Doha: The Ministry of Justice's Real Estate Registration Department recorded the volume of real estate transactions during January 2026 at QAR 1,732,017,332.

According to Qatar News Agency, the Ministry's Real Estate Bulletin for January registered 428 real estate transactions that month. January's Real Estate Market Index showed that the Doha, Al Rayyan, and Al Dhaayen municipalities are the most active in terms of financial value, followed by Al Wakrah, Umm Slal, Al Khor and Dhakira, Al Shamal, and Al Sheehaniya municipalities in terms of the number of deals.

The index indicated that the financial value of transactions for each municipality are as follows: Doha QAR 801,533,415; Al Rayyan QAR 363,958,108; Al Daayen QAR 246,891,613; followed by Al Wakrah QAR 134,786,269; and Umm Slal QAR 124,448,059. The value of transactions in Al Khor and Dhakira stood at QAR 46,627,051; Al Shamal QAR 11,772,817; whereas Al Sheehaniya registered transactions worth QAR 2,000,000.

According to the Traded Areas Index, the most active municipalities in real estate trading movement are Al Rayyan at 32 percent; Doha at 28 percent; and Al Wakrah at 15 percent; followed by Al Daayen at 10 percent; Umm Slal at 9 percent; Al Khor and Dhakira at 5 percent; whereas Al Shamal recorded 1 percent.

With regard to the Percentage of Transactions Traded by Municipalities, for the number of sold properties, the most active municipalities are Al Rayyan at 29 percent; Doha at 27 percent; and Al Wakrah at 14 percent; followed by Al Daayen at 12 percent; Umm Slal at 9 percent; Al Khor and Dhakira at 7 percent; and Al Shamal 2 percent.

The January 2026 Average Price per Square Foot in each municipality was as follows: in Doha between QAR 489 and 1005; Al Wakrah between QAR 249 and 415; Al Rayyan between QAR 322 and 398; Umm Slal between QAR 272 and 422; Al Dhaayen between QAR 322 and 762; Al Khor and Dhakira between QAR 221 and 338; Al Shamal between QAR 158 and 320; whereas in AI Sheehaniya, it stood at QAR 300.

Trading revealed the value of the top 10 properties for January, 7 of them in Doha Municipality, 2 properties in Al Dhaayen, whilst one property in Umm Slal Municipality.

The volume of mortgage transactions achieved during January reached 99 transactions, with a total amount of QAR 4,918,572,895, where Doha Municipality registered the highest number of mortgage transactions with 33, equivalent to 33.3 percent of the total number of mortgaged properties, followed by Al Rayyan Municipality with 25 transactions or 25.3 percent and Umm Slal with 15 transactions or 15.2 percent.

Al Dhaayen recorded 14 transactions or 14.1 percent; Al Shamal 5 transactions at 5.1 percent; Al Wakrah 4 transactions at 4.1 percent; and Al Khor and Dhakira 3 transactions at 3 percent of the total mortgaged properties.

Regarding the value of mortgages, Doha Municipality comes first with amount reached QAR 3,795,473,240, while Al Khor and Dhakira Municipality registered the lowest value, which reached QAR 4,600,000.

Considering the indicator of movement of mortgage transactions by studying the ratio of the number of mortgaged properties to the ratio of their financial value, it is found that the percentage of mortgaged properties is greater than the percentage of mortgage transactions' value across all municipalities in which mortgage transactions were recorded. The Doha Municipality recorded the highest percentages when measuring the rate of mortgage transactions.

A quick glance and tracking the movement and volume of mortgage transactions that were processed during January 2026, it was found that Doha Municipality has registered 7 mortgaged properties of the top 10 mortgaged properties, while Al Rayyan Municipality registered 2 mortgaged properties, and Al Dhaayen Municipality recorded 1 property.

The volume of mortgage transactions for the top 10 properties reached 79 percent of the total value of the whole mortgage transactions that were processed during January.

The number of deals reached 182 for the residential units, with a total value of QAR 307,753,161.

Real estate trading data for January indicate that the sector began the year with steady and strong growth across various investment and commercial fields. This reflects the continued active trading movement the sector has witnessed recently, particularly following the issuance of new laws and decisions related to real estate brokerage, property registration and documentation, ownership and usufruct, in addition to legislation designed to attract local and foreign capital. These data affirm the strength and resilience of the Qatari economy's foundations and the continued growth of the real estate sector as one of its main components.