Qatar Property Sales Climb to QR654.4m in Week 39
Aqarat's latest weekly bulletin shows sales value up 21.5% from the prior week and 3.7% year-on-year, while mortgage contract value rose 166.5% from a year earlier to QR978.92m.
Corroborating Sources: IndexBox β "Qatar Real Estate: Sales Value Up 21.5% in Week 39 of 2026" (September 27, 2026), independently reporting matching sales value, contract counts, mortgage figures, property-type breakdown and municipality rankings from the same Aqarat bulletin.
Key Takeaways
- β Sales Up 21.5% Week-on-Week: Week 39 property sales totaled QR654.4m across 133 transactions, up 21.5% from the prior week and 3.7% year-on-year, even as contract count fell 5% w/w and 9.5% y/y.
- β Mortgage Value Up 166.5% Year-on-Year: Mortgage contracts rose 18.9% week-on-week and 166.5% year-on-year to QR978.92m across 29 deals.
- β Villas and Land Dominate Sales: Villas accounted for QR291.7m (44.6%) of sales value and vacant land for QR268.3m (41%); buildings made up QR65.5m (10%).
- β Al Rayyan Led Municipalities: Al Rayyan topped sales value at QR215.9m, ahead of Doha (QR208.1m) and Al Daayen (QR108.2m).
The Numbers
Qatar's General Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Aqarat) reported QR654.4m in property sales for Week 39 of 2026 across 133 transactions β up 21.5% from the previous week and 3.7% higher than the same week a year earlier, even though the number of contracts fell 5% week-on-week and 9.5% year-on-year, pointing to fewer but larger deals. Mortgage activity rose 18.9% week-on-week to QR978.92m across 29 contracts, a 166.5% jump from the same week last year. Rental activity softened sharply, with 499 lease contracts worth QR6.07m, down 44.4% in value from the prior week and 73.1% from a year earlier.
Where the Activity Was
By property type, villas led sales value at QR291.7m (44.6% of the total), followed closely by vacant land at QR268.3m (41%) and buildings at QR65.5m (10%) β together, villas and land accounted for 85.6% of all sales value, continuing the land- and villa-heavy pattern seen in recent weekly bulletins. Al Rayyan recorded the highest municipal sales value at QR215.9m, narrowly ahead of Doha at QR208.1m and Al Daayen at QR108.2m.
Why It Matters
The combination of rising sales value with a falling contract count β and mortgage value up 166.5% year-on-year against a 9.5% year-on-year drop in sales contracts β points to bigger-ticket villa and land deals doing more of the work than broad transaction volume this week. That mortgage-financed share of activity, now running well above year-ago levels for a second consecutive bulletin, is worth watching alongside next week's data to see whether it reflects a genuine credit-driven pickup in Qatar's residential market or a temporary skew toward a handful of large financed transactions.