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The Ministry of Justice reported that real estate transactions registered under sales contracts in Qatar reached QR1.754 billion in September 2026. Its Real Estate Analytical Bulletin released on October 21 showed a 36 percent increase in transaction value a 17 percent rise in the number of properties sold and a 62 percent expansion in the total area traded compared with the previous month. The bulletin recorded 495 property sale transactions for the month.
Doha Al Rayyan and Umm Salal led transaction values among municipalities according to the Ministry of Justice bulletin. Doha accounted for QR536.2 million followed by Al Rayyan at QR514.1 million and Umm Salal at QR235.8 million. Al Wakrah followed with QR210.9 million Al Daayen with QR185.2 million Al Khor and Al Thakhira with QR55.8 million Al Shamal with QR14.1 million and Al Shahaniya with QR2.3 million.
Al Rayyan represented 35 percent of the total traded area the bulletin stated with Umm Salal at 20 percent Doha at 17 percent and Al Wakrah at 15 percent. The ministry data placed Al Khor and Al Thakhira at 3 percent and Al Shamal at 2 percent for traded area. For properties sold Al Rayyan led with 29 percent followed by Doha at 28 percent Al Wakrah at 15 percent Al Daayen at 11 percent Umm Salal at 10 percent Al Khor and Al Thakhira at 5 percent and Al Shamal at 2 percent.
The bulletin provided average prices per square foot that ranged from QR472 to QR807 in Doha from QR248 to QR459 in Al Wakrah and from QR375 to QR376 in Al Rayyan. Averages stood between QR281 and QR477 in Umm Salal QR370 and QR560 in Al Daayen QR305 and QR401 in Al Khor and Al Thakhira QR135 and QR183 in Al Shamal and QR166 in Al Shahaniya. These figures from the Ministry of Justice offer a view of local market conditions across regions.
Mortgage transactions reached 229 with a total value of QR5.114 billion in September the Ministry of Justice bulletin indicated. Doha registered 120 of those transactions accounting for 52.4 percent of the national total. The ministry data highlighted continued financing activity within the real estate sector during the month.
The Ministry of Justice processed 17,023 real estate registration and authentication transactions in September according to its separate figures. Of those 12,230 involved authentication 4,518 involved registration and 275 were completed via the Abshir mobile service. In addition 4,377 authentication transactions were handled online through the Single Window System as the ministry advances digital services with 96 to 97 percent of its offerings now available electronically a ministry-aligned assessment found.
