Object 1 vs Reportage
At the median, Object 1 asks AED 1,772 per sqft against AED 1,693 across Reportage stock, 5% dearer per sqft. Half of the Object 1 inventory we hold a price for sits between AED 1,528 and AED 1,892 per sqft, against AED 1,442 to AED 1,790 for Reportage.
Object 1 runs the larger book: 58 tracked off-plan projects and 1,122 priced units, against 38 projects and 2,683 priced units for Reportage.
Object 1 asks for less cash before handover: the median plan takes 60% before keys across 82 published plans, against 61% across 156 plans for Reportage.
Price per sqft, and the band around it
Dot is the median AED per sqft, bar is p25 to p75. Figures after each name are the median AED per sqft and the priced units.
Dot is the median asking price per sqft, bar is the middle half of the priced inventory. Bases are 1,122 priced units in Object 1 and 2,683 in Reportage.
Side by side
| Metric | Object 1 | Reportage |
|---|---|---|
| Off-plan projects tracked | 58 | 38 |
| Priced units | 1,122 | 2,683 |
| Median AED per sqft | 1,772 | 1,693 |
| AED per sqft, p25 to p75 | 1,528 to 1,892 | 1,442 to 1,790 |
| Median asking price | AED 1.37M | AED 1.25M |
| Lowest starting price | AED 537K | AED 390K |
| Median paid before handover | 60% | 61% |
| Plans with a post-handover tail | 21% | 1% |
| Plans asking 60% or more before keys | 80% | 51% |
| Peak handover year | 2027 (31 projects) | 2028 (12 projects) |
| Communities built in | 11 | 15 |
Every figure is computed by OffplanIndex over developer-published unit inventories and payment plans. A row neither side can answer is left out rather than filled in. Comparing two developers compares their current off-plan books, not their build quality or their delivery record. Not investment advice.
Price
Reportage is the cheaper book per sqft, at AED 1,693 against AED 1,772 for Object 1, so Object 1 is 5% dearer per sqft. On the typical unit that reads as AED 1.25M for a median 773 sqft home from Reportage, against AED 1.37M for a median 771 sqft home from Object 1. Part of that gap is product, not premium: the two are not selling the same mix of unit.
Object 1 sells mostly 1 BR units, 678 priced records at a median AED 1,787 per sqft and AED 1.37M a unit. Reportage leans to 1 BR units, 682 records at AED 1,733 per sqft and AED 967K a unit.
Entry pricing: the lowest published starting price is AED 537K from Object 1 and AED 390K from Reportage.
Terms
Across 82 published plans from Object 1, the median asks 60% before handover, with 21% carrying instalments that run past the keys. Reportage publishes 156 plans, a median of 61% before handover and 1% with a post-handover tail.
The heavy end matters more than the median when the plan is the reason to buy. 80% of Object 1 plans want 60% or more before keys, against 51% of Reportage plans. At the light end, 15% of Object 1 plans and 34% of Reportage plans ask 50% or less.
Where and when
Object 1 builds in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, across 11 communities, most of it in Jumeirah Village Circle, Jumeirah Village Triangle, Dubai Land Residence Complex. Reportage builds in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Fujairah, across 15 communities, concentrated in Dubai Investments Park, Masdar City, Yas Island.
Object 1 peaks in 2027, when 31 of its 58 tracked projects are scheduled to hand over. Reportage peaks in 2028 with 12 of 38. Published handover dates move, so read them as developer intent rather than a delivered date.
21% of the Object 1 projects tracked are listed as sold out or out of stock, against 41% for Reportage. 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.
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Source: OffplanIndex derived analytics, built 2026-09-02 from developer-published project facts and unit inventories aggregated from public portals (latest observation 2026-07-30). All statistics are computed by OffplanIndex; no third-party database is reproduced. See the methodology and data policy. Not investment advice.