Doha, Qatar - Real estate transactions registered under sales contracts in Qatar reached $482 million (QAR 1.754 billion) in September 2026, according to the Ministry of Justice’s Real Estate Analytical Bulletin.
Transaction value rose 36%, the number of properties sold increased 17% and the total area traded expanded 62%. A total of 495 property sale transactions were registered during the month.
Doha, Al Rayyan and Umm Salal recorded the highest transaction values among the country’s municipalities.
Doha leads sales by value
Doha led with $147.3 million (QAR 536.17 million) in transactions, followed by Al Rayyan at $141.25 million (QAR 514.14 million) and Umm Salal at $64.78 million (QAR 235.8 million).
Al Wakrah ranked fourth with $57.95 million (QAR 210.93 million), followed by Al Daayen at $50.88 million (QAR 185.2 million), Al Khor and Al Thakhira at $15.33 million (QAR 55.79 million), Al Shamal at $3.87 million (QAR 14.09 million) and Al Shahaniya at $638,589 (QAR 2.32 million).
By total traded area, Al Rayyan accounted for the largest share at 35%, followed by Umm Salal at 20%, Doha at 17%, Al Wakrah at 15%, Al Khor and Al Thakhira at 3%, and Al Shamal at 2%.
Al Rayyan also accounted for the largest share of properties sold, at 29%, followed by Doha at 28% and Al Wakrah at 15%. Al Daayen accounted for 11%, Umm Salal for 10%, Al Khor and Al Thakhira for 5%, and Al Shamal for 2%.
Average prices per square foot ranged from $130 to $222 (QAR 472 to 807) in Doha, $68 to $126 (QAR 248 to 459) in Al Wakrah and $103 (QAR 375 to 376) in Al Rayyan.
In Umm Salal, prices ranged from $77 to $131 (QAR 281 to 477) per square foot, against $102 to $154 (QAR 370 to 560) in Al Daayen, $84 to $110 (QAR 305 to 401) in Al Khor and Al Thakhira, and $37 to $50 (QAR 135 to 183) in Al Shamal. In Al Shahaniya, the average price stood at $46 (QAR 166) per square foot.
The bulletin pointed to continued activity across Qatar’s real estate investment and commercial segments, amid legislative and regulatory developments concerning real estate brokerage, registration and documentation, ownership and usufruct rights, as well as measures aimed at attracting domestic and foreign capital.
Mortgages total $1.41 billion
Mortgage transactions totalled 229 in September, with a combined value of $1.41 billion (QAR 5.11 billion).
Doha recorded the highest number of mortgage transactions, at 120, accounting for 52.4% of the total. Al Rayyan followed with 45 transactions (19.7%), and Al Daayen with 35 (15.3%).
Al Wakrah recorded 11 transactions (4.8%), while Umm Salal and Al Khor and Al Thakhira each registered eight (3.5%). Al Shamal recorded two mortgage transactions, representing 0.9% of the total.
Doha also recorded the highest mortgage value, at $1.21 billion (QAR 4.4 billion), while Al Shamal registered the lowest, at $3.21 million (QAR 11.69 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.
Doha accounted for nine of the 10 highest-value mortgage transactions and Al Daayen for one. Together, the 10 transactions represented 79% of the total value of mortgage transactions recorded during the month.
The September figures follow weekly transactions of $139.6 million (QAR 508.27 million) recorded between 27 September and 1 October.
Residential unit sales in September totalled 176 transactions, with a combined value of $77.16 million (QAR 280.85 million).
