71%
  2. The median entry price is AED 1.89M.

    33 of the 57 priced projects start below AED 2 million, and 12 start below AED 1 million.

    1.89MAED
  3. Apartments lead, followed by villas.

    46 projects offer apartments and 21 offer villas; 10 include duplexes.

    21villa projects
  4. 2029 is the busiest handover year.

    20 projects are scheduled to hand over in 2029 and 14 in 2028.

    20in 2029
  5. 6 projects offer a post-handover plan.

    Booking deposits run from 2% to 20%; 14 of the 29 projects that publish one ask 10%.

    6projects
  6. 21 projects sit in waterfront areas.

    From Dubai Islands and Sharjah Waterfront City to Yas Island and Al Jurf.

    21projects
  7. 4 projects launched in September 2026.

    Including Sei Saadiyat, Talay and The Wadi.

    4launches

Most projects are in Dubai, spread across many addresses.

Exhibit 1Projects

Where the projects are, by emirate

71%12%9%
Dubai 46Abu Dhabi 8Sharjah 6Ras Al Khaimah 3Umm Al Quwain 2
Source: computed from OffPlan Insider's tracked projects, 22 Sep 2026. Share of the 65 projects on sale.
Exhibit 2Projects

The busiest addresses

Expo Valley6
Dubai Islands4
Mohammed Bin Rashid City4
Sharjah Waterfront City4
Sobha Sanctuary4
Al Jaddaf3
Dubailand Residence Complex3
The Valley2
Source: computed from OffPlan Insider's tracked projects, 22 Sep 2026. Community or area as listed on each project.

No single address dominates: the busiest has 6 projects, and the 65 projects sit across 42 addresses.

More projects start at AED 1M – 2M than at any other price.

Exhibit 3Projects, AED

Entry prices across the market

12
21
15
5
4
Under 1M1M – 2M2M – 5M5M – 10M10M +
Source: computed from OffPlan Insider's tracked projects, 22 Sep 2026. Each project's published starting price. 8 projects are priced on request.
Exhibit 4AED

Median entry price by emirate

Abu Dhabi (7)2.95M
Sharjah (6)2.19M
Dubai (40)1.77M
Ras Al Khaimah (2)1.63M
Umm Al Quwain (2)1.24M
Source: computed from OffPlan Insider's tracked projects, 22 Sep 2026. Number of priced projects in brackets; small samples outside the largest emirate.

The AED 1M–2M band is the largest, with 21 projects. The samples outside Dubai are small, so read their medians as a guide.

Apartments lead; villas are in 21 of 65 projects.

Exhibit 5Projects offering each type

What is being built

Apartment46
Villa21
Duplex10
Commercial9
Townhouse9
Penthouse6
Branded residence2
Serviced apartment1
Source: computed from OffPlan Insider's tracked projects, 22 Sep 2026. A project can offer more than one type.
21

projects are in waterfront areas, including Dubai Islands, Sharjah Waterfront City, Yas Island and Al Jurf.

60/40 is the most listed plan, and 10% the usual deposit.

Exhibit 6Projects

Payment plans listed by developers

60/4010
50/509
Post-handover6
75/254
40/603
80/203
30/702
70/302
Source: computed from OffPlan Insider's tracked projects, 22 Sep 2026. 36 projects publish a milestone schedule; post-handover and 1% monthly plans are also counted by structure.
Exhibit 729 projects

Booking deposits, where published

2%2 projects
5%4 projects
10%14 projects
20%9 projects
Source: computed from OffPlan Insider's tracked projects, 22 Sep 2026. 36 projects do not publish a separate booking percentage.

How these structures behave in cash terms, and why the trigger matters as much as the shape, is set out in our guide to off-plan payment plans.

Handovers peak in 2029.

Exhibit 8Projects

Scheduled handovers by year

3
5
14
20
5
2
202620272028202920302031
Source: computed from OffPlan Insider's tracked projects, 22 Sep 2026. 16 projects have no published handover date yet.
Exhibit 9Projects

Where projects are in their life cycle

26%8%32%29%
New launch 17Pre-launch 5Selling 21Under construction 19Near handover 1Ready 2
Source: computed from OffPlan Insider's tracked projects, 22 Sep 2026.

Sobha Realty and Imtiaz Developments have the most projects on sale.

Exhibit 10Projects

Developers with the most projects on sale

Sobha Realty10
Imtiaz Developments9
Expo City Dubai6
Emaar Properties5
Ajmal Makan4
Aldar Properties4
Binghatti Developers4
Danube Properties4
Source: computed from OffPlan Insider's tracked projects, 22 Sep 2026.

See every developer, where they build and their entry prices in the developers directory.

How this snapshot was made.

What it covers

  • The 65 off-plan projects on OffPlan Insider as at 22 September 2026, each verified with its developer.
  • Entry prices are each developer's published starting price, not transaction prices.
  • Payment plans, deposits and handover dates are as listed on each project page.

What it does not cover

  • It is not the whole UAE market: projects we do not track are not included.
  • It does not use Land Department transaction or resale data.
  • Samples outside Dubai are small, so medians there can move with one launch.

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