Qatar records QR1.75 billion in property sales during September

The volume of real estate transactions in sales contracts registered with the Real Estate Registration Department at the Ministry of Justice during the month of September amounted to one billion and 754 million and 432 thousand and 853 riyals.

The data of the Analytical Real Estate Bulletin issued by the Ministry showed that 495 real estate transactions were recorded during September 2026, and the index of the number of properties sold during the month recorded an increase of (17%), the index of the value of real estate transactions increased by (36%), while the index of traded areas recorded an increase of (62%).

The municipalities of Doha, Al Rayyan and um Salal topped the most active trades in terms of financial value during the past month, according to the Real Estate Market Index, followed by the municipalities of Al Wakra, Al Daayen, Al Khor and Al Thakhira, Al Shamal and Al Sheehaniya in terms of transaction volumes.

The Real Estate Market Index for the month of September revealed that the financial value of Doha Municipality's transactions amounted to 536 million and 165 thousand and 930 riyals, while the value of transactions in Al Rayyan Municipality reached 514 million and 135 thousand and 366 riyals, and um Salal Municipality reached 235 million and 799 thousand and 614 riyals, while the value of transactions in Al Wakra Municipality reached 210 million and 930 thousand and 513 riyals, while Al Daayen Municipality recorded transactions worth 185 million and 200 thousand and 694 riyals, and the value of transactions in Al Khor and Al Thakhira Municipality reached 55 million and 790 thousand and 295 riyals, and the municipality of the north recorded trades worth 14 million and 85 thousand and 976 riyals, while the municipality of Al-Sheehaniya recorded trades worth two million and 324 thousand and 465 riyals.

The indicators also showed that the municipalities of Al Rayyan, um Salal, and Doha were the most active municipalities for the areas of real estate traded during the past month, with 35 percent for Al Rayyan Municipality, 20 percent for um Salal Municipality, and 17 percent for Doha Municipality, while Al Wakra Municipality recorded transactions by 15 percent, Al Khor and Al Thakhira Municipality recorded transactions by 3 percent, and Al Shamal Municipality recorded transactions by 2 percent of the total traded areas.

The trading indicators showed that the most active municipalities during the month of September in the number of properties sold were Al Rayyan Municipality by 29 percent, followed by Doha Municipality by 28 percent, Al Wakra Municipality by 15 percent, Al Daayen Municipality by 11 percent, um Salal Municipality with 10 percent, Al Khor and Al Thakhira Municipality with 5 percent, and Al Shamal Municipality with 2 percent of the total real estate transactions.

The average prices per square foot during the month of September 2026 ranged between 472 and 807 riyals in Doha, 248 and 459 riyals in Al Wakra, 375 and 376 riyals in Al Rayyan, 281 and 477 riyals in um Salal, 370 and 560 riyals in Al Daayen, 305 and 401 riyals in Al Khor and Al Thakhira, 135 and 183 riyals in the north, and 166 riyals in Al Sheehanyah.

The trading volume revealed that the highest value of (10) properties sold during the month of September was recorded, including 4 properties in Doha Municipality, 3 properties in um Salal Municipality, and 1 property in Al Wakra Municipality.

As for mortgages, the number of transactions during the month of September reached 229, with a total value of 5 billion and 114 million and 311 thousand and 244 riyals, where Doha Municipality recorded the highest number of mortgage transactions with 120 transactions, equivalent to 52.4 percent of the total number of mortgaged properties, followed by Al Rayyan Municipality with 45 transactions, equivalent to 19.7 percent, then Al Daayen Municipality with 35 transactions, equivalent to 15.3 percent, and Al Wakra Municipality with 11 transactions, equivalent to 4.8 percent In percent, it was followed by the municipalities of um Salal, Al Khor and Al Thakhira with 8 transactions each, equivalent to 3.5 percent each, and the municipality of Al Shamal with two transactions, which is equivalent to 0.9 percent of the total mortgaged properties.

In terms of the value of mortgages, Doha Municipality came in first with a value of 4 billion and 401 million and 934 thousand and 894 riyals, while the North Municipality recorded the lowest value of mortgages with 11 million and 691 thousand riyals.

Looking at the mortgage movement index by studying the ratio of the number of mortgaged properties to their financial value, it was found that the ratio of the number of mortgaged properties was higher than the percentage of mortgage transactions in all municipalities that witnessed mortgage transactions, except for Doha Municipality, where the amounts of mortgage transactions recorded a higher percentage compared to the number of mortgage transactions.

Looking at the movement and volume of mortgage transactions that took place during the month, Doha Municipality recorded 9 of the top 10 mortgaged properties, while Al Daayen Municipality registered one mortgaged property. The volume of mortgage transactions for the top (10) properties reached 79 percent of the total value of all mortgage transactions made during the month of September.

At the level of residential units, the number of transactions recorded during the month of September reached 176 transactions, with a total value of 280 million and 854 thousand and 742 riyals.

Real estate trading data during September 2026 indicates that the real estate sector continues its trading with steady and strong growth in various investment and commercial fields, thus continuing the active trading movement witnessed by the sector during the recent period, especially with the issuance of new laws and decisions related to real estate brokerage, real estate registration, documentation, ownership and use, in addition to laws that attract local and foreign capital.

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