# TheRealFlow > Off-plan real estate explained in one minute or less, from every side of the deal. Short videos and a weekday podcast by Mario Comando. TheRealFlow explains how off-plan (presale) real estate works for developers, brokers, investors and buyers. Host: Mario Comando, co-founder of SuitesFlow, 20 years working with real estate developers. Key facts: - Off-plan real estate is property sold before it is built. Early buyers pay the lowest prices because risk is highest; prices rise as construction removes risk. - An assignment transfers an off-plan contract to a new buyer before completion; the original buyer keeps the price difference. - The site keeps a sourced Luxury Development Tracker of 29 ultra-luxury residential projects worth $250M+. ## Core pages - [Off-plan glossary](https://therealflow.tv/glossary/): plain-English definitions of presale terms - [Luxury Development Tracker](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/): 29 projects $250M+, each with a public source ([JSON data](https://therealflow.tv/assets/tracker-data.json)) - [Podcast](https://therealflow.tv/podcast/): weekday episodes on off-plan real estate - [Videos](https://therealflow.tv/videos/): one-minute explainers - [About Mario Comando](https://therealflow.tv/about/) ## Podcast episodes - [Off-Plan Buyers Check Your Past. What Will They Find?](https://therealflow.tv/podcast/off-plan-buyers-check-your-past-what-will-they-find/): Your buyers have a free tool on their phone. In one hour, it can tell them more about you than your entire sales gallery. In this episode, Mario explains how… - [Dubai Off-Plan: Correction or Crash? My Forecast](https://therealflow.tv/podcast/dubai-off-plan-correction-or-crash-my-forecast/): Dubai home sales fell 38% in the third quarter, prices sit about 10% below their peak, and the biggest supply wave in the city’s history is still coming. Is… - [Presale Buyers Cannot Read Floorplans](https://therealflow.tv/podcast/presale-buyers-cannot-read-floorplans/): You have beautiful renderings, stunning video tours and a professional brochure. And your buyer still asks: “But can I fit a king bed in this bedroom?” In this… - [Off-Plan Presale? 3 Rules Before Launch](https://therealflow.tv/podcast/off-plan-presale-3-rules-before-launch/): Every branded residence launching in Miami looks the same. Same images, same mood, same promises, and buyers can’t remember which project was which. In this… - [Every Unit Deserves the Penthouse Treatment](https://therealflow.tv/podcast/every-unit-deserves-the-penthouse-treatment/): You made fifteen beautiful penthouse renderings. Now how do you sell the other 235 units? In this episode, Mario explains why the hero-unit strategy backfires… - [The Verification Gap](https://therealflow.tv/podcast/the-verification-gap/): Your buyers can now compare your 2018 renderings with Google Street View in under a minute. Every developer has a gap between what they promised and what they… - [Buy Risk, Sell Certainty: Where the Money Lives in Off-Plan Real Estate](https://therealflow.tv/podcast/buy-risk-sell-certainty-where-the-money-lives-in-off-plan-real-estate/): Why do off-plan buyers make money before a building is even finished? Because price follows certainty. In this first episode of TheRealFlow, Mario explains the… ## Videos - [Why the Most Transparent Developer Sells Faster (Presale Strategy)](https://therealflow.tv/videos/why-the-most-transparent-developer-sells-faster-presale-strategy-yxlkqflecy/) - [Why the Most Transparent Developer Sells Faster (Presale Strategy)](https://therealflow.tv/videos/why-the-most-transparent-developer-sells-faster-presale-strategy/) - [Dubai Off-Plan Sales Fell 38%. But Buyers Did Not Disappear](https://therealflow.tv/videos/dubai-off-plan-sales-fell-38-but-buyers-did-not-disappear/) - [Presale Marketing: You Don't Need Better Renderings, You Need More Detail](https://therealflow.tv/videos/presale-marketing-you-dont-need-better-renderings-you-need-more-detail/) - [Why Most People Don't Know About the Presale Game (Off-Plan Real Estate)](https://therealflow.tv/videos/why-most-people-dont-know-about-the-presale-game-off-plan-real-estate/) - [Miami Brickell Sales Galleries: Holograms Everywhere, But Can You See Your Unit?](https://therealflow.tv/videos/miami-brickell-sales-galleries-holograms-everywhere-but-can-you-see-your-unit/) - [The Hardest Part of a Real Estate Developer Pitch Deck (Financial Planning)](https://therealflow.tv/videos/the-hardest-part-of-a-real-estate-developer-pitch-deck-financial-planning/) - [Why Off-Plan Buyers Cannot Read Floorplans](https://therealflow.tv/videos/why-off-plan-buyers-cannot-read-floorplans/) - [Penthouse Renderings Don't Sell One-Bedroom Units (Presale Developer Advice)](https://therealflow.tv/videos/penthouse-renderings-dont-sell-one-bedroom-units-presale-developer-advice/) - [How Soon Can You Assign an Off-Plan Contract? (Realistic Timeline)](https://therealflow.tv/videos/how-soon-can-you-assign-an-off-plan-contract-realistic-timeline/) - [How Off-Plan Investors Make Money: It's All About Risk](https://therealflow.tv/videos/how-off-plan-investors-make-money-its-all-about-risk/) - [Off-Plan Due Diligence: 6 Things to Evaluate Before You Buy](https://therealflow.tv/videos/off-plan-due-diligence-6-things-to-evaluate-before-you-buy/) - [How to Check an Off-Plan Developer's Promises (Google Street View Trick)](https://therealflow.tv/videos/how-to-check-an-off-plan-developers-promises-google-street-view-trick/) - [Buying Off-Plan? What the Renderings Don't Show You (Presale Tips)](https://therealflow.tv/videos/buying-off-plan-what-the-renderings-dont-show-you-presale-tips/) - [How Off-Plan Real Estate Investing Works (Presale Contract Assignment Explained)](https://therealflow.tv/videos/how-off-plan-real-estate-investing-works-presale-contract-assignment-explained/) - [Buying Off-Plan: To Live In or to Flip? (Presale Real Estate Explained)](https://therealflow.tv/videos/buying-off-plan-to-live-in-or-to-flip-presale-real-estate-explained/) - [Off-Plan Real Estate: The Riskiest Move That Pays the Most 💰](https://therealflow.tv/videos/off-plan-real-estate-the-riskiest-move-that-pays-the-most/) ## Tracker projects - [Como Residences](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/como-residences/): Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE; $490M construction contract; Under construction - [Design Quarter at d3](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/design-quarter-at-d3/): Dubai Design District, Dubai, UAE; $544M construction contract; Under construction - [Jumeirah Residences Emirates Towers](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/jumeirah-residences-emirates-towers/): Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE; $1.36B combined construction contract; Under construction - [Palm Jebel Ali Villas](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/palm-jebel-ali-villas/): Palm Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE; $950M construction contracts; Under construction - [Six Senses Residences Dubai Marina](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/six-senses-residences-dubai-marina/): Dubai Marina, Dubai, UAE; $1B+ gross development value; Under construction - [W Residences Dubai Harbour](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/w-residences-dubai-harbour/): Dubai Harbour, Dubai, UAE; $1.36B total project; Under construction - [Mercedes-Benz Places](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/mercedes-benz-places/): Downtown Dubai, UAE; $1B total project (reported); Under construction - [Four Seasons Private Residences Diriyah](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/four-seasons-private-residences-diriyah/): Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; $827M total project (hotel + residences); Announced - [Trump Tower Jeddah](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/trump-tower-jeddah/): Jeddah Corniche, Saudi Arabia; $531M construction contract; Under construction - [Nawayef Villas](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/nawayef-villas/): Abu Dhabi, UAE; $1.36B construction contract; Under construction - [Design Hills by Dolce & Gabbana](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/design-hills-by-dolce-and-gabbana/): Golden Mile, Marbella, Spain; €500M+ investment (reported); Under construction - [Four Seasons Resort Marbella](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/four-seasons-resort-marbella/): Marbella East, Spain; €700M development (reported range €650M–€740M); Planned (licensing phase) - [St. Regis Marbella (Las Dunas Club)](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/st-regis-marbella-las-dunas-club/): Las Chapas, Marbella East, Spain; ~€500M total investment (reported); Approved - [Riviera Tower](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/riviera-tower/): Ellinikon, Athens, Greece; €334M project value; Under construction - [Mareterra](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/mareterra/): Monaco; €2B (reported); Completed (December 2024) - [1 Mayfair](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/1-mayfair/): Mayfair, London, UK; £2B gross development value (reported); Under construction (topped out) - [Four Seasons Private Residences Coconut Grove](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/four-seasons-private-residences-coconut-grove/): Coconut Grove, Miami, FL; $323.8M construction loan; Under construction - [Six Fisher Island](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/six-fisher-island/): Fisher Island, Miami-Dade, FL; $400M construction loan; Under construction - [One Beverly Hills](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/one-beverly-hills/): Beverly Hills, CA; $4.3B financing package; Under construction - [Henderson luxury high-rise](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/henderson-luxury-high-rise/): Henderson, NV; $781M construction financing; Under construction - [Upper West Side supertall](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/upper-west-side-supertall/): West 66th–67th Street, New York, NY; $3.8B construction loan (in talks); Planned (financing in talks) - [St. Regis Residences Houston](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/st-regis-residences-houston/): Houston, TX; $255M construction loan; Under construction - [175 Liverpool Street](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/175-liverpool-street/): Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia; A$2.5B (~$1.65B) gross end value; Approved - [Castlereagh Place](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/castlereagh-place/): Sydney CBD, Australia; A$3.5B (~$2.3B) total project; Approved - [Fat Kwong Street site](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/fat-kwong-street-site/): Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong; $549M land acquisition; Planned - [Skywaters Residences](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/skywaters-residences/): Singapore; S$3B (~$2.2B) green loan (mixed-use); Under construction - [Baha Mar Cable Beach Expansion](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/baha-mar-cable-beach-expansion/): Cable Beach, Nassau, Bahamas; $700M total investment; Under construction - [Six Senses Residences Grand Bahama](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/six-senses-residences-grand-bahama/): Freeport, Grand Bahama; $250M+ total development; Under construction - [Ritz-Carlton Punta Nizuc](https://therealflow.tv/tracker/ritz-carlton-punta-nizuc/): Punta Nizuc, Cancún, Mexico; $400M total investment; Under construction ## Optional - [Full text for AI assistants](https://therealflow.tv/llms-full.txt)