Off-plan & developers
Milestone deals without the milestone wait.
Off-plan is where brokers wait longest. This topic covers structuring staged deals so each milestone pays the day it is met.

How assignment resale before handover affects your commission
What really happens to your commission when an off-plan unit is assigned before handover — and how to make sure you actually get paid.
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How primary-market commissions differ from secondary
A plain-speaking breakdown of how Dubai off-plan and resale commissions work, who pays, when, and how to avoid getting burned on splits.
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How staged sales turn your commission into staged waiting
Why off-plan payment plans create commission delays for Dubai agents, how disputes start, and what prevents them.
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How to handle a shared off-plan lead with certainty
A plain-speaking guide for Dubai agents on agreeing, documenting, and getting paid on shared off-plan commission splits—before the deal goes sideways.
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How to make a staged payout as certain as a single one
A plain-speaking guide for Dubai agents on locking down split agreements before the first developer milestone fires, so every tranche lands without a fight.
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How to protect your share on a long off-plan payment plan
A plain-speaking guide for Dubai agents on locking in, proving, and collecting your commission split on off-plan deals with stretched payment timelines.
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How to read a developer's payment plan before you commit
What Dubai agents must check in any off-plan payment schedule before they pitch a unit — and how that protects their commission.
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How to structure your fee so you're not financing the developer
The Dubai agent's practical guide to off-plan commission timing, co-broke splits, and getting paid without carrying the deal yourself.
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How to track a staged commission without chasing each stage
A working guide for Dubai agents on tracking, protecting, and collecting multi-stage off-plan commission without the delays and disputes.
12 min readStop chasing. Start clearing.
The playbook lays out, in order, how to agree terms up front, get them validated, and get paid without the wait.