Sharjah’s real estate market started 2026 with real momentum: property transactions reached about AED 9.3 billion in January 2026, up 34.8% from AED 7 billion in January 2025. A total of 10,333 transactions were recorded, and the properties traded through sales covered around 23.8 million sq ft—a strong “early signal” that buyer and investor demand is still very active.
If you’re tracking the Sharjah real estate market in 2026—whether as a homebuyer, landlord, or long-term investor—these monthly SRERD figures matter because they show (1) liquidity (how easy it is to buy/sell), (2) where demand is clustering, and (3) what types of assets (towers vs land vs built property) are moving fastest.
Key highlights (featured-snippet friendly)
- AED 9.3B total Sharjah property transactions in January 2026 (+34.8% YoY)
- 10,333 total transactions recorded
- 4,868 sales transactions across 129 areas
- Most active Sharjah City area by volume: Muwaileh Commercial (787 transactions)
- ACRES event effect: ACRES 2026 helped drive market activity with AED 5B+ in exhibition transactions (reported as +17% vs last year)
January 2026: the numbers that matter (SRERD snapshot)
Here’s the clean breakdown of what was reported for Sharjah property transactions in January 2026:
1) Total transaction value & volume
- Total value: ~AED 9.3 billion
- Growth: +34.8% vs January 2025 (~AED 7 billion)
- Total transactions: 10,333
- Sales traded area: ~23.8 million sq ft
2) Sales activity across the emirate
- Sales transactions: 4,868
- Coverage: sales took place across 129 areas spanning residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural land categories
3) What people bought (asset mix)
Among reported sales activity, the most-traded categories were:
- Units in towers: 2,101 transactions
- Land: 1,672 transactions
- Built-in land: 1,095 transactions
Practical read: when “units in towers” leads, it often signals strong end-user + investor appetite for apartments (and typically a more active resale/rental market), while high land/built-land activity can signal ongoing development and longer-horizon investor positioning. (That’s interpretation; the counts above are the verified part.)
Top-performing areas in Sharjah (where demand clustered)
Sharjah City: highest transaction count areas
Within Sharjah City, 4,061 sales transactions were recorded. The busiest areas by number of transactions were:
- Muwaileh Commercial: 787 transactions
- Al Khan: 442 transactions
- Al Mamzar: 334 transactions
- Al Hamriyah West: 293 transactions
Sharjah City: top areas by trading value
By trading value, the leaders included:
- Muwaileh Commercial: AED 1.1 billion
- Al Khan: AED 718 million
- Al Hamriyah West: AED 714.6 million
- Rawdat Al Sidr: AED 567.5 million
Central Region
- 753 sales transactions recorded
- Al Belaida: 433 transactions, and also the highest trading value at AED 649.8 million
Eastern Region
- 54 sales transactions recorded
- Hay Al Gharb: 11 deals, highest trading value at AED 24.9 million
Biggest stand-out deals (signals of where big money moved)
Two data points worth highlighting because they show where larger-ticket transactions showed up:
- Al Khan: highest built-in land transaction reported at AED 90 million
- Al Tay West: highest mortgage transaction for land reported at AED 240 million
Why this matters: big single-ticket deals can skew perceptions if you only look at “total value,” so pairing “largest deals” with “transaction counts” gives a more balanced view of activity.
What’s driving the jump? (the credible, report-based explanation)
The reported coverage points to a mix of:
- supportive government policies and legislation,
- strategic urban planning, and
- continued development and infrastructure expansion,
as reasons Sharjah is seeing sustained inflows of local and international capital.
One additional short-term catalyst mentioned in the reporting: ACRES 2026 (Sharjah Real Estate Exhibition), held January 21–24, 2026 at Expo Centre Sharjah, which recorded AED 5B in sales transactions during the exhibition and was described as up 17% from the prior year.
Bigger picture: Sharjah’s real estate momentum coming into 2026
January’s strong start didn’t happen in a vacuum. Official reporting on 2025 described it as a record year:
- AED 65.6B total trading value in 2025 (+64.3% vs 2024’s AED 40B)
- 132,659 total real estate transactions in 2025 (+26.3%)
- 33,580 sales transactions in 2025 (+38.4%)
- AED 15.5B in mortgage value through 6,300 mortgage transactions in 2025 (+45.1% vs 2024)
So, when January 2026 prints a higher year-on-year number, it’s consistent with a market that already expanded significantly in the prior year.
What this means for buyers, sellers, and investors (practical takeaways)
If you’re buying a home in Sharjah (end-user)
- Watch high-transaction areas (like the places topping the monthly list). Higher activity often means more comparable sales, more listings, and easier price benchmarking.
- Use the asset mix as a clue: with tower unit transactions leading, apartments appear to be a major driver of market volume right now.
If you’re investing (yield / resale focus)
- Track both transaction value and number of deals. Value can spike from a few large transactions; volume is a better “day-to-day demand” indicator.
- Keep an eye on mortgage activity in the broader trend reporting; rising mortgages often indicate stronger financing participation and easier market entry for buyers (though it can also amplify cycles).
If you’re selling
- When transaction counts and value rise year-on-year, it often means more buyers are active—so presentation, pricing, and speed-to-market matter even more because competition also tends to rise in “hot” markets.
(These are general real estate principles; the verified part here is the transaction data and direction of change.)
FAQ (helps SEO + long-tail traffic)
Is Sharjah’s real estate market growing in 2026?
Early data suggests a strong start: January 2026 recorded AED 9.3B in transactions, up 34.8% year-on-year, with 10,333 total transactions.
Which areas saw the most Sharjah property transactions in January 2026?
In Sharjah City, Muwaileh Commercial led by number of transactions, followed by Al Khan, Al Mamzar, and Al Hamriyah West.
What is ACRES 2026 and why does it matter for Sharjah property?
ACRES is Sharjah’s real estate exhibition. Reporting on the 2026 edition says it generated AED 5B in transactions during the event and was up 17% from the year before—helping stimulate market activity.
