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Sharjah property transactions climb 5.6% to AED 46.8bn in nine months

Sharjah’s real estate market recorded AED 46.8 billion in transactions during the first nine months of 2026, a 5.6% increase on the AED 44.3 billion posted over the same period last year, according to data from the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department.

Transaction volumes rose 14% to 91,560 from 80,320, with title deeds up 11.2% to 34,420 and initial sales contracts reaching 11,258. Mortgages totalled 3,839 deals worth AED 10.2 billion across 31 financing institutions. Property sales grew 2.1% to 24,749 transactions valued at AED 35 billion, spanning 216 areas and 138 million square feet.

Muwaileh Commercial led activity with 3,440 deals worth AED 3.9 billion, ahead of Al Btayha’s Al Bleida area (2,728 deals, AED 1.8 billion) and Al Khan (1,581 deals, roughly AED 2 billion). Residential assets accounted for 80.5% of sales, followed by industrial at 14.2% and commercial at 5.2%, while the emirate registered 22 new residential, industrial and commercial developments.

Gulf Economist Staff Writer