Sharjah real estate transactions rise 31.9% in Q1 to AED 13.2 billion

The volume of real estate transactions in the Emirate of Sharjah, UAE, reached AED 13.2 billion during the first quarter of 2025, a 31.9% growth compared to the same period in 2024, when real estate transactions totaled approximately AED 10 billion.

The number of transactions executed by the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department during the first quarter of this year reached 24,500, a 4.8% growth compared to the 23,400 transactions recorded during the same period in 2024. The total number of sales transactions of all types (title deeds, usufruct sales, and preliminary sales contracts) by region in the Emirate of Sharjah during the first quarter of 2023 reached 8,123, a growth rate of 32.2% compared to the same period in 2024, which totaled 6,146, according to the Emirates News Agency.

The volume of sales transactions during the first quarter of this year reached AED 10.7 billion, distributed across 169 regions and covering an area of ​​46 million square feet.

Residential properties accounted for the largest share, with 2,894 transactions, representing 78.9% of the total number of transactions. Industrial properties followed with 477 transactions, representing 13%. Commercial properties came in third with 259 transactions, representing 7.1%, and agricultural properties came in last with 39 transactions, representing 1%.

The number of mortgage transactions in the first quarter of this year reached 1,417, with a total value of AED 2.4 billion, completed through 21 financing institutions.

Four new real estate projects were registered in Sharjah during the first quarter of 2025, all of which are residential complexes in the Muwailih Commercial, Al Tay, and Al Tay West areas.

Regarding the nationalities of investors in the Emirate of Sharjah this year, there were 97 nationalities from around the world. UAE nationals' investments in the total cash flow amounted to approximately AED 5.2 billion, representing 39.8% of the total. Gulf nationals, excluding Emiratis, invested AED 509.8 million, representing 3.9%.

While investments by Arab nationals rose to AED 3 billion, representing 22.3%, investments by citizens of other countries reached a record high, totaling approximately AED 4.5 billion, representing 34% of the total investment value.