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Qatar property market records QR2.25bn in July sales as transaction values surge 66%
Driven by an influx of institutional deal-making and strong demand across key freehold zones, total real estate sales in Qatar reached QR2.25bn in July 2026, representing a 17.0% increase over the QR1.92bn recorded in June.
The monthly expansion was achieved despite an abbreviated trading calendar following the passing of His Highness the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani. Official announcements by Qatar News Agency (QNA) noted a public suspension of operations across government entities, resulting in four lost working days for real estate registrations.
According to data from weekly real estate bulletins issued by the Ministry of Justice and compiled by property platform Arady, the ministry’s registration figures show trading activity adjusted through a sharper concentration on high-value transactions.
The average value per transaction jumped 66.3% month-on-month (m-o-m) to QR4.64mn, up from QR2.79mn reported in the June bulletin data, as institutional buyers focused capital on larger assets.
Market liquidity bounced back quickly once government registrations resumed, with Ministry of Justice bulletins recording QR295.3mn in trades on Wednesday, July 22, "the single most active day of the month.”
Villas and single-family houses generated QR834.7mn, or 37.1% of all registered sales value, with a median price of QR2.73mn, ministry figures revealed. Vacant land accounted for QR586.9mn (26.1%), while commercial and residential buildings totalled QR550.3mn (24.4%).
Top-tier commercial and residential properties led official commitments. Ministry records list the month's largest transaction as a commercial building in Al Sadd valued at QR130mn, followed by an Al Waab residential compound sold for QR121.5mn.
Official bulletin figures also show a house on The Pearl Island sold for QR53.9mn, while two petrol station facilities in Al Kharaitiyat and Bu Sidra registered trades of QR40mn each.
In the apartment sector, where total registered sales reached QR 197.8mn, Ministry data indicates that foreign investment concentrated heavily in designated freehold and usufruct zones. The Pearl Island, Al Kharayej, and Lusail absorbed 83.8% of all apartment sales value across the country.
Ministry records show The Pearl Island accounted for QR98.5mn in sales (a 49.8% market share) at a median rate of QR12,914 per square metre. Al Kharayej followed with QR34.6mn, posting the highest median rate at QR14,380 per square metre, while Lusail recorded QR32.6mn.
Complementing official registration data, Arady platform analytics showed that out of 67,102 property listing views, villas commanded 53.1% of online search traffic (35,651 views), followed by land at 30.1% and apartments at 9.4%. Six- to eight-bedroom properties captured 80.3% of villa search queries, while one- and two-bedroom units made up 71.0% of apartment searches.