Sharjah, UAE — Sharjah’s real-estate market during May 2025 recorded a total of 8,415 transactions worth AED 5.5 billion.
Of these, 1,574 were sales transactions, accounting for 18.7% of the total, a clear indicator of increasing demand for real estate.
The total traded area of sales transactions reached 13.2 million square feet, which reflects the continued strength and strategic development of the emirate’s real estate market.
In parallel, mortgage activity remained strong, with 381 mortgage transactions, representing 4.5% of all transactions and totaling more than AED1.1 billion in value. This level of financing activity reflects the growing confidence of both investors and financial institutions in Sharjah’s real estate sector.
Initial sales contract transactions totaled 1,486, accounting for 17.7 percent of all real estate transactions, while ownership certificate recorded 3,619 transactions, representing 43 percent of the total.
Furthermore, 1,355 ownership deeds were issued during May, comprising 16.1 percent of total transactions. This underscores the steady pace of ownership registration and property transfers, reinforcing the emirate’s reputation for transparency, legal integrity, and a well-regulated real estate environment.
Sales transactions took place in 134 areas across the various cities and regions of the Emirate of Sharjah. These properties included residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural lands. Regarding the type of property traded, 877 lands were traded, 395 of units in towers, and 302 of built-in land transactions.
“Al-Metraq” was the highest-traded area in terms of sales transactions.
Sharjah City accounted for the majority of sales deals in May, recording a total of 1,426 transactions. “Al-Metraq” ranked the highest in terms of the number of sales transactions, with 354, followed by “Muwailih Commercial” area with 258 transactions. “Tilal” area ranked third with 135 deals, then “Rodhat Al Qarat” area recorded 67 transactions.
In terms of the areas with the highest trading value, “Muwailih Commercial” area ranked the highest with a trading value of AED 352.2 million, followed by “Tilal” with AED263.2 million, “Al-Sajaa Industrial” area with AED140.9 million, and “Al-Metraq” with AED114.9 million.
In the Central Region, a total of 97 sales transactions were recorded, most of which were in the “Industrial 1” with 17 transactions. In terms of trading value, “Al-Blida” area ranked the highest with a trading value of AED13.8 million.
As for the city of Khor Fakkan, it recorded 26 sales transactions, in which “Al-Harai Industrial” area recorded 5 transactions. Meanwhile, Hay Hayawa 4 area had the highest trading value of AED3.6 million.
Finally, and in Kalba city, 24 sales transactions were recorded, led by “Al-Tarif 5” area with 7 transactions, while “Al Soor 1” had the highest trading value of AED3.5 million.
