How far along The Oasis actually is, cluster by cluster
Dubai Land Department completion figures for every cluster at The Oasis, from Palmiera at 81.72% to Valoria at 1.12%, and what they mean for handover.
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Journal
Notes from inside The Oasis.
Short pieces on what is actually happening across the seven clusters. My own reading of it, written the way I would say it to you on the phone.
Valoria: the next cluster at The Oasis is already being built
Emaar has not launched Valoria, but the register has it: 257 units, 243,809 sq m, started January 2026 and 1.12% built so far.
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The Oasis this week: a quiet register, October median AED 2,102 a sq ft
No new sales at The Oasis this week. October median AED 2,102 a sq ft. Month on month registered sales, Emaar's handover timeline and the week's news.
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What you pay on day one at The Oasis, cluster by cluster
Worked examples of the booking payment and the 4% Land Department fee at The Oasis, on the median registered sale per cluster, 3 August to 2 October 2026.
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Buying below original price at The Oasis
Five of thirteen comparable resales closed below what the seller paid, and the median resale went 21% under Emaar’s own rate. What that means, and what it does not.
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What sold at The Oasis, 23 September to 2 October 2026
Four registered sales. Emaar took three of them, a Lavita mansion set a record at AED 69,876,751, and Mirage appeared in the register for the first time.
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What sold at The Oasis, 8 to 22 September 2026
Four registered sales. Emaar took AED 2,385 a square foot in Palace Villas Ostra, and both Palmiera resales closed above what the seller paid.
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What actually sold at The Oasis, August to September 2026
Eighteen registered sales. Emaar is transacting above its own launch prices in Marèva, while five of eleven resales went below what the seller paid. The figures, and the one transaction worth ignoring.
Read the entry The Oasis cluster guide: the one document you need before you buy
Seven clusters, every floor plan, the elevations, handover order, launch prices and payment plans in one page, verified against Emaar's documents. Why I built it and how to use it.
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What The Oasis payment plans actually mean
Every cluster at The Oasis is sold on a payment plan, and they are not all the same. The difference decides how much cash you part with before anyone hands you a key.
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Reading an off-plan villa before it exists
Buying off-plan means forming a view on a house nobody has built yet. Drawings flatter. Here is how I read them.
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