{
  "id": 12089109,
  "title": "Qatar property sales reach QR482.4m as mortgage activity tops QR1bn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/qatar-property-sales-reach-qr482-4m-as-mortgage-activity-tops-qr1bn",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T05:44:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar Business",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar-business",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/05/10/2026/qatar-property-sales-reach-qr4824m-as-mortgage-activity-tops-qr1bn"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Qatar's real estate market experienced mixed performance in the week from September 27 to October 3, 2026, according to weekly market indicators from Aqarat. Property sales totaled QR482.4 million across 118 transactions, marking a 20% year-on-year decline in sales value and a 30.9% decrease from the previous week, while the number of transactions fell 21.9% year-on-year and 15.1% week-on-week.\n\nVillas led sales, contributing QR224.7 million, or 46.5% of the total, while land sales reached QR197.7 million, accounting for 40.9%. Buildings contributed QR29.8 million, and other property types added QR30.2 million. Al Rayyan recorded the highest sales value at QR130.9 million, followed by Doha at QR116.7 million and Al Wakra at QR99.7 million.\n\nMortgage activity, however, showed robust growth. Mortgage transactions totaled approximately QR1.04 billion across 27 contracts, representing an impressive 198.4% increase year-on-year. The value of mortgages fell 53.8% week-on-week, while the number of transactions increased 22.7% year-on-year but declined 12.9% compared to the previous week.\n\nLand accounted for 82.3% of mortgage value at QR827 million, while towers and buildings followed, totaling QR130 million and QR47 million, respectively. Doha led mortgage activity, accounting for QR923 million, or 91.2% of the total, followed by Al Daayen at QR63 million and Al Rayyan at QR26 million.\n\nThe rental market declined significantly, with 518 contracts totaling QR4.49 million. The value of rentals fell 91.5% year-on-year and 58.6% week-on-week, while the number of contracts dropped 89% year-on-year and 56.6% week-on-week. Villas contributed 51.6% of rental value, or QR2.29 million, followed by apartments at 27.7%, or QR1.23 million. Commercial shops contributed QR660,000, and other categories accounted for QR310,000. Al Rayyan led rental value with QR2 million, followed by Doha at QR1.4 million and Al Wakra at QR400,000.",
  "summary": "<p>Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s real estate market recorded mixed performance across sales, mortgage and rental activity during the week from September 27 to October 3 2026, with mortgage transactions posting a sharp year-on-year increase while sales and rental activity declined, according to weekly market indicators published by Aqarat, yesterday.</p> <p>The property sales reached QR482.4m across 118…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}