8.1% below median resales
Your implied AED/sqft sits under the recent DLD median for similar registered resales. Still confirm service charges, snagging, and exit liquidity before you commit.
DLD benchmark
Your offer (total)
1,850,000 AED
Implied ask: 2,467 AED/sqft
Median deal total (benchmark)
2,012,222 AED
Median total transaction price among the same matched comps (not median AED/sqft × your size, which skews when unit sizes in the band differ). Reference only — not a suggestion to raise your bid.
Broker negotiation lines
Upside
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Verdict & confidence breakdown
Your implied AED/sqft sits under the recent DLD median for similar registered resales. Still confirm service charges, snagging, and exit liquidity before you commit.
- Confidence is medium: enough records for a practical range, but unit attributes still matter.
- Ask vs median: -8.1%.
- Generated from 9 DLD registered sale records, 2024-12-04 - 2026-04-16.
Comparable transactions table
5 recent DLD rows are included in this unlock. Use them as the evidence table when the broker sends listings or screenshots.
- #comp-1: 2026-04-16 - 1,825,000 AED - 690 sqft.
- #comp-2: 2026-03-30 - 2,080,000 AED - 834 sqft.
- #comp-3: 2025-09-29 - 2,750,000 AED - 898 sqft.
- #comp-4: 2025-05-19 - 1,925,000 AED - 691 sqft.
- #comp-5: 2025-03-06 - 2,750,000 AED - 903 sqft.
Negotiation arguments
Use these as copy/paste lines; each argument is anchored to DLD records, not portal asking prices.
- Lead with: “I’m already under the middle of those 9 closes — my number tracks the cheaper side of the pack. Match two lower totals you pick from the table or show written premiums versus those deals only.”
- Pick two lower-priced closes (similar size on the register) and ask: “What on the paperwork proves I should pay more than both — not slides?”
- Put service charge, sinking fund, and transfer fees next to those cheaper closes — if yours is the same or heavier, that is immediate AED off the listing price.
Broker question script
Questions designed to force evidence instead of generic “market is moving” answers.
- Which three DLD registered sales in THE RESIDENCES AT MARINA GATE 1 support the asking price? Please send date, total AED, and size.
- If this unit deserves a premium over the median, which documented attribute carries it: view, floor, layout, fit-out, payment plan, or vacant status?
- What is the current service charge AED/sqft and are there any OA or service-charge arrears on this unit?
- Can you match the SPA/title deed project name and DLD project number to the offer sheet?
- If the seller will not move price, which comparable registered close should I remove from the evidence table and why?
Counter-offer message
Thanks. The DLD evidence puts this offer close to the current range, so I am not increasing based on listing screenshots. Please send the service-charge position, title/SPА details, and the three closest registered sales you want me to price against before I make the next written offer.
Red & green flags
Rule-based signals from price gap, liquidity, claim wording, and data depth.
- Positive: Your price lines up with — or sits under — what similar flats in this list recently sold for.
- Positive: Plenty of people traded in this project in the last year — usually a calmer picture if you sell later.
Verification checklist
Before deposit, verify documents outside the price model.
- Ask for the title deed or SPA name and match it to the DLD project/building name.
- Request service charge, OA budget, and arrears confirmation.
- Check NOC requirements, transfer fees, mortgage discharge, and escrow/RERA status where relevant.
- If the unit claims a view, floor, fit-out, or payment-plan premium, require written proof before pricing it.
Registered closes in your size band
- 2026-04-161,825,000 AED· 690 sqft· 2,645 AED/sqft
- 2026-03-302,080,000 AED· 834 sqft· 2,494 AED/sqft
- 2025-09-292,750,000 AED· 898 sqft· 3,062 AED/sqft
- 2025-05-191,925,000 AED· 691 sqft· 2,786 AED/sqft
- 2025-03-062,750,000 AED· 903 sqft· 3,045 AED/sqft
How the benchmark and comps are built
Procedure-area filters, date window, and median notes — open if you want to verify the math.
- We use only DLD-registered sales — not Property Finder, Bayut, or broker PDF asking prices.
- Comps match your procedure-area band in the same project or linked tower using official DLD area.
- We compute AED/sqft and a period median so one expensive or cheap close does not drive the verdict.
- When the sample is large enough, statistical outliers are trimmed so one odd close does not look “market”.
- We check market depth: how many sales, how recent they are, and whether the project looks illiquid.
- We surface what averages hide: developer/project risk, service charges, documents, and broker claim wording.
DLD median: 2,683 AED/sqft vs broker ask: 2,467 AED/sqft
Case
Alexey, Moscow
Marina Gate 1 · Dubai Marina · 1BR · 750 sqft · 1,850,000 AED
Broker: "below developer price, investment asset, high liquidity"
Gap
-8.1%
9 comparable DLD sales
Pricing frame (DLD registered sales)
- Broker ask
1,850,000 AED
2,467 sqft
- Fair close range (P25–P75)
1,850,000 – 2,100,000 AED
- DLD median close
2,012,250 AED
2,683 sqft
- AED/sqft band
2,519 – 2,973 sqft
- Counter-offer anchor
1,850,000 – 2,012,222 AED
- Gap vs median
-8.1%
- Negotiation room
FAVORABLE — ask below typical DLD band
- Market depth
9 registered sales in comp set
2024-12-04 → 2026-04-16
1. Pricing frame
Ask 1,850,000 AED · fair range 1,850,000 – 2,100,000 AED · counter 1,850,000 – 2,012,222 AED · FAVORABLE — ask below typical DLD band
2. DLD comps
Offer 2,467 / median 2,683 AED/sqft · band 2,519 – 2,973 AED/sqft
3. Outlier notes
0 low / 2 high outliers · Premium unit / strong position
4. Negotiation line
Lead with: “I’m already under the middle of those 9 closes — my number tracks the cheaper side of the pack. Match two lower totals you pick from the table or show written premiums versus those deals only.”
Outcome
Broker pitched “below developer price” — DLD showed the ask ~8% below the resale median. Buyer kept the deal but renegotiated fees and handover timing using the comp window.
This is the unlocked report view: pricing frame, DLD comps, negotiation lines, and buyer advisory PDF.
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