Real estate transactions in Sharjah jumped 58.3% y-o-y to AED 44.3 bn in 9M 2025, surpassing the FY 2024 total of AED 40 bn, state news agency Wam reports, citing data from the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department.

Sales and mortgages accelerate: Total transactions climbed 16.3% y-o-y to 80.3k, including 24.2k sales across 239 areas. Around 42k properties changed hands across residential, commercial, and industrial zones, while mortgage activity rose to AED 10.7 bn on stronger investor demand and improved financing access.

Global investors pile in: Buyers from over 121 different nations have snapped up real estate in the emirate so far this year. Emiratis led with AED 21.1 bn in trades across 28.6k properties, while foreign investors accounted for AED 13.1 bn across 6.1k transactions. Arab nationals brought in AED 7.5 bn through 5.9k agreements, and AED 2.6 bn came from 1.5k transactions carried out by GCC investors.

Project pipeline expands: 14 new developments were registered across 11 key areas, spanning residential, commercial, and industrial sites, indicating ongoing urban expansion and market diversification.

REFRESHER- Sharjah’s real estate market logged AED 13.2 bn in 1Q and AED 27 bn in 1H 2025, maintaining rapid growth supported by reforms allowing foreign ownership. The Northern Emirates are also seeing steady inflows as residents relocate from Dubai for affordability, better infrastructure, and expanding supply.

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