The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Aqarat) announced that some real estate market indicators in the State of Qatar declined during the past week.The data put out on Aqarat's X account on Sunday showed that the total value of sale contracts during the 40th week of 2026 (the period from September 27 to October 3) reached QR482.4mn, down 30.9% week over week and 20% year over year, with 118 contracts executed, a 15.1% decline week over week and a 21.9% decline year over year.The authority highlighted that sales during the week were distributed by property type, with villas accounting for QR224.7mn, or 46.5%, of the total sales value, followed by vacant land at QR197.7mn, or 40.9%, then buildings at QR29.8mn, or 6.1%, and other property types at QR30.2mn, or 6.2%.Al Rayyan Municipality led real estate transactions with QR130.9mn, followed by Doha Municipality with QR116.7mn and Al Wakra Municipality with QR99.7mn.Regarding mortgage indicators, Aqarat said the number of mortgage contracts reached 27 during the week in question, with a total value of QR1.04bn, marking a 53.8% decline week over week and a 198.4% increase year over year.Mortgage values were distributed by property type, with vacant land accounting for QR827mn, or 82.3%, followed by towers at QR130mn, or 12.9%, then buildings at QR47mn, or 4.6%.Doha Municipality ranked first in terms of the value of mortgages, at QR923mn, followed by Al Daayen Municipality at QR63mn and Al Rayyan Municipality at QR26mn.Regarding rental indicators, Aqarat reported 518 rental contracts with a value of QR4.49mn, marking a 58.6% decline in value week over week and a 91.5% decline year over year, as well as a 56.6% decline in the number of contracts week over week and an 89% decline year over year.Rental values were distributed by type, with villas accounting for QR2.29mn, or 51.6%, followed by apartments at QR1.23mn, or 27.7%, then commercial showrooms at QR0.66mn, or 14.9%, and other property types at QR0.31mn, or 5.9%.Al Rayyan Municipality ranked first in rental value at QR2.0mn, followed by Doha Municipality at QR1.4mn and Al Wakra Municipality at QR0.4mn.