Muscat: The total value of real estate transactions in the Sultanate of Oman recorded a slight decrease of 0.4 percent by the end of December 2025, reaching RO 3,367.8 million compared to RO 3,379.8 million during the same period in 2024.

According to Oman News Agency, statistics released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information indicated a rise in the transaction value of sales contracts by 16 percent at the end of December 2025, reaching RO 1,270.3 million across 67,074 sales contracts, accompanied by a decrease in the number of contracts by 1.6 percent. This compares to RO 1,094.9 million across 68,136 sales contracts during the corresponding period in 2024.

In contrast, the transaction value of mortgage contracts witnessed a decline of 8.2 percent, recording RO 2,086.8 million across 22,677 contracts, compared to RO 2,271.9 million across 20,680 contracts during the same period in 2024.

Furthermore, the transaction value of exchange contracts decreased by 18.2 percent to reach RO 10,700,000 through 1,216 contracts by the end of December 2025, compared to RO 13,100,000 traded via 1,325 contracts during the same period in 2024.

As far as title deeds are concerned, the number of title deeds decreased by a marginal 0.1 percent at the end of December 2025, reaching 233,172, compared to 233,345 title deeds issued during the comparable period in 2024. The number of title deeds issued to GCC citizens also fell by 13.5 percent, recording 1,252 compared to 1,447 by the end of December 2024.