Sharjah records Dh29.5 million deals in H1 2026, marks 23.7% yearly surge in volume
Sharjah’s real estate transactions reached Dh29.5 billion in the first half of 2026, registering an uptick of 9.3 percent from the same period in 2025. The volume of deals increased 23.7 percent during the same period, reaching 59,460 as per a report by Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department. Sales transactions grew by 4.7 percent to 16,426, compared to 15,686 in H1 2025. These were distributed across 202 areas and covered an area of 85 million square feet.
Sharjah’s real estate transactions reached Dh29.5 billion in the first half of 2026, registering an uptick of 9.3 percent from the same period in 2025. The volume of deals increased 23.7 percent during the same period, reaching 59,460 as per a report by Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department. Sales transactions grew by 4.7 percent to 16,426, compared to 15,686 in H1 2025. These were distributed across 202 areas and covered an area of 85 million square feet.
Most of the sales transactions were achieved in the residential sector, accounting for 13,501 deals and representing 82.2 percent of the total. Industrial properties followed with 1,969 transactions, accounting for 12 percent, while commercial properties ranked third with 937 transactions representing 5.7 percent. Agricultural properties recorded 19 transactions, representing 0.1 percent. Meanwhile, mortgage deals reached 2,590, with a total value of Dh7.6 billion.
As many as 11 new real estate projects were registered in Sharjah during the first half of 2026, distributed across several major areas in the emirate, including Um Fanain, Muwailih Commercial, Al-Raqeeba, Hay Al-Hoshe, and Al Sajaa Industrial. The projects included residential complexes, towers, and mixed-use developments, reflecting the continued urban expansion and diversity of development projects taking place across the emirate.
Muwaileh Commercial led with the highest number and value of transactions, recording 2,385 transactions worth Dh2.8 billion. Al-Belaida came next with 2,171 transactions valued at Dh1.4 billion followed by Al-Khan with 1,077 deals worth approximately Dh1.3 billion.
Sharjah’s Central and Eastern Regions recorded 16,310 transactions valued at Dh1.1 billion, with sales transactions spanning 37 million square feet.
The Central Region recorded the highest number of sales transactions with 3,928, followed by Khor Fakkan ranked with 272, Kalba with 154, and Dibba Al-Hisn with 12 deals in the first half of the year.
Mortgage transactions reached Dh335 million through 452 transactions. Kalba accounted for the largest share with 239, followed by Khor Fakkan with 121, the Central Region with 82, and Dibba Al-Hisn with 10 mortgage transactions during the same period.
Omar Al-Mansouri, Director of the Branches Department at Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department, stated, “The Central and Eastern Regions have become an integral part of Sharjah’s real estate landscape, successfully attracting growing interest from investors during the first half of 2026. Real estate activity is no longer concentrated in specific areas; rather, we are witnessing a clear expansion in the investment landscape to include new cities and areas with strong growth potential.”
The number of real estate developments open for ownership to non-UAE nationals and GCC nationals expanded to 50 projects, including six that were approved in the first half of 2026. The democratisation has proved to be pivotal in attracting different nationalities, with as many as 121 nationalities investing in the first six months.
Investments by UAE nationals reached approximately Dh14.9 billion across 22,599 properties, while investments by GCC nationals excluding Emiratis amounted to Dh1.36 billion through 924 properties. Capital inflow from Arab nationals reached approximately Dh5 billion across 4,449 properties, while other nationalities contributed around Dh8.2 billion through 4,264 properties, reaffirming Sharjah’s growing position as an attractive real estate destination for local and international investments.
Emiratis led with the highest number of properties at 22,599, followed by Indians with 1,657 properties, Syrians with 1,163, Jordanians with 670, Iraqis with 668, and Egyptians with 662 properties.
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