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Real estate transactions in Qatar totaled QAR 755.677 million between October 12 and 16, 2025, according to the Ministry of Justice’s latest weekly report.The Real Estate Registration Department said sales worth QAR 718,453,909 were recorded in registered property contracts, while residential unit transactions amounted to QAR 37,224,019.The traded properties included vacant land plots, houses, residential buildings, residential complexes, commercial shops, an administrative building, and residential units.Sales were concentrated in the municipalities of Al Wakra, Al Rayyan, Doha, Al Daayen, Umm Slal, Al Shamal, Al Khor and Al Thakhira, and Al Sheehaniya, as well as in areas such as The Pearl Island, Al Kharayej, Lusail 69, Al Mashaf, Al Wukair, and Umm Al Amad.During the previous week, between October 5 and 9, the total value of real estate transactions exceeded QAR 555 million.

The Muscat Stock Exchange recorded its highest weekly trading volume of the year last week, driven by increased activity in bank stocks and other leading companies, as most public joint-stock companies concluded the release of their preliminary Q3 financial results. Trading value rose to OMR 240.9 million, up from OMR 190.8 million the previous week, marking a 26.2 percent increase. The number of executed transactions also climbed from 19,529 to 25,171. The main index gained 40 points to close at 5,289, while the financial sector index rose by 169 points to 8,923. The industrial sector index added 32 points, and the services sector index increased by 4 points. Meanwhile, the Sharia index declined by 4 points to close at 461. According to trading data released by the Muscat Stock Exchange, the total market capitalization of listed securities fell to OMR 30.596 billion, reflecting weekly losses of OMR 108.5 million, impacted by a drop in the market value of bonds and sukuk, which fell below the OMR 5 billion threshold.During the week, prices rose for 38 securities, while 30 declined and another 30 remained unchanged.

Qatar witnessed a total of 55.08mn transactions valued at QR16.68bn through the country's payment system in September 2025, according to the Qatar Central Bank (QCB) data.Qatar Payment System (QPS) is designed on the concept of real-time gross settlement (RTGS) and electronic straight through processing (e-STP).The point-of-sales constituted 51% of the payment system transaction, followed by e-commerce 25%, Fawran or instant payment system at 22% and Qatar Mobile Payment or QMP at 2% in the review period.There were 42.43mn card transactions through point-of-sales – which enables merchants to process payments and log transactions – valued at QR8.46bn in September 2025.The e-commerce transaction winessed as many as 10.09mn transactions valued at QR4.23bn in the review period.Fawran -- a real-time payment service in Qatar, allowing users to send and receive money instantly and securely within the country -- registered as many as 2.21mn transactions valued at QR3.69bn in September 2025.There have been a total of 3.39mn total registered Fawran accounts in September this year.QMP – which allows immediate transfer of funds between registered customers through any registered payment service providers – saw as many as 359,462 transactions valued at QR294.63mn in September 2025. There has been a total of 1.21mn registered wallets in the review period.The QMP is a centralised payment system that was launched in 2020, to enable individuals and corporates to perform instant fund transfers between e-wallets within payment service providers in Qatar.

The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed lower on Tuesday, declining by 90.03 points, or 0.83 percent, to reach 10,745.92 points. During the session, a total of 117,734,869 shares were traded, with a value of QAR 371,044,552.716, through 22,553 transactions across all sectors. Shares of 11 companies rose during the session, while 33 companies saw their stocks decline. 8 companies maintained their previous closing price. At the end of the trading session, the market capitalization stood at QAR 643,449,830,619.294, compared to QAR 650,556,894,582.019 in the previous session.

Kuwait Bourse closed trading on Tuesday as the All Share Index gained 18.51 points to reach 8,858.82 points, an increase of 0.21 percent. As many as 769.6 million shares valued at KWD 158 million (roughly USD 483 million) were traded via 36,887 transactions. The Main Market Index went down by 101.42 points to reach 8,478.29 points, down by 1.18 percent, through 517.2 million shares sold via 24,954 transactions valued at KWD 78.6 million (roughly USD 239.7 million). The Premier Market Index gained 49.39 points to reach 9,391.46 points, up by 0.53 percent, through 252.4 million shares sold via 11,933 transactions valued at KWD 79.4 million (roughly USD 242.17 million). Meanwhile, the bourse's Main 50 Index went down by 13.60 points to reach 8,853.77 points, down by 0.15 percent, through stock volume of 355.4 million shares done in 15,966 deals at a value of KWD 56.4 million (roughly USD 172 million).

The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index rose 10.81 points, or 0.10%, at the beginning of trading on Tuesday, reaching 10,846 points, compared to last closing. QSE was supported by a rise in five sectors: Consumer Goods and Services (+0.50%); Industrials (+0.23%); Banks and Financial Services (+0.08%); Transportation (+0.02%); and Insurance (+0.01%). In contrast, Real Estate slipped (-0.06%), as did Telecoms (-0.27%). By 10:00 am, 25.764 million shares had been traded in 3,191 transactions valued at QR 60.558 million.

Kuwait Bourse closed trading on Sunday as the All Share Index lost 4.11 points to reach 8,775.99 points, a decrease of 0.05 percent. As many as 780.3 million shares valued at KWD 138.2 million (roughly USD 483.7 million) were traded via 38,117 transactions. The Main Market Index went up by 63.12 points to reach 8,491.54 points, an increase of 0.75 percent, through 551.5 million shares done via 26,978 transactions valued at KWD 73.8 million (roughly USD 225 million). The Premier Market Index lost 21.09 points to reach 9,280.56, down by 0.23 percent, through 228.8 million shares done via 11,139 transactions valued at KWD 64.3 million (roughly USD 196.11 million). Meanwhile, the bourse Main 50 Index went down by 32.31 points to reach 8,712.31 points, a decrease of 0.37 percent, through stock volume of 348 million shares done in 14,844 deals at a value of KWD 48.3 million (roughly USD 169 million).

Kuwait Bourse closed trading on Thursday as the All Share Index lost 31.48 points to reach 8,780.10 points, a decrease of 0.36 percent. As many as 695.9 million shares valued at KWD 126.4 million (roughly USD 385.5 million) were traded via 33,042 transactions. The Main Market Index rose 4.77 points to reach 8,428.42 points, up by 0.06 percent, through 452.6 million shares done via 22,357 transactions valued at KWD 59.15 million (roughly USD 180.4 million). The Premier Market Index lost 42.08 points to reach 9,301.65 points, down by 0.45 percent, through 243.3 million shares done via 10,685 transactions valued at KWD 67.3 million (roughly USD 205.2 million). Meanwhile, the bourse Main 50 Index gained 0.49 points to reach 8,744.62 points, up by 0.01 percent, through stock volume of 255.9 million shares done in 11,841deals at a value of KWD 36.5 million (roughly USD 111.3 million).

The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed higher on Thursday, rising by 35.84 points, or 0.33 percent, to reach 10,933.22 points. During the session, a total of 107,625,656 shares were traded, with a value of QR 261,660,077.585, across 18,518 transactions in all sectors. Shares of 27 companies rose during the session, while 18 companies saw their stocks decline. Six companies maintained their previous closing prices. At the end of the trading session, the market capitalization stood at QR 654,222,747,248.301, compared to QR 652,499,570,964.819 in the previous session.

Total value of mortgage transactions in Qatar was more than QR10bn during the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, reflecting an increase of 5% quarterly, according to researcher ValuStrat.This, however, indicates a drop of 22% year-on-year (YoY), the researcher said in a country report.In the second quarter of 2025, Qatar real estate market witnessed some 311 mortgage transactions across all asset classes of ready properties, a decrease of 5% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) but a 20% jump since the second quarter of last year.Doha recorded as many as 99 deals worth QR6bn, the highest in volume and value for the quarter, while Al Rayyan saw 93 transactions totalling QR2bn.The ValuStrat Price Index – Residential Capital Values, rose by 2% both quarterly and annually at 98.4 points. This is compared with 100 base points as of Q1, 2021.Apartment capital values remained stable on a quarterly basis but recorded a 2% annual increase, averaging QR10,485 per sq m.Sales prices in The Pearl Island and West Bay Lagoon were unchanged from the previous quarter, at QR10,620 per sq m and QR9,600 per sq m, respectively.In contrast, Lusail experienced a modest quarterly rise of 1.6%, reaching QR10,350 per sq m.On a yearly comparison, both The Pearl Island and Lusail grew by 2%, while West Bay Lagoon posted a 1.4% decline.Villa prices rose by 2.4% QoQ and 1.9% YoY, averaging QR5,650 per sq m.Values in Muaither and Umm Salal Ali recorded quarterly gains of 2% and 4%, respectively, while The Pearl Island, West Bay Lagoon, and Ain Khalid registered declines of up to 3% QoQ.The price-to-rent ratio for both apartments and villas increased to 20 years, reflecting a marginal increases in prices QoQ.Residential gross yield remained at 5.7%, with apartments contributing 8.1% and villas at 4.5%, ValuStrat noted.Total residential stock during Q2, 2025 was 402,137 units, comprising 254,108 apartments and 148,029 villas.An estimated 595 apartments were delivered during the quarter.Around 4,500 units are anticipated in H2, 2025, with 37% located in Lusail, another 37% in Al Waab, and 24% on the Pearl Island.The median ticket size for housing units was QR2.8mn, an increase of 3.7% QoQ but a decline of 1.8% yearly.In the second quarter of 2025, residential house transaction volume rose sharply by 30.9% quarterly and 62.6% YoY, ValuStrat said.Al Khor and Al Wakra had the highest number of residential villa transactions. The Pearl Island and Al Qassar saw sales value and volume surge by 198% and 209% YoY, respectively.

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index closed Sunday's trading higher by 38.63 points, or 0.35 percent, to close at 11,131.75 points. During the session, 116,544,036 shares, valued at QAR 277,735,608.463, were traded in 18,063 transactions across all sectors. The session saw share prices rise in 32 companies, decline in 16, while four others maintained their previous closings. Market capitalization at the end of the trading session amounted to QAR 664,411,166,479.745, compared to QAR 662,592,262,902.876 in the previous session.

Qatar saw a robust 114% year-on-year increase in residential transactions in the second quarter (Q2), indicating growing confidence among investors on resilient performance across the country’s real estate sector, according to Knight Frank, a global property consultancy.In its latest Qatar real estate market review, Knight Frank said both transaction volumes and values in the residential sector posted strong year-on-year growth.There were 1,844 residential sales in Q2-2025, totalling QR9.23bn, representing a 114% increase compared with the same period last year."Momentum in Qatar’s residential market is building again following a period of subdued activity after the 2022 FIFA World Cup," said Faisal Durrani, Partner – Head of Research, Middle East and North Africa, Knight Frank.Doha, Al Daayen and Al Wakra were among the best-performing municipalities: Doha alone recorded QR3.85bn of transactions, up 126% year-on-year, while Al Daayen and Al Wakra posted increases of 164% and 127%, respectively.In terms of property values, the apartment sector led the way, with average sales prices increasing by 3.5% year-on-year to QR13,270 per sq m, the report said.The most expensive apartments were located in Lusail’s Waterfront district (QR15,131 per sq m) and Viva Bahriya on The Pearl Island (QR14,987 per sq m).At the other end of the market, Porto Arabia registered the lowest average apartment price at QR11,696 per sq m, offering relatively accessible options in a prime waterfront setting.Villas saw a slight dip in values, with average prices down 4% year-on-year to QR6,745 per sq m. Among the key districts, Abu Hamour recorded the highest average villa price at QR8,434 per sq m, while Al Wukair remained the most affordable option at QR5,667 per sq m.The residential land segment also experienced robust growth during Q2-2015, Knight Frank said.Renewed investor interest in land plots, driven by good long-term development prospects and relative affordability in emerging areas, delivered sales totalling QR2.16bn across 598 deals, up 85% year-on-year.Significant gains were observed in Umm Salal, where volumes increased by 218%, followed by Doha (134%) and Al Wakra (102%)."The increase in transaction volumes, rising apartment values, and strong land sales activity suggest growing confidence among investors and end-users," it said.While challenges such as high interest rates and legacy oversupply remain, it said Q2 has seen a positive shift in Qatar’s residential market dynamics.As the flow of new stock slows and infrastructure investments continue, particularly in Lusail and surrounding zones, "we anticipate a gradual recovery in the medium term, notwithstanding any potential impact from the regional tensions in late June, which may yet materialise in the data over the summer months," it said.Longer term, with plans underway by the authorities to submit a bid for the 2036 Summer Olympic Games, there may yet be further national infrastructure investment, which will sustain economic growth over the medium to long term and inject additional positive momentum into the economy.