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The Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department executed 59,460 real estate transactions in the first six months of 2026, a 23.7 percent increase from the comparable period a year earlier. Sale transactions of all types totalled 16,426, distributed across 202 areas and covering 85 million square feet, which represented a 4.7 percent rise in volume from 15,686 sales previously recorded. Muwaileh Commercial area led activity with 2,385 transactions valued at Dh2.8 billion, followed by Al-Belaida with 2,171 transactions worth Dh1.4 billion and Al-Khan with 1,077 transactions valued at approximately Dh1.3 billion.
Residential properties accounted for the largest share of sales with 13,501 transactions, or 82.2 percent of the sales total, according to the department’s breakdown. Industrial assets followed with 1,969 transactions representing 12 percent, commercial properties recorded 937 transactions for 5.7 percent, and agricultural land saw 19 transactions at 0.1 percent. Mortgage activity reached 2,590 registrations with a total value of Dh7.6 billion during the period.
Eleven new real estate projects gained registration in the first half of 2026, spread among locations such as Um Fanain, Muwailih Commercial, Al-Raqeeba, Hay Al-Hoshe and Al Sajaa Industrial. These developments included residential complexes, towers and mixed-use schemes spanning residential, commercial and industrial segments. The department noted that projects approved for sale under Executive Council Resolution No. 30 of 2022, which permits ownership by non-UAE and GCC nationals, have now reached 50 since issuance, including six approvals secured in the first half.
Investors from 121 nationalities participated in the market, the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department figures show, with UAE nationals directing Dh14.9 billion into 22,599 properties. GCC nationals excluding Emiratis invested Dh1.36 billion across 924 properties, Arab nationals contributed Dh5 billion through 4,449 properties, and other nationalities accounted for Dh8.2 billion via 4,264 properties. By property count, Emiratis ranked first, followed by buyers from India with 1,657 properties, Syria with 1,163, Jordan with 670, Iraq with 668 and Egypt with 662.
A mid-2026 market analysis drawing on department data through WAM indicated that Sharjah’s first-quarter performance had already shown gains exceeding 40 percent in transaction value compared with the prior year. Savills real estate consultancy reports covering the northern emirates highlighted sustained foreign buyer interest and infrastructure investments as supporting factors through the period. The department’s half-year release underscores the breadth of activity beyond the initial quarter.
Abdulaziz Ahmed Al-Shamsi, director-general of the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department, said that the results “reflect the strength of Sharjah’s real estate market and the continuation of its growth trajectory.” He emphasised that the increases in both value and transaction numbers demonstrate growing investor confidence together with the efficiency of the real estate ecosystem in adapting to economic changes and attracting quality investments. Al-Shamsi added that the outcomes stem directly from support by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, and follow-up by Crown Prince Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi.
