Qatar’s real estate market recorded QR1.75 billion in property sales transactions in September 2026, with transaction value rising 36%.
The latest data emerged in the Ministry of Justice’s Real Estate Analytical Bulletin, which also saw the number of properties sold increasing 17% last month in the Gulf country.
While the value of real estate transactions registered under sales contracts reached QR1,754,432,853 during the month, a total of 495 property sale transactions were recorded across Qatar.
Among municipalities, Doha, Al Rayyan, and Umm Salal recorded the highest transaction values, highlighting continued activity across the Gulf country’s real estate market.
Doha led with QR536.17 million in transactions, followed by Al Rayyan at QR514.14 million and Umm Salal at QR235.80 million.
Al Wakrah ranked fourth with QR210.93 million, followed by Al Daayen at QR185.20 million.
“Al Khor and Al Thakhira recorded QR55.79 million in transactions, while Al Shamal registered QR14.09 million. Al Shahaniya recorded the lowest transaction value, at QR2.32 million,” stated the Ministry.
Al Rayyan accounted for the largest share of the total traded area in September, at 35%, followed by Umm Salal at 20%, Doha at 17%, and Al Wakrah at 15%.
Al Khor and Al Thakhira accounted for 3% of the total traded area, while Al Shamal represented 2%.
As per the Ministry data, Al Rayyan also recorded the largest share of properties sold, accounting for 29% of transactions. Doha followed with 28%, while Al Wakrah represented 15%.
Al Daayen accounted for 11% of properties sold, followed by Umm Salal at 10%, Al Khor and Al Thakhira at 5%, and Al Shamal at 2%.
Average property prices per square foot varied across municipalities. In Doha, prices ranged from QR472 to QR807, while Al Wakrah recorded a range of QR248 to QR459.
“Al Rayyan’s average prices ranged from QR375 to QR376 per square foot, compared with QR281 to QR477 in Umm Salal and QR370 to QR560 in Al Daayen,” the administration noted.
Al Khor and Al Thakhira recorded prices ranging from QR305 to QR401 per square foot, while Al Shamal registered QR135 to QR183. In Al Shahaniya, the average price stood at QR166 per square foot.
On the mortgage front, transactions totalled 229 in September, with a combined value of QR5,114,311,244, according to the bulletin.
Doha recorded the highest number of mortgage transactions, at 120, representing 52.4% of the total.
Al Rayyan followed with 45 transactions, accounting for 19.7%, while Al Daayen registered 35, or 15.3%.
Al Wakrah recorded 11 mortgage transactions, representing 4.8%. Umm Salal and Al Khor and Al Thakhira each registered eight transactions, accounting for 3.5% apiece.
Al Shamal recorded two mortgage transactions, representing 0.9% of the total.
Doha also recorded the highest mortgage value, at QR4.40 billion, while Al Shamal registered the lowest, at QR11.69 million.
“The share of mortgage transaction value exceeded the corresponding share of transaction numbers in Doha, while the opposite was the case in the other municipalities,” the Ministry said.
Doha accounted for nine of the 10 highest-value mortgage transactions, while Al Daayen accounted for one.
Together, the 10 transactions represented 79% of the total mortgage transaction value recorded during the month.
Residential unit sales, on the other hand, totalled 176 transactions, with a combined value of QR 280.85 million.