Arada vs Imtiaz

Arada is the cheaper book per sqft, at AED 1,319 against AED 1,975 for Imtiaz, so Imtiaz is 50% dearer per sqft. On the typical unit that reads as AED 3.12M for a median 2,080 sqft home from Arada, against AED 2.12M for a median 1,100 sqft home from Imtiaz. Part of that gap is product, not premium: the two are not selling the same mix of unit.

Arada sells mostly 2 BR units, 320 priced records at a median AED 1,321 per sqft and AED 1.89M a unit. Imtiaz leans to 1 BR units, 67 records at AED 2,318 per sqft and AED 1.94M a unit.

Entry pricing: the lowest published starting price is AED 299K from Arada and AED 556K from Imtiaz.

Across 77 published plans from Arada, the median asks 40% before handover, with 0% carrying instalments that run past the keys. Imtiaz publishes 58 plans, a median of 60% before handover and 12% with a post-handover tail.

The heavy end matters more than the median when the plan is the reason to buy. 5% of Arada plans want 60% or more before keys, against 66% of Imtiaz plans. At the light end, 94% of Arada plans and 28% of Imtiaz plans ask 50% or less.

Arada builds in Sharjah, Dubai, Ajman, across 17 communities, most of it in Aljada, Tilal City, Al Rowdat Suburb. Imtiaz builds in Dubai, across 10 communities, concentrated in Dubai Islands, Dubai Land Residence Complex, Jumeirah Village Circle.

Arada peaks in 2027, when 19 of its 47 tracked projects are scheduled to hand over. Imtiaz peaks in 2027 with 19 of 41. Published handover dates move, so read them as developer intent rather than a delivered date.

44% of the Arada projects tracked are listed as sold out or out of stock, against 68% for Imtiaz. That is the share of each book no longer taking new bookings at listed prices, which reads as demand on the way in and as scarcity on the way out.