Qatar’s property transactions totaled more than QR 558.8 million (USD 153 million) during the third week of May, according to figures released by the Middle East country’s real estate registration authority.
Data published by the Real Estate Registration Department at the Ministry of Justice showed that sales contracts registered during the period reached the figure of QR 558,832,165.
The weekly bulletin also added that residential unit sales accounted for an additional QR 42.1 million in transactions over the same period.
“The deals covered a wide range of properties, including vacant land plots, houses, residential buildings, residential compounds, a mixed-use administrative and commercial building, a palace, commercial-residential buildings, retail shops, and residential units,” the department noted.
Most activity was concentrated in the municipalities of Al Rayyan, Doha, Al Daayen, Al Wakrah, Al Shamal, Umm Salal, Al Khor, and Al Thakhira. Transactions were also recorded in The Pearl Island, Al Kharaitiyat, Lusail 69, Al Wukair, and Umm Al Amad,” it added further.
The latest figures represent a notable increase from the previous reporting period, when property sales between May 10 and 14 totaled QR 405.7 million. The rise in transaction value validates the continued momentum in the Gulf country’s real estate market, particularly across residential and mixed-use developments in and around Doha.
Backing the Real Estate Registration Department’s claims, business consultancy ValuStrat, in its latest report, stated that Qatar’s property sector remained resilient in Q1 2026 despite softer transaction activity and broader regional uncertainty. There was a steady price performance supported mainly by gains in the villa segment.
“The ValuStrat Price Index (VPI) for Qatar’s residential sector rose 1.6% in Q1 2026 while remaining stable on a quarterly basis at 98 points, against a base of 100 in Q1 2021. Apartment capital values remained unchanged both quarterly and annually, averaging QR10,475 per square meter following the last increase recorded in Q2 2025,” the agency noted.
“Sales prices averaged QR10,615 per square meter in The Pearl, QR9,550 in West Bay Lagoon, and QR10,330 in Lusail. Among the three locations, only Lusail recorded annual growth, with values rising 1.5 percent year-on-year. Villa values, meanwhile, showed stronger momentum, increasing 1.9% annually to an average of QR5,690 per square meter while remaining broadly stable quarter-on-quarter. Al Wakrah recorded the strongest quarterly increase at 3.5%, while annual gains of between 2% and 6% were registered in Umm Salal Ali and Muaither,” it added further.
“The residential sector remained stable, with the ValuStrat Price Index unchanged quarterly but increasing annually, supported primarily by gains in the villa segment,” said Anum Hassan, Head of Research at ValuStrat.
“Ticket sizes showed quarterly strength, rising by 3.2%, while transactions recorded a 21.1% quarterly decline, reflecting softer activity. A drop in transactions between February and March was also observed; however, a similar trend last year suggests the slowdown was largely seasonal rather than driven by geopolitical tensions,” she concluded.