Qatar's real estate trading volume experienced a 5.7 percent decline week on week, settling at 438.52 million riyals ($120.5 million) for the period spanning April 19 to 23, according to official data released by the Real Estate Registration Department at the Ministry of Justice.
Weekly Performance
The latest figure represents a decrease from the previous week's total of over 465 million riyals. The breakdown of the weekly volume includes 398.67 million riyals in registered sales contracts and 39.84 million riyals from residential unit transactions.
First Quarter Momentum
Despite the weekly dip, Qatar's real estate market is gaining momentum as part of the country's broader economic diversification strategy. Sales transactions in the first quarter of 2026 reached 9.2 billion riyals, up from 7.2 billion riyals in the same period last year, marking a robust annual growth of 28.5 percent. This surge reflects sustained investor confidence in the sector.
The types of properties traded included vacant land, residential homes, residential buildings, commercial shops, mixed-use commercial and residential buildings, and residential units. Sales activity was concentrated across several municipalities, including Doha, Al Rayyan, Al Wakrah, Al Daayen, Umm Salal, and Al Khor.
Regional Comparisons
In the region, Dubai's real estate sector delivered a strong performance in the first quarter of 2026, with total transactions reaching 252 billion UAE dirhams ($68.5 billion), representing a 31 percent year-on-year increase in value and a 6 percent rise in volume.
Saudi Arabia's real estate price index declined by 1.6 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2026, falling to 103.3 points from 104.9 points in the same period of 2025, based on 2023 as the base year. The decline was largely driven by a 3.6 percent drop in the residential sector, which holds the largest weight in the index at nearly 73 percent.
In Oman, the market showed a financing-led growth pattern, with early 2026 data indicating rising transaction values supported by stronger mortgage activity rather than broad-based volume expansion. According to the Sultanate's National Centre for Statistics and Information, total real estate activity in January 2026 rose 27.1 percent year on year to 235.8 million Omani riyals ($613 million). The increase was led by a 37.5 percent rise in sales contract values to 109.9 million riyals, while the number of sales contracts remained broadly stable, rising just 0.7 percent to 5,725 transactions.
