Qatar Property Sales Slow to QR354.5m in Week 37
Aqarat's latest weekly bulletin shows sales value down 52.8% from the prior week and 32.2% year-on-year, with villas and vacant land accounting for over three-quarters of transaction value.
Corroborating Sources: Qatar Tribune β "Property sales value declines in 37th week of 2026: Aqarat" (September 13, 2026), independently reporting the same sales value, transaction counts, property-type breakdown and municipality rankings.
Key Takeaways
- β Sales Down 52.8% Week-on-Week: Week 37 (Sept 6-12) property sales totaled QR354.5m across 118 transactions, down 52.8% from the prior week and 32.2% year-on-year.
- β Villas and Land Dominate: Villas accounted for QR150.1m (42.3%) of sales value and vacant land for QR128.2m (36.2%); apartments made up just QR40.2m (11.3%).
- β Mortgage Activity Rose: Mortgage contracts totaled QR115.17m across 13 deals, up 27.4% week-on-week even as sales and rental value fell.
- β Doha Led Municipalities: Doha topped sales value at QR115.3m, followed by Al Daayen (QR86.2m) and Al Rayyan (QR75.3m).
The Numbers
Qatar's Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Aqarat) reported QR354.5m in property sales for Week 37 (September 6-12, 2026) across 118 transactions β a 52.8% drop from the previous week and 32.2% lower than the same week a year earlier. Rental contract value also fell sharply, down 68.5% week-on-week and 57.8% year-on-year to QR5.47m across 538 contracts. Mortgage activity moved the other way, rising 27.4% week-on-week to QR115.17m across 13 contracts, even as the broader sales and rental figures softened.
Where the Activity Was
By property type, villas led sales value at QR150.1m (42.3% of the total), followed by vacant land at QR128.2m (36.2%) and apartments at QR40.2m (11.3%). Doha recorded the highest sales value among municipalities at QR115.3m, ahead of Al Daayen (QR86.2m) and Al Rayyan (QR75.3m) β a distribution consistent with recent weeks, where villa and land transactions in and around the capital continue to carry a disproportionate share of total deal value even as overall volumes soften.
Why It Matters
The week-on-week swings in Aqarat's weekly bulletins are volatile by design β a handful of large villa or land deals can move the headline number sharply from one week to the next β so a single week's 52.8% decline is not, on its own, evidence of a market turn. The more useful read is the composition: villas and land continue to dominate sales value while apartment transactions stay comparatively thin, and mortgage-backed activity is holding up even as cash-driven sales volume cools.