Muscat: The traded value of real estate in the Sultanate of Oman increased by 13.4 percent by the end of April 2026, reaching RO 945.8 million, compared to RO 833.9 million during the same period in 2025, according to statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).

According to Oman News Agency, the statistics revealed detailed performance metrics across various contract types by the end of April 2026.

As for sales contracts, the traded value reached RO 439.6 million across 22,272 contracts, compared to RO 408.5 million during the same period in 2025. This reflects a 5.6 percent increase in the total number of contracts compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

The traded value of mortgage contracts rose by 19 percent to hit RO 501.4 million for 9,095 contracts, up from RO 421.5 million for 7,164 contracts in the same period of 2025.

Meanwhile, the traded value of barter contracts amounted to RO 4.8 million for 264 contracts, compared to RO 3.9 million for 436 contracts during the same period last year, achieving a value growth of 21.5 percent.

In terms of overall real estate ownership, the total number of issued title deeds reached 65,530 by the end of April 2026, compared to 73,432 title deeds during the same period in 2025, marking a decrease of 10.8 percent.

Meanwhile, the number of title deeds issued specifically to citizens of the GCC countries stood at 317 by the end of April 2026. This compares to 529 title deeds issued during the same period in 2025, registering a decline of 40.1 percent.