Sharjah property market up 14% as transactions hit Dh46.8bn in nine months

Sharjah’s property market grew 14 percent in the first nine months of 2026, with transaction value reaching Dh46.8 billion, according to the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department.

Published: Tue 13 Oct 2026, 4:36 PM; Updated: Tue 13 Oct 2026, 6:57 PM.

Transaction Overview

Cash trading volume rose 5.6 percent year-on-year, while residential properties accounted for four in five sales, the department said.

The department registered 91,560 transactions over the period, compared with 80,320 a year earlier.

Title deed transactions increased 11.2 percent to 34,420, and initial sales contracts totalled 11,258.

Mortgage transactions reached 3,839, with a combined value of about Dh10.2 billion across 31 financing entities.

Sales transactions numbered 24,749, up 2.1 percent year-on-year, with a trading value of Dh35 billion; the deals covered 216 areas and a total traded area of 138 million square feet.

Geographic and Type Breakdown

Muwaileh commercial led the market by both volume and value, recording 3,440 transactions worth Dh3.9 billion.

Al Bataeh followed with 2,728 transactions worth Dh1.8 billion, while Al Khan registered 1,581 transactions valued at about Dh2 billion. Mazerah recorded 1,115 transactions and Al‑Saja’a Industrial 991.

Residential properties accounted for the largest share of sales, with 19,910 properties, or 80.5 percent of the total. Industrial properties followed with 3,524 (14.2 percent), commercial properties with 1,295 (5.2 percent) and agricultural properties with 20 (0.1 percent).

New Projects and Official Commentary

Sharjah registered 22 new real estate projects across the residential, industrial and commercial sectors during the period, which the department said reflected the emirate’s drive to build an integrated urban environment for residents and investors.

Abdul Aziz Ahmed Al Shamsi, director general of the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department, said the results reflected the market’s strength and its ability to attract investment, driven by project diversity, wider ownership opportunities and a flexible legislative and regulatory framework.

He added that the department would continue developing digital services, streamlining procedures and improving the efficiency of the registration system to enhance customer experience and support market competitiveness.