Sharjah, UAE – The real estate sector in the Emirate of Sharjah recorded real estate transactions amounting to AED 3.1 billion during May 2026 across 7,119 transactions. Continuing to consolidate the emirate’s position as a promising investment destination in the region, the total area of real estate traded in sales transactions amounted to approximately 9.5 million square feet. Supported by an attractive investment environment and an advanced legislative and regulatory structure, in addition to the continued implementation of development projects and urban expansion. Which enhances the emirate’s attractiveness to investors and real estate developers.
The diversity of investment opportunities and the availability of various real estate options have contributed to maintaining the pace of real estate activity in various regions of the emirate.
115 sales areas
Data issued by the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department showed that the number of property declaration certificate transactions reached 2,902 transactions, representing 40.8% of the total transactions. It was followed by title deeds transactions with 2,776 transactions, or 39%. Then mortgage transactions amounted to 718 transactions, representing 10.1%, with a value of AED 934.7 million. The initial sales contract transactions amounted to 513 transactions, representing 7.2%, and the number of valuation transactions reached 210 transactions, representing 2.9% of the total transactions.
The sales transactions took place in 115 areas distributed across various cities and regions of the Emirate of Sharjah. The traded properties included residential, commercial and industrial lands. Regarding the type of real estate in circulation, 913 vacant lands were traded, while the number of transactions of the separated units reached 683 transactions. The number of built-up land transactions reached 255.
The data indicated that the number of sales transactions in the Emirate of Sharjah reached 1,851, including 1,315 transactions in the city of Sharjah.
