Qatar Property Sales Climb to QR430.7m in Week 38
Aqarat's latest weekly bulletin shows sales value up 12.3% from the prior week, while mortgage contract value nearly tripled week-on-week to QR805.42m.
Corroborating Sources: Fana News β "Aqarat: Property Sales Value Rises During 38th Week of 2026" (September 20, 2026), independently reporting matching sales value, contract counts, mortgage figures and municipality rankings from the same Aqarat/QNA bulletin.
Key Takeaways
- β Sales Up 12.3% Week-on-Week: Week 38 (Sept 13-19) property sales totaled QR430.7m across 120 transactions, up 12.3% from the prior week but down 14.9% year-on-year.
- β Mortgage Value Nearly Triples: Mortgage contracts jumped 184.6% week-on-week to QR805.42m across 37 deals, also up 54.2% year-on-year β the sharpest move in the bulletin.
- β Villas and Land Dominate Sales: Villas accounted for QR203.5m (49.4%) of sales value and vacant land for QR178.5m (43.3%); apartments made up just QR27m (6.3%).
- β Al Daayen Led Municipalities: Al Daayen topped sales value at QR137.9m, ahead of Doha (QR105m) and Al Rayyan (QR97.8m).
The Numbers
Qatar's General Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Aqarat) reported QR430.7m in property sales for Week 38 (September 13-19, 2026) across 120 transactions β up 12.3% from the previous week, though still 14.9% below the same week a year earlier. The more striking move was in mortgage activity: contract value jumped 184.6% week-on-week to QR805.42m across 37 deals, also up 54.2% year-on-year. Rental activity softened slightly, with 502 lease contracts worth QR4.76m, down 6.7% in contract count and 13% in value from the prior week.
Where the Activity Was
By property type, villas led sales value at QR203.5m (49.4% of the total), followed by vacant land at QR178.5m (43.3%) and apartments at just QR27m (6.3%). Al Daayen recorded the highest sales value among municipalities at QR137.9m, ahead of Doha (QR105m) and Al Rayyan (QR97.8m) β with Al Daayen's northern development corridors continuing to draw a disproportionate share of villa and land transactions relative to the capital itself.
Why It Matters
The mortgage-value swing is the number worth watching here: a 184.6% week-on-week jump in a single Aqarat bulletin is unusually large even by the series' normal volatility, and it was driven by vacant land (QR446m, 50.2% of mortgage value) and villas (QR330m, 37.2%) rather than a broad-based pickup across property types. Combined with sales value returning to growth after Week 37's sharp 52.8% decline, the bulletin reads as a partial rebound concentrated in a handful of larger land and villa-backed transactions rather than a shift in underlying apartment or rental demand, which stayed subdued.