Real estate sale contracts in Qatar were worth QAR482.4 million in the 40th week of 2026, covering 27 September to 3 October, according to weekly indicators from the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Aqarat) reported on 4 October. The value covered 118 contracts. Qatar News Agency said Aqarat’s data showed the sales total was 30.9% lower than the previous week and 20% below the same week a year earlier. The number of contracts also declined, by 15.1% week on week and 21.9% year on year.

By property type, villas accounted for QAR224.7 million, or 46.5% of the sales value. Vacant land followed at QAR197.7 million and 40.9%. Buildings represented QAR29.8 million, while other property types contributed QAR30.2 million. Al Rayyan municipality had the highest reported sales value at QAR130.9 million, followed by Doha at QAR116.7 million and Al Wakra at QAR99.7 million. The mix indicates that residential and land transactions made up most of the reported weekly sales value.

Mortgage indicators describe a separate stream of transactions. Aqarat reported 27 mortgage contracts with a combined value of QAR1.04 billion. That total was down 53.8% from the previous week but up 198.4% from a year earlier. Vacant land accounted for QAR827 million of mortgage value, towers for QAR130 million and buildings for QAR47 million. Doha municipality led mortgage value at QAR923 million. Mortgages are not the same as sales contracts; a larger mortgage total does not establish that an equivalent amount of new property sales took place in the same week.

Rental indicators showed 518 contracts valued at QAR4.49 million. Rental value fell 58.6% week on week and 91.5% year on year, while the number of rental contracts dropped 56.6% weekly and 89% annually. Villas made up QAR2.29 million, or 51.6% of rental value; apartments accounted for QAR1.23 million and 27.7%. Commercial showrooms represented QAR660,000, or 14.9%. The rental total is much smaller than sale value and measures a different activity, so the two series should not be treated as interchangeable indicators.

Weekly percentage changes can be volatile and may reflect shifts in the mix of transactions across short periods. Sales, mortgages and rental agreements are distinct legal and economic activities; using one as a substitute for another can misstate the direction of the market. Aqarat’s one-week release is not a price index and does not provide housing stock, financing of completed transaction values or a nationwide rent level. Continued observations and longer comparisons would provide better context for market trends. This release shows that sales value declined in the week while mortgage value was higher year on year.