
Mortgage transactions surge by 72% to QR3.858bn in August
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Doha, Qatar: Qatar s real estate sector witnessed a growth in the volume of mortgage transactions registering 97 transactions worth QR3.858bn in Augus...
Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s real estate sector witnessed a growth in the volume of mortgage transactions registering 97 transactions worth QR3.858bn in August this year. This shows a surge of 71.9 percent compared to the previous month as the total value of transactions totaled QR2.245bn in July this year.
Al Rayyan Municipality registered the highest number of mortgage transactions with 35 (equivalent to 36.1 percent) of the total number of mortgaged properties, followed by Doha Municipality with 31 transactions (equivalent to 32 percent). Then Al Dhaayen Municipality with nine transactions (equivalent to 9.3 percent) of the total number of mortgaged properties, according to data released by the Ministry of Justice.
This was further followed by Umm Slal (8 transactions representing 8.2 percent, Al Warkah (6 transactions representing 6.2 percent, Al Khor and Dhakira (5 transactions – 5.2 percent), and Al Shamal (3 transactions – 3.1 percent) municipalities of the total mortgaged properties.
Regarding the value of mortgages in August 2025, Doha Municipality comes first with amount of QR2.476bn while Al Shamal Municipality registered the lowest value which reached QR5.729m.













