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Completion year
2027 is the near-completion year, and it is the only handover year where you can meaningfully check the claim. Several of these releases publish construction progress, some with a regulator's figure alongside the developer's. That makes 2027 the year to buy on evidence rather than on a masterplan, and the year where the difference between a purchase price and the cash you need today is largest.
Almost no Dubai developer publishes a handover date on its own website. Emaar, DAMAC, Meraas and Sobha publish none at project level; Aldar publishes at community level; Nakheel publishes dates in press releases but not on its project pages.
So most of the dates on this page come from the Dubai Land Department register as surfaced by property portals. That is a reasonable source and it is not the developer speaking. Each card and each row says which it is, and we would rather you knew than have the distinction quietly disappear.
By quarter
Grouped by the quarter currently stated. Releases whose stated date carries no quarter appear at the end.
Emaar Properties · The Valley by Emaar
Twin villas at three, four and five bedrooms, the lowest published villa price in The Valley.
Launched
Nakheel · Mohammed Bin Rashid City
Nakheel villas and mansions, the principal off-plan villa release inside MBR City.
Frontage onto the Crystal Lagoons water body is confirmed for the six-bedroom Island Villas tier only, not for the whole release.
Under construction
Dubai South Properties · Dubai South
Dubai South Properties phase four: townhouses, villas and waterfront formats around the lagoon.
South Bay is built around an engineered crystal lagoon of roughly one kilometre. Only the larger waterfront mansion tiers are described as fronting it.
Under construction
Dubai South Properties · Dubai South
The five to seven-bedroom mansions in South Bay phase four, which Dubai South states are all on the waterfront.
Dubai South states the mansions are all on the waterfront of a one-kilometre engineered lagoon. The lagoon is not confirmed as Crystal Lagoons technology.
Under construction. Phase four is 138 units in total
DAMAC Properties · DAMAC Lagoons
Villas and townhouses in the French-themed cluster.
DAMAC describes homes as surrounded by azure lagoons, the same sentence it uses on townhouse-only clusters. No plot-level frontage is published.
Nice 3 listed as developer stock
Nakheel · Dubai Islands
Three and four-bedroom semi-detached villas on 350 sqm plots, the entry typology at Bay Villas.
On Dubai Islands but sold as an inland tier.
Sources disagree on whether developer stock remains
Emaar Properties · The Valley by Emaar
Twin villas with one of the earliest handover dates currently reported in The Valley.
Launched
Nakheel · Dubai Islands
Four-bedroom garden villas on 600 sqm plots.
On Dubai Islands but sold as a garden tier, not a water-fronting one.
Sources disagree on whether developer stock remains
Nakheel · Dubai Islands
Five-bedroom waterfront villas of 622 to 750 sqm on 680 sqm plots.
Nakheel places these along the shorefront promenade with marine views. The promenade sits between the plot and the water, so this is a view rather than frontage.
Sources disagree on whether developer stock remains
Nakheel · Dubai Islands
Six-bedroom beachfront villas of 1,232 to 1,313 sqm, the largest typology at Bay Villas.
Beachfront is the tier name. Nakheel publishes beach access at community level and attaches no beach right or plot frontage to this tier.
Sources disagree on whether developer stock remains
Majid Al Futtaim · Tilal Al Ghaf
The lagoon-side collection within Serenity Mansions, which the developer places directly beside Lagoon Al Ghaf.
Under construction. No developer stock
Aldar · Haven by Aldar
One of the two villa clusters at Haven, roughly 127 units at three to six bedrooms. Developer stock is sold out.
Developer sold out, resale only
Aldar · Haven by Aldar
The larger of the two villa clusters, roughly 153 units at three to six bedrooms.
Developer sold out, resale only
Aldar · Haven by Aldar
The four townhouse clusters at three and four bedrooms. This is where the lower Haven entry prices attach.
Developer sold out, resale only
Aldar · Haven by Aldar
The third villa cluster at Haven, roughly 112 homes at three to six bedrooms.
Developer sold out, resale only
Emaar Properties · The Oasis by Emaar
The first Palmiera release and the lowest published entry price in The Oasis.
Emaar describes the plots as maximising views of the water canals. Frontage for every plot is not stated, so this is recorded as a view.
Launched
Meraas · The Acres by Meraas
Three to five-bedroom villas, the most reachable entry point into the community.
The water is an engineered lagoon inside the masterplan. Plot-by-plot frontage is not published by the developer, so this is recorded as a view rather than as frontage.
Launched November 2024
Taraf · Jumeirah Golf Estates
Six-bedroom villas and six-bedroom townhouses side by side. Check which one you are being offered.
Available. Construction started August 2025
Sobha Realty · Mohammed Bin Rashid City
A gated enclave of five and six-bedroom villas inside Sobha Hartland 2.
Sobha Hartland 2 has two engineered lagoons with community access rather than published private frontage.
Limited collection
Majid Al Futtaim · Tilal Al Ghaf
Six and seven-bedroom mansions in three types, ARA, AYLA and LUNA, with the lowest construction progress in the community.
Under construction, 13.95% at January 2026. Sold out from the developer, 58 resale units listed
Majid Al Futtaim · Tilal Al Ghaf
Thirteen gated mansions. The developer claims lagoon access only; portals claim private beach access it does not.
13 mansions. No developer stock
Taraf · Jumeirah Golf Estates
Six-bedroom standalone villas, twin villas and townhouses. Sold out. The twin villa is not a detached home.
Sold out, resale only
Nakheel · Palm Jebel Ali
44 beachfront villas across ten architectural designs, with phased handovers from late 2026.
Nakheel states the villas sit directly along the shoreline with direct beach access.
Released August 2026, 44 villas
Construction progress
Nakheel is the only Dubai developer publishing its own percentage alongside the regulator's, each with its own inspection date. Where both exist we show both and never average them, because they measure different things: the developer counts against its construction programme, RERA verifies against the escrow-linked milestone schedule.
| Release | Community | Stated handover | Developer or register figure, and inspection date | RERA figure, and inspection date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emaar Palmiera | The Oasis by Emaar | Q4 2027 | 72.56% on 2026-06-18 | Not published |
| Emaar Rivana | The Valley by Emaar | Q1 2027 | 77.38% on 2025-11-06 | Not published |
| Nakheel Bay Villas Semi-Detached Villas | Dubai Islands | Q2 2027 | 16.67% on 2026-06-11 | 14.74% on 2026-05-07 |
| Nakheel District One West | Mohammed Bin Rashid City | Q1 2027 | 83.37% on 2026-06-11 | 73.31% on 2026-03-12 |
| Emaar Alana | The Valley by Emaar | Q2 2027 per the RERA record, Q3 2027 per Property Finder | Not published | 76.14% on 2026-03-24 |
| Nakheel Bay Villas Garden Villas | Dubai Islands | Q2 2027 | 16.67% on 2026-06-11 | 14.74% on 2026-05-07 |
| Nakheel Bay Villas Waterfront Villas | Dubai Islands | Q2 2027 | 16.67% on 2026-06-11 | 14.74% on 2026-05-07 |
| Nakheel Frond F Limited Collection | Palm Jebel Ali | Phased from late 2026 through 2027 | Not published | 1.29% on 2026-07-13 |
| Majid Al Futtaim Serenity Mansions | Tilal Al Ghaf | Q4 2027 | 13.95% on 13 January 2026 | Not published |
| Nakheel Bay Villas Beachfront Villas | Dubai Islands | Q2 2027 | 16.67% on 2026-06-11 | 14.74% on 2026-05-07 |
Never average the two columns. Milestone payments track the RERA figure; the realism of the handover date tracks the developer figure.
Dates that moved
We do not overwrite an earlier date with a later one and say nothing. Both appear here.
Q2 2027 per the RERA record, Q3 2027 per Property Finder
Phased from late 2026 through 2027
The DLD register carries Q4 2028 for the same frond
Q4 2027
A second market source gives Q2 2027 for the same release
By developer
4 releases scheduled this year
1 release scheduled this year
2 releases scheduled this year
3 releases scheduled this year
3 releases scheduled this year
1 release scheduled this year
6 releases scheduled this year
1 release scheduled this year
2 releases scheduled this year
Most 2027 inventory is resale, because a release approaching completion has usually sold its developer stock. On a resale assignment the number that matters is not the price the seller quotes; it is the price plus whatever remains on the payment plan, minus nothing, all of it due on a schedule you inherit.
Work it through before you offer. Take the original purchase price and the percentage paid to date. The seller is asking for their equity plus a premium, or occasionally at a discount. On top of that you assume the remaining developer instalments, which on a plan with a forty per cent completion tranche means a large payment landing within months of handover, not years.
Add the Dubai Land Department transfer fee, agency commission, and the developer's assignment or no-objection fee, which varies by developer and is rarely quoted upfront. And confirm the developer permits assignment at all at this stage, and at what minimum paid percentage.
Off-plan mortgages in the UAE are capped at fifty per cent loan to value, so at least half of the total has to come from your own funds regardless of how close completion looks.
Ask for both construction percentages, each with its inspection date. Nakheel is the only Dubai developer that publishes its own figure alongside the regulator's, and the gap between them is instructive rather than alarming: the developer counts progress against its construction programme, RERA verifies against the escrow-linked milestone schedule, and their inspections are often weeks or months apart.
Never average the two. The RERA figure is the one tied to escrow releases and therefore to your milestone payments. The developer figure is the better guide to whether the stated handover is realistic.
A figure without a date is not a figure. Progress percentages circulate widely for Emaar, DAMAC, Aldar and Sobha projects; none of those developers publishes them, so they come from brokerage newsletters and are usually undated. We do not print them.
One live example worth knowing. Nakheel announced in August 2026 that the first villas on Palm Jebel Ali's Frond F would begin a phased handover from late 2026 through 2027. The DLD register for the same frond recorded it at 1.29% complete in July 2026, with a marketed completion of Q4 2028. Both statements exist. Ask Nakheel which applies to the unit you are shown.
Service charges begin. They are levied per square foot of built-up area and they scale with what the community maintains: a lagoon, extensive landscaping, a beach, a clubhouse. Ask for the projected rate and whether it is a projection or a contracted figure.
Snagging is yours to run. Inspect before you accept handover, not after, and put the list in writing within whatever window the sale agreement allows.
Mortgage timing changes. An off-plan facility converts on completion, and the rate and terms you were quoted at reservation may not be the ones available at handover.
And the property becomes a holding cost rather than a plan: cooling, insurance, maintenance and, if you intend to let it, a period of vacancy while the wider community completes around you.
Comparison
The single biggest difference between developers, and the reason a 2027 date is checkable at some and not at others.
| Developer | Publishes progress | Form |
|---|---|---|
| Nakheel | Yes, uniquely | A public per-project page giving its own inspection figure and RERA's side by side, each with its own date. No handover dates on those pages |
| Emaar | No | Nothing public at project level. Progress reaches buyers through its own app |
| DAMAC | No live page | Periodic broker-facing decks and corporate milestones in press releases |
| Aldar | No | Corporate guidance only. Any Haven percentage you see is a portal figure with no inspection date |
| Meraas | No | Nothing at any level. It publishes contract awards instead |
| Sobha | No | Press releases only |
| Dubai South Properties | No | Nothing found |
Where a figure appears on this site for a non-Nakheel project, it comes from the DLD register with its inspection date, not from the developer.
The trade is time against cash flow and against evidence.
| Factor | 2027 handover | 2028 handover |
|---|---|---|
| Construction visible | Substantially, and checkable on several projects | Partly. Many are in single-digit percentages |
| Developer stock | Largely gone. Mostly resale | More available |
| Payment runway | Short. The completion tranche is close | Longer, spread across two more years |
| Cash needed today | High on a resale: equity plus premium plus the remaining plan | Lower at entry, more instalments ahead |
| Delivery risk | Lower, and measurable | Higher, and mostly unmeasurable |
| Choice | Narrow | Wider |
Neither is better. They suit different balance sheets, which is the actual decision.
Questions
Rivana and Alana at The Valley, the Bay Villas tiers at Dubai Islands, District One West, Palmiera at The Oasis, Sobha Estates, the Haven villa clusters, The Acres Phase 3, the South Bay mansions and Terra Golf Collection Phase 2, among others. Each card on this page carries the source of its date.
It is the developer's planned completion, not a contractual guarantee. Most Dubai sale agreements allow a grace period beyond the stated date, commonly twelve months, before any remedy arises. Read that clause before you rely on the quarter.
Yes, and it happens. That is why this page shows the original date alongside the current one wherever we can evidence a change, rather than quietly overwriting it.
For Nakheel projects, from Nakheel's own construction-progress pages, which give its figure and RERA's with separate inspection dates. For everyone else, from the DLD project register. Any percentage without an inspection date should be treated as unusable.
You can arrange an off-plan facility, capped at fifty per cent loan to value, which converts on completion. At least half the purchase must come from your own funds, and the terms quoted at reservation are not guaranteed at handover.
The seller's equity to date plus whatever premium or discount is agreed. You then separately assume the remaining developer instalments, and pay the DLD transfer fee, agency commission and the developer's assignment fee. The listing price is only the first of those.
The ones furthest through their plan, which broadly tracks construction progress. District One West Phase 1 and Rivana are the most advanced projects on this page with published figures. Ask for the seller's statement of account rather than inferring it.
Completion is the building being finished and certified. Handover is the developer giving you the keys after your final payment clears and snagging is settled. They can be weeks or months apart.
Nakheel stated in August 2026 that the first Frond F villas would begin a phased handover from late 2026 through 2027. The DLD register for that frond records 1.29% complete in July 2026 with a marketed completion of Q4 2028. We publish both and would ask Nakheel which applies to your unit.
Aldar states Q3 2027 at community level. Portal records give Q2 2027 for the Serenity cluster and Q4 2027 for others. Developer stock at Haven is sold out, so any purchase there is a resale.
All the Bay Villas tiers carry Q2 2027 on the register. Nakheel recorded the project at 16.67% complete on 11 June 2026, against RERA's 14.74% on 7 May 2026.
Service charges by built-up area, cooling, insurance, maintenance, and the mortgage if the facility converts. Ask for the projected service charge per square foot and whether the water bodies or landscaping in the community are inside or outside it.
Methodology
Prices, inventory, payment plans and handover dates can change. Confirm current developer or resale availability before making a purchase decision.
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